The Grand Alpine Tour 2009

Grand is an understatement when you experience the mountainous regions, beautiful rivers and valleys of these 5 fabulous countries. Enjoy a Rhine River Cruise, a visit to the Passion Play town of Oberammergau, the Bavarian Alpine Resort of Berchtesgaden and scenic drives through the Rhine Valley, Black Forest, Italian Lakes and more!

Highlights

  • Frankfurt
  • Rhine Valley
  • Heidelberg
  • Baden-Baden
  • Titisee
  • Schaffhausen
  • Lucerne
  • Interlaken
  • Geneva
  • Zermatt
  • Stresa
  • Innsbruck
  • Burchtesgaden
  • Vienna
  • Danube Valley
  • Salzburg
  • Munich
  • Oberammergau
  • Rothenburg

    Whats Included

    Sightseeing Highlights

  • Frankfurt: Orientation of this impressive city.
  • Rhine Valley: Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
  • Heidelberg: Visit the cafestle.
  • Baden-Baden: Drive through this spa resort.
  • Titisee: Visit this resort.
  • Schaffhausen: See the Rhine Falls.
  • Lucerne: Orientation including the walled old town and the Lion Monument.
  • Interlaken: Visit the lakeside resort. View the Jungfrau (weather permitting).
  • Geneva: Orientation including the Jet d'Eau and United Nations building. View Mont Blanc (weather permitting).
  • Zermatt: Ascend by electric mini-bus and taxi to your Zermatt hotel. View the Matterhorn (weather permitting).
  • Stresa: Visit this pretty resort.
  • Innsbruck: Orientation including the Olympic ski jump, the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica.
  • Berchtesgaden: Visit the Bavarian Alpine resort.
  • Vienna: See St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg and Imperial Boulevards.
  • Danube Valley: See the Monastery of Melk and Durnstein Castle.
  • Salzburg: Sightseeing including The Sound of Music locations, the Domplatz and Mozart's birthplace.
  • Munich: Orientation seeing the Ludwigstrasse, Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel.
  • Oberammergau: Orientation of the Passion Play village.
  • Rothenburg: Orientation of this perfectly preserved medieval city.

    Dining Highlights

  • 14 hot buffet breakfasts.
  • 7 three-course dinners.
  • Special cheese fondue dinner in Zermatt hotel.
  • Farewell Dinner with wine in Frankfurt.

    23 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

    First Class Travel Highlights

  • All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
  • The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
  • You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
  • A qualified local city guide in Vienna and Salzburg.
  • Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 16.
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

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    Tour Operator
    Trafalgar Tours
    Duration
    16 Days
    Escorted
    Escorted - Yes
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1Depart USADepart USA :
    Overnight flight to Frankfurt.
    Day 2FrankfurtArrive Frankfurt (Offenbach) :
    Welcome to Germany and the city of Frankfurt. Later, an orientation tour of this city's centre and medieval Romerplatz is followed by a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow traveling companions.

    Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach
    Day 3TitiseeFrankfurt (Raunheim) - Rhine Cruise - Heidelberg - Baden-Baden - Black Forest (Titisee) :
    This morning we enjoy a scenic drive through the Rhine Valley en route to St. Goar. Here we embark on a Rhine cruise downstream to Boppard, passing the Lorelei Rock, ancient cafestles and terraced vineyards. From here we rejoin our coach and head to Heidelberg for a walking tour of the cafestle courtyards and then drive through Baden-Baden to see its pretty gardens and elegant cafesino. Finally, we arrive in our hotel in the Black Forest for dinner and overnight. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Hofgut Sternen
    Day 4EngelbergBlack Forest - Rhine Falls - Engelberg (2 nights) :
    After breakfast, fairytale images are evoked on our drive through the Black Forest. We visit Lake Titisee and continue our journey to the Swiss border, stopping to view the mighty Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. Next it's on to Switzerland and the ski resort of Engelberg for the next two nights. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Schweizerhof (2 nights)
    Day 5EngelbergLucerne Excursion :
    This morning we drive to lakeside Lucerne where our orientation tour with our Tour Director includes a visit to the poignant Lion Monument, the medieval old town and a special Hidden Treasure! Later, time perhaps to take an exciting mountain excursion and then join the fun of a traditional Swiss folklore show before returning to the hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
    Day 6GenevaEngelberg - Interlaken - Geneva :
    Fantastic scenery on our drive over the Brunig Pass brings us to the resort of Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. Here we admire the mighty Jungfrau before driving via Berne to the international city of Geneva where an orientation tour shows us the United Nations building, Jet d'Eau fountain and a walking tour takes us to the Reformation Monument in the old town. Tonight, why not enjoy a fondue - bourguignonne dinner accompanied by local wines in a restaurant at the foot of the Jura mountains? (Buffet breakfast)

    Hotel: Ramada Park
    Day 7ZermattGeneva - Mont Blanc - Zermatt (2 nights) :
    Free time this morning to shop or take a cruise on the lake. Then we continue through Alpine France to view spectacular Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Next back in Switzerland we head through the Rhone Valley where we ascend by electric mini-buses and taxis to our Zermatt hotel. Tonight we will enjoy a special cheese fondue Highlight Dinner. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

    Hotel: Albana Real (2 nights)
    Day 8ZermattZermatt at leisure :
    Enjoy a full day in Europe's most charming mountain resort. The streets are traffic-free and its views of the Matterhorn are stunning. Perhaps take a ride on the incredible Gornergrat mountain railway for lunch and fantastic views. (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 9St. MoritzZermatt - Stresa - St. Moritz :
    Today, we descend to Tasch to rejoin our coach for a crossing of the Simplon Pass into Italy. We stop in the pretty resort of Stresa on Lake Maggiore before we drive along beautiful Lake Como. Back into Switzerland to the Engadine Valley and elegant St. Moritz. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Soldanella
    Day 10InnsbruckSt. Moritz - Innsbruck :
    We enjoy a scenic drive to Switzerland's Inn Valley and the Austrian frontier near Landeck. We continue through Tyrolean landscapes to Innsbruck where orientation features the Golden Roof, ornate Wilten Basilica, Hofburg Palace and the Olympic ski jump. Tonight we enjoy dinner in our hotel and then maybe enjoy a Tyrolean folklore show? (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Grauer Bar
    Day 11ViennaInnsbruck - Berchtesgaden - Vienna (2 nights) :
    Today's drive takes us past crumbling cafestles and tiny churches nestling below mountain peaks. Next into Germany and the Bavarian Alps to Alpine Berchtesgaden in the beautiful National Park. From here we continue our journey to the Salzkammergut and Imperial Vienna for two nights. (Buffet breakfast)

    Hotel: Hilton Danube (2 nights)
    Day 12ViennaVienna sightseeing & at leisure :
    We will enjoy a guided sightseeing tour which highlights the Opera, the Hofburg, Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Imperial Boulevards. Our walking tour will take us into the oldest part of the city, "Am Hof". This evening, why not dine in a lively 'heurige' inn or take in a Viennese waltz concert? (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 13SalzburgVienna - Durnstein - Salzburg :
    This morning we will enjoy a guided sightseeing tour which highlights the impressive State Opera House, the Hofburg, the Austrian Parliament building, St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Imperial Boulevards. We will also take a walking tour through the oldest part of this elegant city, known as 'Am Hof'. Later we have time to explore or go shopping on the Karntnerstrasse, the main shopping street. This evening why not dine in a lively 'heurige' inn or take in a Viennese waltz concert. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Austria Trend Europa
    Day 14OberammergauSalzburg - Munich - Oberammergau :
    This morning after breakfast, we travel back into Germany, passing the Chiemsee Lake where King Ludwig II built a cafestle to rival Versailles. Then on our arrival in Munich, an orientation tour shows us the Ludwigstrasse and the Marienplatz. Later, we ascend into the Bavarian Alps past picturesque wooden farmhouses and baroque churches to arrive in the Passion Play village of Oberammergau. Orientation here will show us the Passion Play theatre and the frescoed houses of this charming village. Tonight dinner is included at our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Wittelsbach
    Day 15FrankfurtOberammergau - Rothenburg - Frankfurt :
    We head north to the Romantic Road and the old town of Rothenburg where our Tour Director will reveal another Hidden Treasure to us! Then we return to Frankfurt where we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our Tour Director and fellow travelers tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

    Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach
    Day 16Return USAFrankfurt - USA :
    This morning there is time to bid farewell to new-found friends as our vacation comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)
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