Tourcy presents… Germany’s Cultural Cities & the Romantic Road with Oberammergau Passion Play featuring Berlin, Hamburg, Marburg, Rothenburg and Munich July 27 – August 8, 2020 For more information contact Tracy Wilson Tourcy, LLC (812) 781-0201 [email protected] 13 Days ● 19 Meals: 11 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 7 Dinners Per Person Rates*: Double $6,949 Single $8,949 Included in Price: Round Trip Air from Evansville Regional Airport, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers Alternate gateways are available upon request. Not included in price: Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $500 per person Limited Availability. All space is on a first come first serve basis. * All Rates are Per Person and are subject to change IMPORTANT CONDITIONS: Your price is subject to increase prior to the time you make full payment. Your price is not subject to increase after you make full payment, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes or fees. Once deposited, you have 7 days to send us written consumer consent or withdraw consent and receive a full refund. (See registration form for consent.) 1014085 Collette Experiences Must-See Inclusions Culinary Inclusions Embark on a guided tour Witness a performance of Indulge in a wine tasting of Hamelin with a flute- the 2020 Oberammergau in a cellar restaurant. playing “Pied Piper.” Passion Play. Join a local guide who Discover Rothenburg ob leads you on a Beatles der Tauber, a medieval tour in Hamburg. gem in the heart of Explore the Hanseatic Franconia. town of Lübeck, famous Tour Neuschwanstein for marzipan. Castle – right out of the pages of a storybook. Highlights: Berlin, Lübeck, Hamburg, Hamelin, “Pied Piper” Tour, Fairy tale Princess Castles, Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Wine Tasting, “Night Watchman“ Tour, Neuschwanstein Castle, Oberammergau Passion Play, Munich Day 1: Monday, July 27, 2020 Day 3: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Overnight Flight This enchanting Berlin This morning enjoy a journey offers the best of Germany. traditional city tour that features Travel to some of the country's most Charlottenburg Palace, Kaiser iconic cities, view its stunning Wilhelm Memorial Church, the countryside and experience the epic Schoenberg City Hall, Oberammergau Passion Play. Kurfuerstendamm, the Reichstag Day 2: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Berlin, building and a stop at “Checkpoint Germany - Tour Begins Your tour Charlie," the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East and West opens in Berlin. This city blends a Berlin during the Cold War. (B) deep history, a modern flare and multi-cultural influences. Tonight, Day 4: Thursday, July 30, 2020 Berlin join your fellow travelers for a - Lübeck - Hamburg Your destination welcome dinner. (D) is Hamburg with its winding canals and impressive harbor that have made it a center of trade for centuries. En route, make a stop in the medieval “singing and ukulele playing local Hanseatic League town of Lübeck, the Beatles expert” and travel down famed birthplace of marzipan and a memory lane. (B) UNESCO World Heritage site. Join a Day 6: Saturday, August 1, 2020 local guide for a tour of the town and Hamburg - Bremen - Hamelin have a chance to visit Café Today’s first stop is in Bremen, at the Niederegger to shop for the marzipan beginning of the Fairy Tale Road. Join they have been making for 200 years. a local guide for a walking tour of this Arrive in Hamburg. Tonight, enjoy quaint town featuring the musicians of dinner out on the town. (B, D) Brothers Grimm fame, the Town Hall Day 5: Friday, July 31, 2020 Hamburg (UNESCO), and the medieval Come to know the city on a panoramic Schnoor district. Later, travel to tour that showcases the Rathaus Hamelin, made famous by the Pied (Town Hall), the Alster, St. Michaelis Piper legend from the stories of the Church, the city center, the beautiful Brothers Grimm. Feel like you have Jungfernstieg promenade and, of stepped into a storybook when the course, the port of Hamburg - dubbed “Pied Piper of Hamelin” plays the “gateway to the world.” Later, it’s delightful tunes while he leads you on your choice! Board a harbor boat for a discovery walk through Hamelin a narrated cruise around the massive with its charming Tudor-style Hamburg shipping port highlighting architecture. (B) the key maritime sights. Or, embark Day 7: Sunday, August 2, 2020 on a relaxing boat cruise on Alster Hamelin - Schönburg and Lake to take in stunning views of the shoreline dotted with the homes of Trendelburg Castles - Kassel - Hamburg’s elite. Later we gather for a Marburg This morning you are walking tour of the Reeperbahn area, transported back to childhood as you Hamburg’s red light district, come face to face with the real life immortalized as the place where the places, and characters, that inspired Beatles cultivated their fame in the the fairy tale classics. First, meet a early 1960s. Join in the fun with your local storyteller at Schönburg Castle, where you will be greeted by the discover this captivating town. Take Princess and her Prince Charming. an evening stroll to a local restaurant Have time to explore the enchanting where you’ll enjoy a tasting of local grounds before traveling to the famed wines followed by a traditional “Rapunzel’s Castle” – Trendelburg. German dinner. Later, join a Continue on to Kassel, home to the colorfully costumed local expert for Brothers Grimm Museum. At the the famous “Night Watchman” museum, an expert will lead you on a walking tour of this medieval town. tour through the interactive displays (B, D) that bring you through the life of the Day 9: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Grimm Brothers. Journey to the Rothenburg ob der Tauber Join in a medieval university town of Marburg walk to a local bakery to taste with its endless alleys and stairways “schneeball” pastries – snowballs – a that lead to the castle perched above. favorite treat of the locals. Then, It’s (B, D) your choice! ! Enjoy free time. Or, Day 8: Monday, August 3, 2020 tour the Medieval Crime and Justice Marburg - Würzburg - Rothenburg ob Museum. Later we gather to spend der Tauber Journey to the perfectly time at the famous Käthe Wohlfahrt preserved medieval town of Christmas Museum where you will be Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located treated to a private tour, enjoy an in the middle of the famous Romantic ornament-making demonstration and Road and in the heart of the Franconia shop for handmade Christmas wine region. En route, make a stop in ornaments. The remainder of the day Würzburg, a Bavarian wine town is at leisure. (B) known for its lavish Baroque and Day 10: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Rococo architecture. Enjoy time to Rothenburg ob der Tauber - explore the town on your own before Neuschwanstein Castle - continuing to Rothenburg, located Oberammergau Today we make our high on a plateau overlooking the way through mountains and along Tauber River. Arrive at your city winding country roads for a tour center hotel, the perfect location to inside the famous Neuschwanstein the villagers. During a break in the Castle. Built by the “crazy” King performance, join your fellow Ludwig II, it is the most photographed travelers for dinner before returning castle in Germany. Next, continue to for the remainder of your Passion Play the quaint, picturesque village of performance. (B, L, D) Oberammergau. (B, D) Day 12: Friday, August 7, 2020 Day 11: Thursday, August 6, 2020 Oberammergau - Munich Today we Oberammergau - Passion Play This travel to Munich, the exciting capital afternoon, witness a performance of of Bavaria. Feel the energy of this the epic Passion Play. The original lively city during a tour that highlights performance dates back to 1634. Olympic Park, the world-famous During the Thirty Year War, Glockenspiel;* and Marienplatz, a Oberammergau was spared the Black beautiful square surrounded by shops, Plague and for this reason, the citizens restaurants and cafés. Enjoy time to vowed that every ten years they would explore Munich before gathering with give a play to honor the last days of your fellow travelers for a farewell the life of Christ. The performers of dinner celebrating the end of your this once-in-a-decade event are all memorable trip. (B, D) native to the village. To lend Day 13: Saturday, August 8, 2020 authenticity to the performance, the Munich - Tour Ends This morning cast start to grow their hair and beards your tour comes to a close. (B) more than a year in advance. Also, the intricate costumes are made locally by Itinerary at a glance Day 1 Overnight Flight Days 2, 3 Hotel Riu Plaza Berlin, Berlin Days 4, 5 Reichshof Hamburg - Curio by Hilton, Hamburg Day 6 Hotel Stadt Hamelin, Hamelin Day 7 Vila Vita Hotel Marburg, Marburg Days 8, 9 Hotel Altes Brauhaus, Rothenburg Days 10, 11 An Oberammergau Region Hotel, Oberammergau Region Day 12 Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel, Munich On some dates alternate hotels may be used. For important reservation information visit https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1014085. You can also find this information on your tour documents. Experience It! Rothenburg ob der Tauber Find yourself immersed in days gone by in the Bavarian region’s Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This perfectly preserved walled town rests along Germany’s historic Romantic Road and is a place where the Middle Ages comes to life. As Germany’s second largest city during this period and now a favorite tourism destination, you’ll discover winding cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses surrounded by 1,000-year-old walls. This is all nestled in the quiet Bavarian countryside that is also the heart of the award-winning Franconia wine region. Get to know this delightful area where history meets state-of-the-art winemaking.