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.

False OberammergauROME, THE VATICAN & ASSISI The stunning view from St. Peter’s, Rome YOUR ITINERARY Day 1 Depart 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 and onwards to our overnight stop hotel in northern France. Day 2We travel south to Milan area for an overnight stop. B PISA Day 3We journey south through Italy making a call into Pisa where you can view the famous leaning tower. We then continue to the spa town of Chianciano Terme, located in the wine producing area of Umbria about 80 miles north of Rome where we stay for 5 nights. B, D LOCAL VINEYARD Day 4A relaxing day today with a morning at leisure followed by an afternoon visit to a local vineyard and wine cantina where you can taste and purchase some of the local produce. B, D ROME & THE VATICAN Day 5A full day visit to Rome and the Vatican City. We begin in the Vatican where you can discover its treasures on our optional guided tour. Escorted by a local guide, you will take in the awe inspiring frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Square where some of the most important Papal ceremonies take place. Afterwards you will have free time in Rome, or why not join our guided sightseeing tour by coach and on foot to take in the sights of Rome such as the Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum, the Piazza Venezia and much more. We will stay in Rome until mid evening to allow you to enjoy the atmosphere of this wonderful city. Although a long day, today will be fulfilling. B SIENA Day 6After a leisurely morning join our optional afternoon excursion to Siena. No visit to Italy is complete without seeing this beautiful city. Discover the Piazza del Campo, claimed to be perhaps the most attractive in Europe and wander the maze of narrow medieval streets. B, D ASSISI Day 7Today we visit Assisi, known for the famous Basilica, where St Francis is buried and one of the greatest Christian Shrines in the World. B, D FLORENCE Day 8We leave Chianciano and call into Florence where you will have some free time to relax and explore this marvellous city with its culture, art and outstanding Renaissance architecture. In the afternoon we continue north to Lake Garda, our base for the next two nights. B, D LAKE GARDA Day 9A day to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of life around this beautiful lake. Our optional guided tour will visit some of the local villages which sit on the shores of the lake with a backdrop of mountains rising sharply from the shore side. B, D Day 10We leave Lake Garda and travel north over the spectacular Brenner Pass from Italy into Austria, then over the mountain pass into Bavaria arriving late afternoon at our accommodation in the Oberammergau area for a two night stay. Relax tonightahead of tomorrow’s spectacle B, D OBERAMMERGAU Day 11Enjoy 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 5 and 8pm the Play ends at 10.30pm. Transfer back to your accommodation. B, L, D THE ROMANTIC ROAD Day 12We 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 THE RHINE VALLEY Day 13Our 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 venture north along the valley you will have the chance for a relaxing sightseeing cruise to take in the views from the river. Our overnight stay tonight is in a 4- star hotel in Belgium. B Day 14We 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 12