False OberammergauAND THE SWISS ALPS The natural panorama from the mountain village of Grindelwald YOUR ITINERARY SaturdayDepart from one of our local joining points or take advantage of our Door to Door service* and connect to your transfer service to Dover. Here you meet your Silver Service luxury coach and fellow travellers then sail to Calais. Onwards to our overnight stop hotel in northern France. SundayWe travel south through France arriving this evening at our hotel in the beautiful Swiss Alps for a 3- night stay. B, D LUCERNE Monday A free day or join our optional visit to the town of Lucerne with its spectacular lakeside setting and historic sights. Walk along the old town wall, across the 14thcentury Chapel Bridgeand admire the ornate roof paintings of historical scenes. You can take an optional ride on the famous Pilatusbahn, the world’s steepest cog railway, which ascends Mount Pilatus at a gradient of 48% to a height of just under 7,000ft, from where the views are superb. B, D INTERLAKEN & GRINDELWALD TuesdayA leisurely day as we drive over the scenic Brunig Pass to the ancient village of Brienz with houses dating back to the 16thcentury and a church to the 12thcentury. We continue to Interlaken, one of the oldest tourist resorts in Switzerland and still very popular today. From here we visit the glacier village of Grindelwald. Have your camera ready to capture a picture of the Eiger MountainB, D ST. ANTON WednesdayWe leave after breakfast and head east across Switzerland into the Arlberg region of Austria making a stop at the winter and summer resort town of St Anton. From here we continue across the mountain pass into Bavaria arriving at our accommodation in the Oberammergau area for a two night stay. Enjoy a relaxing evening ahead of tomorrow’s spectacle. B, D OBERAMMERGAU ThursdayEnjoy a relaxing morning in the environs of Oberammergau. Lunch is taken at noon before the start of the Passion Play at 2.30pm. After a break for dinner between 5pm and 8pm the Play ends at 10.30pm. Transfer back to your accommodation. B, L, D GERMANY’S ROMANTIC ROAD FridayWe leave Oberammergau after breakfast and travel north through Germany along the Romantic Road calling intoRothenburg ob der Tauber, one of Germany’s best preserved medieval towns. Enjoy some free time to relax before we continue to our hotel in the Mannheim area for an overnight stay. B, D RÜDESHEIM & THE RHINE VALLEY Saturday As we travel north to Belgium, our route takes us through the picturesque Rhine Valley. Our first call is at Rüdesheim on the banks of the river. The heart of the old town is the Drosselgasse, a narrow cobbled street with restaurants and wine taverns. As we travel north along the valley you will have the chance for a relaxing sightseeing cruise ( optional) to take in the views from the river. Our overnight stay tonight is in a 4- star hotel in Belgium. B SundayWe travel onto Calais for our return crossing to the U. K. and then continue on our transfer service to your chosen local drop off point or if you selected our Door to Door service to your front door* B Included Meals: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner * See page 5 for details 10

False 9 DAYS FROM £ 995 YOUR HOTEL IN SWITZERLAND – KRONE HOTEL, GISWIL You’ll stay for three nights at the 3- star Hotel Krone in Giswil, in the picturesque heart of Switzerland. The hotel has an attractive bar and restaurant. The reception area, restaurant, bar and some of the bedrooms are located in the main part of the hotel, whilst the majority of the accommodation is in two separate buildings 40 metres away. En route overnight stays will be with buffet breakfast in a 4- star hotelin Belgium and a city style hotel in Germany and northern France. WHAT’S INCLUDED • Luxury Silver Service Coach travel and Channel crossings. • Local departure points* • Ticket for the Oberammergau Passion Play • 3 nights’ accommodation in the Swiss Alps with continental breakfast and evening meal • 2 nights’ accommodation in the Oberammergau area with continental breakfast, 1 lunch and two evening meals • 1 night in central Germany in a city style hotel with continental breakfast and evening meal • En route overnight stops in Belgium in a 4- star hotel and in a city style hotel in northern France with continental breakfast • Visits and excursions - Lucerne – Lakeside town - St Anton – Alpine resort - The Rhine Valley – riverside scenery - Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Medieval city on the Romantic Road Optional excursions and visits available at extra cost are: - River Rhine Cruise - Lucerne and the Pilatus Bahn cog railway 11 DEPARTURE DATES & PRICES Tour Ref: 9OBSV May 22£ 995Aug 7,14,21,28£ 1095 May 29; Jun 5£ 1045Sep 4,11,18£ 1095 Jun 12,19,26£ 1095Sep 25£ 1045 Jul 3,10,17,24,31£ 1095 Prices are per person, based on two sharing. Extras • Oberammergau accommodation upgrade, see page 4 • Optional excursions • Single room supplement £ 129 • Travel insurance: from £ 42.95* Supplements may apply. See page 19. Door to door departure and return service available. See page 5.