Oberammergau and Catholic Germany
Included Highlights
Airfare: Round trip airfare from a New York Area gateway
Accomodations: Superior Tourist Class Hotels
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner daily
Sightseeing: As per itinerary
Other Inclusions: Passion Play tickets, airport-hotel transfers, hotel taxes, baggage handling, Touring by Private Air Conditioned Motorcoach, Services of a Professional Regina Tours Escort, Priest to accompany trip (if available)
Details
- Tour Operator
- Regina Tours
- Offer
- Offer valid through 9/1/2010
- Duration
- 7 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | New York | New York, NY : Depart on our overnight flight to Munich. Dinner and breakfast served on board. |
| Day 2 | Altotting | Munich/Freising/Altotting : Upon our arrival in Munich we are met by our guide and bus driver and assisted through the airport formality. We then board our bus to start our sightseeing. Our first stop today will be Freising where Pope Benedict studied at the University of Theology and was ordained at St. Mary's Cathedral. From here we drive to Altotting dinner and over night in Altotting. (D) |
| Day 3 | Neuotting | Altotting/Marktl/Neuotting : Our sightseeing begins with Altotting Germany's most famous Marian Shrine, receiving over a million pilgrim each year. Home to the â??Black Madonnaâ? the town is referred as the â??Heart of Bavariaâ? and the Chapel of Grace, a small building in the Baroque chapel square, is its spiritual center. We will also, visit St. Konrad monastery and St. Anna Basilica in Altotting. We cap our tour with a visit of the monumental cyclorama "Jerusalem-Panorama Crucifixion of Christ" (1903) in Altötting This afternoon we drive to Marktl, this market town is the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI you will see the church where he was baptized on the day he was born on Easter Saturday, 1927. We return via Neuotting to Altotting for Dinner and overnight. (B,D) |
| Day 4 | Prien | Prien : Today we make a lovely journey to Prien at Lake Chiemsee where we will visit the Fraueninsel, including the cloister church. Continue to Herrenchiemsee island. Herrenchiemsee is the largest island in the "Bavarian Sea". and is famed for the palace built by Bavaria's e legendary King Ludwig II. The royal palace, fountains and the palace grounds were modeled on Versailles. Leisure time this afternoon and dinner at our hotel in Prien. (B,D) |
| Day 5 | Munich | Oberammergau /Munich : After breakfast we depart for Munich. En route, we will visit Wieskirche. Upon arrival in Munich, participate in a guided city tour of the city including the Old Town and the Church of our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche). The balance of day will be at leisure. Dinner and overnight at our hotel (B, D) |
| Day 6 | Oberammergau | Oberammergau : Enjoy breakfast this morning before continuing to Oberammergau. Our Catholic faith comes alive in the enactment of the Passion of Christ, performed every ten years since 1634. Attendance of this play will be the highlight of our visit to Bavaria. Dinner this evening at your hotel. Overnight in Oberammergau (B,D) |
| Day 7 | New York | New York, NY : Breakfast at the hotel prior to check-out and transfer to airport for our return flight home. Arrive U.S. same day. |
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Tours
Oberammergau and Catholic Germany
From $3,298.00 (USD)
