Sound of Music 2009 (10 Days starting from $1,925)

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Sound of Music 2009
10 Days starting from $1,925

Countries Visited:
Austria, Germany

Length:	10 Days
Type:	First Class Europe & Britain 2009
Category:	Regional
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	CSOM-2009

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About This Tour

Cities Visited:
Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Neuschwanstein, Oberammergau, Munich

Visit the land of the Sound of Music - starting in Munich and ending in musical Vienna. See the church where Captain Von Trapp and Maria were married in the film and in Salzburg see Mozart''s birthplace. In Berchtesgaden you''ll stop to see Hitler''s favorite summer resort.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details
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Sightseeing Highlights

Vienna: See the Imperial Boulevards, St. Stephen''s Cathedral, the Hofburg, Opera and Parliament.
Mayerling: Learn the tragic story of Prince Rudolph and his mistress!
Heiligenkreuz: Visit the Abbey of the Holy Cross.
Danube Valley: See the ornate Monastery of Melk.
Mondsee: See the church where Captain Von Trapp and Maria were married in the film The Sound of Music.
Salzburg: Sightseeing explores the Domplatz, Mozart''s birthplace and The Sound of Music locations.
Berchtesgaden: Visit the Bavarian Alpine resort.
Innsbruck: Orientation including the Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace, the Olympic ski-jump and Wilten Basilica
Neuschwanstein: Horse and carriage ride to visit Mad King Ludwig''s fairytale castle.
Oberammergau: Visit the Passion Play village.
Munich: Orientation includes the Marienplatz with its Glockenspiel, the Opera House and Hofbräuhaus.

Dining Highlights

8 hot buffet breakfasts.
3 three-course dinners.
Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Vienna.
Farewell Dinner with wine in Munich.

13 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

First Class Travel Highlights

All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
You''ll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
A qualified local city guide in Vienna, the Vienna Woods and Salzburg.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 10.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

Airport Transfers
Tranfers will be provided for passengers who have booked our Land+Air package. Group transfers on arrival at Vienna Airport will operate at 10.30 and 13.30. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Munich Airport at 09.30.

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Vienna.

Day 2 - Arrive Vienna (3 nights) Welcome to Vienna, the capital of Austria. After check-in there''s time to relax and unwind before meeting your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a Welcome Drink and to learn more about your tour programme.

Hotel: Hilton Danube (3 nights)

Day 3 - Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide features the monuments and palaces of this musical city. The Imperial Boulevards lead us to the Opera House, the Hofburg Palace, the Parliament and St. Stephen''s Cathedral. Our walking tour takes us into the oldest parts of the city near ‘Am Hof’. Later, free time perhaps to indulge in some Sachertorte and cream in a tempting pastry shop. Or why not take an excursion to Maria Theresa von Habsburg''s favourite palace, the Schönbrunn, with its delightful fountains and gardens? This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner with wine together in a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Day 4 - Vienna Woods Excursion Our local expert takes us on a scenic drive into the nearby Vienna Woods where we stop to see Mayerling and the hunting lodge where Crown Prince Rudolph and his young mistress died in 1898. We also stop at Heiligenkreuz to visit the Abbey of the Holy Cross. Then there''s time at leisure, perhaps to window-shop in Kärntnerstrasse or visit a museum. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 5 - Vienna – Salzkammergut – Salzburg (2 nights) We drive along the Valley of the River Danube past Melk where we see Austria''s greatest baroque monastery. From here we continue along the Danube Valley to the area known as the Salzkammergut. At Gmunden, with its beautiful Lake Château, we enjoy a tranquil and scenic drive along the shores of the Traunsee and Attersee, the largest lake in the Austrian Alps, to the Mondsee. We stop in the village to see the church where the marriage of Captain Von Trapp and Maria was filmed for The Sound of Music. Finally we reach the sugar-icing city of Salzburg for two nights. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Austria Trend Europa (2 nights)

Day 6 - Salzburg sightseeing & at leisure Today''s morning walking tour with a local guide shows us the Getreidegasse with its colourful shops, the majestic cathedral and many of the locations used in the film The Sound of Music, as well as the birthplace of the great composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Later, you may wish to relax in one of the delightful coffee-houses or to shop in the chic boutiques. We will enjoy dinner at our hotel this evening. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 7 - Salzburg – Berchtesgaden – Innsbruck This morning after breakfast it''s only a short drive into Bavarian Germany and to the National Park of Berchtesgaden – Hitler''s favourite summer resort. We''ll stop in the town before leaving Germany to re-enter Austria and the province of Tyrol. From here we continue past the Wilder Kaiser Mountains to the valley of the green River Inn, bringing us to the Alpine resort that grew up around the bridge over the Inn, Innsbruck. Here our Tour Director shows us the Wilten Basilica, the Olympic ski-jump, the Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace and a special Hidden Treasure! Later, time maybe to enjoy a Tyrolean folklore show? (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Gräuer Bar

Day 8 - Innsbruck – Neuschwanstein Castle – Oberammergau – Munich (2 nights) This morning after breakfast, we will return to the Bavarian mountains and Germany''s most famous building, mad King Ludwig''s Neuschwanstein Castle. We go up to the castle by horse and carriage and then enjoy a guided tour of its interior. Afterwards, it is only a short drive to the Passion Play village of Oberammergau. Here there is time to admire the many ornate wall-paintings on the village houses and to perhaps visit the Passion Play theatre before we arrive at fun-loving Munich. Tonight, why not get together with your fellow travelling companions and enjoy a few steins of beer in one of the many beer halls? (Buffet breakfast)

Hotel: Hilton City (2 nights)

Day 9 - Munich orientation & at leisure After breakfast we head out on our morning orientation tour which will show us the Hofbräuhaus, the Marienplatz with its Glockenspiel, and the majestic opera house. Time at leisure, then this evening we enjoy a Farewell Dinner together with our Tour Director and fellow travellers. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

Day 10 - Munich – USA There is time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and touring friends as our vacation comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)

Free airport transfers: Transfers on Day 2 at Vienna Airport will operate at 09.00, 12.00 and 15.00. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Munich Airport at 09.30.

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All Land & Air Prices: Additional taxes and fees will apply, please visit www.trafalgar.com/taxesandfees. Airline fuel surcharges are included in the base fare. Additional restrictions will apply; please visit www.trafalgar.com/restrictions. Prices shown are from New York City (Europe vacations), Los Angeles (South Pacific & Asia vacations) and Miami (South America vacations). * This list indicates brochure rates and dates. For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms. Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.** For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent. The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

Vienna
Mayerling
Heiligenkreuz
Danube Valley
Mondsee
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Innsbruck
Neuschwanstein
Oberammergau
Munich

All Land & Air Prices: Additional taxes and fees will apply, please visit www.trafalgar.com/taxesandfees. Airline fuel surcharges are included in the base fare. Additional restrictions will apply; please visit www.trafalgar.com/restrictions. Prices shown are from New York City (Europe vacations), Los Angeles (South Pacific & Asia vacations) and Miami (South America vacations).
* This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
** For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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If you prefer the privacy of your own room, you'll appreciate our low single room supplement.

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Triple room discounts are based on sharing a twin-bedded room with an extra bed which may be a rollaway. This discount is applicable to itineraries featuring the Triple Room Reduction offer only.

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