Tour Price: $4,250.00 per person (based on twin occupancy)**

Tour Price Includes: • Return airfare from Toronto on Lufthansa or Alitalia • Airline departure taxes (approx $685)** • Accommodation in 3-star hotels (4 nights Cologne, 4 nights St. Michael’s Choir School Regensburg, 4 nights Munich) • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily • Private coach transportation as per the itinerary Germany Tour 2017 • Services of GHT local German tour manager and George Hardy throughout • Guide services and entrances as per the itinerary

Tour Price Does Not Include: • Anything not mentioned in the itinerary • Optional student travel insurance: $150.00 • Gratuities: $60.00 • Payment by Visa or Mastercard: $120 service charge (cash or cheque no surcharge)

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Payment Schedule: • Deposit: $500.00 due at time of registration + optional insurance • 2nd Payment: $1,905.00 due on November 21, 2016 • Final Payment $1,905.00 due on February 28, 2017

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Valid passport required. It is the responsibility of all participants to ensure that no additional travel documents (i.e.: visas) are necessary. If not a Canadian citizen, please ensure you have the necessary visas required for entry to Germany. Georgia Hardy Tours Inc. is not responsible for inadequate or incomplete travel documents. *Please ensure you enter your name EXACTLY as it appears on your passport. Airlines enforce penalty and change fees that must be borne by the individual traveller in the instance for updating names and personal information if not correctly entered at the time of booking. **Price is based on exchange rates, airfare, land services, and taxes as of May 20, 2016. Any increase in price must be borne by the individual participant. Itinerary is subject to change if necessary. Day 1, April 30: Toronto - Germany Day 5, May 4: Cologne - Rhine River Cruise - Dusseldorf Day 8, May 7: Regensburg Day 11, May 10: Munich - Augsburg - Munich - Cologne Depart Toronto on a Lufthansa overnight flight to Germany (via Frankfurt) This morning attend Mass followed by an afternoon performance in the Today’s program will include a day trip to Augsburg, Germany’s third oldest This morning board a river boat for the scenic journey along the Rhine river Cathedral. city as it was founded by the Romans and named after the Roman Emperor Day 2, May 1: Dusseldorf - Cologne to Dusseldorf. A walking tour of Dusseldorf will include the Konigsallee, Overnight: Regensburg (B. L, D) Augustus. A guided tour will introduce you to Augsburg’s rich history and the most elegant shopping street bordering the town’s moat, the Old Town lovely town centre including Mozarthaus, where the composer’s father Arrive to Dusseldorf in the afternoon and transfer by coach to Cologne, district (Altstadt) with the Marketplace, Town Hall, Castle Tower and the Day 9, May 8: Regensburg - Kelheim - Weltenburg - was born and is now a museum dedicated to the Mozart family. Wander a major cultural centre in Rhineland with a history dating back to the Neue Zollhof, a stunningly redeveloped section of the old port boasting Regensburg along the small laneways of the Fuggerei, a “town within a town” that was pre-Roman era and famous for its 12 great Romanesque churches. Check Frank Gehry designed office buildings. Return to Cologne in the later built to house the town’s poor Catholics in 1521 and is the world’s oldest in to the hotel before dinner after a long travel day! afternoon in time for dinner and the evening concert at the Cathedral. Following a morning collaborative activity with the local school transfer social housing. See the Rathaus, the Golden Hall, and Maximilian Street. Overnight: Cologne (B,L,D) to the town of Kelheim and board a boat for a scenic cruise through Overnight: Cologne (B,L,D) This afternoon, spend time with the local choir school before an evening the Danube Gorge to Weltenburg Monastery, where Benedictine monks concert at the stunning Cathedral before returning to Munich. Day 3, May 2: Cologne have been brewing beer for over 1000 years! The Baroque church is richly Day 6, May 5: Cologne - Nuremberg - Regensburg Overnight: Munich (B,L,D) decorated with frescos. Enjoy the magnificent scenery before returning to This morning enjoy a guided walking tour of Cologne’s city centre. Entirely Depart Cologne this morning and travel to Nuremberg in Bavaria, known Kelheim. Before returning to Regensburg visit the Neoclassical monument destroyed by RAF bombers during World War II, the reconstruction of the Day 12, May 11: Munich as the “little treasure chest” of Germany, due to its traditional industries “Hall of Liberation, that was built by King Ludwig to celebrate the defeat city included modern architecture styles from the 1950s. The result is a of gingerbread and handmade toys. A guided tour will included: the Toy of Napoleon in 1815. Tonight enjoy dinner at the “Old Sausage House” This morning, visit Nymphenburg Palace, an Italian inspired summer palace fascinating cityscape on either side of the Rhine River. The Roman-Germanic Museum; the city’s ramparts; the spectacular church of St. Lorenz; the that was founded in 1146 AD and is the oldest continuously open public for the Bavarian Monarch. The lavish park complex and baroque “schloss” Museum offers a fascinating insight into the city’s rich archaeological castle; and the Hauptmarket featuring the “Beautiful Fountain”, which is restaurant in the world! bear a passing resemblance to Versailles; the interiors, however, retain heritage from the Paleolithic period to the early Middle Ages. In the where the most famous Christmas Market in the world happens. Nuremburg many of the priceless works of art, porcelain and furniture because (unlike afternoon, visit the Chocolate Museum for a tour and tasting! Rehearsal this Overnight: Regensburg (B. L, D) also has the dubious distinction of being strongly associated with the Versailles), Nymphenburg is still the home to the Prince of Wittelsbach, evening at the Cologne Cathedral. The Cathedral is a towering landmark and Nazi party. Hitler chose the city as the location for six Nazi party rallies, Day 10, May 9: Regensburg - Munich the Duke of Bavaria. In the afternoon visit the Deutsches Museum, the a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture; one of the largest cathedrals in and custom built an 11 square km complex to stage massive productions world’s largest museum of science and technology. Natural sciences, Europe, it was started in 1248 and is considered to be the most ambitious displaying military power. See the Congress Hall (modelled on the Colosseum Depart Regensburg for Munich this morning. Upon arrival, visit the BMW energy, transport, communication, and musical instruments are just building project of the Middle Ages. The Cathedral, although badly damaged, in Rome), the Hall of Honour, and the massive Zeppelinfeld Arena. Enjoy Welt and Museum for a guided tour with BMW staff. At the Welt, discover some of the exhibits that draw millions of visitors to the museum every was the only building left standing in Cologne by 1945. dinner in Nuremburg before travelling to Regensburg to check into the hotel. the “Passion & Precision” that is synonymous with the BMW Brand. At the year. From 4:00-6:30 PM, attend Mass and then perform at the Cathedral. Overnight: Cologne (B,L,D) museum, 125 of the company’s most valuable and attractive motorcycles Overnight: Regensburg (B. L, D) Overnight: Munich (B,L,D) and engines are on display and students can enjoy deep insights into Day 4, May 3: Cologne - Aachen - Cologne Day 7, May 6: Regensburg the tradition, present and future of the high-performance BMW brand. Day 13, May 12: Munich - Newschwanstein Castle - Munich Afterwards, walk to Olympic Park and see the Olympic Stadium, the Depart this morning for a full day tour to charming Aachen, located Located on the banks of the Danube River, Regensburg’s medieval townscape enduring symbol of the 1972 Olympic Games and one of Europe’s most Today is a full-day trip to Germany’s most famous landmark: . Built on the Dutch and Belgian borders and famous as a spa town. Home of - now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is composed of numerous churches impressive stadiums. This evening, attend a Bayern Munich soccer game! by Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a fantasy fortress, it became the Charlemagne, Aachen was the place of coronation for 30 German kings. and fine aristocratic houses dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. A (Subject to availability.) inspiration for Walt Disney’s theme park castles. The interior includes the During the walking tour see the Marketplace, Town Hall, Treasury, and guided tour will include the town’s important sites such as the Stone Bridge Throne Room, Singer’s Hall and some of the country’s most spectacular the Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After dinner and a concert Overnight: Munich (B,L,D) and Tower, Scottish Church, Domplatz, and Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) views across the Bavarian Alps. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner at a performance at the Cathedral, return to Cologne for the rest of the evening. with its secret rooms, prison, and torture chamber! Enjoy the scenery of Munich beer garden (minus the beer) and enjoy typical Bavarian music Overnight: Cologne (B,L,D) the town that Pope Benedict XVI has described as the place “where he and an Oom Pah Pah band! feels most at home”. This evening, rehearse at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Overnight: Munich (B,L,D) the finest Gothic church in Bavaria, that is famous for its boy’s choir. Overnight: Regensburg (B. L, D) Day 14, May 13: Munich - Toronto Depart Munich and board a return flight to Toronto