Catholic Germany and Passion Play

4 Nights First Class accommodations at a centrally located hotels

2 Nights HC 4 hotel in Oberammergau

12 Meals: 6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunches, & 5 Dinners

Category 2 tickets to the Passion Play

All transfers if Airfare is booked through Classic Pilgrimages

Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motorcoach

Services of an English speaking tour escort/manager and/or cruise director throughout

Services of local guides in all major cities

Entrance fees per itinerary

Donations to local churches

Wine, Mineral water and coffee with all dinners (except Oberammergau)

Hotel & restaurant tips

Tour Do Not Include

Airfare, Fuel surcharges, airport taxes and fees

Tips to guides, drivers, and tour escorts/managers

Optional Trip Insurance

Incidentals at the hotel

Port charges ($150 per person) On River Cruises

DAY 1, Monday - Depart the USA
Depart USA for your flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Your flight includes meals and in-flight entertainment for your journey.

Day 2, Tuesday – Arrive in Heidelberg, Heidelberg City Tour, Welcome Dinner
Arrive at Frankfurt Main International Airport for a transfer to the Picturesque city of Heidelberg. Check in to your hotel, freshen up and join us for a tour of this romantic medieval city. Our sightseeing will include a visit to the Castle Ruins which is home to the Student Prince. You'll also get a chance to see the famous Stone Bridge and one of the oldest Universities in the World. Following your tour, experience the local cuisine with a welcome dinner.
Overnight: Heidelberg
Meals:Welcome Dinner

Day 3, Wednesday – Mass, Nuremberg Sightseeing, Time at leisure in Regensburg
After breakfast and Mass, depart for Nuremberg – Capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Relax for lunch and take a brief stroll through the sites. After lunch, continue to the Ancient Romans city of Regensburg. Enjoy some time at leisure and then join us for dinner.
Overnight: Regensburg
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4, Thursday – Regensburg City Tour, Time at leisure
This morning you'll witness one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities with a walking tour of Regensburg. During this tour you'll visit the Old Town Hall, the Dom St. Peter, the Roman Gates at Porta Pretoria, and the University of Regensburg, where Pope Benedict XVI taught theology before being named Archbishop, and later, Cardinal of Munich and Freising. Use the remainder of the day to explore the city on your own.
Overnight: Regensburg
Meals:Breakfast

Day 5, Friday – Altoetting & Chapel of Grace Sightseeing, Mass, Munich City Drive
After breakfast, depart Regensburg and head for Marktl am Inn (Diocese of Passau), where Pope Benedict XVI was born and baptized in 1927 as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger. View the house of his birth, then continue on to the tiny pilgrimage city of Altoetting . Upon arrival, visit the Chapel of Grace which is one of the most visited religious shrines in Germany. Here you will find the sacred icon of the Black Madonna. Celebrate Mass and then take a brief lunch before heading to Munich. While en route, enjoy a scenic drive through the city. You'll see such sights as the Baroque Nymphenberg Palace, the former summer residence of the Wittlesbach dynasty, and the Marienplatz with its famous Glockenspiel clock. Afterwards retire to your hotel for dinner.
Overnight: Munich
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6, Saturday – Munich City Tour, Neuschwanstein Castle Tour, Weiskirche Sightseeing
After breakfast, take a morning city tour of Munich. Today you'll visit two of the city's most important churches that Pope Benedict XVI served before being appointed Archbishop. From there continue on to the University of Munich and then to the 15th Century Church of Our Lady in the city centre. Afterwards head into the densely forested mountains of southwest Bavaria. Here you'll see the dream-like castle of Neuschwanstein. This castle was built by the “Mad King” Ludwig and is known for its extraordinary architectural feats. View Weiskirche, otherwise known as “The Church in the Meadow”, on the way to Oberammergau.
Overnight: Oberammergau
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7, Sunday – Mass, Village Tour, Time at leisure, Passion Play
Attend morning Mass and then join us for a walking tour of the village. Then take some time to enjoy this quaint mountain village on your own. After lunch take your premium seats for the world famous Passion Play. The play has a running time of approximately 5 hours. Dinner is served during a 3 hour intermission.
Overnight: Oberammergau
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8, Monday – Depart for USA
After breakfast we bid auf wiedersehen to Oberammergau and transfer to Munich for your return flights to the USA.
Meals:Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
9/24/2010 - 10/1/2010	$2,199
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OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING TOURS:
A limited selection of optional sightseeing tours are available for purchase at any time until the final payment due date. Those associated with escorted and guided programs will be available for purchase locally based upon availability. Some optional tours require a minimum number of participants and may not be operated; in such cases, the tour company will attempt to notify you locally, and you will receive a full refund upon your return home. Optional tours may be conducted in more than one language.

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

We encourage all persons interested in group tours to contact us as soon as possible to register for our Priority Interest List. Space will be confirmed and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All of our packages will include 2 nights stay in the Oberammergau area. We will also have a limited number of 1 night packages available for customized itineraries only.

Deposits and Payments Schedule
At the time of booking: $900 per person
On March 15,2009: $600 per person

If booking after March 15, 2009: $1500 per person at the time of booking

On September 15, 2009: $500 per person

If booking after September 15, 2009: $2000 per person at the time of booking

120 days prior to the departure: Balance of full payment

Cancellation penalties (per person)
1. For cancellations before September 15, 2009: $1000
2. For cancellations between September 16, 2009 and January 15, 2010: $1500
3. For cancellations from January 16th, 2010 up to 120 days prior to departure date: $2000
4. 119 – 90 days prior to the departure date: $75% of air and land rate
5. 89 or less days prior to the departure date: 100% of air and land rate

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