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An 8-Day Collette Tours tour starting from $1,249
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| Starting Price: | $1,249 |  |
| Tour Length: | 8 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland | |
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Cities Visited: Welcome to Collette Vacations' holiday program featuring the traditional Christmas markets, historic towns and spectacular scenery of Europe. Each stop will beckon you with unique handcrafted gifts like Hummels, Cuckoo clocks, and wood carvings. Highlights include a visit to the magical village of Oberammergau which owes its fame to the internationally known "Passion Play," as well as guided tours of Innsbruck, Austria; Munich, Germany; Strasbourg, France; and Lucerne, Switzerland. Enjoy a traditional Black Forest dinner and a concert inside an 850-year-old church; enjoy a picture stop at Wies Church, proclaimed a World Heritage Site; view the most famous castle in Bavaria, Neuschwanstein; and traverse the vineyard fields of the Alsace. There will be plenty of time on this tour to explore the many specialty markets, enjoy the amenities offered at your hotel, or simply savor the breathtaking Alpine scenery.4476Welcome to Collette Vacations' holiday program featuring the traditional Christmas markets, historic towns and spectacular scenery of Europe. Each stop will beckon you with unique handcrafted gifts like Hummels, Cuckoo clocks, and wood carvings. Highlights include a visit to the magical village of Oberammergau which owes its fame to the internationally known "Passion Play," as well as guided tours of Innsbruck, Austria; Munich, Germany; Strasbourg, France; and Lucerne, Switzerland. Enjoy a traditional Black Forest dinner and a concert inside an 850-year-old church; enjoy a picture stop at Wies Church, proclaimed a World Heritage Site; view the most famous castle in Bavaria, Neuschwanstein; and traverse the vineyard fields of the Alsace. There will be plenty of time on this tour to explore the many specialty markets, enjoy the amenities offered at your hotel, or simply savor the breathtaking Alpine scenery. |
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Day 1: Overnight Flight
Welcome to Collette's holiday program featuring the traditional Christmas markets, historic towns and spectacular scenery of Europe.
Day 2: Oberammergau, Germany - Tour Begins
Your tour begins in the charming town of Oberammergau. This evening, join your fellow travelers for dinner featuring local delicacies.
Day 3: Oberammergau - Innsbruck, Austria - Oberammergau
Day 4: Oberammergau - Munich - Oberammergau
This morning, travel to Munich and enjoy a panoramic tour featuring the Marienplatz, the Glockenspiel and Olympic Park. Enjoy some free time to explore Munich’s historic area. Later, return to Oberammergau for some leisure time in the small town of craftsmen which owes its fame to the internationally-known Passion Play which is performed only once every ten years.
Day 5: Oberammergau - Black Forest
Today's highlights include a picture stop at Wies Church, proclaimed as a World Heritage Site. You also view perhaps the most famous castle in Bavaria, Neuschwanstein, with its beautiful turrets and pinnacles. Continuing along the scenic route, you traverse southern Germany, skirting the northern shores of Lake Constance to the Black Forest, and proceed to the heart of the mysterious Black Forest region - the setting of legends and stories of yore! Don't forget to shop for authentic cuckoo clocks, Hummels and wood carvings.
Day 6: Black Forest - Strasbourg, France - Black Forest
Travel the picturesque valleys of the Black Forest and the vineyard fields of the Alsace to the provincial capital city of Strasbourg, France where centuries of Roman, French, German and Alsatian influences blend together to lend this city its unique local character.
Day 7: Black Forest - Bern, Switzerland
Travel to Bern, one of Europe's most beautiful capital cities.
Day 8: Bern - Lucerne - Bern
Day 9: Bern - Tour Ends
Your tour ends today in Bern.
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- Oberammergau, Innsbruck, Munich, Bavarian Castles, Black Forest, Strasbourg, Bern, Lucern
- Enjoy one of Strasbourg's finest restaurants while visiting France.
- Explore European Christmas markets in Innsbruck, Strasbourg and Bern.
- Experience the holiday spirit in four different countries.
- Shop for famous woodcarvings in Oberammergau.
- Enjoy a traditional cheese fondue dinner while in Switzerland.
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