Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland (9 Days starting from $1,499)

Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland

A 9-Day tour starting from $1,499

Length:	9 Days
Type:	Winter 2009
Category:	Regional
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	WCMA

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About This Tour

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
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Sightseeing Highlights

Christmas Market Visits: Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, Lucerne and Europe’s largest indoor Christmas market in Zurich.
Vienna: See the Hofburg, City Hall and State Opera House.
Salzburg: See the Mirabell Gardens and Mozart’s birthplace.Innsbruck See the Golden Roof and Old Town Square.
Innsbruck: See the Golden Roof and Old Town Square.
Neuschwanstein Castle: Guided visit of the apartments.
Oberammergau: Visit the Passion Play village.
Munich: See the Hofbräuhaus and the Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz.
Lucerne: See the Lion Monument and wooden Chapel Bridge.
Scenic Drives Danube Valley, passing Melk Abbey and shores of Lake Constance.

Dining Highlights

1 Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Vienna.
7 hot buffet breakfasts on tour.
3 three-course dinners.
Farewell Dinner with wine in Lucerne.

First Class Travel Highlights

First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
Vienna Airport transfer is provided on Day 1 and Zurich Airport transfer is provided on Day 8.
Professional, multi-lingual Tour Director on tour.
Qualified local guide in Vienna and Salzburg.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

Airport Transfers
Transfers on arrival at Vienna Airport will operate at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Zurich Airport at 8.00am.

London Gateway: Trafalgar passengers purchasing either “Land Only” or “Land and Air” will receive Hotelink transfers during published hours of operation. This is providing that:
Passengers are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar on the night of their arrival and the night before their departure.
Passengers or their Travel Agents supply Trafalgar with accurate flight information not less than 21 days prior to departure.
European Gateways: Trafalgar passengers purchasing “Land Only” will receive coach transfers at the times published in the brochure at NO extra charge. However, if these “Land Only” passengers arrive outside the brochure advertised coach transfer times they must make their own arrangements at their own expense.
Passengers purchasing “Land and Air” from Trafalgar will receive coach transfers at times published in the brochure or, if they arrive outside of these set times, then a separate transfer will be booked for them. These transfers will be available only on the days of arrival and departure of the tour.
Passengers purchasing pre and post tour accommodation must arrange their own transfers regardless of whether or not they have bought “Air” from Trafalgar.

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Vienna.

Day 2 - Arrive Vienna (2 nights) You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Time to relax before enjoying a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travellers.

Hotel: Hilton Danube

Day 3 - Vienna sightseeing and Christmas markets Our sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a drive along the Ringstrasse, views of the Hofburg, the Parliament, City Hall and the State Opera House. Vienna’s ‘Christkindlmarkt’ in traditional wooden huts displays handmade wooden toys, local gingerbread and warming ‘Glühwein’. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 4 - Vienna – Salzburg – Innsbruck A scenic drive along the Danube Valley brings us to Mozart’s Salzburg, where the Christmas markets are held in and around the picturesque Cathedral. Our guided walking tour shows us Mozart’s birthplace and the Mirabell Gardens. Then we drive through fairy-tale Christmas landscapes to Innsbruck, where, after an orientation tour, we have time to enjoy the Christmas Market in the
Old Town Square. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Grauer Bar

Day 5 - Innsbruck – Neuschwanstein Castle – Oberammergau – Munich (2 nights) This morning, with views of snowcapped mountains, we drive to visit Neuschwanstein, the most extravagant of King Ludwig’s castles. Then to Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play, and on to the Bavarian capital of Munich, with its festive Christmas markets. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Westin Grand Arabella Park

Day 6 - Munich orientation and at leisure Our orientation shows us the Hofbräuhaus, the Marienplatz and the ornate Glockenspiel on the impressive town hall. Then time at leisure to browse the stalls at the Christmas market and maybe visit one of the famous Beer halls of this hospitable city. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 7 - Munich – Lake Constance – Zurich Christmas Market – Lucerne ( 2 nights) We head for the Swiss border, passing Lake Constance, before reaching Zurich, the financial capital. Time to visit the lively indoor Christmas market before continuing on to lakeside Lucerne where we spend the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Schiller

Day 8 - Lucerne orientation and at leisure This morning our Tour Director shows us the poignant Lion Monument, the covered wooden Chapel Bridge and the Jesuit Church, before time to shop for Swiss watches and chocolate. Tonight, we all enjoy a festive Farewell Dinner with wine together with our Tour Director. (Buffet Breakfast / Farwell Dinner)

Day 9 Lucerne – Zurich – USA Trafalgar transfers you to the airport in Zurich for your return flight to the USA – full of the joys of Christmas! (Buffet Breakfast)

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For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms. Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons. For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent. The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

Vienna
Salzburg
Innsbruck
Munich
Zurich
Lucerne
Neuschwanstein
Oberammergau

For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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