Traces of Luther
& Berlin
5 Days Escorted Tour from Frankfurt, Eisenach, Weimar, Zwickau,
Dresden, Meissen, Leipzig, Wittenberg, Potsdam & Berlin
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Features and Inclusions |
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Four nights at specially selected first class and tourist superior hotels
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Tax,
Service charges and Baggage handling (one piece per person).
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All rooms with private bath or shower and toilet.
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Transportation by air-conditioned
motor coach with W/C.
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Professional English/Spanish speaking guide throughout the tour.
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All excursions and city tours not marked as
optional.
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Welcome dinner incl. welcome drink
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Four breakfast
buffet
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Entrance
fees to the follow:
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Wartburg
Castle Eisenach
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Green Vault
Dresden
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Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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Preferred Hotels |
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Zwinger:
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Achat or similar
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Leipzig:
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Mercure or similar
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Berlin:
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Express Holiday Inn or similar
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Departures
and Prices 2008 |
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Starting
Dates |
Terminating
Dates |
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May 04
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May 08
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May 18
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May 22
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June 08
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June 12
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July 27
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July 31
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August 24
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August 28
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September 21
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September 25
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October 12
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October 16
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Rates
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Per Person
In Twin |
$ 1078.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$ 265.00 |
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Transfer Berlin to Frankfurt
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$ 256.00 |
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Day 1: Sunday - Frankfurt - Eisenach - Weimar - Zwickau
Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive to Eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle. Visit one of the most important
edifices of German history and see the room where Luther used to live and work for many years and spent the last years of his seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of
Germanys greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe, musicians like Liszt and Richard Strauss, writers like Nietzsche and Gropius have lived and worked there. On to Zwickau were in times of the German Democratic
Republic the popular car, the Trabbi was built. In the evening enjoy your 3-course welcome dinner.
(D/O)
Day 2: Monday - Zwickau - Dresden -
Meissen - Leipzig
After breakfast we go on to Dresden. On a city tour you will see one of the
loveliest cities of central Europe – “Florence of the Elbe” it was called
and see the important sights like the just restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, Green Vault, the Baroque Zwinger and many more. Continue to
Meissen, where we will pay a visit to the world famous porcelain manufactory and museum before we go on to Leipzig.
(B/O)
Day 3: Tuesday - Leipzig - Wittenberg - Potsdam - Berlin
This morning enjoy an city tour of Leipzig, including St. Thomas Church, where J.S. Bach has spent many years as leader of the choir, Auerbachs Cellar and so on. Continue via
Luthers Wittenberg, where reformation started when he pinned his 95 thesis to the portal of the church. Onward we go via Potsdam and
Sanssouci Castle to
Berlin (B/O)
Day 4: Wednesday - Berlin
Today we visit all the main sights of Germanys most important and most exciting city. See Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie, our Parliament Reichstag, Berlin cathedral and the former seat of the communist
government of East Germany. After the city tour, take
opportunity of doing a trip by boat optionally, which gives you a view to some important sights from the channels. Rest of the day is free for own activities like exploring the numerous,
well known museums, or roam around the many boutiques and department store like the KaDeWe.
(B/O)
Day 5: Thursday - Berlin -
End of Tour. (B)
B=Breakfast; D=Dinner; O=Overnight ditst2 |
