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ALPINE COUNTRIES<br />
15 DAYS ALPINE & EASTERN EUROPE<br />
Frankfurt<br />
1 1<br />
▼<br />
Rothenburg<br />
Romantic Road<br />
Black Forest<br />
GERMANY<br />
SLOVAKIA<br />
Vienna<br />
Bratislava<br />
2 Munich AUSTRIA<br />
2<br />
Berne<br />
Rhine Falls<br />
2 Lucerne<br />
Brünig Pass<br />
Tyrol<br />
Interlaken<br />
Täsch SWITZERLAND<br />
1 St. Moritz<br />
Zermatt 2<br />
1 Lake Como<br />
Lake<br />
Maggiore Lugano<br />
Bavaria<br />
1 Innsbruck<br />
Brenner Pass<br />
Cortina<br />
Dolomites<br />
Salzburg<br />
1<br />
St. Veit<br />
Semmering<br />
Pass<br />
Piber<br />
Carinthia<br />
Styria<br />
ZERMATT BENEATH THE MATTERHORN<br />
ZERMATT<br />
ITALY<br />
DAY 7 ST. VEIT–ITALIAN DOLOMITES, ITALY–INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. (Sat.)<br />
Cross the Italian border and arrive in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Olympic<br />
skiing resort in the Dolomites, the Italian “Rocky Mountains.” Then, via<br />
Tre Croci Pass and Lake Misurina to Brunico and across Brenner Pass<br />
to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean Alps. Stroll through its medieval lanes to<br />
Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. Why not join an optional Tyrolean<br />
song-and-dance show? (B)<br />
DAY 8 INNSBRUCK–ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. (Sun.)<br />
Today’s focus is the Swiss Engadine. See deep-blue lakes, airy larch<br />
forests, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages<br />
with massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style.<br />
Afternoon is free in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D)<br />
DAY 9 ST. MORITZ–LAKE COMO–LUGANO. (Mon.)<br />
Descend towards Italy’s Lake Como and continue on to the southern tip<br />
of Switzerland to the resort town of Lugano, with time for an espresso<br />
on Piazza Riforma and a refreshing walk in the shade of Parco Ciani’s<br />
magnificent old trees. Tonight, a special treat: enjoy a BOAT CRUISE<br />
across the sparkling lake and dinner with wine at the traditional “grotto”<br />
Roccabella restaurant. (B,D)<br />
DAY 10 LUGANO–LAKE MAGGIORE, ITALY–ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND. (Tue.)<br />
From Lake Lugano to Lake Maggiore for a break in elegant Stresa. An<br />
optional boat ride to enchanting Isola Bella can be arranged. Across<br />
lofty Simplon Pass into the Swiss Valais, an area renowned for its great<br />
mountain resorts. In Täsch, board a MOUNTAIN TRAIN to climb the last<br />
few miles up to Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath<br />
the Matterhorn. (B,D)<br />
DAY 11 AT LEISURE IN ZERMATT. (Wed.)<br />
Today is your chance to enjoy exciting optionals: to 10,272-foot<br />
Gornergrat Mountain with Europe’s highest rack railway and to the<br />
Klein Matterhorn, for spectacular views of the Matterhorn and the<br />
surrounding Alps. (B)<br />
DAY 12 ZERMATT–BERNE–INTERLAKEN–LUCERNE. (Thu.)<br />
Through the vineyards and apricot groves of the lower Rhône Valley to<br />
Lake Geneva and via the dairy country of Gruyère to the Swiss capital,<br />
Berne. See the monumental Federal Palace during your orientation and<br />
stop at the BEAR PARK before continuing via Interlaken, a Bernese<br />
Oberland resort beneath the towering Jungfrau, and across Brünig Pass<br />
to Lucerne. (B)<br />
DAY 13 LUCERNE. (Fri.)<br />
On your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsen’s impressive LION<br />
MONUMENT and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then<br />
cross the famous CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. Afterwards,<br />
shop for Swiss watches and maybe join an exciting optional excursion to<br />
Mount Pilatus. (B,D)<br />
DAY 14 LUCERNE–RHINE FALLS–BLACK FOREST–FRANKFURT,<br />
GERMANY. (Sat.)<br />
On the way back to Germany, visit thundering RHINE FALLS at<br />
Schaffhausen. Enter the pine-clad hills of the Black Forest, renowned for<br />
its cuckoo clocks, and enjoy a WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION on<br />
your way to Frankfurt. Tonight, a special farewell dinner with wine at<br />
Schwarzer Stern restaurant awaits you to celebrate the success of your<br />
Alpine vacation. (B,D)<br />
DAY 15 FRANKFURT. (Sun.)<br />
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)<br />
TOUR ZF DATES & PRICES<br />
15 days from Frankfurt to Frankfurt<br />
Departure<br />
Number<br />
Start<br />
Frankfurt*<br />
End<br />
Frankfurt<br />
Land<br />
Only<br />
0416 Sun 16 Apr Sun 30 Apr 3419<br />
0423 Sun 23 Apr Sun 07 May 3449<br />
0430 Sun 30 Apr Sun 14 May 3449<br />
0507 Sun 07 May Sun 21 May 3449<br />
0514 Sun 14 May Sun 28 May 3449<br />
0521 Sun 21 May Sun 04 Jun 3449<br />
0528 Sun 28 May Sun 11 Jun 3479<br />
0604 Sun 04 Jun Sun 18 Jun 3479<br />
0611 Sun 11 Jun Sun 25 Jun 3479<br />
0618 Sun 18 Jun Sun 02 Jul 3449<br />
0625 Sun 25 Jun Sun 09 Jul 3449<br />
0702 Sun 02 Jul Sun 16 Jul 3449<br />
0709 Sun 09 Jul Sun 23 Jul 3449<br />
*Dates & Prices above do not include international<br />
air travel. When planning your trip, allow one extra<br />
day before tour date for travel between the USA<br />
and Europe.<br />
Prices based on double room occupancy.<br />
Departure<br />
Number<br />
PRICED FROM $3,419US<br />
Start<br />
Frankfurt*<br />
End<br />
Frankfurt<br />
0716 Sun 16 Jul Sun 30 Jul 3449<br />
0723 Sun 23 Jul Sun 06 Aug 3419<br />
0730 Sun 30 Jul Sun 13 Aug 3419<br />
0806 Sun 06 Aug Sun 20 Aug 3419<br />
0813 Sun 13 Aug Sun 27 Aug 3449<br />
0820 Sun 20 Aug Sun 03 Sep 3449<br />
0827 Sun 27 Aug Sun 10 Sep 3479<br />
0903 Sun 03 Sep Sun 17 Sep 3479<br />
0910 Sun 10 Sep Sun 24 Sep 3479<br />
0917 Sun 17 Sep Sun <strong>01</strong> Oct 3479<br />
0924 Sun 24 Sep Sun 08 Oct 3449<br />
10<strong>01</strong> Sun <strong>01</strong> Oct Sun 15 Oct 3419<br />
Single room supplement: $523<br />
Triple room reduction per person: $91<br />
Extra nights per person in Frankfurt:<br />
in single room $119-$180, in twin $88-$147,<br />
in triple $87-$143<br />
ADD INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO YOUR VACATION!<br />
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brochure dates.<br />
Land<br />
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