Germany - Passion Play 2010
AN ECUMENICAL TOUR OF THE GERMAN CHRISTIAN CULTURE
15-day-tour: September 08 - 22, 2010 (Wednesday – Wednesday)
Itinerary based on Passion Play performance date Sep 17th, 2010
Leipzig – Luther town Eisleben - Cistercian Convent St. Mary's of Helfta – Feudal Castle Querfurt - Meissen – Dresden – Fortress Leuchtenburg – Erfurt – Eisenach – Fortress Wartburg – Schmalkalden – Lauscha – Dinkelsbuehl – Munich – Altoetting – Wies Church – Oberammergau with Passion Play performance – castle Neuschwanstein / Murnau – Speyer – Heidelberg – Montabaur (Sister City of Fredericksburg, Texas) – Limburg an der Lahn – Frankfurt
Please make your reservations before November 15th. Passion Play tickets go fast. First come – First served.
This is an exclusive tour customized for members and friends of the German Heritage Commission (Fredericksburg, Texas). The tour is open to the public. The small group of max. 22 guests travels in a private bus with a local experienced driver and is escorted by a bilingual tour guide throughout.
We have created an unique tailor-made Ecumenical Tour to the Passion Play 2010 in Oberammergau, Germany - and to the roots of German Christian Culture. We take you to impressive and inspiring sites of European history and culture - Churches, Monasteries, Castles, Catholic pilgramage sites, Protestant Reformation & Martin Luther sites, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, Romanesque Road, historic buildings and much more. You get a great value: Since we did not built in sales commission for external travel agents, all the money you pay is being spent on the tour service for your trip.
(UNESCO* - this tour includes 7 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites)
More information about the Passion Play (PDF)
German Life Magazine - Passion Play article (PDF)
More information about Martin Luther sites (PDF)
Day 1 – Wed, Sep 08:
- departure from US: flight out of San Antonio (TX) or individually
Day 2 – Thu, Sep 09: Leipzig
- arrival airport Leipzig (LEJ) - recently opened: ecumenical chapel
- guided sightseeing bus tour in Leipzig with historic Market Place,
Old Town Hall, St. Nicolas Church, Bach Memorial, St. Thomas Church,
Monument to the Battle of Nations and more ...
- time for guided sightseeing walking tour (optional), individual
activities or time to relax
- welcome dinner party at a historic restaurant in Leipzig
- overnight: Leipzig
Day 3 – Fri, Sep 10: Luther town Eisleben - Cistercian Convent St. Mary's of Helfta - Feudal Castle Querfurt
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Leipzig
- guided sightseeing walking tour - Luther town Eisleben (UNESCO*)
- guided tour at the Cistercian Convent St. Mary's of Helfta
- visit of one of the oldest and biggest feudal castles in Germany:
Fortress Querfurt
- overnight: Leipzig
Day 4 – Sat, Sep 11: Porcelain Meissen - Dresden
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Leipzig
- guided tour at the Royal Saxon porcelain manufacturer Meissen
- guided sightseeing bus tour in Dresden with Asisi Panorma
picture “Dresden 1756”, Church Of Our Lady, Cathedral, Palace
Zwinger, Procession of Princess and more...
- scenic Elbe Valley Dresden with famous “Canaletto view”
- time for guided sightseeing walking tour (optional), individual
acticvities or to relax
- overnight: Dresden
Day 5 – Sun, Sep 12: Dresden - Leuchtenburg - Erfurt
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Dresden
- time for individual church service visit
- guided tour at fortress Leuchtenburg with porcelain museum
- Erfurt - time for individual excursions, activities or to relax
- overnight: Erfurt
Day 6 – Mon, Sep 13: Luther Fortress Wartburg - Schmalkalden
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Erfurt
- guided tour at the Luther Fortress Wartburg, Eisenach (UNESCO*)
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Schmalkalden with medieval
Castle Wilhelmsburg
- dinner at a historic restaurant in Erfurt with local Thuringian specialties
- overnight: Erfurt
Day 7 – Tue, Sep 14: Erfurt - Glass Blowing Lauscha - Bamberg
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Erfurt
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Erfurt with Gothic St. Mary's
Cathedral, St. Severus Church, Augustinian Monastery, Merchants'
Bridge, Franciscian Church, Citadel and more...
- guided tour at a glass-blowing manufacturer in Lauscha with
Christmas decoration and glass art
- medieval town of Bamberg (UNESCO*)
- guided sightseeing walking tour (optional) or individual activities
- overnight: Bamberg
Day 8 – Wed, Sep 15: The Romantic Road Dinkelsbuehl - Munich
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Bamberg
- The Romantic Road: guided sightseeing walking tour in Dinkelsbuehl
- sightseeing bus tour in Munich
- time for individual activities or to relax
- overnight: Munich
Day 9 – Thur, Sep 16: pilgramage site Altoetting - Munich
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Munich
- Altoetting – pilgramage site and homeland of Pope Benedict XVI.
with guided sightseeing walking tour or individual activities in Munich
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Munich with microbrewery visit
- time for individual activities or to relax
- overnight: Munich
Day 10 – Fri, Sep 17: Oberammergau – Passion Play performance
- buffet breakfast at the hotel
- bus transfer Oberammergau, walking tour, Oberammergau museum
- bus transfer to the hotel (part of Passion Play package)
- lunch or lavish brunch (part of Passion Play package)
- Passion Play performance (part of Passion Play package)
- dinner with several courses during the play interval (part of
Passion Play package)
- shuttle service to the hotel (part of Passion Play package)
- overnight: hotel (part of Passion Play package)
Day 11 – Sat, Sep 18: Wies Church - Neuschwanstein - Murnau
- breakfast at the hotel (part of Passion Play package)
- visit of the pilgramage site Wies Church (UNESCO*)
- guided tour at castle Neuschwanstein or scenic expressionists’
town Murnau in the "Five-Lakes-Region"
- bus transfer to the Hotel Adler in Lichtenstein-Honau
- overnight: Hotel Adler (Lichtenstein-Honau)
Day 12 – Sun, Sep 19: Speyer - Heidelberg
- buffet breakfast at the Hotel Adler
- time for individual church service (subject of availability)
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Speyer (UNESCO*) with Old Gate,
Romanesque Cathedral, Memorial Church, Convent St. Madgalena,
Church St. Ludwig and more...
- time for individual excursions / activities or to relax
- overnight: Heidelberg
Day 13 – Mon, Sep 20: Heidelberg - Montabaur (Sister City of Fredericksburg, Texas)
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Heidelberg
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Heidelberg with Gothic Church
of the Holy Spirit, Castle Heidelberg, Old Bridge, St. Peter's Church,
Renaissance house Knight St. George and more...
- scenic bus ride along the Rhine Valley (UNESCO*) to Montabaur
with stop
- meet with members of the Montabaur-Fredericksburg
Partnerstadt Verein, Sister City of Fredericksburg, Texas
- farewell dinner party in Montabaur with guests
- overnight: Montabaur (or Limburg an der Lahn)
Day 14 – Tue, Sep 21: Limburg an der Lahn - Frankfurk
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Montabaur or Limburg a.d. Lahn
- guided sightseeing walking tour in Limburg with seven-towered
St. George Cathedral, medieval town with half-timbered houses,
Old Lahn Bridge and more ...
- bus transfer to Frankfurt am Main
- time for guided sightseeing walking tour (optional),
individual activities or to relax
- overnight: Frankfurt city
Day 15 – Wed, Sep 22:
- buffet breakfast at the hotel in Frankfurt
- bus shuttle to Frankfurt main airport (FRA)
- departure Frankfurt main airport (FRA)
- arrival at San Antonio (TX) airport or individually elsewhere
Itinerary “Passion Play 2010” for Download (PDF)
Itinerary and accommodation are subject to change.
Passion Play packages: no single rooms available (twins only).
This tour includes several sightseeing tours and museum / manufacturer visits on foot. Walks of around 1 hour up to 2 hours (including stops) might be involved at several occasions.
Link to public Google map for Passion Play 2010 trip
Pictures - Beautiful Travel Impressions - East Germany.
In ground package included:
- 13 overnight stays at selected hotels/pensions with buffet breakfast
- Private coach transportation and experienced local driver
- bilingual tour guide 24/7 and experienced local city guides
- Entrance fees and expenses for tour related visits and excursions as indicated in itinerary
- Welcome dinner party in Leipzig and Farewell dinner party in Montabaur including beverages
- Additional dinner in Erfurt including beverages
- Meet with members of the Montabaur - Fredericksburg Partnerstadt Verein, Sister City of Fredericksburg, Texas (confirmation pending)
- Passion Play performance September 17th, 2010: ticket, lunch / brunch and dinner, bus shuttle service, Oberammergau museum
SMALL GROUP - Minimum 14 persons / Maximum 22 persons
Travel insurance, optional and non-tour related activities are not included. We offer individual travel insurance for travelers.
Tour price “Passion Play 2010” (cash / check payment)
$2,854 USD* per person
(ground package, double occupancy, air fare not included)
$3,479 USD* per person
(ground package + airfare round trip San Antonio (TX)-Leipzig / Frankfurt-San Antonio (TX), minimum 10 persons required for group airfare rate, double occupancy)
+ $617 USD* pp (single supplement)
+ 2.5% for online payment via PayPal
Please make your reservations before November 15th, 2009.
For single travelers we offer the service to connect you with other single travelers who are interested in sharing a twin bed room in order to save single supplements - if it's possible we make it happen.
Registration and deposit payment prior October 21st:
Early bird discount of $55 USD per person!!!
* USD price is calculated based on 1 Euro = 1.37 USD. The USD price is subject to change due to currency fluctuations and will be finally calculated at the due date for final payment invoice (see terms & conditions). The tour price includes an one-night Passion Play package with a value of $500).
Please use our tour registration form to secure your spot. Details about booking, payment, flight booking, travel insurance: see registration form and terms & conditions.
Registration form “Passion Play 2010” for Download (DOC)
Terms & Conditions “Passion Play 2010” for Download (PDF)
Itinerary “Passion Play 2010” for Download (PDF)
Please contact us for further information or booking requests.
