THE BEST OF AUSTRIA & SWITZERLAND WITH OBERAMMERGAU - 2010

16 days incl. travel, or 15 days from Vienna to Munich (ZCO)

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Vacation Overview

This journey covers all the highlights of two of Europe’s most beautiful countries. Enjoy 2-night stays in Salzburg, Zermatt, and Lucerne, and a 3-night stay in romantic Vienna. A more relaxed pace provides enough free time to really enjoy the scenic vistas and special included features, like a Danube River cruise, the Sound of Music’s lake country, Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Zermatt’s Mountain train, Chillon Castle at Lake Geneva, Berne, Interlaken, a ride on the Glacier Express from Chur to Zermatt, and time in ritzy St. Moritz. Extend your tour with the Oberammergau Passion Play (after Lucerne continue for one night to Innsbruck in Austria, next for one night to Oberammergau with the Passion Play included. Then to Munich for the last overnight.

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A Vacation Story Lake Geneva

Stretching along Switzerland’s southern border with France, Lake Geneva (also called Lac Leman by the Swiss) is the largest lake in Europe. It’s pristine shores support a strong fresh water fishing industry. Some would argue that it offers the most beautiful views of any waterway. They are jaw-droppingly amazing; especially the snow capped Jura Alps across the lake from Montreux and Vevey. The temperatures are moderate along the lake in winter; most of the weather takes place in the mountains. In summer numerous music festivals and artistic events are held in towns along the lake, especially Lausanne, the third most popular city for travelers in Switzerland, next to Zurich and Geneva. It is a sophisticated artist’s haven and the city where T.S. Eliot lived when he wrote “The Wasteland.”