Traces of Luther
& Berlin
(revised itinerary!)
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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Sanssouci
Palace, Potsdam
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Green
Vault, Dresden
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Preferred Hotels |
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Weimar:
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Leonardo Weimar or similar
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Potsdam:
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Tryp or similar
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Berlin:
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Express Holiday Inn or similar
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Departures
and Prices 2010 |
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Starting Dates |
Terminating
Dates |
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May 2
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May 6
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May 16
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May 20
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June 6
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June 10
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June 27
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July 1
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July 25
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July 29
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August 22
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August 26
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September 19
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September 23
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October 10
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October 14
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Rates
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Per Person
In Twin |
$ 1168.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$ 293.00 |
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Transfer Berlin to Frankfurt pp
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$ 284.00 |
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Day 1: Sunday - Frankfurt - Eisenach - Weimar
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 worked and spent the last years of his
seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany’s greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe,
composers like Liszt and Richard Strauss, the philosopher Nietzsche and the architect Gropius lived and worked
there. In the evening enjoy your 3-course welcome dinner. Overnight at Hotel Leonardo Weimar o.s.
(D/O)
Day 2: Monday - Weimar - Wittenberg -
Potsdam
After breakfast we move to Luther’s Wittenberg
where reformation started when he pinned his 95 thesis
to the portal of the church. Continue to Potsdam and
visit of Sanssouci Palace, the former summer residence
of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Overnight at Tryp
Hotel Potsdam o.s. (B/O)
Day 3: Tuesday - Posdam
- Berlin
In the morning departure for Berlin. See the highlights of
Germany’s most important and most exciting city like Brandenburg Gate, our Parliament Reichstag, Check Point
Charlie and Protestant Cathedral (Berliner Dom). Afterwards, check-in at your hotel. The afternoon is free for own activities
like exploring the numerous, well known museums or roam around the various boutiques and department stores like the
KaDeWe. Overnight at Hotel Express by Holiday Inn Berlin City Center o.s
(B/O)
Day 4: Wednesday - Berlin - Dresden -
Berlin
After breakfast we go on to Dresden. On a city tour you will get to know
one of the loveliest cities of central Europe – “Florence of the Elbe” it is called – and see its important sights like the
restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, the baroque Zwinger, the Green Vault andmanymore. In the late afternoon
return to Berlin and small city tour. (B/O)
Day 5: Thursday - Berlin -
End of Tour. (B)
B=Breakfast; D=Dinner; O=Overnight
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