YOUR TRIP INCLUDES: Round-trip air from New York to Italy (special Add-on Airfares from all US gateways) AIRPORT TAXES security fees and all fuel surcharges are included (all inclusive column) 6 nights at centrally located three and four-star hotels as follows: (or similar) 3 nights: Hotel Cicerone or Quirinale, Rome, Italy
1 night: First Class Hotel, Munich, Germany
2 nights: Hotel, guesthouse or pensions, Oberammergau, Germany Breakfast and dinner daily Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach Guided tours and admission fees in Rome Hotel taxes and service charges in Rome Papal Audience (if available) in Rome Catholic Priest, Spiritual Guidance & mass daily except in Oberammergau Transfers to and from Munich Airport Transfers to and from Munich Airport Lunch on the day of the Passion Play performace Tickets to the Passion Play Official Passion Play Program in English Transfers to and from Passion Play Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Not Included: Drinks with lunch and dinners. Travel Insurance optional at $99-$225 (www.206tours.com/insurance). Cancel for Any Reason Protection @ $199 (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection). Tips to your host family, guide & driver (Euro 6-8 per day). Items of a personal nature.
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Day 1 - USA - Italy Overnight flight from New york or your hometown to Rome, Italy. Dinner and brakfast are served on board.
Day 2 - Arriive Rome Upon arrival your escort will warmly greet you this morning and welcome you to Italy. Transfer to your hotel and enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relaxation, or exploration. You tour escort can suggest sights or walks for you to enjoy.
Days 3 - Rome (Papal Audience and Vatican Museam Tour)
Wake up in Eternal City, one of the greatest centers of Western Civilization and the first truly cosmopolitan city on earth! It is also spiritual capital for all the Catholics around the world. Today is truly a day we will have in our minds for many years to come. This morning we go to Vatican City to attend the weekly Papal Audience or Blessing given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (pending papal schedule). Following the audience visit of the Vatican Museums, a group of most impressive edifices with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures. See awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. We'll cover The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms and the most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Masterpiece, restored mural of the Last Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom St Peter's Basilica, built on the site where St Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pilgrims come from around the world, St Peter's is the grandest of the world's churches. Marvel Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. We will also visit the grave of Pope John Paul II located at the Vatican (time permitting). Before dinner, we'll have some time at leisure, to explore your own paths, to shop, or just to sit in one of the outside cafes and watch the world go by.
Day 4 - Rome This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour with focus on "Christian Rome" Touring we will see many important cultural and monumental sights around Rome. Stop for a visit at three major Basilicas: St Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus. The Basilica of the St John in Lateran, is the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377. St Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar. We will also see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus, Chapel "O'Domine Quo Vadis?" the remains of imperial tombs, Tomb of Celilia Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians hid themselves to escape persecution. We will also enjoy a visit to the Trevi fountain. Dinner in Rome.
Day 5 - Rome - Munich After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave to Rome airport for your flight to Munich. We arrive in Munich and transfer to our hotel. The afternoon will be free. In the evening, we will attend a Bavarian folklore show and enjoy typical Bavarian “Gemütlichkeit“ with a traditional dinner.
Day 6 - Munich - Oberammergau After breakfast, our morning sightseeing tour of Munich includes the Marienplatz with the famous Glockenspiel and an outside visit of Nymphenburg Palace. After lunch, we enjoy a wonderful ride through the Bavarian countryside to Oberammergau.
Day 7 - Oberammergau Passion Play - The Performace Day!! The highlight is take place today when we attend the performance of the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play. The Oberammergau Passion Play runs for about (7) seven hours. The afternoon performance starts at 2:30 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. There is a three hour break for dinner and the play resumes at 8 PM and ending at 10:30 PM. The play is performed in German, but we'll make sure you have a copy of the English translation. Dinner and overnight in Oberammergau.
Day 8 - Depart: Oberammergau - Munich - USA This morning we transfer to Munich airport for our flight back home.
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