Country Roads of Bavaria, Switzerland and Austria Passion Play 2010
A 13-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $3,675
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| Tour Length: | 13 Days | |
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Cities Visited: The small alpine village of Oberammergau is world famous for the Passion Play performed by its villagers every ten years. The next season of performances will be in the year 2010, when more than 1,500 richly-costumed Oberammergau villagers will take part in the Passion Play, fulfilling a solemn promise made by their forefathers in 1633. Many tens of thousands of visitors of all nationalities and denominations will travel to Oberammergau to witness this dramatic event. The variety of Alpine scenery – ranging from the majestic peaks surrounding St. Moritz to the pink crystalline Dolomites around Cortina. Magnificent Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna & the fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein. A spectacular ride to the top of Mount Pilatus. |
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**Category HC1 Oberammergau hotels (best available in the area)
**Category 1A Seating for the Passion Play -the best seats available.
Final Dates, prices, itinerary and terms and conditions will be advised at the time of reservation and are subject to change. Please call for details.
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Day 1 Depart USA
Day 2 Zurich
Day 3 Zurich - Munich
Day 4 Munich - Oberammergau
Day 5 Oberammergau
Day 6 Oberammergau - Vienna
Day 7 Vienna
Day 8 Vienna - Villach
Day 9 Villach - Bolzano
Day 10 Bolzano - St Moritz
Day 11 St Moritz - Lucerne
Day 12 Lucerne
Day 13 Return to USA
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9/10/2010 - 9/22/2010 |
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OBERAMMERGAU ACCOMMODATION
& SEATING PLAN
Premium Tours: The Oberammergau organisers
offer five categories of hotel accommodation.
These range from the adequate HC5 category, right
up to HC1, which are the best hotels available.
All Insight Premium Tours will stay in HC1
Oberammergau hotels - now you can’t get better than that!
In addition, HC1 hotels automatically include
Category 1A seating for the Passion Play - the best seats in the house!
HC1 hotels are described by the organisers as; luxuriously furnished, spacious rooms of the highest standard, with shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit. They are equipped with a safe, minibar (or a range of drinks), colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, hair-dryer,
cosmetic articles and bathrobe.
European Essentials Tours: The Oberammergau organisers offer a further four categories of Guesthouses and Inns, ranging from the modestly furnished GC4 rooms up to the best Inns and Guesthouses on offer - GC1 category. All Insight European Essentials Tours attending
Oberammergau will stay in the best GC1 Inns and Guesthouses.
These packages include Category 2
seats for the Passion Play. GC1 Inns and Guesthouses are described by the
organisers as large, comfortable rooms (some of
them apartments), for discerning guests with
shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit.
They
are equipped with a minibar (or a range of drinks),
colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet
access, hair-dryer and cosmetic articles.
We encourage all persons interested in group tours to contact us as soon as possible to register for our Priority Interest List. Space will be confirmed and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All of our packages will include 2 nights stay in the Oberammergau area. We will also have a limited number of 1 night packages available for customized itineraries only.
HOTELS: There is an excellent selection of modern hotels in all the cities on this tour.
MEALS ON TOUR: As specified in each itinerary. Meals are based on the hotel's or restaurant's buffet or set menu. In general, beverages are not included, unless specifically stated.
TRANSFERS: Transfers will dependent on the tour you choose. In general, if you buy the Land and Air package then return transfers between the airport and hotel are included. If you buy land only then you are responsible for your own transfers or they can be purchased separately.
SIGHTSEEING: With only 40 guests on our tours. In a smaller group, you'll be closer to your local guide for a more in-depth experience, you'll spend less time waiting to get into sights and it will be faster checking into hotels with your luggage arriving quicker to your room.
MOTORCOACH
Luxury coaches have been specially reconfigured with fewer seats, you'll relax in style whilst enjoying up to twice as much legroom then on a standard touring coach - on EVERY departure with NO EXTRA SURCHARGE to pay. Coaches are safe and comfortable and our drivers are highly experienced professionals. To give each passenger an equal opportunity, we rotate seats daily. For the comfort and health of all our passengers, we enforce a non-smoking policy. We do, however, provide regular rest stops so that you can stretch your legs, and allow passengers a smoke.
LUGGAGE: All tour packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess luggage will be subject to charge per piece. For flights to/from the USA, most airlines permit two pieces of checked luggage each weighing up to about 50lbs. However, airline policies vary and may change at any time.
CHILDREN: All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age for children on escorted or guided coach tours is six. Minimum age for European river cruises is 12. There is no minimum age on independent packages. Discounts for children sharing a room as third apply to children under 12.
OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING TOURS: You will enjoy many of Europe’s famous highlights as included features of your tour - at no extra cost. However, there is an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into the trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and are offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit.
All prices are quoted in local currencies or Euros which have been rounded for convenience. Payment can be made in cash, travellers cheques or by the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or American Express. All credit card transactions will be charged in Euros. For payments in other currencies your Tour Director will advise the relevant exchange rates at the commencement of your tour.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: On dates including, but not limited to religious holidays and national celebrations, some monuments and sites may be closed. On these occasions, touring itineraries may be amended to reflect these closures
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FRIENDS & FAMILY DISCOUNTS
SAVE 5% FOR 5 - 8 PASSENGERS
Why not share your Insight tour experience with your friends and family – and save money! If 5-8 passengers book together we offer a discount of 5%. Further savings are available for groups of 9 or more passengers! This discount cannot be combined with Frequent Traveler, Young Traveler or Triple Room Discounts. To qualify, the names of all passengers traveling must be advised to Insight at the time of booking. Does not apply to Oberammergau Passion Play Option, additional accommodation, airfares or fl ight supplements, Select London Week, Select London & Paris, Select London, Paris & Rome, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours, and tours with Mediterranean or River cruises.
YOUNG TRAVELER SAVINGS
5 - 17 YEAR OLDS SAVE UP TO 10%
Insight offers you the opportunity of sharing your happy holiday memories with your children or grandchildren. This discount applies only to tours featuring the “Young Traveler Discount” in the price panel. Check the itinerary pages now to see how much you can SAVE! Young Travelers must be under the age of 18 years old on the tour departure date and accompanied by an adult (limit of one Young Traveler Discount per room). Children under 5 years old are not accepted on any escorted tour.
This discount cannot be combined with our “Friends & Family Discount”.
SINGLE TRAVELER SAVING
INSIGHT’S ROOM MATE MATCHING
For people traveling alone on an Insight coach tour, we’ll match you with someone of the same gender, so you don’t have to pay the single room supplement. If we fail to match you, we’ll provide a single room at no extra cost†. There is a no-smoking policy in all shared rooms. Does not apply to additional accommodation, Riad upgrade option, airfares or flight supplements, Select London Week, Select London & Paris, Select London, Paris & Rome, Irish Elegance, Egypt tours, Israel tours, Jordan tours and tours with Mediterranean or River cruises. †Single rooms are not available for the Oberammergau Passion Play Option.
TRIPLE ROOM DISCOUNT
When three people travel together room, each of the three enjoys a discount off the tour price. See the Triple Room Reductions on the itinerary of your choice. This discount only applies to tours featuring the “Triple
Room Discount” in the price panel. Note the third bed on occasions, will be a foldaway. This discount cannot be combined with our “Friends & Family Discount”. Triple rooms are not available for the Oberammergau Passion
Play Option
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from your Tour Director. Insight’s Club Bon Voyage and 5% Discount is not available retroactively. Only one voucher is available per person, per tour, per year and only one voucher can be redeemed against each further
tour booking. This discount cannot be combined with our “Friends & Family Discount” and “Extra Tour Discount.” Does not apply to Oberammergau Passion Play Option, additional accommodations, Select London Week, Select London & Paris and Select London, Paris & Rome.
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