False LUXURY COACHES • All tours except the Bavarian Castles tour ( page 6 & 7) include travel by Silver Service luxury coach, a standard of comfort second to none. • On our Bavarian Castles tour ( page 6 & 7) travel is by deluxe executive coach; these coaches have air-conditioning, reclining seats and on- board toilet and washroom and still offer high standards of comfort. LOCAL JOINING POINTS • On all our holidays we collect you from one of our convenient local joining points, returning you home to the same place at the end of your holiday. See page 19 DOOR TO DOOR • For added convenience we also offer a door to door service. We will collect you and drop you off at home for as little as £ 49.99 per car ( up to 4 persons). This service is available from an address within a 20 mile radius of our local joining point ( nearest joining point supplements apply). “ Silver Service was much appreciated. With the extra legroom and all the extras, it made for a really enjoyable holiday.” Pat and Ken Wilson, Essex. OberammergauTRAVEL IN STYLE BY LUXURY COACH Get the Silver Service treatment... MORE COMFORTABLE • Sit back and relax in specially designed deluxe reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests*– and more legroom than standard coaches • Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control • Relax, chat and meet new friends in the spacious rear lounge MORE PLEASANT • Your very own entertainment, with free personal headphones and choice of music, DVD’s or satellite navigation display to follow the journey’s progress • Extra leisure – with a choice of reading material, cards, board games etc. MORE CONVENIENT • Washroom and servery on board, with a range of refreshments • Personal flip- down tables** • Your own, reserved seat, and you can even guarantee front and second row seats for a small supplement * Front- row, and seats directly in front of the washroom have slightly less legroom and do not have footrests. ** Not all flip down. 5

False OberammergauAND BAVARIA’S FAIRYTALE CASTLES The village of Oberammergau 6 YOUR ITINERARY MondayDepart 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 luxury coach and fellow travellers then sail to Calaisand onwards to our overnight stop hotel in Belgium. TuesdayWe leave Belgium and take a scenic route through Germany’s Black Forest region before arriving at our hotel in Reutte just over the border in Austria for a three night stay. B, D FAIRYTALE CASTLES WednesdayA day to discover fairytale castles. Firstly we visit the village of Hohenschwangau and King Ludwig’s famous castle Neuschwanstein. Built in the 19thcentury, this fairytale castle is dramatically perched on a hilltop with panoramic views over the countryside and the Royal castle of Hohenschwangau. ( Please note at Neuschwanstein there is a degree of walking involved as well as a considerable number of steps to climb... King Ludwig loved his privacy!) In the afternoon we drive along the Graswang valley to visit the beautiful castle Linderhof, modelled on the Petit Trianon at Versailles and lavishly decorated with mirrors, painted ceilings and gilded cherubs in a mixture of Renaissance and Baroque styles. B, D * See page 5 for details INNSBRUCK Thursday We travel east to Innsbruck, ‘ capital’ of the Tirol. Set with a backdrop of soaring Alpine mountains and fine regal buildings, it is a major winter sports city, having hosted the winter Olympics. We visit the internationally renowned Ski jump, Berg Isel, where you can marvel at the bravery and courage of the jumpers- it’s even more frightening than it appears on TV! The Golden Roof is testimony to the time in the 15thcentury when Innsbruck was at the centre of European culture and politics when Emperor Maximilian 1 based his Imperial Court here. Today you can enjoy its relaxing squares and vibrant shopping streets. B, D OBERAMMERGAU FridayWe leave Austria and travel to Oberammergau to check into our hotel ahead of the Passion Play. Lunch is taken at noon before the start of the Passion Play begins at 2.30pm. After a break for dinner between 5pm and 8pm the Play ends at 10.30pm. Transfer back to your hotel. B, L, D Saturday We leave after an early breakfast and head north through Germany arriving at our 4- star overnight hotel in Belgium this evening. 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 The fantastic Linderhof Castle