Additional Route Length Information 69 13 The Valley

Tour Date 13.04.21 - 25.04.21 Cut-off Date: 15.02.2021

CHARACTERISTICS/IDEA BEHIND THIS TOUR: + good for working people, not too long + short stages Driving Stages: You may drive all stages MONEY MATTERS + time available for individual activities: by yourselves. The tour leader offers to go cycling, golf, geocaching with him/her. Tour Price: 790,- e per person Originally planned as a post-Corona trip, with the own car + caravan or camper when this trip appeals to people who don't want to Road Conditions & Traffic: The roads two persons travel in one vehicle Additional travel far but appreciate being together. in are good. Most of the pitches are charge for a single driver 10% near bodies of water where it gets humid and

cooler at night. Fuel: Find the German fuel prices at: PREPARATION: www.clever-tanken.de Travel documents*: Passport or ID- Overnight Places: The overnights are Card, national driving license set at regular campsites of local standard. Additional costs/travel funds: Plan your own individual cost of living and CB-radio: not required Supplies: Electricity, water and grey water around € 2 per person / day for tips. Possi- disposal are available daily. bly you can still consider a small buffer for Car Insurance: Germany is part of the souvenirs, breakdowns, visits to the doctor green card system. Safety & Security: In the Tourist centres ... But there are EC machines everywhere.

please watch out for pickpockets. Also plan a little buffer for souvenirs, mis- Vaccinations: None are compulsory haps, doctor etc. More information at www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk Mobility Rating: 2 See catalogue “Your Journey with Mir Tours” You will be able to pay with debit or credit Pets: require a pet passport point 7). The required degree of mobility card at almost all petrol stations, souvenir usually only relates to some programmes shops and supermarkets. Pre-Tour Meeting: No prior meeting is and segments of the sightseeing. If your planned for this trip. You will receive a par- walking is not that great, you may still join Money Exchange: without problems ticipant’s package by post approx. 5 weeks this trip. To do this, you would skip one or ATM machines are available for use of your before the start of your tour. We also offer the other programme item or shorten it. We debit or credit card. an online appointment where you can get to would be happy to discuss the trip with you know fellow travellers and clarify questions in this regard. In case you use a tool such All this information is subject to change and is meant for that arose while studying the participant as a rollator or travel wheelchair, please this route as part of a group tour. There might be diffe- rences if you book an individual tour to these countries. documents. note that these may also have to be lifted into the means of transport. * The information about visa and travel documents is considering that your passport is issued in a Schengen TOUR LOGISTICS: state, by Switzerland or a country that belongs to both Climate & Clothing: Pack something for the EU and the Schengen area. For the other countries Meeting Point: Official meeting point for all weathers. Rain jackets and hiking gear we will inform your individually. tour start is in Bad Ems. shouldn't be missing.Some pitches are near bodies of water, where it gets damp and Tour Leader: Your tour leader informs re- cooler at night. gularly about driving stages and daily pro- grammes.

(c) MIR Tours & Services GmbH Hauptstraße 10 D-56291 Birkheim Tel: 06746-80280 www.mir-tours.de Entry fees for included programme: The During the online participant meeting you MANDATORY INFORMATION tour price includes the normal entry fees for can get to know other fellow travellers and Cut-off Date: 15.02.2021 the sights we have put in the programme. clarify all open questions about the trip. On this date we have to decide if sufficient Should there be additional parts (special ex- participants to run this tour have been rea- hibitions) that are not of interest for Information Material: We create a informa- ched. Ideally, you should have booked by everyone they might be at your leisure. Ex- tion booklet for this tour. This informs about this point. ample: We visit the Kremlin as part of the all relevant topics from equipment to cus- Moscow sightseeing and we pay the entry toms. Forms, brochures, booklets about si- Booking Closes: 06.04.2021 ticket. Should you opt to see the tsars’ wea- tes and stages are added by us. Also, you Should you be unable to book earlier, this is pon chamber you pay this out of you own receive GPS waypoints and map material the last day that booking is possible under purse. so all participants have the same opportuni- the condition that you bring your documents ties. in time and the required number of partici- The German and English-speaking tour pants has been reached at the cut-off date. leader will meet you in the afternoon of the USEFUL INFORMATION: first day in Bad Ems and will accompany Payments due: upon booking 10% you until Day 13. His tasks are: When putting this trip together, we are still Final payment due by 14.03.2021 - to inform you regularly about overnight in the situation that the SARS-Covid19 pan- places, meals, stage, fuelling, shopping demic is affecting our lives and travels. Cancellation fee: in percentage of tour and Please note our general information on this price; is dependent on the time left to the leisure options. topic in the travel catalogue, as well as our tour start. - offer to join him on the driving stages. Corona promise. as of booking = 10% - give you support in case of mishaps like day 54. - 30. before tour start = 20% illness or vehicle break-downs The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from day 29. - 10. before tour start = 30% the EU and the only recently concluded con- from day 9. before tour start = 75% The resignation (travel cancellation) insu- tracts for future cooperation may result in rance is covering if you cannot go on tour changes to the travel documents required. GENERAL SERVICES: due to a insured reason. The break-off (tra- Please also note that there is a special in-

vel curtailment) insurance refunds the part formation available for customers from the Organization & Booking: We order the in- of the tour price that you did not partake in UK. cluded programmes for your and book the due to an insured reason. More details on overnight places. For us – as a registered insured reasons can be found in the annex. tour operator – the compliance with travel law is obligatory.

I TINERARY:

Day 1 13.04.2021 waldbahn, one of the steepest funiculars Day 4 16.04.2021 Bad Ems in the world, to the Bismarck Height and Limburg If you arrive early, you may get your bike enjoy both the view and the atmosphere The first thing to do today is a little tour out and explore the Lahn cycle path or in the brewery. A leisurely stroll brings us of the old town, during which we will get go on a hike to the Limes, the local equi- back to the health resort for a stroll or to to know the “Limburger Säcker”. You can valent of Hadrian’s Wall. A visit to the our vehicles. get this little apple crumble cake in the

modern thermal baths also offers some- camping fee, transfer, local guide, train, drinks oldest café in town. Well strengthened, thing good for the body. In the late after- we make our way to Limburg

noon, all participants come together to to visit this and the adjoining Diocesan Day 3 15.04.2021 start the journey. In a small meeting, Museum. We also take a look at the sin- Bad Ems - Limburg some questions about the tour logistics fully expensive, but architecturally im- After a 15km drive you will reach will be clarified. The day ends with a din- pressive 's house with the modern an der Lahn. We will hear again and ner in a nearby restaurant. chapel. The rest of the day is then at again about the ruling house Nassau, camping fee, dinner your leisure. whose headquarters have been preser- ved as a ruin only a few kilometres away. camping fee, local guide, entrance fee, snack Day 2 14.04.2021 Nassau is also the birthplace of the Bad Ems Prussian reformer vom und zum Stein Day 5 17.04.2021 We go into town not too early, to meet and the name comes across everyw- Limburg - v - Weilburg the local guide. The pretty Bad Ems ho- here. Those who are not interested in old Also, a short stage and again there are pes to be recognized as a UNESCO stories could find happiness at the Leif- a few stops on the way. On the one hand World Heritage Site and has dressed up heit / Söhnle factory outlet. The house- there is the Selterswassermuseum in properly. During the tour, we hear about hold items company was founded here / and on the other hand how emperors, kings and tsars used to over 30 years ago. In the course of the the Kubach crystal cave just before - cure. We see the bathing castle, the afternoon, we all arrive in the cathedral burg. Again, we set up camp for two fountain hall, the Emser water crane and city of Limburg. nights directly on the Lahn.

the marble hall. Then we take the Kur- camping fee camping fee, entrance fee

(c) MIR Tours & Services GmbH Hauptstraße 10 D-56291 Birkheim Tel: 06746-80280 www.mir-tours.de Day 6 18.04.2021 Day 9 21.04.2021 Day 11 23.04.2021 Weilburg Wetzlar - Marburg Marburg - Bad Laasphe Weilburg Castle in its baroque splendour If you want to see something on the Today we come to the third state of our with its beautiful garden is our destination stage: There are several castles to the trip, to North -Westphalia. Bad today. The last landlord became the right and left of the route. In Marburg it- Laasphe is located in the Wittgenstein Grand Duke of in 1890. The self, the Landgrafenschloss (castle) or the district and has been recognized as a people of Weilburg are particularly proud Spiegelslustturm (observation tower) are Kneipp spa. Here, at the foot of the Rot- of the ship tunnel, which is the oldest and worth an afternoon excursion, if we are haargebirge, not far from the Lahn spring longest of its kind in Germany. After the not already attracted by the Lahn or the in a country known for legends and sa- tour with the local guide, we will have old town. As a university town, we also gas, we will spend the last days of the lunch together. The rest of the day is at find the kitchens of the world here; the journey with nature, hiking and wellness. leisure. tour guide recommends tandoori at the lo- camping fee cal Indian. camping fee, transfer, local guide, entrance fee, lunch camping fee Day 12 24.04.2021 Bad Laasphe Day 7 19.04.2021 Day 10 22.04.2021 There are a number of long and short hi- Weilburg - Wetzlar Marburg king trails in various degrees of difficulty Another short stage and we reach the The first stop on today's sightseeing pro- and thematic focuses around the health campsite, which is a few kilometres up the gram is Philipps University. It was foun- resort. Depending on the composition of Lahn from Wetzlar. We can reach the old ded in 1527, as the first Protestant univer- the group, we choose a route that suits town in half an hour by public transport. sity in the world, in the premises of Land- everyone. Of course, the weather has to Drivers often only know the city from dri- grave Philipp's monastery. Almost four play along too. We end this small, varied ving on the B49, which only presents in- hundred years later, the new university tour with a meal together. dustrial and shopping areas to the right building was completed with depictions of camping fee, dinner and left. That is deceptive - after all, the the history of the city of Marburg. But also, city was an imperial city in the Middle in the small alleys of the old town of Mar- Ages. It was the seat of the Imperial Court burg, you come across numerous docu- Day 13 25.04.2021 of Justice in the 17th century and only la- ments and traces left by famous figures Bad Laasphe ter became an industrial city. During a city such as the Brothers Grimm, Martin Lu- We say goodbye, our almost two-week tour we also hear from an intern in love ther and Nobel Prize winners such as journey comes to an end and from here and various industrial pioneers. Emil von Behring. The rest of the day everyone can choose their own path. An everyone can devote themselves to their on-site extension is possible. camping fee, transfer, local guide own interests. As per 12/2020 Day 8 20.04.2021 camping fee, transfer, local guide, entrance fee, Subject to change Day trip to Gießen dinner Since the 1950s, the city has been rene- wed again and again according to the re- spective trends in urban architecture - a variety that is a matter of taste. The locals take it with humour - what other city has an "elephant toilet"? Today we are wal- king in the footsteps of famous scientists like Justus Liebig and Wilhelm Roentgen by visiting the Mathematicum. In the world's first mathematics hands-on mu- seum, you are invited to playfully explore mathematical phenomena. camping fee, transfer, local guide, entrance fee

(c) MIR Tours & Services GmbH Hauptstraße 10 D-56291 Birkheim Tel: 06746-80280 www.mir-tours.de

Information sheet for Travel cancellation insurance (including travel curtailment insurance) with excess of ERGO Reiseversicherung AG

We have taken out travel cancellation insurance (including travel curtailment insurance) in your favour with ERGO Reiseversicherung AG (ERV) as part of a group insurance contract. You automatically join this as an insured person when you book your trip. The insurance premium is included in the travel price. Insurance cover exists in the event of cancellation before the start of the trip and after the start of the trip in the event of a trip interruption for an insured reason. With the booking confirmation you will receive an insurance certificate (insurance certificate) from which you can find the insurance conditions and further details. The following description of services only provides extracts from the scope of insurance. If you have any questions about insur- ance benefits, please contact the ERV Service Centre on +49 89 4166 - 1766 or [email protected]

What risks are insured? You also have no insurance cover, e.g. for the fees Here you get an overview of the most frequently for issuing a visa. Further exclusions can be found used insurance services: here: VB-ERV 2019 / Kollektiv General Provisions Section 5; Special part: Part A number 13, Part B number 12. • Cancellation cost insurance: Should you can- cel your trip, e.g. because of an unexpected seri- ous initial illness or an accident, ERV will cover What obligations do you have if a damage has the cancellation costs that you contractually owe occurred and what consequences can viola- to the service provider (e.g. tour operator). tions of these obligations have? We only pay for previous illnesses if they were not treated in the last six months before the insurance In the cancellation cost insurance, you have to was taken out.A mental illness is insured if it is cancel the trip as soon as possible so that the can- treated as an in-patient, a specialist doctor's cer- cellation costs remain low. However, you must can- tificate is available or a health insurance provider cel at the latest at the point in time at which the can- approves out-patient psychotherapy. cellation costs would increase. Our exclusive ser- vice plus in cancellation insurance: For each insured event, your deductible is 20% of Is your trip due to illness, accident or at risk for other the reimbursable damage, at least € 25 per per- reasons? Are you unsure whether you can start your son. trip or whether you have to cancel? Our telephone cancellation advice will give you the right recom- mendation! Our competent employees are at your • Travel curtailment insurance: If you interrupt your trip prematurely, we will cover the additional side with help and advice on +49 89 4166-1839. Our costs of the return journey. In addition, we pay for service hours are: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat 9 the unused travel services, up to a maximum of a.m. - 4 p.m. More at the amount insured. We assume the aforemen- www.ergo-reiseversicherung.de/stornoberatung tioned costs if you interrupt your trip prematurely, More in VB-ERV 2019 / Kollektiv General Provisions e.g. because You or a relative become seriously Sections 6 and 7; Special part: Part A numbers 14 ill at home. and 15. For each insured event, your deductible is 20% of the reimbursable damage, at least € 25 per per- In the travel curtailment insurance, you submit a son. medical certificate in the event of serious illness or accident injury. This certificate must contain the di- agnosis and the treatment data and must be ob- When do we not provide insurance services? tained before the trip is interrupted. More in VB-ERV Some cases are excluded from insurance cover. 2019 / Kollektiv General Provisions Sections 6 and The following are – among other things - not in- 7; Special part: Part B numbers 14 and 15. sured: Please note: If you breach your obligations, you put With the cancellation cost and travel curtailment in- your insurance cover at risk. Depending on the se- surance, you have no insurance cover if you do not verity of your breach of duty this may mean that we commence or if you interrupt your trip for fear of a reduce the benefit or do not pay it at all, depending terrorist attack. on the severity of your breach.