Optional Excursions
Our tours are carefully planned to offer you a comfortable balance of sightseeing, entertainment, and leisure time. Experience shows, however, that many travelers like to use their free time to make one or more additional excursions. The optional excursions we offer are listed alphabetically on the following pages along with approximate prices and times, as well as the cities from which they are operated. Detailed descriptions of the specific excursions for your tour will also be sent with your Trip Documents Packet.
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Optionals must be booked with and paid to your tour manager in Europe.
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Prices are in American Dollars and are based on payment with VISA, MASTERCARD, or DISCOVER (no other credit cards are accepted). Visa, MasterCard and Discover are the recommended form of payment to avoid carrying excessive cash and exchange rate fluctuations. When paying by credit card, you must be able to present the actual card to your tour manager.
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Please Note: If you bring a DISCOVER card, be sure to also bring a VISA or MASTERCARD because, while Discover is accepted for optional excursion payments, it is not accepted for other payments in Europe. In those special circumstances where cash is the only available form of payment, the tour manager will provide a pricing chart based on the local currency. Cash payments during the tour must be in the local currency. |
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Please note that personal checks and traveler's checks are not accepted.
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Prices featured below are subject to change. Current pricing will be provided with Final Documents.
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Operation of all excursions is subject to sufficient participation, and some excursions are subject to favorable weather conditions. Your tour manager reserves the right to make changes to or cancel these excursions at his/her sole discretion.
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'BAVARIAN PALACE'
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
from Innsbruck area hotel, US$65
The day begins with a visit to the French palace of Linderhof, including a walk through the gardens and a guided tour of the extravagant interior. Then, stop in the village of Oberammergau, site of the famous Passion Play, to admire the frescoed buildings. The highlight of your afternoon drive through scenic Bavaria will be a photo stop providing a perfect view of the famous Neuschwanstein Castle exterior (picture stop, not an interior visit). Return to your hotel via the majestic Fern Pass.
'FRANCE'S WINE ROAD WITH DINNER'
8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
from Breitnau, US$90
Cross the border into the Alsace Region of France for a visit to the picturesque, medieval town of Kaysersburg, situated along the famous 'Wine Road'. You will have time to lunch and visit the quaint shops before sampling wines at a local vineyard. Returning to Germany, stop in the prominent Black Forest town of Freiburg. Your hotel will host a unique 'Hot Rock' dining experience during which you will grill beef, pork or turkey on hot rocks, as was done by the area's ancestors.
'RHINE CRUISE & CABLE CAR'
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
from Rüdesheim, US$60
Cruise past castles and vineyards on a Rhine River Steamer, followed by a guided tour of the unique Siegfied's Musik Kabinette Museum. End the day with a cable car ride up to the Niederwalk Monument, affording beautiful views of the Rhine valley.
'SALZBURG & EAGLE'S NEST WITH DINNER'
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
from Fieberbrunn, Austria or Sauerlach, Germany US$120
Begin with a stop in the German village of Berchtesgaden where you will take a bus and elevator up to the Eagle's Nest, Hitler's mountain hide-a-way. After an independent lunch, become acquainted with nearby Salzburg, famous for the 'Sound of Music' and Mozart. For dinner, stop at an alpine village restaurant for a traditional Austrian meal.
'SWISS LAKE BOAT RIDE & DINNER'
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. (Boat ride)& 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Dinner)
from Swiss Lake Region hotel, US$95
Board a steamer for a scenic cruise on Lake Lucerne, also known as 'Vierwaldstättersee'which literally means 'Lake of the Four Forest Cantons'. The lake's intricate shape borders four of the 26 'Cantons' or states of Switzerland. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 5000 feet above the lake. Following the cruise, enjoy a traditional Swiss dinner at a cozy family-owned restaurant including cheese fondue and lake fish of the region.
'SWISS MOUNTAIN'
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
from Lucerne, US$70
Reach the summit of Mount Stanserhorn (elevation 6,232 feet) by both cogwheel rail and cable car. At the top, enjoy the panorama on the terrace of the mountain top restaurant, take a walk along the paths, and capture the magnificent vistas on film. This excursion is subject to favorable weather and cable car operation, and may be rescheduled or cancelled; or another cable car location may be substituted.
'TYROLEAN SHOW & DINNER'
7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
from Innsbruck area hotel, US$65
Begin the evening with a traditional Austrian meal of Schnitzel and Apfelstrudel. Then transfer to Innsbruck where the Gundolf Family welcomes you for an entertaining performance of traditional Tyrolean songs, unique dances, amusing instruments, and expert yodeling. Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with laughter and music.
