EUROPEAN CHARM and OBERAMMERGAU (HBO2010)

Hotels


Amsterdam
NH Carlton (F),

Rhineland
Holiday Inn City Centre (F) at Mannheim,

Munich
Sheraton Munich Westpark (F),

Oberammergau
is the Böld (F),

Venice
Ambasciatori (F) at Mestre,

Lucerne
Royal (F),

Montreux
Eurotel Riviera (F),

Paris
Concorde Montparnasse (F)Note:In Oberammergau, no singles or triples available; tour members will be asked to share.

Meals
Full buffet breakfast (B); 1 lunch (L); 5 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Amsterdam.

Day 1:
(Sun.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2:
Arrive in Amsterdam, Holland. (Mon.) The day is free to rest or to start exploring the Dutch capital. At 6 pm, meet your traveling companions and Tour Director for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)

Day 3:
Amsterdam. (Tue.) Your guided sightseeing tour features a CANAL CRUISE past patrician mansions and humpback bridges. Next, visit a major DIAMOND CENTER. Later, maybe an optional excursion to Volendam? (B)

Day 4:
Amsterdam–Heidelberg, Germany–Rhineland. (Wed.) Via the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far to Cologne. Visit the awesome twin-spired gothic CATHEDRAL. Then, enjoy a RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs and terraced vineyards. Arrive in Heidelberg, famous for its castle. (B,D)

Day 5:
Rhineland–Rothenburg–Munich. (Thu.) In spectacular Rothenburg admire the ramparts, towers, and 16th-century houses. Next is Munich. See the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, and MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Halls. (B)

Day 6:
Munich–Oberammergau. (Fri.) Like tour HB. Focus on Neuschwanstein and visit KING LUDWIG’S CASTLE on its craggy outcrop high above a sparkling lake.Then, continue to Oberammergau. Afternoon and evening devoted to the PASSION PLAY. (B,L,D)

Day 7:
Munich–Innsbruck, Austria–Venice, Italy. (Sat.) Morning break in Innsbruck, capital of the Austrian Tyrol. Stroll through the Old Town to Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. Across spectacular Brenner Pass through the Tyrolean Alps and into Italy. Arrive in Venice, the celebrated “Pearl of the Adriatic.” Tonight is your chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (B)

Day 8:
Venice. (Sun.) Enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the byzantine basilica, the Clock Tower, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Then, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional gondola ride. (B,D)

Day 9:
Venice–Lugano, Switzerland–Lucerne. (Mon.) Pass the commercial capital of Milan into Italian-speaking southern Switzerland with a stop in subtropical Lugano. Admire the towering majesty of the Swiss Alps and St. Gotthard on the way to picture-book Lucerne. Enjoy a walking tour to admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT and the ornate patrician houses of the Old Town, then, cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Why not sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking? (B)

Day 10:
Lucerne–Montreux. (Tue.) Morning at leisure. Time to shop for Swiss watches and join an optional excursion to the top of a mountain. Later in the afternoon, a smooth drive brings you to Lake Geneva and Montreux of festival fame. Take pictures of the Festival Hall. (B,D)

Day 11:
Montreux–Lausanne–Paris, France. (Wed.) A short drive to Lausanne, home to the International Olympic Committee, where you board the high-speed TGV TRAIN to Paris. On arrival, sightseeing with a Local Guide features the most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. (B)

Day 12:
At Leisure in Paris. (Thu.) Another day to enjoy what this extraordinary metropolis has to offer. Shop for perfume and fancy fashion accessories, or take your pick from many fine museums. Optional excursions are available to the Louvre Museum and the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles. Tonight, maybe a lively cabaret show? (B)

Day 13:
(Fri.) Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (B)

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City Highlights


Amsterdam:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, canal cruise; visit a major diamond center

Cologne:
Visit the cathedral

Rhine Cruise


Heidelberg:
Take pictures of the castle

Rothenburg:
Walking tour of the walled town

Munich:
Orientation including Marienplatz; excursion to King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle.

Innsbruck:
Walk through the Old Town to the Golden Roof

Venice:
Private boat ride; guided walking tour including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Square, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

Lugano:
Visit the subtropical town

Lucerne:
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge

Montreux:
Take pictures of the Festival Hall

Lausanne-Paris:
By TGV train (first-class)

Paris:
Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower

Oberammergau:
Passion Play

Price Details US
Single room supplement: $446Triple room reduction per person: $44Extra nights per person in Amsterdam:in single room $200, in twin room $142, in triple room $130Extra nights per person in Paris:in single room $284, in twin room $152, in triple room $147

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