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Joe Laufer’s ICQ Tours. Welcome. May 26 - June 7. Collette Tour Manager for our Group: Christine Kerrigan. Exploring the Alpine Countries & Oberammergau’s Passion Play May 26-June 7, 2010. 13 Days, 19 Meals Day 1 W – 5/26 Overnight flight Day 2 H - 5/27 D Hotel de France, Vienna, Austria
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Joe Laufer’s ICQ Tours Welcome May 26 - June 7 Collette Tour Manager for our Group: Christine Kerrigan
Exploring the Alpine Countries& Oberammergau’s Passion Play May 26-June 7, 2010
13 Days, 19 Meals Day 1 W – 5/26 Overnight flight Day 2 H - 5/27 D Hotel de France, Vienna, Austria Day 3 F - 5/28 BD Hotel de France, Vienna, Austria Day 4 S - 5/29 B Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg, Austria Day 5 S - 5/30 BD Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg, Austria Day 6 M - 5/31 BD Oberammergau Hotel, Oberammergau, Ger. Day 7 T - 6/1 BLD Oberammergau Hotel, Oberammergau, Ger. Day 8 W – 6/2 B Hofgut Sternen Hotel, Black Forest, Ger. Day 9 H – 6/3 BD Ambassador Hotel, Zermatt, Switzerland Day 10 F - 6/4 B Ambassador Hotel, Zermatt, Switzerland Day 11 S - 6/5 B Hotel Bristol, Bern, Switzerland Day 12 S - 6/6 BD Hotel Bristol, Bern, Switzerland Day 13 M – 6/7 B Flight to Philadelphia B = Breakfast Only BD = Breakfast & Dinner D = Dinner Only BLD = Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 • 2:15 pm: Pick up at 9 Smith Ct., Vincentown – Academy Bus Co. • 6:15 pm: Flight 66 – British Airways Overnight flight to Heathrow Airport • Arrive at Heathrow: 6:20 am • Departure on Thursday morning, May 27 on Flight 700, arriving in Vienna at 1:15 pm.
Thursday, May 27 - D Vienna
Hotel De France, ViennaThursday & Friday, May 27, 28 Hotel De France Vienna is a five-star, luxury hotel located in the center of Vienna, on the illustrious Ringstrasse, one of the most beautiful boulevards in the world. After 130 years, the Hotel de France is still delighted to welcome guests from all over the world. LOCATION Hotel De France Vienna is ideally located in the very center of Vienna on the famous Ringstrasse within walking distance of the city's dazzling cultural and historic attractions, such as St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg, Spanish Riding School, State Opera as well as the traditional shopping areas like Kohlmarkt, Graben and Kärntner Strasse, in a business and banking district.
Thursday, May 27 - D Monument to Johann Strauss
Thursday, May 27 - D See the Old Quarter from a horse-drawn “fiaker”
Thursday, May 27 - D Mozarthaus Museum
Thursday, May 27 - D Viennese coffee and a sacher torte dessert
Thursday, May 27 - D Graben pedestrian street
Thursday, May 27 - D Wine-making village of Grinzing
Thursday, May 27 - D A fabulous dinner is enjoyed at Altes Preshaus in the wine making village of Grinzing.
Friday, May 28 - B -D Friday, May 28 - B -D A locally guided tour of Vienna features the incredible Schoenbrunn Palace.
Thursday, May 27 - B-- D Maria Theresa’s Palace (1,200 rooms) Austrian National Tourist Office/Trumler
Friday, May 28 - B -D , , , , St. Stephan’s Cathedral
Friday, May 28 - B -D Parliament and the Athena Fountain
Vienna to Salzburg: Saturday, May 28 1. Coach along Danube; 2 Cruise on Danube: Durstein to Melk; 3 Coach to Salzburg Durnstein Munich Vienna Melk Wachau Valley Oberammergau Rhine Falls Monday, May 31: Salzburg to Oberammergau via Munich.
Saturday, May 29 - B Cruise one of Europe’s most picturesque waterways, the Danube.
Saturday, May 29 - B Benedictine Abbey in Melk - founded 976
Saturday, May 29 - B Salzburg, the setting for the "Sound of Music“
Renaissance SalzburgSaturday & Sunday, May 29, 30 Location This comfortable hotel is located on a hill near the River Salzach and just a few minutes from the city centre. The main train station is only a few paces away, around 3 minutes from the hotel and provides a good starting point for various shopping excursions. In addition, it is also close to the historical and cultural highlights of Salzburg.
Saturday, May 29 - B Sound of Music Dinner Show “optional” • We arrive in Salzburg Saturday afternoon, May 29. Dinner is not included that day. • An optional tour is offered: Sound of Music Dinner Show with taxi. • $75 – transportation included – 3 hours • Entertainment by a cast of professional singers as they recreate the history of Baron Von Trapp’s family. Incorporated in the evening will be most of the popular songs from the film, “The Sound of Music.” Your dinner will feature a taste of traditional Austrian cuisine served in the grand ballroom of Stieglkeller, a lovely local restaurant.
StieglKeller Restaurant Salzburg Welcome to probably the most beautiful beer garden and to the most impressive restaurant in Mozart's city. A place to enjoy, to dine, to drink beer and to celebrate! Simply put: if you have not been to the StieglKeller, then you have not been to Salzburg.
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Explore Salzburg, the “City of Music” on a leisurely paced walking tour.
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Salzburg Cathedral
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Austrian National Tourist Office/Nechansky The horse pond, familiar site for Sound of Music fans
Sunday, May 30 - B - D St. Peter's Cemetery
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Visit Salzburg’s spectacular Mirabel Gardens, famous from the Sound of Music.
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Salzburg’s Getreidegasse (GEH-try-deh-GOSSA), main pedestrian street in Old Town. Salzburg Information
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Eagle’s Nest Optional – Sun. May 30 • Visit Eagle’s Nest, Hitler’s former private refuge, built as a teahouse for his 50th birthday. • Board a specially designed coach in Obersalzberg for the adventurous and breathtaking ride along the steep rock walls and gorges which lead to the base of the Kehistein. • A large brass elevator will carry you up the final 365 feet into the Eagle’s Nest. From here you are sure to enjoy the spectacular views in every direction. • $40 – transportation included. 4 hours
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Enjoy a Mozart dinner concert at centuries-old St. Peter’s Restaurant.
Sunday, May 30 - B - D Mozart Dinner Concert
Monday, May 31 - B - D A locally guided tour of Munich features Olympic Park and the famous Glockenspiel.
Monday, May 31 - B - D A city tour of Munich features the Glockenspiel and Olympic Park.
Monday, May 31 - B - D Munich’s Olympic Park was home to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Monday, May 31 - B - D Enjoy a two night stay in the village of Oberammergau, home to the famous Passion Play.
Oberammergau Regional HotelMonday & Tuesday, May 31 & June 1 Collette Vacations simply indicates that we will be staying on “one of the hotels in the Oberammergau region.” The Oberammergau Passion Play Committee assigns all hotels in the town, therefore we will not learn of our exact hotel until our Collette Manager learns which one it is while we are on tour.