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The Grand Alpine Tour
16 Days Featuring: Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria
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The Grand Alpine Tour
  • Frankfurt Orientation of this impressive city.
  • Rhine Valley Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
  • Heidelberg View the Castle.
  • Baden–Baden Orientation of this spa resort.
  • Titisee Visit this resort.
  • Schaffhausen See the Rhine Falls.
  • Lucerne Orientation including the walled Old Town and the Lion Monument.
  • Interlaken Visit the lakeside resort. View the Jungfrau (weather permitting).
  • Geneva Orientation including the Jet d'Eau and United Nations' Building. View Mont Blanc (weather permitting).
  • Zermatt Ascend by electric mini–bus and taxi to your Zermatt hotel. View the Matterhorn (weather permitting).
  • Stresa Visit this pretty resort.
  • Innsbruck Orientation including the Olympic ski jump, the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica.
  • Berchtesgaden Visit the Bavarian Alpine resort.
  • Vienna Sightseeing includes St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg and Imperial Boulevards.
  • Danube Valley See the Monastery of Melk and Dürnstein Castle.
  • Salzburg Sightseeing tour including "The Sound of Music" locations. See the Domplatz and Mozart's birthplace.
  • Munich Orientation seeing the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Glockenspiel.
  • Rothenburg Orientation of this perfectly preserved medieval city.
  • Scenic drives through the Rhine Valley, the Black Forest, Brünig Pass, the Rhône Valley, Simplon Pass, Italian Lakes, the Engadine Valley, Salzkammergut, the Danube Valley and the Romantic Road.
    Dining Highlights
    • A welcome drink with your Tour Director in Frankfurt
    • 14 Buffet breakfasts
    • 9 three–course dinners

    23 meals in total (see day–by–day itinerary)


    First Class Travel Highlights
    The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi–lingual Tour Directors. A qualified local city guide in Vienna and Salzburg. Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air–conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats and washroom. A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information.
    First Class Hotels
    Your first class hotel accommodation includes twin–bedded rooms with private facilities at these superb hotels:

    Frankfurt (Offenbach): Park Plaza Offenbach Baden–Baden: Fairway Am Golfplatz Engelberg: Schwiezerhof Geneva: Cornavin Zermatt: Alpenroyal St. Moritz: Soldanella Innsbruck: Grauer Bar Vienna: Dorint Am Europaplatz Salzburg: Europa Munich: Novotel Munich City Frankfurt (Offenbach): Park Plaza Offenbach

    All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.


    Airport Transfers
    Transfers will be provided for passengers who have booked our Land + Air package. Group transfers on arrival at Frankfurt Airport will operate at 09:30 and 12:00. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at the Airport at 08:30.

    For passengers who book Trafalgar's Land only package and who choose to make their own flight arrangements, a transfer will be provided at a charge of $25 per person round trip. Your Travel Agent must provide Trafalgar accurate flight details no less than 21 days prior to tour departure and must arrange your flights to coincide with our specific arrival and departure transfer times. If however, you arrive outside the scheduled transfer times, then you must make your own alternative transfer arrangements at your own expense.

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    General
    16 Days
    Escorted – Yes
    Itinerary
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1Depart USAOvernight flight to Frankfurt.
    Day 2 FrankfurtOn arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. Later, an orientation tour of Frankfurt's city centre and medieval Römerplatz is followed by a welcome drink with our Tour Director. (Dinner)
    Day 3 FrankfurtEnjoy a scenic drive through the Rhine Valley en route to St. Goar. Here we embark on a Rhine Cruise downstream to Boppard, passing the Lorelei Rock, ancient castles and terraced vineyards. Next we rejoin our coach and head to Heidelberg where we view its Castle before arriving in fashionable Baden–Baden. On arrival an orientation tour shows us the casino. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 4EngelbergFairytale images are evoked on our drive through the Black Forest. We visit Lake Titisee and continue to the Swiss border, stopping to view the mighty Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. Then it's on to Switzerland and the ski–resort of Engelberg. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 5 LucerneIt's a short drive to Lucerne where an orientation tour includes a visit to the Lion Monument and the medieval town. Later, enjoy some time at leisure, perhaps head up a nearby mountain peak and join in the fun of a Swiss folklore show. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 6 GenevaFantastic scenery on a drive over the Brünig Pass to the resort of Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. Here we admire the mighty Jungfrau before driving via Berne to Geneva where an orientation tour shows us the United Nations Building, Jet d'Eau Fountains and Reformation Monument. Tonight, why not enjoy a dinner of Savoyarde specialities in a mountainside restaurant? (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 7 ZermattFree time this morning to shop or take a cruise on the lake. then on through Alpine France to view spectacular Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Back in Switzerland and on through the Rhône Valley, we ascend by electric mini–buses and taxis to our Zermatt hotel. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 8 ZermattA full day in Europe's most charming mountain resort. The streets are traffic–free and its views of the Matterhorn are stunning. Perhaps take a ride on the incredible Gornergrat mountain railway for lunch and fantastic views. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 9St. MoritzWe descend to Visp to rejoin our coach for a crossing of the Simplon Pass into Italy. We stop in the pretty resort of Stresa, before we drive along beautiful Lake Como. Back into Switzerland to the Engadine Valley and elegant St. Moritz.
    (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 10InnsbruckToday enjoy a drive to Switzerland's Inn Valley and the Austrian frontier near Landeck. On through Tyrolean landscapes to Innsbruck, where orientation features the Golden Roof, Wilten Basilica, Hofburg Palace and the Olympic ski jump. Tonight, why not take in a traditional folklore show? (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 11 ViennaWe drive past crumbling castles and tiny churches nestling below mountain peaks. Into Germany and the Bavarian Alps to Alpine Berchtesgaden in the beautiful National Park. From here we continue to the Salzkammergut and Imperial Vienna for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 12 ViennaThe highlights of this elegant capital are revealed on our sightseeing tour featuring tour features the Opera, Hofburg, Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Imperial Boulevards. This evening, why not dine in a lively 'heurige' inn or take in a Viennese waltz concert? (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 13 SalzburgThis morning we drive along the Danube Valley where we see Richard the Lionheart's Castle at Dürnstein. Then on past the monastery of Melk to Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart and scene of The Sound of Music. Here our sightseeing tour explores these locations and features the Residenz Square, Cathedral and the Horse Fountain. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 14 MunichToday back into Germany, we pass the Chiemsee Lake where King Ludwig II built a castle to rival Versailles. On arrival in Munich, an orientation show us the Olympic Stadium and Marienplatz. Then free time. Why not visit the Hofbräuhaus this evening, the world's most famous beer hall? (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 15 FrankfurtToday we by–pass Augsburg on to the Romantic Road to Old Germany's jewel, Rothenburg. The charm of this preserved city is revealed on our orientation tour. Later, it's back to Frankfurt for the night. (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 16Return USAWe transfer to the airport for your return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast)

    Please note: This tour visits France and Italy for a short period. Some countries may require double visas.

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