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INCLUDED TOUR FEATURES Sightseeing Highlights Vienna Sightseeing includes the Imperial Boulevards, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg, Opera and Parliament. Mayerling Learn the tragic story of Prince Rudolph and his mistress! Heiligenkreuz Visit the Abbey of the Holy Cross Danube Valley See the ornate Monastery of Melk. Mondsee See the church where Captain Von Trapp and Maria were married in the film "The Sound of Music". Salzburg Sightseeing explores the Domplatz, Mozart's birthplace and "The Sound of Music" locations. Berchtesgaden Visit the Bavarian Alpine resort. Innsbruck Orientation including the Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace, the Olympic ski-jump and Wilten Basilica. Neuschwanstein Horse and carriage ride to visit Mad King Ludwig's fairytale Castle. Oberammergau Visit the Passion Play village. Munich Orientation includes the Marienplatz with its Glockenspiel, the Opera House and Hofbräuhaus. Scenic drives along the Danube Valley, the Salzkammergut, along the shores of the Traunsee, Attersee and Mondsee Lakes, through the Bavarian Alps and past the Wilder Kaiser Mountains. Dining Highlights A welcome drink with your Tour Director in Vienna Dining Highlights 8 Buffet breakfasts (BB) 3 three-course dinners in hotels (D) 2 local speciality restaurant dinners in Vienna and Munich (HD) 13 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary) First Class Travel Highlights The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors. A qualified local city guide in Vienna, the Vienna Woods and Salzburg. Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats and washroom. Vienna Airport Transfer is provided on Day 1 and Munich Airport Transfer is provided on Day 9. A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information. First Class Hotels You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities at these superb hotels: Vienna (3): Hilton Danube All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included. | |||
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DAY 1 Arrive Vienna (3) On arrival at Vienna airport you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in there's time to relax and unwind before meeting your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a welcome drink. This evening, why not try some delicious schnitzel and strudel for a truly Austrian dinner? DAY 2 Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide features the monuments and palaces of this musical city. The Imperial Boulevards lead us to the Opera House, the Hofburg Palace, the Parliament and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Later, free time perhaps to indulge in some Sachertorte and cream in a tempting pastry shop. Or why not take an excursion to Maria Theresa von Hapsburg's favourite palace - the Schonbrunn, with its delightful fountains and gardens? This evening, perhaps treat yourself to a concert of Viennese Classical music. (BB) DAY 3 Vienna Woods Excursion Our local expert takes us on a scenic drive into the nearby Vienna Woods where we stop to see Mayerling, and the hunting lodge where Crown Prince Rudolph and his young mistress died in 1898. We also stop at Heiligenkreuz to visit the Abbey of the Holy Cross. Then there's time at leisure, perhaps to window-shop in Kartnerstrasse or visit a museum. Tonight, we enjoy a delicious dinner of Viennese specialities in a wine village Heurige. (BB) (HD) DAY 4 Vienna - Salzkammergut - Salzburg (2) We drive along the Valley of the River Danube past Melk, where we see Austria's greatest baroque monastery. From here we continue along the Danube Valley to the area known as the Salzkammergut. At Gmunden, with its beautiful Lake Chateau, we enjoy a tranquil and scenic drive along the shores of the Traunsee and Attersee, the largest lake in the Austrian Alps, to the Mondsee Lake. We stop in the village to see the Church where the marriage of Captain Von Trapp and Maria was filmed for "The Sound of Music". Finally we reach the sugar-icing city of Salzburg for two nights. (BB D) DAY 5 Salzburg sightseeing & at leisure Today's morning sightseeing on foot with a local guide shows us the Getreidergasse with it's colourful shops, the majestic Cathedral and many of the locations used in the film, "The Sound of Music", as well as the birthplace of the great composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Later, you may wish to relax in one of the delightful coffee-houses or to shop in the chic boutiques. We will enjoy dinner at our hotel this evening. (BB D) DAY 6 Salzburg - Berchtesgaden - Innsbruck This morning after breakfast it's only a short drive into Bavarian Germany and to the National Park of Berchtesgaden – Hitler's favourite summer resort. We'll stop in the town before leaving Germany to re-enter Austria and the province of the Tyrol. From here we continue past the Wilder Kaiser Mountains to the valley of the green River Inn, bringing us to the Alpine resort which grew up around the bridge over the Inn, Innsbruck. Here our orientationtour shows us the Wilten Basilica, as well as the Olympic ski-jump and the old town with its Golden Roof and Hofburg Palace. This evening, after dinner at our hotel, why not take part in some thigh-slapping fun at a Tyrolean Folklore show? (BB D) DAY 7 Innsbruck - Neuschwanstein Castle - Oberammergau - Munich (2) This morning after breakfast, we will return to the Bavarian mountains and Germany's most famous building, mad King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein Castle. From here we will ascend to the entrance by horse and carriage and enjoy a guided tour of the interior. Afterwards, it is only a short drive to the Passion Play village of Oberammergau. Here there is time to admire the many ornate wall-paintings on the village houses and to perhaps visit the Passion Play theatre before we arrive at fun-loving Munich. Dinner this evening is a Bavarian supper in a typical tavern. (BB) (HD) DAY 8 Munich orientation & at leisure After breakfast we head out on our morning orientation tour which will show us the Hofbräuhaus, the Marienplatz with its Glockenspiel, and the majestic Opera house. Then time at leisure to do some shopping and perhaps to visit some of the museums. On the final night of our tour why not get together with your fellow travelling companions and enjoy a few steins of beer in one of the many beer-halls? (BB) DAY 9 Depart Munich There's time to bid farewell to new-found friends as we transfer you to Munich Airport for your return flight home, at the end of this finely tuned tour. (BB) | |||
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