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Music Tour of Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

Day 1 - USA – Budapest

Depart the U.S. to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

Day 2 – Budapest

After arrival meet your tour escort. He/She will guide you to your waiting motor coach. Drive to your hotel and check in. This afternoon a local guide will take you for a good overview of the city's 2,000 year history. Remnants of a Roman settlement are still found on an island in the Danube River. You will travel through the city's sprawling quarters of Buda and Pest and your visit will concentrate on the Old Town with the Citadel area with the castle, Fishermen's Bastion and the 700 year old St. Matthew Church. The balance of the day is free to explore Budapest on your own. Dinner at your hotel. (D)

Day 3 – Budapest

This morning the first choir performance is scheduled during a mass in Budapest. Early afternoon board a river boat to cruise over the Danube and enjoy the sights of Budapest. Tonights dinner will be served at one of the local restaurants while folklore dancers and fiery gipsy musicians entertain you. (B,D) (D)

Day 4 – Budapest - Vienna

Depart Budapest and drive along the Autobahn west into Austria. Your destination today is the capital of Austria, Vienna. Tonight enjoy a concert of the Vienna Johann Strauss orchestra performing the best known compositions of the “Waltz King.” (B)

Day 5- Vienna

Morning sightseeing tour of Vienna. Drive to the Ring Boulevard, created 1857. Here you will find all the historic buildings like the Museum of Natural History, the Austrian Parliament, the City Hall, the National Theater and the Vienna Opera House. See the Imperial Palace. Here at the Chapel, the Vienna Boys Choir sings mass on Sunday mornings. The Spanish Riding School performs in one wing. At the enter of the old quarter is St. Stephens Cathedral, built in Gothic style from the 12th to the 16th century. Cross the Danube River and pass UNO city, a modern office complex accommodating a number of international organizations. For the afternoon your 2nd performance is scheduled in front of Schoenbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburg Dynasty for better than 200 years. Tonights dinner is reserved in an informal atmosphere in the Vienna wine suburb of Grinzing. (B,D)

Day 6 - Vienna - Salzburg

A beautiful drive along the Danube River brings you to Melk. Melk is a charming little wine village overlooked by the majestic monastery. From here along the Autobahn to Salzburg, the birth town of Mozart.

A local guide will show you the highlights of this town on a walking tour. See the Abbey of St. Peter, the Archbishop's residence, the Cathedral, the Festival Playhouse and Mozart's birth house in busy Getreidegasse. You may want to visit the castle premises on your own (not included), giving you a beautiful view over the city (B)

Day 7 – Salzburg

The morning free to explore Salzburg on your own. For the afternoon your 3rd performance is scheduled at Mirabell Gardens. (B)

Day 8 - Salzburg – Kitzbuhel

Departure through beautiful mountain scenery to the Austrian resort of Kitzbuhel. Balance of the day on your own. (B)

Day 9- Kitzbuhel – Munich

Past Innsbruck back into Germany. First stop today is the Passion Play village of Oberammergau. Enjoy the picturesque scenery of this famous Bavarian village famous for its woodcarvings. A 90 minute drive and you will reach Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Dinner tonight is reserved at the world famous Hofbrauhaus. Enjoy dinner while the Bavarian Brass band is entertaining you with typical Bavarian songs. (B,D)

Day 10 - Munich

Morning city sightseeing of Munich. First stop is Nymphenburg Palace, the former summer residence of the Royal Bavarian Family. Then go onto the hypermodern Olympic Complex. Pass the BMW administration building with its carburetor shaped museum. See all the other famous landmarks of Munich like the Student District of Schwabing, Maximilianstrasse, Koenigsplatz and the Marienplatz. Your tour will end with viewing the "Glockenspiel." Balance of the day free to explore the city on your own. Enjoy the arts by visiting the old Pinakothek, one of the finest galleries in Europe with paintings from Raphael, Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci and van Dyck. Or visit the Deutsche Museum founded 1925 devoted to science and technical subjects. Stroll along the pedestrian area and shop in one of the boutiques, or visit the Viktualienmarkt, an open air food market. (B)

Day 11 - Munich – Lucerne

Through the “dairy land” of Germany to Lake Constance. Weather permitting you can view the Alps of 3 countries, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Cross the border into Switzerland and drive to Lucerne. (B)

Day 12 - Lucerne

Morning walking tour with a local guide. You will see the interesting wall with ancient towers on a hill above the city. The medieval covered wooden bridges across the Reuss River are unique. One of them features over a hundred 17th C. paintings describing the history of this city. Balance of day at leisure. You might want to take a cable car up to Mt. Pilatus. Tonight enjoy your farewell dinner and a original Swiss folklore show. (B,D)

Day 13 - Lucerne

Today it is time to say “Auf Wiedersehen” when you board your motor coach for your transfer to Zurich airport for your return flight to the U.S. (B)

For more information, please contact

Philippe Dandino in our Skokie, IL office:
Phone: 800-241-5329
Fax: 847-674-9368
e-mail: dandino2@comcast.net