Best of Germany & Austria plus Oberammergau 2010

Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Frankfurt.

Day 2 - Arrive Frankfurt (Offenbach)
Welcome to Germany and the city of Frankfurt. After check-in, our Tour Director takes us on a late afternoon orientation tour which explores the dynamic financial centre and medieval Römerplatz. Afterwards we will enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelers.

Day 3 - Frankfurt (Offenbach) – Rhine Cruise – Cologne
This morning our day starts with a drive to St. Goar where we embark on a scenic Rhine cruise past medieval castles and terrraced vineyards. We rejoin our coach at Boppard and continue via Bonn to Cologne where an orientation tour includes the gothic cathedral. Then enjoy free time before dinner. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 4 - Cologne – Hamburg
Today's drive takes us via Lower Saxony en route to Hamburg for the night. On our arrival, an orientation tour in this Hanseatic port shows us the major points of interest. Later, why not take a cruise on the famous harbour? Dinner is at our hotel tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) 

Day 5 - Hamburg – Berlin (2 nights)
This morning it's a fast run to historic Berlin – once a divided city, now enjoying new freedom and excitement since the infamous Wall came down in 1989. The rest of your day is free. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 6 - Berlin sightseeing and at leisure
Today the city's history and momentous events mingle on our interesting sightseeing tour. We will see the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard, the Reichstag Building, German State Opera House, Tiergarten and the shopping and entertainment district of Kurfürstendamm. Your evening is at leisure to enjoy this vibrant city. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 7 - Berlin – Bayreuth – Würzburg
Today our journey takes us past Potsdam and across the River Elbe. From here we continue past Leipzig into western Germany and on to the town of Bayreuth, home of the Wagner Festival. Later, in Würzburg, our Tour Director shows us the Marienburg Fortress, the Prince-Bishops’ Residence and a special Hidden Treasure! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 8 - Wurzburg – Rothenburg – Munich – Oberammergau (2 nights)
We drive via the Romantic Road to picturesque Rothenburg for a walking tour. Then to the Bavarian
capital, Munich, where orientation includes the Olympic Stadium and the Marienplatz before continuing to Oberammergau. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 9 - Oberammergau
This morning is at leisure. This afternoon after lunch we take our seats for the awe-inspring and moving Passion Play performance. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 10 - Oberammergau – Salzburg – Vienna (2 nights)
Enjoy breathtaking scenery on our drive past Lake Mondsee to the Danube Valley. Then from the Monastery of Melk, vineyards line the river to Dürnstein where Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner and subsequently found by Blondel, his faithful minstrel. We arrive in Vienna, with the afternoon at leisure. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 11 - Vienna sightseeing and at leisure
Highlights of this elegant Austrian capital are revealed on our sightseeing tour - from the Opera to the Hofburg and, from St. Stephen's Cathedral to the Parliament. Also included is a walking tour into the oldest and most secret part of old Vienna. Then free time to maybe visit the Prater Amusement Park.
Later, why not take in a concert of Strauss music or a little opera? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 12 - Vienna – Innsbruck
We travel by the Vienna Woods and the Salzkammergut en route to Innsbruck where our Tour Director shows us the Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace and another Hidden Treasure! Later we enjoy a Highlight Dinner of Tyrolean specialities in a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner)

Day 13 - Innsbruck – Oberammergau – Neuschwanstein – Freiburg
Today we head into Germany to Oberammergau, home of the famous Passion Play. On to view Neuschwanstein – mad King Ludwig's fairytale castle. Later, we skirt around Western Europe's largest lake, the Bodensee, Lake Constance. Into the green wooded hills of the Black Forest where cuckoo clocks were first invented, to the university town of Freiburg for the night. Here an orientation tour shows us the cathedral and the many frescoed buildings of this once Austrian city! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 14 - Freiburg – Heidelberg – Frankfurt (Offenbach)
Our first stop this morning is at Heidelberg where there's time for a walking tour in the courtyards of the castle, which dominates the university city of 'Student Prince' fame. From here we drive through the Rhineland on our way back to Frankfurt. This evening join your Tour Director and your traveling companions for a Farewell Dinner. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)

Day 15 - Frankfurt – USA
This morning time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and touring friends as our vacation comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)

The quaint European village of Oberammergau is world famous for the spectacular Passion Play performed by its residents just once every decade. Keeping a pledge made nearly 400 years ago, this reenactment of the crucifixion of Christ preserves the health and well-being of its residents to this day.
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• Tickets to the Oberammergau Passion Play, with an approximate running time of 7 hours and a meal at intermission
• 13 hot Buffet breakfasts
• 5 three-course dinners
• Lunch in Oberammergau
• Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Innsbruck
• Farewell dinner with wine in Frankfurt
• First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard
• The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
• A qualified local city guide in Berlin, Salzburg and Vienna.
• A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
• Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 15 (conditions apply)

Offenbach: Sheraton Offenbach
Cologne: Renaissance Cologne
Hamburg: Leonardo
Berlin: Crowne Plaza
Wurzburg: Maritim Würzburg 
Vienna: Renaissance Wien
Innsbruck: Hotel Innsbruck
Freiburg: Novotel

For terms and conditions of this Oberammergau Tour, please click here.

* The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive tour prices are displayed, these prices do not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the tour origination city, we are able to offer the land portion of the package or tour, at the price quoted.