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Alpine Countries
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
ZF |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
16 |
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Starting Price |
$2299 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$488 |
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Triple room disc. |
$40 |
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Countries Visited |
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
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City Highlights |
Frankfurt, Black Forest, Zermatt, Vienna, St Moritz, Salzburg, Rothenburg, Regensburg, Munich, Lugano, Lucerne, Interlaken, Innsbruck, Berne |
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FRANKFURT
Welcome and farewell dinners
ROTHENBURG
Orientation
MUNICH
Guided sightseeing; visit Marienplatz
SALZBURG
Guided sightseeing; visit Mirabell Gardens and St. Peters Churchyard
VIENNA
Guided sightseeing; visit St. Stephens Cathedral
CORTINA DAMPEZZO
Morning stop
INNSBRUCK
Orientation including the Golden Roof
TASCH-ZERMATT-TASCH
Mountain train
BERNE
Orientation including the Bear Pit
INTERLAKEN
Afternoon stop
LUCERNE
Orientation walk including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge
SCHAFFHAUSEN
Visit the Rhine Falls
BLACK FOREST
Woodcarving demonstration
HEIDELBERG
Picture stop of the castle
MEALS
14 buffet breakfasts (BB); 9 three-course dinners (D), including welcome and farewell dinners in Frankfurt
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Frankfurt, Germany.
Time to rest or to explore the bustling metropolis on the River Main. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Day 3: Frankfurt-Rothenburg-Munich.
The day is dedicated to Germanys Romantic Road leading from the flat country towards the Alps. Spend time in spectacular Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes, and 16th-century houses. From here its an easy ride towards the Danube Valley and Munich. Tonight you may want to tackle a stein of beer at the Hofbrauhaus. (BB,D)
Day 4: Munich.
Sightseeing with a Local Guide in Germanys "secret capital" includes the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, Nymphenburg Palace, MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Hall, and the gothic Frauenkirche. Afternoon at leisure. An optional excursion to Linderhof Castle and Passion Play town of Oberammergau is available. (BB)
Day 5: Munich-Salzburg, Austria-Vienna.
Through southern Bavaria to the Austrian border and on to Salzburg. Your walking tour with a Local Guide features the historic center of Mozarts hometown, exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, ST. PETERS CHURCHYARD, and the monumental Domplatz. Evening arrival in Vienna, once the center of the mighty Habsburg Empire. Tonight you may wish to try out local specialties and a typically Viennese form of entertainment. (BB)
Day 6: Vienna.
Meet your Local Guide and start your sightseeing with vistas of Prater Park with its giant Ferris wheel, and the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River. Then drive along Ring Boulevard, pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian Imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards and famous Heldenplatz and visit awesome ST. STEPHENS CATHEDRAL. Afternoon at leisure. Optional excursions to Schonbrunn Palace and to Grinzing for a taste of Heurigen wine are available. (BB)
Day 7: Vienna-St. Veit.
Scenic Semmering Pass, peaceful baroque crossroad towns in Styria, and then the mountains, lakes, and popular resorts of Carinthia are on todays agenda. Overnight in St. Veit. (BB,D)
Day 8: St. Veit-Italian Dolomites-Innsbruck.
An unforgettable drive via the Iselsberg Pass to the Italian border and to Cortina dAmpezzo, the Olympic skiing resort in the Dolomites. Then via Tre Croci Pass and Lake Misurina to Brunico and the Brenner Pass to Innsbruck in the Tyrolean Alps. Stroll through its medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilians GOLDEN ROOF. Why not join an optional Tyrolean song-anddance show? (BB,D)
Day 9: Innsbruck-St. Moritz, Switzerland.
From the Inn Valley into beautiful Swiss Engadine, see deep-blue lakes, airy larch forests, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style. Afternoon free in ritzy St. Moritz. (BB,D)
Day 10: St. Moritz-Lugano.
Descend towards the Italian Lake Como and continue on to the southern tip of Switzerland to the popular subtropical resort town of Lugano, with plenty of time for an espresso on the flower-festooned Piazza Riforma and a refreshing walk in the shade of Parco Cianis magnificent old trees. (BB,D)
Day 11: Lugano-Stresa, Italy-Zermatt.
From Lake Lugano to the Italian shore of Lake Maggiore for a break in elegant Stresa. An optional boat ride to the enchanting Isola Bella can be arranged. On over the lofty Simplon Pass into the Swiss Valais, an area renowned for its great mountain resorts. To reach the most famous of them, leave the coach behind in Te¤sch and board a MOUNTAIN TRAIN to climb the last few miles up to Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the Matterhorn. (BB,D)
Day 12: At Leisure in Zermatt.
Full day at leisure to ride Europes highest rack-railway to 10,272-foot Gornergrat to explore the town on your own or to just simply relax. (BB)
Day 13: Zermatt-Berne-Interlaken-Lucerne.
Through the vineyards and apricot groves of the lower Rhe´ne Valley towards the terraced vineyards on Lake Geneva and the verdant dairy country of Gruye¨re, to the Swiss capital, Berne. See the monumental Federal Palace and the BEAR PIT before continuing via Interlaken, a Bernese Oberland resort beneath the towering Jungfrau, and across Bre¼nig Pass to Lucerne. (BB,D)
Day 14: Lucerne.
On your walking tour, admire Thorwaldsens LION MONUMENT and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit church. Afterwards, shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car, take a cruise on the fjord-like lake, or sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking. (BB)
Day 15: Lucerne-Heidelberg, Germany-Frankfurt.
On the way back to Germany visit the thundering RHINE FALLS at Schaffhausen, a 70-foot cataract of the River Rhine. From here head north into the pine-clad hills of the Black Forest, and enjoy a WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION on your way to Heidelberg, well-known for its red-walled castle. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner with the friends gained during your exciting two-week vacation. (BB,D)
Day 16: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
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| Apr 18 - May 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 02 - May 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 09 - May 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 11 - May 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 16 - May 31, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 18 - Jun 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 23 - Jun 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 25 - Jun 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | May 30 - Jun 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jun 06 - Jun 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jun 13 - Jun 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jun 15 - Jun 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jun 20 - Jul 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jun 22 - Jul 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jun 27 - Jul 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jun 29 - Jul 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Jul 04 - Jul 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 06 - Jul 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 11 - Jul 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 13 - Jul 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 18 - Aug 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 20 - Aug 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 25 - Aug 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Jul 27 - Aug 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 01 - Aug 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 03 - Aug 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 08 - Aug 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 10 - Aug 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 15 - Aug 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 17 - Sep 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 22 - Sep 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 24 - Sep 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 29 - Sep 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Aug 31 - Sep 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Sep 05 - Sep 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Sep 07 - Sep 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Sep 12 - Sep 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Sep 14 - Sep 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2349 | Call Us | $2837 | | Sep 19 - Oct 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Sep 21 - Oct 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Sep 26 - Oct 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Sep 28 - Oct 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Oct 03 - Oct 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Oct 05 - Oct 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2329 | Call Us | $2817 | | Oct 10 - Oct 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2299 | Call Us | $2787 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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