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Summer Castle Tour 2010 Itinerary - Tour H
9 Full Days in Germany + 2 Travel Days The deadline for participation in Tour H has passed.
Wednesday, June 23 - Travel Day. Depart ATL for MUC abt. 4:50 PM on Delta #130. Thursday, June 24 - Arrive in Munich at 7:00 AM. Bus to Augsburg. Walking tour of Augsburg (Haupt). Overnight in Hotel Ibis Augburg. Dinner: Augsburg's Hbf Brauhaus. Friday, June 25 - Bus to Fussen along the Romantische Strasse. See Wieskirche and Castle Neuschwanstein - tour at 12:45. Bus to Markdorf. Check into Landgasthof Adler. Dinner in Meersburg am Bodensee. Bus back to Markdorf. Saturday, June 26 - Bus to Hechingen, Tuebingen, and Stuttgart. Tour Burg Hohenzollern. Lunch Tuebingen (old city). Visit palace grounds in Stuttgart and get dinner. Bus to Ditzingen and check into Hotel Blankenburg. Sunday, June 27 - Bus to Ludwigsburg, Heidelberg, and Windesheim. Visit palace grounds in Ludwigsburg. Tour Heidelberg Castle abt. 3:00. Overnight in Gasthaus Stempel in Windesheim. Dinner at Gasthaus Stempel. Monday, June 28 - Bus to Bingen am Rhein. Rhein River Cruise "Loreley Fahrt" from Bingen to St. Goar (9:00 to 1:00). Bus to Wurzburg. Stay overnight at the Post Hotel Wurzburg. Tuesday, June 29 - See Bishop's Residence in am. Bus to medieval Rothenburg o.d.T. . Have dinner. Bus to Augsburg. Stay overnight Ibis Hotel Augsburg. Wednesday, June 30 - Bus to Berchtesgaden Region. Bus to Freilassing. Visit Koenigsee area. Boat ride on the most scenic Koenigssee. Stay overnight Hotel Krone in Freilassing. Dinner in Freilassing. Thursday, July 1 - Bus to Salzburg, Austria. Tour the old city center (Haupt). Bus to Freising. Visit Mirabell Gardens, and visit the Alte Stadt Salzburg (9:00 am to 2:00 pm) - the home town of Mozart and made additionally famous with "The Sound of Music". . Stay overnight at Hotel Lerner in Freising. Dinner at Hotel Lerner. Friday, July 2 - Bus to Karl's Platz in Munich. Bus to Dachau. See Memorial Site. Visit pedestrian area from Karl's Platz to Mariensplatz.in downtown Munich from 10:00 - 1:00 (Haupt). Visit Dachau at 2:00 pm. Then bus to Freising. Stay at Hotel Lerner. Saturday, July 3 - Bus to Munich airport at 7:30 am. Departure from Munich to ATL 9:50 am on Delta #131.
For this tour you must already have your passport by May 7 or have applied for one by that date.
Lodging & Travel
Tour includes comfortable lodging arrangements. Two per room with private bath. For additional photos of lodging and transportation, click here.
Total Cost
$2430.00 ground costs (based on total of 10 travelers) total cost in US Dollars. This cost is based on the current US Dollar - Euro exchange rate: July 30, 2010 1.30 USD = 1 Euro. If fewer than 10, then total = $2530.00 per person if 9; total = $2650.00 per person if 8; total = $2790.00 per person if 7. Per person costs will come down further if more than 10 travelers. minimum 7 travelers - maximum 24 (but flexible).
Cost includes: lodging (9 nights), admissions, bus transportation, overhead expenses and taxes, and two evening meals.
RT Flight portion estimated ATL-MUC at: $1413.50 (ticket + taxes) as of July 30, 2010 (includes a $30.00 fee to Starr Travel).
Total ground miles traveled = 1000 miles.
Payment Schedule
Flight Ticket Deadline: May 14, 2010 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: May 14, 2010 (or payment in full) Final 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: May 28, 2010
If you choose to use Starr Travel, flight ticket checks are payable to Starr Travel. On-the-ground costs checks payable to Haupt Germany Tours. Once tickets are secured, you will be sent an invoice approximately 10 days prior to each payment date for remaining costs. Payments are to be mailed to addresses found on our contact page. You must contact Haupt Germany Tours before purchasing flight tickets.
Oberammergau Passion Play Tour (and Castle Tour) 2010 Itinerary - Tour I
8 Full Days in Germany + 2 Travel Days The deadline for participation in Tour I has
passed.
Sunday, July 11 - Travel Day. Depart ATL for MUC abt. 4:50 PM on Delta #130. Monday, July 12 - Arrive
in Munich at 7:00 AM. Bus to Augsburg. Walking tour of Augsburg
(Haupt). Overnight in Hotel Ibis Augburg. Dinner: Augsburg's Hbf
Brauhaus. Tuesday, July 13 - Bus or Train to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Walking tour of Rothenburg (Haupt). Spend time visiting shops. Dinner in Rothenburg. Return to Augsburg. Stay at Hotel Ibis Augsburg. Wednesday, July 14
- Bus to Fussen. Tour Castle Neuschwantstein (11:45). In afternoon, bus to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Check into Hotel Vier Jahrenzeit. Dinner in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Thursday, July 15
- Spend some time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen visiting shops. Bus to nearby Oberammergau. See Passion Play. Play starts at 2:30 pm. Dinner break 5:00-8:00 pm. Part Two of play is from 8:00 to 10:30 pm. Return to Hotel Vier Jahrenzeit in Garmisch. Friday, July 16 - Bus to Berchtesgaden Region. Lunch in town of Berchtesgaden. Visit Koenigssee (King's Lake). Boat Ride on Koenigssee. Visit shops. Bus to Freilassing. Stay at Hotel Krone in Freilassing. Saturday, July 17 - Bus to nearby Salzburg, Austria (30 min). Do walking tour of Salzburg (Haupt). See several Sound of Music filming locations. Lunch at St. Peter's Stiftskeller. About 4:00, bus to Freising (near Munich). Check into Hotel Lerner. Sunday, July 18 - Bus to Kaltenburg. Spend all day at the world's largest medieval festival and arena show - the Kaltenberg Ritterturnier. Return to Hotel Lerner in Freising. Monday, July 19 - Bus to Karl's Platz / Marienplatz area in downtown Munich. Do a walking tour of Marienplatz area (Haupt). Spend time in the shops of the pedestrian zone. Lunch at Munich's Hofbrauhaus. Return to Hotel Lerner in Freising. Tuesday, July 20 - Bus to Munich airport at 7:30 am. Departure from Munich to ATL at 9:50 am on Delta #131. For this tour you must already have your passport by June 1 or have applied for one by that date.
Lodging & Travel
Tour includes comfortable lodging arrangements. Two
per room with private bath. For additional photos of lodging and
transportation, click here.
Total Cost
$2070.00 ground costs (based on total of 10 travelers) total cost
in US dollars. This cost is based on the current US Dollar - Euro
exchange rate: July 30, 2010 1.30 USD = 1 Euro. If fewer than 10, then
total = $2180.00 per person if 9; total = $2320.00 per person if 8;
total = $2470.00 per person if 7. Per person costs will come down further if more than 10 travelers. minimum 7 travelers - maximum 24 (but flexible).
Cost includes: lodging (8 nights), admissions, bus
transportation, overhead expenses and taxes, and two evening meals.
RT Flight portion ATL-MUC estimated at: $1381.50
(ticket + taxes) as of July 30, 2010 (includes a $30.00 fee to Starr
Travel).
Total ground miles traveled = 700 miles.
Additional note: Be sure to compare other tour packages. How many full days on the ground do they offer? How much of Germany do those other tours show you? Are any group meals part of their packages? Do they offer complete bus service? It the medieval festival part of their offering? Figure in our discounts. There is ample reason to choose Haupt Germany Tours.
Payment Schedule
Advanced deposit of $100.00: By May 14, 2010 Flight Ticket Deadline: May 25, 2010 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: May 25, 2010 (or payment in full) Final 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: June 11, 2010
If you choose to use Starr Travel, flight ticket checks are payable to Starr Travel (or obtain on your own). On-the-ground costs checks payable to Haupt Germany Tours.
Once tickets are secured, you will be sent an invoice approximately 10
days prior to each payment date for remaining costs. Payments are to be
mailed to addresses found on our contact page. You must contact Haupt Germany Tours before purchasing flight tickets.
For this particular tour, I will need to know of your interest by no later than April 11, 2010 in order to reserve tickets to the performance dates for both the Passion Play and the Knights Tournament/Medieval Festival. A $100.00 deposit will be needed by that date which will be deducted from total on-the-ground costs.
Summer Castle Tour 2010 Itinerary - Tour J
9 Full Days in Germany + 2 Travel DaysThe deadline for participation in Tour J has
passed.
Wednesday, Aug. 11 - Travel Day. Depart ATL for MUC abt. 4:50 PM on Delta #130. Thursday, Aug. 12 - Arrive
in Munich at 7:00 AM. Bus to Augsburg. Walking tour of Augsburg
(Haupt). Overnight in Hotel Ibis Augburg. Dinner: Augsburg's Hbf
Brauhaus. Friday, Aug. 13 - Bus to Fussen along the
Romantische Strasse. See Wieskirche and Castle Neuschwanstein - tour at
12:45. Bus to Markdorf. Check into Landgasthof Adler. Dinner in
Meersburg am Bodensee. Bus back to Markdorf. Saturday, Aug. 14
- Bus to Hechingen, Tuebingen, and Stuttgart. Tour Burg Hohenzollern.
Lunch Tuebingen (old city). Visit palace grounds in Stuttgart and get
dinner. Bus to Ditzingen and check into Hotel Blankenburg. Sunday, Aug. 15
- Bus to Ludwigsburg, Heidelberg, and Windesheim. Visit palace grounds
in Ludwigsburg. Tour Heidelberg Castle abt. 3:00. Overnight in Gasthaus
Stempel in Windesheim. Dinner at Gasthaus Stempel. Monday, Aug. 16 - Bus
to Bingen am Rhein. Rhein River Cruise "Loreley Fahrt" from Bingen to
St. Goar (9:00 to 1:00). Bus to Wurzburg. Stay overnight at the Post
Hotel Wurzburg. Tuesday, Aug. 17 - See Bishop's Residence in
am. Bus to medieval Rothenburg o.d.T. . Have dinner. Bus to Augsburg.
Stay overnight Ibis Hotel Augsburg. Wednesday, Aug. 18 - Bus
to Berchtesgaden Region. Bus to Freilassing. Visit Koenigsee area. Boat
ride on the most scenic Koenigssee. Stay overnight Hotel Krone in
Freilassing. Dinner in Freilassing. Thursday, Aug. 19 - Bus to
Salzburg, Austria. Tour the old city center (Haupt). Bus to Freising.
Visit Mirabell Gardens, and visit the Alte Stadt Salzburg (9:00 am to
2:00 pm) - the home town of Mozart and made additionally famous with
"The Sound of Music". . Stay overnight at Hotel Lerner in Freising.
Dinner at Hotel Lerner. Friday, Aug. 20 - Bus to Karl's Platz
in Munich. Bus to Dachau. See Memorial Site. Visit pedestrian area from
Karl's Platz to Mariensplatz.in downtown Munich from 10:00 - 1:00
(Haupt). Visit Dachau at 2:00 pm. Then bus to Freising. Stay at Hotel
Lerner. Saturday, Aug. 21 - Bus to Munich airport at 7:30 am. Departure from Munich to ATL 9:50 am on Delta #131.
For this tour you must already have your passport by June 18 or have applied for one by that date.
Lodging & Travel
Tour includes comfortable lodging arrangements. Two
per room with private bath. For additional photos of lodging and
transportation, click here.
Total Cost
$2430.00 ground costs (based on total of 10 travelers) total cost
in US dollars. This cost is based on the current US Dollar - Euro
exchange rate: July 30, 2010 1.30 USD = 1 Euro. If fewer than 10, then
total = $2530.00 per person if 9; total = $2650.00 per person if 8;
total = $2770.00 per person if 7. Per person costs will come down further if more than 10 travelers. minimum 7 travelers - maximum 26 (but flexible).
Cost includes:
lodging (9 nights), admissions, bus
transportation, overhead expenses and taxes, and two evening meals.
RT Flight portion ATL-MUC estimated at: $1252.50
(ticket + taxes) as of July 30, 2010 (includes a $30.00 fee to Starr
Travel).
Total ground miles traveled = 1000 miles.
Payment Schedule
Flight Ticket Deadline: June 30, 2010 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: June 30, 2010 (or payment in full) Final 1/2 of "on-the-ground" costs: July 16, 2010
If you choose to use Starr Travel, flight ticket checks are payable to Starr Travel or obtain on your own. On-the-ground costs checks payable to Haupt Germany Tours.
Once tickets are secured, you will be sent an invoice approximately 10
days prior to each payment date for remaining costs. Payments are to be
mailed to addresses found on our contact page. You must contact Haupt Germany Tours before purchasing flight tickets.
Oberammergau Passion Play - Coming 2010!
See above! Every 10 years, the citizens of Oberammergau, Bavaria put on an amazing performance of their world famous passion play. They have been doing this for the past 375 years! Since 1634! It has a cast of over 2000 performers! 2010 is the next year that this play is available. Haupt Germany Tours will be offering a full eight-day (plus two travel days) package (July 11 - July 20, 2010) which will include the passion play. Contact us for more information.
