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Airfare: Airfare will become available approximately 10 months before departure date. We will negotiate the lowest group contracts possible. Airfare is not a profit center for us, and you can always make your own airfare arrangements. Our best estimate on Salt Lake City airfare is somewhere between 799 and 999 plus taxes and fuel surcharges for airfare. We will also offer discounted airfare out of New York. Be assured we are good negotiators and expect our prices to be less than everyone else! |
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Quality of Hotels: We are confident you will like the hotels we have scheduled for our tours. We have listed them on each itinerary. You will find that most of our hotels are Deluxe (4 star), with a few First Class hotels. Hotel ratings are as follows: Tourist Class hotels are 2 star, First Class Hotels are 3 star, Deluxe hotels are 4 star and Luxury Hotels are 5 star. Other companies in Utah offering Passion Play Tours state their hotels will be “Tourist Class (2 star) and First class (3 star).” We have all our hotels under contract and do not expect any hotel changes, but they are subject to change if we find a hotel that will be better for our group. |
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European Expert: Ari
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Will be touring with all of our groups. |
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Fluent in six languages. |
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Expert on European history, art, architecture, and music. |
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Tour director for over 20 years, and has assisted many dignitaries and VIPs throughout Europe. |
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Close friend to Fun for Less Tours. He made our Oberammeragau 2010 tours his top priority. |
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2010 Passion Play offers a lot of advantages:
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The euro is down almost 20% over last year and is expected to stay down for the foreseeable future. |
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We have locked in a low exchange rate. This allows us to ensure the price will stay down. |
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The next Passion Play date isn’t until 2020, over 11 years from now. If predictions are correct, our huge US debt will cause our dollar to fall, making the euro very expensive. Costs could easily increase by over 150% to see the play. |
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We have compared our prices with another company in Utah that has Passion Play tours. Not only are they more expensive with not as nice hotels, but they require that their tours must be paid in full by May 1st this year with 100% non-refundable! With us, your payments are scheduled over 9 easy payments and it does not become non-refundable until 4 to 5 months before departure. We offer the better price because we are not working through a consolidator! We have our own contracts with the hotels, buses and Oberammergau.
• We have the best hotels
• We have the best pricing
• We have the best educators
• We have our European expert - Ari
• We have the best payment schedule
• We have the best tour itineraries
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Hotel Ratings: **2 star = Tourist Class Hotel / ***3 star = First Class Hotel / ****4 star = Deluxe Hotel and *****5 star = Luxury Hotel. When you see a � added to a star rating, it means the hotel is in between two ratings. For example: 3 � star rating would mean it is in better than a First Class, but not quite a Deluxe. The first rating by each hotel is what the hotel rates itself. The second rating is what we believe the hotel rating should be. Where other tours are staying in Tourist Class and First Class hotels - with your tour you have no 2 star Tourist Class hotels, only a few 3 star First Class hotels, a lot of 4 star Deluxe hotels and even one 5 star Luxury hotel.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY: Partial list - subject to change as needed to improve tour!
Day 1: May 13: Fly from U.S. to Budapest, Hungary
Day 2: May 14: Arad – Budapest
Morning arrival into Budapest where we will immediately start our tour. We will climb Bellert Hill for a panoramic view of the city and also visit the “Buda” side of town with the St. Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastions. The tour continues to the elegant part of “Pest” with a stop at Hero’s Square.
Overnight Holiday Inn Budapest Hotel’s rating: **** 4 star Deluxe / Our rating: **** 4 star Deluxe
Day 3: May 15: Budapest – Bratislava Slovak Republic - Prague
On our way to Prague, we will stop at the capital of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava. We will enjoy a city walk and then travel on to Prague. Prague is considered one of the most beautiful cities on earth! Today you will enjoy a stroll through the Old Town Square, visit the Jan Hus Memorial and the Astronomical Clock.
Overnight: Crowne Plaza Prague Hotel’s rating: ****½ 4½ star Deluxe Plus / Our rating **** 4 star Deluxe
Day 4: May 16: Prague
Our local guide will show you Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace and the “Golden Lane”. We will also enjoy a short cruise on the Moldavia, which will remain in your memories forever! We will return to the old town for some free time to shop and explore.
Overnight: Crown Plaza Prague
Day 5: May 17: Prague – Salzburg
We have a short stop at Chesky Kromlov with a city walk on our way to Salzburg. We will have time for a tour that will include the High Fortress Hill, an impressive defensive complex with great panoramic views. You will also have time to visit the old town before going to your hotel.
Overnight: Renaissance hotel (a Marriott hotel) Hotel’s rating: **** 4 star Deluxe / Our rating: **** 4 star Deluxe
Day 6: May 18: Salzburg
This morning we will travel into the Austrian Alps to visit the “Eagle’s Nest” and Hitler’s strategic bunker. You will have a free afternoon, time to enjoy the old town and shop.
Overnight Renaissance hotel.
Day 7: May 19: Salzburg - Oberammergau
This morning we will travel into the German Alps with a stop at Neuschwanstein Castle, possibly the most beautiful Castle in the world from the outside. We will visit a spot above the castle for a breathtaking view. (The best of Mad Ludwig’s Castles and his favorite is Linderhof, which we will visit inside tomorrow). Overnight: Oberammergau area, where we will experience staying in local homes or apartments. Note: The Passion Play tickets and accommodations are controlled by Oberammergau. We do not know yet what homes or local apartments we will be staying in. We will spend two nights in the Oberammergau area. There is no way to put a rating on our accommo-dations!
Day 8: May 20: Oberammergau – Passion Play
This morning before the play, we will visit King Ludwig’s favorite castle, Linderhof, located near Oberammergau. We will then return to Oberammergau to experience the Passion Play.
Overnight: Oberammergau area
Day 9: May 21: Oberammergau – Lichtenstein – Zurich
We will spend the next two days in the Alps to enjoy their beauty. This morning we will cross the Fern Pass and the im-pressive Arlberg Pass, and then enjoy a short stop in Vaduz, the Capital of the small country of Liechtenstein. We will then drive through “Heidiland” to Rapperswil, a lovely medieval town where you will enjoy a short stroll. We will finish our day with a tour of Zurich’s Old Town. Overnight: Renaissance hotel (a Marriott hotel)
Hotel’s rating: ***** 5 star Luxury / Our rating ****½ 4½ star Deluxe Plus
Day 10: May 22: Zurich – Swiss Alps – Zurich
Today will be a highlight day. We will drive through Bern a UNESCO World Heritage Site, continuing on to the Bernese Oberland where you will enjoy the best views of the tour. We will enjoy a stop at Interlaken before heading into the ma-jestic mountains of the Jungfrau group, including the famous and haunted North Face of the Eiger. You will see awesome rock formations and fabulous waterfalls. We will also visit beautiful Luzern before returning to Zurich and the Renaissance hotel located near the airport. Overnight Renaissance Hotel
Day 11: May 23: (Sunday) Fly Home
Pricing & Payment details
Price: $3,795
Pricing Information:
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Price is per person sharing double room |
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The $3,795 is the cash discount price: |
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A Credit card can be used to pay an initial deposit of 500 to hold your space. The rest of the payments would need to be paid by cash or check. |
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Regular price is 3,995 (for those using a credit cards for deposit and payments) |
Price Includes:
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Deluxe hotels, buses, guides, entrance fees, tours |
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All Transfers |
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Passion Play tickets and accommodations around Oberammergau |
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Educator |
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Fun For Less Tour Escorts |
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Price does not include airfare or airfare taxes and fees |
Payment Schedule:
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Tour Price per person |
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Booking fee |
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Total Price per person – to be paid as follows |
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Initial Deposit per person, paid as follows: |
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Those taking advantage of the cash discount price: |
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$500 paid by credit card (which will hold your space) |
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$1,000 paid by check - due within 10 days of initial deposit |
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For those paying regular price – all 1,500 would be taken by CC |
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$350 per person, to be paid each month for the next three months. Payments would be due the 20th of each month starting the first month after your initial deposit |
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Remaining balance to be paid in 4 monthly payments of $323.50 per month.
Note: $3,744 must be paid in full on or before February 1, 2010 |
Airfare: Group airfare will not become available until 10 months before your tour. You can purchase your own airfare or you can purchase group airfare from us. Our group airfare becomes non refundable after these tickets are purchased.
Cancellation policy for Oberammergau Passion Play tours:
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Many of our hotels and Passion Play tickets require payment in full and are non-refundable. We have had to adjust our cancellation policy for this reason. |
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30 days from your initial deposit: $1,500 becomes non refundable
120 days from you initial deposit: $2,500 becomes non refundable
February 1: 100% of Land Tour becomes non refundable.
Airfare: Becomes non refundable when ticketed
We recommend the purchase of Travel Insurance! |
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If for any reason a person needs to cancel and if we are able to fill their space (from a wait list, that we will create after the tour is sold out), we will refund all but $250 per person (the refund on airfare is subject to the airline approving the name changes and the new passengers needing the same airfare). Even though there is a good chance we can find a replacement, we cannot guarantee that we can fill your spot. |
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