Oberammergau Passion Play & Picturesque Alps
OBER2020K618Your trip includes
- Round-trip airfare
- All airport taxes & fuel surcharges
- First class hotels, rooms with private facilities:
- ~ Zurich: Novotel Zurich City West (F)
- ~ Lucerne: Radisson Blu (F)
- ~ Zermatt: Best Western Alpen Resort (F)
- ~ St. Moritz: Crystal hotel (F)
- ~ Salzburg: Holiday Inn City (F)
- ~ Oberammergau Area: 3* hotel or 4* private accommodation
- Breakfast daily and 7 dinners
- Passion Play tickets in Oberammergau
- Airport arrival and departure transfers
- Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Professional Tour Director throughout
- Whisper technology enhanced touring
- Service charges and hotel taxes
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Special features included - Passion play in Oberammergau
(2-nights package):
- Two nights stay, including breakfast in a 3* hotel or 4* private accommodation
- 2 dinners (3-course dinner during the break on the day of the Passion Play)
- Shuttle service in Oberammergau and the nearby villages
- Admission ticket to the Passion Play in the respective category
- Program textbook of the 2020 Passion Play
- Local tourist tax
Not included
- Beverages, Meals not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver, Items of a personal nature.
Itinerary
Arrive Zurich, Tuesday
You will be met and transferred to your hotel. The day is at leisure to begin exploring. Later, gather for a Welcome Dinner. (D)
Zurich – Lucerne, Wednesday
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning panoramic city tour of
Zurich, featuring the Grossmunster Cathedral, and the Fine
Lake shore district. In the afternoon, we journey to Lucerne,
set in an indescribably beautiful mountain and lake setting.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
(B, D)
In Lucerne, Thursday
Morning sightseeing tour of Lucerne shows us the beautiful Lion Monument, the Kapell Bridge, the Spreuer Bridge and the elegant flower covered promenades. The rest of the day is at your own pace. (B)
Lucerne – Zermatt, Friday
After breakfast, we’ll head for Zermatt, with a stop in Interlaken along the way. After some free time, in lovely town beneath the towering Jungfrau, continue to the home of the majestic Matterhorn, Zermatt. Dinner at hotel. (B, D)
In Zermatt, Saturday
Breakfast at your hotel. Take in a phenomenal panoramas, as you spend the day relaxing on your own. (B)
Zermatt – St. Moritz, Sunday
Breakfast at your hotel. Today, you can choose an adventurous optional voyage on The Glacier Express (not included; optional), a train ride over 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels, and over the Oberlap Pass through the Nikolaital, the deepest valley in Switzerland. Drive to St. Moritz, and join at dinner. (B, D)
In St. Moritz, Monday
Today, bask in what may be the most beautiful area in the world. Enjoy deep blue lakes, beautiful forests, quaint villages and mountain peaks over 12,000 feet tall. (B)
St. Moritz – Innsbruck – Salzburg, Tuesday
After breakfast, we leave Switzerland behind as we enter into Austria. Once in Innsbruck, enjoy short city tour, featuring the old town with the Golden Roof, Hofkirche, Old Federal State Parliament and other remnant buildings. After some free time, we continue to Salzburg, home of The Sound of Music and birthplace of Mozart. Enjoy a sightseeing tour, featuring the Cathedral, Getreidegasse pedestrian shopping street, views of the Mozart’s birth house. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Salzburg, Altötting, Oberammergau, Wednesday
After breakfast, depart to Altötting. Upon arrival, visit the Chapel of Grace, one of the most visited religious shrines in Germany, with the sacred icon of the Black Madonna. Conclude the day in Oberammergau. Check into your hotel, before joining your fellow travelers for dinner. (B, D)
In Oberammergau, Thursday
Breakfast at your hotel. Attend morning mass (optional), followed by a walking tour of the village. In the afternoon take your seat for the world famous Passion Play. The play has a running time of approximately 5 hours. Dinner is served during intermission. Overnight. (B, D)
Depart Munich, Friday
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Munich airport for your departure flight. (B)
Booking Requirements:
- Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 will solely be provided as part of a whole
trip (land arrangements to Central Europe) handled by ktours;
- Deposit: $500 per person non-refundable deposit is required within 7 days
from booking.
Important:
Due to the limited housing possibilities in Oberammergau hotels and B&B’s can be also located in surrounding villages. Transport to and from the theater are complimentary. Check in by noon – Check out by 9:00 am