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The Best Of Austria & Switzerland 2012
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
ZC2 |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
12 |
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Countries Visited |
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
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City Highlights |
Berne, Interlaken, Lucerne, Melk, Salzburg, St Moritz, Vienna, Zermatt, Zurich |
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Vienna Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit Schönbrunn PalaceDanube CruiseMondsee Visit the Sound of Music churchSalzburg Guided walking tour, visit Mirabell Gardens and St. Peter’s ChurchyardInnsbruck Walk through the Old Town to the Golden RoofChur–Zermatt By Glacier Express train (first-class)Zermatt-Täsch By mountain trainChillon Guided visit of the castleBerne Guided walking tour, stop at the Rose Garden and the Bear ParkInterlaken Take pictures of the Jungfrau massifLucerne Walking tour including the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge; farewell dinner at a local restaurantHeadsets throughout the tourNote: - In the rare event that the Glacier Express is not available, alternative services will be provided
MEALS
Full buffet breakfast daily (B); 1 lunch (L) on the Glacier Express train; 5 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Vienna and a special farewell dinner with wine in Lucerne
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Day 1: Arrive in Vienna, Austria
. Time to rest or start exploring the Viennese capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Day 2: Vienna
. Start your guided sightseeing with a visit to magnificent SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE. Next, enjoy 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, famous Heldenplatz, and awesome St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Optional excursions are available. (B)
Day 3: Vienna–Melk–Salzburg
. This morning, enjoy a leisurely DANUBE CRUISE. Afterwards, follow the Danube Valley and catch glimpses of historic Melk Abbey. No landscape is more typically Austrian than the Salzkammergut lakeland. Visit the PARISH CHURCH in Mondsee, which was used for the wedding scenes in the Sound of Music, then, continue to Salzburg. (B,D)
Day 4: Salzburg
. Stroll with a Local Guide through the historic center. Admire exquisite MIRABELL GARDENS, the Great Festival Hall, ST. PETER’S CHURCHYARD, the monumental Domplatz, and take pictures of Mozart’s birthplace in the charming Getreidegasse. Afternoon at leisure or join an optional excursion to Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagles Nest. (B)
Day 5: Salzburg–Innsbruck–St. Moritz, Switzerland
. Morning break in Innsbruck in the Tyrolean Alps. Enjoy a pleasant walk through its quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. Next, enter the Swiss Engadine, considered by many as the most beautiful mountain area in the world, with its deep-blue lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and quaint villages with massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style. The rest of the day is at leisure in ritzy St. Moritz. (B,D)
Day 6: St. Moritz–Chur–Zermatt
. Drive through exhilarating Alpine scenery. At Chur, board the first-class panoramic coach of the world-renowned GLACIER EXPRESS TRAIN. Admire thundering waterfalls, impressive peaks, glacial ice fields, and tiny villages as you pass through the Valais, a region known for its great mountain resorts and excellent wines. This afternoon you are in Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the majestic Matterhorn. (B,L)
Day 7: At Leisure in Zermatt
. An entire day at leisure. Perhaps ride Europe’s highest rack-railway to 10,272-foot Gornergrat for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Alps. (B,D)
Day 8: Zermatt–Berne
. Board the MOUNTAIN TRAIN to Täsch and motor through the lower Rhône Valley to the shores of Lake Geneva. Here, enjoy a highlight visit to CHILLON CASTLE, the 12th-century water fortress immortalized by poet Lord Byron. This evening in Berne, you may wish to join a special optional dinner outing. (B)
Day 9: Berne–Interlaken–Lucerne
. Your guided tour starts with a stop at the Rose Garden for a panoramic view of the city. Next, enjoy a walking tour through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. Witness the hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and take your pictures of ornate, flower-adorned fountains. You will also stop at the BEAR PARK. Continue to Interlaken, beautifully situated beneath the towering Jungfrau. Across Brünig Pass to picture-book Lucerne. You may wish to sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking. (B)
Day 10: Lucerne
. On your walking tour this morning, admire Thorwaldsen’s 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 watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car or take a cruise on the fjord-like lake. Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant to celebrate the success of your Swiss vacation. (B,D)
Day 11: Lucerne–Zurich Airport
. Morning transfer to Zurich Airport in time for homebound flights leaving no earlier than 10 am. Extra nights are available in Zurich, not Lucerne. (B)
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VIENNA Mercure Grand Hotel Biedermeier (F), SALZBURG Best Western Stieglbräu (F), ST. MORITZ Laudinella (F), ZERMATT Walliserhof (F), BERNE Allegro (SF), LUCERNE Ameron Flora (F) Dates and prices do not include international air travel. When planning your trip, allow one extra day before tour date for travel between the USA and Europe.Prices based on double room occupancy.Single room supplement: $395Triple room reduction: $86Extra nights per person in Vienna:in single room $165, in twin room $107, in triple room $103Extra nights per person in Zurich:in single room $170, in twin room $115, in triple room $98
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