CHRISTMAS IN A EUROPEAN
WINTER WONDERLAND
THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS
OF GERMANY & FRANCE
9 Days from $ 865.00
From Nov. 26/04
Thru Dec. 18/04
Day 1 Depart USA Overnight flight to Munich.
Day 2 Arrive Munich (2) You are met at Munich airport and transferred to your
hotel. Time to relax before we meet our Tour Director. (D)
Day 3 Munich orientation & Christmas market Our orientation highlights
the Olympic Stadium, the Marienplatz and the “Hofbrauhaus”. Enjoy
the festive tradition of the Christmas markets and buy hand crafted items while
warming yourself on roasted chestnuts. Tonight, why not enter into the Christmas
spirit at one of the city’s Beer – Halls? (BB)
Day 4 Munich-Nuremberg (2) Off to Augsburg stopping to admire its Cathedral
and visit the Christmas markets. Then along the Romantic Road to Rothenburg
with time to admire its houses and Christmas shops and market. On to Nuremberg
(BB D)
Day 5 Nuremberg orientation & Christmas market This town provides a fairy-tale
backdrop to Germany’s most fascinating Christmas market. Enjoy a walking
tour of this traffic-free city seeing the squares, St. Sebald Church, Castle
and fortifications. Plenty of free time to explore. (BB)
Day 6 Nuremberg-Strasbourg (2) We drive to Heidelberg and up to its Castle
where we enter its courtyard to visit the ancient cellars and admire the Great
Vat! There’s time to shop for Christmas decorations before following
the Rhine Valley to France. We enter the Alsace region and its capital-Strasbourg.
(BB D)
Day 7 Strasbourg sightseeing & Christmas market Today’s guided sightseeing
features the Cathedral, the merchants’ houses, the Place Gutenberg, and
the picturesque quarter of “La Petite France”. We also enjoy a
glass-roofed boat cruise (weather permitting) through its many charming canals.
Later, at leisure why not take an excursion to the wine-village of Riquewihr?
(BB)
Day 8 Strasbourg-Munich Back into Germany and via Freiburg into the hills
of the Black Forest. We pass Lake Titisee to Lake Constance stopping in pretty
Lindau, en route back to Munich. (BB)
Day 9 Munich-USA Farewell as we transfer you to the airport for your return
flight to the USA. (BB)
ALL THIS IS INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
- Sightseeing with a local guide in Strasbourg plus a canal
cruise
- Visit the inner courtyards of Heidelberg Castle and the Great Vat
- Buffet breakfast daily (BB)
- 3 Three course dinners (D)
- First Class hotel accommodation includes twin–bedded rooms with private
facilities; all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local
taxes
- Touring by luxury air–conditioned coach with reclining seats and a
washroom on board
- Professional, multi–lingual Tour Director on tour
- Travel bag and wallet with comprehensive tour documents
- Economy Class New York/Munich/New York ticket when you purchase the “Land+Air” offer.
- Transfers will be provided for passengers who have booked our Land+Air package.
Group transfers on arrival at Munich Airport will operate at 10.00 and 13.30
on Day 2. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Munich Airport
at 09.00 on Day 9.
Price quote is per person, based on double occupancy, land only. Price including
air is available at higher rate. Air from Houston can be arranged by our
office. This offer is subject to availability.
Call our office Today and get additional information, and exact departure
dates.
(Issued August 27, 2004) Page 2 of 2