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Tauck World Discovery
Alpine Interlude 2010
2010 – 12 Days from
$5,690
Including the Passion Play! Tauck's 12-day
Alpine Interlude - Including The Passion Play
showcases authentic, engaging experiences in the Austrian, Italian, Swiss and
Bavarian Alps - and features a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the alpine
village of Oberammergau - the 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play, which you'll watch
from Tauck's premier seating, in the best category available! Journey along the
Yellow Roads, like the
Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse, through some of the most inspiring scenery on
earth; climb to the highest railway station in Europe aboard a cogwheel train;
and take in a sweeping panorama of alpine splendor from a cable car. Explore the
exciting cities of Zurich, Berne, Vaduz, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna. Savor a
real taste of the Alps in a Swiss Gasthof,
a treat in a famous Viennese café, authentic specialties in a Bavarian
restaurant, and visit to a 900-year-old monastery winery. Let the land of
The Sound of Music, the music of Mozart,
and a world-famous performance event that occurs once every ten years - the
Oberammergau Passion Play (or Passionsspiele)
- inspire you. Your spirits will soar as high as the mountains as you discover
the Alps and the Passionsspiele with
Tauck!
Day-by-Day
Itinerary
2010 Itinerary
Day 1 - Welcome to the Swiss Alps
Tauck's Swiss Alps tour begins at 6:00
PM at the Hotel Schweizerhof Zurich. A transfer is included from
Zurich Airport to the Hotel Schweizerhof Zurich. With its splendid views of
the Swiss Alps, Zurich is the perfect place to begin your 12-day
Alpine Interlude - Including The Passion
Play. Please join us this evening for our welcome reception and
dinner, where you'll meet your Tauck Director and your fellow travelers.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Hotel
Schweizerhof Zurich, Switzerland
Day 2 - Toward the Swiss Alps
Journey to Berne, Switzerland's charming capital
city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this morning. Discover the highlights
of Berne with your Tauck Director before enjoying lunch at a 17-century
Gasthof with great views of such
peaks as the Mönch, Eiger and Jungfrau. Your Alps and Passion Play tour
continues to Interlaken for a two-night stay at the Victoria Jungfrau Grand
Hotel & Spa, one of Europe's most famous "grand" hotels offering stunning
vistas of the Swiss Alps.
Meals: Breakfast,
lunch
Lodging: Victoria
Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken, Switzerland
Day 3 - A day of high adventure in the Swiss
Alps
After a scenic drive to Grindelwald this
morning, board a cogwheel train and climb to Klein Scheidegg; take a minute
to admire the incredible views as you change trains, and continue your
upward journey to the highest railway station in Europe at the Jungfraujoch,
reaching an altitude of 10,500 feet. Here at "the top of Europe," the
spectacular views of the surrounding Swiss Alps will take your breath away.
Then descend through beautiful alpine meadows to the village of
Lauterbrunnen; return to Interlaken to spend the rest of the day and evening
as you please.
Meals: Breakfast,
dinner
Lodging: Victoria
Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken, Switzerland
Day 4 - Lovely little Liechtenstein to Bavaria
Spectacular scenery abounds as you travel from
the Swiss Alps through the heart of Switzerland from Interlaken to
Liechtenstein. Set amidst the Alps, the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein
has much to offer. You'll have some free time in the capital city, Vaduz, to
make your own discoveries. Continue on through the Austrian Alps and into
southern Germany. Arrive in the Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen for
a two-night stay at a hotel that's been family-owned for nearly 500 years -
and get set for tomorrow's performance of Oberammergau's legendary Passion
Play!
Meals: Breakfast,
dinner
Lodging: Hotel
Obermuehle, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Day 5 - Oberammergau's Passion Play - in Tauck's
premier seats
Today, Tauck's alpine odyssey takes you to the
Bavarian village of Oberammergau to attend one of Europe's most beloved and
venerable traditions - a performance of the 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play,
or Passionsspiele, depicting the
Passion of Christ. In the 1630s, the people of Oberammergau vowed to perform
a play about the life of Jesus every ten years if they were spared from the
devastating plague then sweeping across Europe... and they kept their
promise. First produced in 1634, the Passion Play now involves the talents
of over 2,000 actors, musicians and technicians - all of them Oberammergau
residents - and includes dramatic scenes of the Passion (in German), as well
as musical performances and tableaux
vivants of Old Testament scenes. Enjoy Tauck's premier seating - in
Section 1A, the best category available - for the Passion Play performance,
which begins in the afternoon, and continues into the evening after a break
for dinner. An English libretto is provided to enhance your enjoyment of
this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Meals: Breakfast,
lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel
Obermuehle, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Day 6 - Inspiring Innsbruck
Your Alps and Passion Play travel experience
continues to Innsbruck today, twice the host city for the Winter Olympics.
Discover the Gothic Old Town, one of the most beautiful medieval city
centers in Austria, and impressive imperial architecture that dates back to
Innsbruck's days as the capital of late 15th-century Habsburg Emperor
Maximilian I. Arrive in Lienz late afternoon for a two-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast,
dinner
Lodging: Grand Hotel
Lienz, Austria
Day 7 - Trans-border adventures
Part of the Alps, the Dolomites span Austria and
Italy, and your travels today take you back and forth across the border many
times. Inspiring mountain vistas and peaceful pastoral scenes await around
every bend. Board a cable car to take in absolutely awe-inspiring alpine
vistas.
Meals: Breakfast,
lunch, dinner
Lodging: Grand Hotel
Lienz, Austria
Day 8 - One of the world's most scenic roads
This is what you've come to the Austrian,
Italian and Swiss Alps to experience - a seemingly endless panorama of
towering alpine peaks and mighty glaciers. Opened in 1935, Austria's
Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse (High Alpine Road) paved the way to one of
the most impressive and incomparable natural experiences on earth. The road
takes you up and up and up into the most spectacular alpine scenery you
could possibly imagine. From the highest point, you'll be able to see 37
mountains higher than 9,000 feet and 19 amazing glaciers. Have lunch in Zell
am See and continue on to Salzburg for a two-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast,
lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel
Goldener Hirsch, Salzburg, Austria
Day 9 - Splendid Salzburg
The Old Town of Salzburg, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, is one of the best-preserved city centers in the
German-speaking world. A walking tour this morning reveals its Baroque
charms; perhaps you'll recognize some of the locations used in filming
The Sound of Music. A visit to the
birthplace of musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an inspiring
experience for Mozart fans. This evening, attend a classical music concert
at Mirabell Palace and let your spirit soar as extraordinary music fills the
air.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Hotel
Goldener Hirsch, Salzburg, Austria
Day 10 - Take a first-class rail journey to
visit Vienna
Feel free to hum a few of your favorite waltzes
during a scenic first-class train trip from Salzburg to Vienna. Upon
arrival, pause to enjoy coffee and cake at one of Sigmund Freud's favorite
cafés before exploring a bit of this glittering city on foot during a guided
walking tour en route to the Hotel Imperial, your home for the next two
nights. The rest of the afternoon is free to discover Vienna as you please.
Meals: Breakfast,
lunch
Lodging: Hotel
Imperial, Vienna, Austria
Day 11 - Vibrant Vienna
A city tour this morning showcases the treasures
of this former center of the old Habsburg Empire - today the capital of
Austria - including its marvelous Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture and
the famous Ringstrasse. Later, visit the extraordinary Stift Klosterneuburg,
a monastery founded in 1114 by Leopold III, who eventually became the patron
saint of Austria. Your tour will take you through the monastery church, with
its numerous frescoes, and the medieval cloisters which house the Verdun
Altar, a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Finally, taste some of the wines for
which the monastery has been famous for 900 years. Return to Vienna and
enjoy some time at leisure before joining us for a farewell reception and
dinner, where your alpine and Passion Play experience concludes.
Meals: Breakfast,
dinner
Lodging: Hotel
Imperial, Vienna, Austria
Day 12 - Homeward bound
Tour ends:
Vienna, Austria. Fly home anytime; your
Alpine Interlude -
Including The Passion Play in the
Austrian, Italian, Bavarian and Swiss Alps ends with an included transfer
from the Hotel Imperial to Vienna International Airport. Please allow a
minimum of 2 1/2 hours for airport check-in formalities.
Meals: Breakfast
Indulge yourself with an
extraordinary journey like no other - including Oberammergau's famous Passion
Play -
in the amazing Alps in 2010!
2010 Dates:
May 24, 31 - sold out
June 6,13, 20 - sold out
July 4,16, 18, 25 - sold outt
August 8,15,22,29 sold out
September 5,12,19, 26 sold out
As of October 26, 2009 we have only 2 departures left :
July 11, August 1 - limited availability
Prices
12 Days from $5,690 plus
airfare
|
2010 Price per Person |
Double |
Single |
Triple |
May
|
$5690 |
$7197 |
$5349 |
June – July; September
|
$5990 |
$7497 |
$5649 |
|
August |
$5790 |
$7297 |
$5449 |
24 meals included.
International Airfare is additional. Call
Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the U.S.
(subject to availability).
Please ask at time of booking about
additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive
Guest Protection Plan.
Note: Triples will not be accommodated in
one room at every hotel on the tour; in some hotels, triples will be
accommodated in two rooms.
Need to Know
Inclusive Prices
Tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars.
All accommodations, entertainment, special dinners, motor coach, rail
transportation, luggage handling, admissions, services of Tauck Directors, train
crew and drivers are included.
Hotel Accommodations – Tauck’s price
includes all hotel accommodations with private baths. The Tauck standard is to
provide the best available hotels without sacrificing value. Although the
quality of accommodations may differ from place to place, this standard remains
uncompromised. Two-bedded rooms are reserved in most hotels. Triples are
two-bedded rooms plus a rollaway cot and are not recommended for comfort.
Single Hotel Accommodations – Since hotel
rates are per room, the tour price for rooms occupied by one person is higher
than those where two or more persons share the cost of a room. In Europe, most
single rooms are smaller than double rooms and have only one bed.
Meals – Meals are included as specified
in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Tauck Director – Each tour is conducted
by a Tauck Director who remains with the group throughout the duration. Your
Tauck Director is a professional, fully trained employee of Tauck.
Gratuities for luggage handling, bellmen,
doormen, dining room servers, housekeepers, local guides, ship and train crew
are included.
No Options Sold – Tauck’s price includes
special dinners, entertainment, sightseeing and most activities. Tauck Directors
sometimes assist with information on free-time activities, based on honest
opinion and guidance, but will not sell you anything. This means better value
and a more relaxed, pleasant experience for you.
Not Included
Airfare to the tour departure point and from the
tour ending point is not included.
Airfare may be purchased from Tauck for travel originating in the United States.
Hotel Rooms Before & After Tours – Due to
time schedules and the possibility of flight delays, many guests prefer to make
hotel arrangements for the night preceding their tour. As a service, Tauck will
make reservations before or after your tour. Rooms are reserved on a
space-available basis and must be booked through Tauck to qualify for Tauck’s
special rates. Hotel room charges will be added to the tour cost. Note: In most
cases, airport transfers are not included for these bookings. When beginning any
journey, feeling well rested adds immeasurably to the enjoyment of the trip. We
recommend that you arrive in Geneva the day before your Switzerland tour begins;
we will be happy to make such hotel arrangements for you.
Tauck Director and Driver Gratuities –
The customary gratuity to the Tauck Director and driver is not included. Such
gratuities should be extended on a voluntary, individual basis and not as a
group.
Personal Expenses such as phone calls,
room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, laundry, airline excess luggage
charges, visa fees and other optional incidental extras are not included and may
be significant.
Luggage Responsibility – Although every
effort is made to handle guests’ luggage carefully, we cannot be responsible,
assume liability or accept claims for loss or damage to luggage and personal
effects due to breakage, theft, or fair wear and tear through hotel, airline and
group carrier handling. It is important that you have adequate insurance. Refer
to Tauck’s “Guest Protection.”
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