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Romantic Christmas in Salzburg
offered by supplier M09232 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 5
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 99
people
Destination(s):
Austria
Specialty Categories:
Christmas/New Year Tours
Season: December
Airfare Included: Yes
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 1825 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3200 US Dollar (USD)
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Romantic Christmas in Salzburg with
“Silent Night – Holy Night” Chapel and
Winter Wonderland Horse-drawn Sleigh Ride
December 22 – 27, 2008
Services can be added or deleted to customize your Romantic Christmas in Salzburg.
Additional days and different dates available.
This program can also be combined with “New Year’s in Vienna”
Included Features:
- Round-trip air travel to Salzburg on Austrian Air (supplement may be applicable, depending on U.S. departure city; airfare subject to change)
- Arrival and departure transfers from Salzburg Airport
- 4 nights accommodation in a hotel of your choice based on availability at the time of booking
- Buffet Breakfast daily
- Excursion to the "Silent Night - Holy Night" chapel
- Christmas Eve Dinner
- "Winter Wonderland Excursion" with a ride in a horse-drawn sleigh
- Traditional Christmas Dinner at a local restaurant
- "On The Traces of Mozart" sightseeing tour
- Christmas Concert at the Mozarteum
- Mozart Dinner Concert
- 48 Hour Salzburg Card
- Taxes and service charges
- Comprehensive information kit
$1825 - $2495* per person, double occupancy.
Please see below for specific hotel pricing.
Prices are subject to change due to currency fluctuation.
Please note: *Air taxes, fuel surcharge and any other charges and taxes related to the airline ticket are NOT included and will be charged at the time of ticketing.
We highly recommend the purchase of travel insurance, which we offer through Travel Guard. A pre-existing medical condition exclusion is waived if insurance is purchased within 24 hours of initial tour deposit.
Detailed Itinerary
Monday, December 22, 2008
Depart from your gateway city on Austrian Airlines or one of its partner airlines. Enjoy dinner and breakfast on board.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Arrival in Salzburg, transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon enjoy a city tour "On the Traces of Mozart" which includes Mirabell Palace, Mozart's Birthplace, the Festival Halls, the Cathedral of Salzburg as well as Hellbrunn and Leopolkskron Palaces. The tour ends at Mozart's Residence. Dinner tonight is on your own. Optional: Possibility of attending a cultural performance.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
This morning is at leisure and you will have an opportunity to visit the Christkindlesmarket in front of the Cathedral as well as the one in front of Mirabell Gardens. At 3:00 pm you will be picked up from your hotel for the excursion to the "Silent Night - Holy Night" chapel in Oberndorf. (The hymn "Silent Night" was first performed here on Christmas Eve 1818). The tour takes you along the valley of the Salzach River to the foothills of the Alps. Natives of the village, dressed in authentic costumes, will treat you to Christmas Carols. Tonight enjoy a festive Christmas Eve Dinner.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
This day is completely at your leisure. You may opt to join another guided tour. In the late afternoon there will be a concert of Christmas music followed by a gala Christmas Dinner at a local restaurant.
Friday, December 26, 2008
8:30 am, pick-up for the excursion to Ramsau at the foot of the Dachstein, where you will enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride. The excursion lasts approximately 8 hours; meals not included. Travel along the Salzach River to Ramsau at the base of the alpine and glacier massive of the Dachstein Mountains. In the village of Ramsau, you will have time to stroll around and have lunch in one of the local inns. Then the sleighs will take you on a winter wonderland adventure. The trail goes over the hills and through the woods with a refreshment stop along the way and an opportunity to try some Austrian specialties. In the late afternoon, return to Salzburg. At 8:00 PM enjoy a Mozart Dinner Concert. This is a Candlelight Dinner and Concert with performers in original costumes playing the music of Mozart.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Following breakfast you will have a transfer to the airport for your flight back to the U.S. or you may choose to join our New Year’s in Vienna Celebration.
Hotel Amadeus $1825 per person/double occupancy
Hotel Austrotel $1925 per person/double occupancy
Hotel Blaue Gans $1995 per person/double occupancy
Hotel Goldener Hirsch $2495 per person/double occupancy
Call our Travel Experts to Customize your Trip!
It is Easy to Extend Your Stay Before or After this Fabulous Vacation!!
Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Europe
Austria
Christmas/New Year Tours
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