July 23-August 6, 2008  (15 days)

THE ALPINE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE

$3,995

Come with us to explore Europe’s most picturesque countries: Austria, Germany (Bavaria) and Switzerland. Our exciting tour begins with travel from Lake Havasu City to Los Angeles where we’ll overnight at an LAX area hotel and enjoy dinner together. The next day, we’ll fly to Vienna, Austria to begin our European adventure. Enjoy a special tour of Vienna and it’s architectural marvels including the incredible Schoenbrunn Palace and St Stephen’s Cathedral. We’ll experience a lovely cruise on the Danube before arriving in Salzburg, known as the “City of Music”. We’ll be treated to a Mozart Dinner Concert and a walking tour of Salzburg the next morning. We then travel to Munich where we’ll see the Olympic Park and the famous Glockenspiel. Later that day, we’ll travel to the quaint village of Oberammergau, renowned for the Passion Play offered again in 2010. The next day, we’ll enjoy the scenery of the spectacular Bavarian Alps en route to enchanting Innsbruck. A leisurely-paced walking tour will highlight the cobblestone streets and landmarks of Innsbruck before we return to Oberammergau for a second night. The Black Forest is our next destination where we’ll visit Bavaria’s most famous castle, Neuschwanstein (pictured left). Other stops in the Black Forest will afford opportunities to shop for cuckoo clocks and Hummel figurines.  When we enter Switzerland, we first tour Bern then we visit one of the most photographed castles in the world, the Chateau de Chillon, located on Lake Geneva. We end the day in the village of Zermatt in the Swiss Alps, where we stay for two nights. After spectacular travel through Grimsel Pass, our final destination is the “Swiss Paradise on the Lake”, the city of Lucerne. With great memories of the Alpine Countries, our return flight to Los Angeles leaves the next day.

   Included:  All air and ground transportation, lodging , experienced Collette Tour Director, 11 breakfasts, 9 dinners.

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