AUSTRIA & GERMANY with Oberammergau JUNE 16 - 24, 2020 Departure Points: Subject to Change East Peoria - Hampton Inn, 11 Winners Way with host KURT PEGLER, Normal - Sam’s Club, 2151 Shepard Rd. WMBD/WYZZ Sports Director Transportation provided to/from Chicago O’Hare International Airport Neuschwanstein Castle DAY 6: THE OBERAMMERGAU YOUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES PASSION PLAY • All airfare We return to Germany and arrive • All fuel surcharges, government fees, in Oberammergau, a hamlet airport & departure taxes (minimum nestled in the Bavarian Alps, for its value of $460 per person) once-a-decade stage production of • Holiday Vacations Tour Director The Passion Play. In the 17th century, • Experienced European Guides the people of Oberammergau made • Motorcoach and professional driver a holy covenant to portray the • All accommodations life and death of Jesus every 10 • Baggage handling at hotels years if a plague would spare their • $100 travel voucher for a future tour community. Now a worldwide KURT PEGLER phenomenon, we feel the passion 11 Excellent Meals Featuring Kurt worked at WMBD 31 as a college in our hearts as the incredible • Daily European breakfasts intern from Illinois State University in story unfolds before us featuring an 1987. Three years later, he was hired impressive orchestra, choir, live • Mozart-themed dinner at the Saint as a full time reporter. animals, and more than 100 actors Peter’s Stiftkeller in Salzburg with speaking roles. We stay • Farewell Dinner at the Hofbräuhaus Kurt has covered the Major League overnight in the Garmisch area. B,D in Munich Baseball postseason, the NCAA Final Austria & Germany with Oberammergau B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner Four, PGA and LPGA Tour events, DAY 7: NEUSCHWANSTEIN NFL, NBA and NHL games along with Additional dates may be available CASTLE NASCAR races. He’s been a finalist JUNE 16 - 24, 2020 Today we explore the inspiration All Accommodations Featuring for the best downstate sportscast by a string quartet performing for Disney’s Magic Kingdom Castle • 2 nights in Salzburg award presented by the Illinois Experience the timeless culture of the Bavarian and Austrian selections by Mozart. and one of the most recognized • 2 nights in Innsbruck Broadcasters Association every year B,D Alps and the renowned Oberammergau Passion Play. castles in the world, the fairytale-like • 1 night in the Garmisch area since 1993, winning the honor in 1994, DAY 4: TYROLEAN ALPS Neuschwanstein Castle. Commissioned 2003 and 2004. He has also done FLY TO MUNICH Mozart’s birthplace.Tonight we get to • 2 nights in Munich DAY 1: Board the Achensee Steam Cog by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the play-by-play work for local broadcasts Relax and enjoy an overnight flight to know our fellow traveling companions Railway and travel from Jenbach mid-19th century, its Gothic architecture of Missouri Valley Conference men’s Germany. at a WMBD/WYZZ Welcome Dinner Attractions & Highlights to Seespitz with views of Tyrolean and richly decorated rooms were and women’s basketball games since in the city. D • Salzburg guided walking tour mountains, meadows, and forests. influenced by the operas of composer 1993. Kurt has called the state DAY 2: SALZBURG • Berchtesgaden salt mine tour Herzlich willkommen in Deutschland! DAY 3: ALPINE BEAUTY The adventure continues on a Richard Wagner. We have lunch on tournament boys and girls basketball • The Eagle’s Nest teahouse on finals for the Illinois High School We meet our European guide in Depart for the quaint alpine town breathtakingly beautiful cruise of our own in Füssen, then continue our Association TV network since 2000. Munich and travel by motorcoach to of Berchtesgaden at the foot of Lake Achensee, the largest lake journey to Munich. The remainder of Kehlstein Mountain Salzburg, Austria. Upon arrival we the Watzmann, the third highest in the Tyrolean Alps. Next we tour the day is at our leisure. B • Achensee Cog Railway Kurt has previously hosted several enjoy a guided walking tour of this mountain in Germany. Take a short Tratzberg Castle with a knowledge- Holiday Vacation tours. Join him • Lake Anchensee cruise marvelous city. Located along the train ride into the city’s salt mine able guide. Discover how this DAY 8: MUNICH and WMBD/WYZZ viewers on this • Tratzberg Castle tour Salzach River, Salzburg is known and learn about its 500-year history. Renaissance-era stronghold The fun-loving city of Munich welcomes spectacular vacation! • Innsbruck guided walking tour for its Renaissance and Baroque Next we visit The Eagle’s Nest demonstrates Gothic, Habsburg, us today. We see some of Munich’s • Hungerburg gondola cableway to architecture, being the birthplace teahouse atop Kehlstein Mountain, and Fugger influences in its exquisite famous landmarks on a walking tour Karwendel Nature Park of Mozart, and one of the filming witnessing Obersalzberg’s alpine parlor, courtyard, King’s Room, and including the Glockenspiel animated locations for The Sound of Music. beauty and learning about its role in more. In the late afternoon we arrive clock in the Marienplatz, the town • The Oberammergau Passion Play Stroll through the Mirabell Gardens, World War II. This evening we return in Innsbruck, Tyrol’s skiing capital. B square. We’ll also see Munich’s oldest • Neuschwanstein Castle tour across the Markartsteg pedestrian to Salzburg for a private dinner at church Saint Peter, the open-air • Munich guided walking tour bridge into Old Town and past St. Peter’s Stiftskeller accompanied DAY 5: INNSBRUCK market Viktualienmarkt, the Bavarian Surrounded by dramatic mountain State Chancellery, and more. The Price Per Person Mirabell Gardens Innsbruck landscapes and picturesque villages, remainder of the afternoon is ours to ALL AIRFARE INCLUDED! Innsbruck has been the site of two explore the city as we please. Optional Double ..............$6399 per person Winter Olympics, most recently in attractions include a visit to the Beer GERMANY Single ..................7099 per person 1976. Narrow, twisting streets and tall & Oktoberfest Museum or browsing Triple subject to availability Bavarian Alps 2 Munich houses built in the Late Gothic style the shops at the Marienplatz. Tonight Oberammergau reflect the city’s medieval past. Our A valid U.S. passport is required for all U.S. we gather for a joyful Holiday Vacations citizens. Passport cards and enhanced Garmisch 1 2 Salzburg guided walking tour of the city includes Farewell Dinner at the Hofbräuhaus, driver’s licenses are NOT acceptable the Imperial Palace, Court Church, one of Germany’s most famous beer 2 Deposit: $200 per person and the Goldenes Dachl (“Golden halls. B,D Innsbruck Guaranteed Price: Your price is Roof”), a 15th century stone balcony guaranteed upon receipt of your deposit. AUSTRIA DAY 9: RETURN HOME ITALY covered in gilded copper tiles. We return home with memories of Final Payment: March 13, 2020 Afterwards, take a gondola cableway Full refund 96 days prior to departure Motorcoach up Nordketten mountain to visit our wonderful alpine adventure. B Flights Karwendel Nature Park, Austria’s 1 2 3 # of Overnights ACTIVITY LEVEL 4 OUT OF 5 largest protected area. B Refer to General Information insert for details Tour Highlights Ascendant performances, Classical Musicians & Astonishing Scenery The Oberammergau Passion Play Join us in a quaint Bavarian village for one of the world’s most famous portrayals of Jesus’ life and death at the Oberam- mergau Passion Play. Inspired by the holy covenant made by their forebearers in the 17th century, the people of Oberam- mergau continue the hallowed tradition that began almost 400 years ago. The story unfolds with 100+ actors in speaking roles, a menagerie of live animals, plus © Photo courtesy of 2020 Passion Play Oberammergau a magnificent orchestra and choir. Mozart-Themed Dinner in Salzburg Possibly the oldest restaurant in Central Europe, our included dinner in the baroque city of Salzburg is held within the walls of St. Peter’s Abbey at the Stiftskeller St. Peter. Feel the enchant- ment of a luxurious evening out as it might have happened in the late 18th century with a historic menu and musicians in period costumes performing the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Photo Credit Salzburger KonzertgesellschaftPhoto Achensee Cog Railway & Lake Cruise Feel the fresh air of Austria’s marvelous mountains by rail and sail surrounded by soaring peaks, blue waters, pine forests, and picturesque villages. Board a 130 year-old cog railway pulled by a historic steam-operated engine as we travel from Jenbach to Seespitz, then relax on a cruise of Lake Achensee, the largest lake in the Tyrolean Alps. ©Achensee Tourismus ©Achensee Book today! A deposit of only $200 per person confirms your reservation! 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