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GERMAN VISTA<br />
8 DAYS ALPINE & EASTERN EUROPE<br />
GERMANY<br />
Berlin<br />
2<br />
Potsdam<br />
▼<br />
Weimar<br />
1<br />
Dresden<br />
1 Rothenburg<br />
Romantic Road<br />
Dachau<br />
2 Munich<br />
Neuschwanstein<br />
1<br />
Oberammergau<br />
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN BERLIN, GERMANY. (Sat.)<br />
Time to rest or to start exploring the German capital. At 6 pm, meet your<br />
Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner with wine<br />
at your hotel. (D)<br />
DAY 2 BERLIN. (Sun.)<br />
Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes<br />
the elegant Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace,<br />
a picture stop at monumental Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust<br />
Memorial, and the 210-foot Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten park.<br />
See the Kaiser Wilhem Memorial Church with its bomb-damaged<br />
tower, drive along Unter den Linden boulevard, and pass the State<br />
Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. An optional excursion to nearby<br />
Potsdam is available. (B)<br />
DAY 3 BERLIN–DRESDEN. (Mon.)<br />
Arrive in Dresden, former capital of Saxony. Badly damaged by<br />
Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since been restored<br />
to its baroque splendor. During your guided walking tour, visit the<br />
Zwinger Palace COURTYARD to admire its impressive architecture;<br />
the magnificent baroque Semper Opera, originally built in 1841, once<br />
destroyed by fire, then destroyed by bombing, and finally restored in<br />
1985; and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. (B)<br />
DAY 4 DRESDEN–WEIMAR–ROTHENBURG. (Tue.)<br />
In Weimar, follow your Tour Director for a pleasant walk through this<br />
pretty town. See the houses where great poets like Goethe and Schiller<br />
lived and the theater where the Weimar Constitution was drafted.<br />
Highlight is an overnight stay in medieval Rothenburg with its<br />
ramparts and towers, cobblestone lanes, and 16th-century houses. Hear<br />
how the town survived the Thirty Years’ War, and shop for Christmas<br />
ornaments. (B)<br />
DAY 5 ROTHENBURG–NEUSCHWANSTEIN. (Wed.)<br />
Drive along the scenic Romantic Road past small villages and towards<br />
the Bavarian Alps, where two of Bavaria’s most famous castles are<br />
situated. Stay overnight in a charming hotel beautifully located<br />
between Hohenschwangau Castle, where King Ludwig spent much of<br />
his youth, and NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, which you will visit with<br />
a Local Guide. This castle became the most famous of all and was<br />
inspiration for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. (B)<br />
DAY 6 NEUSCHWANSTEIN–OBERAMMERGAU–MUNICH. (Thu.)<br />
Arrive in Oberammergau and see the theater where the Passion Play<br />
is held, then, continue to Munich, Germany’s “Secret Capital.” Your<br />
orientation drive features the Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972<br />
Olympics; the 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower, the Ludwigstrasse, and<br />
the Bavarian Arch of Triumph and Field Marshall Hall. Also see the<br />
Königsplatz, and visit MARIENPLATZ with its Old and the New Town<br />
Halls and the gothic Frauenkirche. For those interested, an optional<br />
excursion to Dachau is available. (B)<br />
DAY 7 MUNICH. (Fri.)<br />
Today is your chance to join an optional excursion to spectacular<br />
Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest (weather-permitting). In the<br />
evening, a farewell dinner at a lively Biergarten is the best way to<br />
celebrate the success of your German vacation. (B,D)<br />
DAY 8 MUNICH. (Sat.)<br />
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)<br />
TOUR ZB DATES & PRICES<br />
8 days from Berlin to Munich<br />
Departure<br />
Number<br />
Start<br />
Berlin*<br />
End<br />
Munich<br />
Land<br />
Only<br />
0520 Sat 20 May Sat 27 May 1579<br />
0527 Sat 27 May Sat 03 Jun 1599<br />
0603 Sat 03 Jun Sat 10 Jun 1599<br />
0610 Sat 10 Jun Sat 17 Jun 1599<br />
0617 Sat 17 Jun Sat 24 Jun 1599<br />
0624 Sat 24 Jun Sat <strong>01</strong> Jul 1599<br />
07<strong>01</strong> Sat <strong>01</strong> Jul Sat 08 Jul 1599<br />
0708 Sat 08 Jul Sat 15 Jul 1599<br />
0715 Sat 15 Jul Sat 22 Jul 1599<br />
0722 Sat 22 Jul Sat 29 Jul 1599<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 />
Single room supplement: $364<br />
Triple room reduction per person: $37<br />
Departure<br />
Number<br />
PRICED FROM $1,579US<br />
Start<br />
Berlin*<br />
End<br />
Munich<br />
0729 Sat 29 Jul Sat 05 Aug 1599<br />
0805 Sat 05 Aug Sat 12 Aug 1599<br />
0812 Sat 12 Aug Sat 19 Aug 1599<br />
0819 Sat 19 Aug Sat 26 Aug 1599<br />
0826 Sat 26 Aug Sat 02 Sep 1599<br />
0902 Sat 02 Sep Sat 09 Sep 1599<br />
0909 Sat 09 Sep Sat 16 Sep 1599<br />
0916 Sat 16 Sep Sat 23 Sep 1599<br />
0923 Sat 23 Sep Sat 30 Sep 1579<br />
Extra nights per person in Berlin:<br />
in single room $114-$521, in twin $65-$268,<br />
in triple $63-$198<br />
Extra nights per person in Munich:<br />
in single room $115-$218, in twin $64-$166,<br />
in triple $59-$143<br />
ADD INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO YOUR VACATION!<br />
Competitive prices without the hassle—Free airport transfers included on<br />
brochure dates.<br />
Land<br />
Only<br />
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