Vienna to Munich

9 Days /8 Nights
1 night Transatlantic Flight,

2 nights Vienna, 2 nights Salzburg,

1 night Innsbruck, 2 nights Munich
8 Breakfasts, 8 Dinners

Day 1: DEPARTURE CITY - VIENNA

Overnight flight to Vienna.
 

Day 2: VIENNA

Welcome to Vienna, the capital of Austria. After check-in there's time to relax and unwind before joining your Tour Director on an introductory walking tour of the city. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
 

Day 3: VIENNA
Breakfast. Our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide features the monuments and palaces of this musical city. The Imperial Boulevards lead us to the Opera House, the Hofburg Palace, the Parliament and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Our walking tour takes us into the oldest parts of the city near ‘Am Hof’. Later, free time perhaps to indulge in some Sachertorte and cream in a tempting pastry shop.   Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 4: VIENNA - SALZKAMMERGUT - SALZBURG
After breakfast we drive along the Valley of the River Danube past Melk where we see Austria's greatest baroque monastery. From here we continue along the Danube Valley to the area known as the Salzkammergut. At Gmunden, with its beautiful Lake Château, we enjoy a tranquil and scenic drive along the shores of the Traunsee and Attersee, the largest lake in the Austrian Alps, to the Mondsee.  Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
 

Day 5: SALZBURG

Breakfast. Today's morning walking tour with a local guide shows us the Getreidegasse with its colourful shops, the majestic cathedral and many of the locations used in the film The Sound of Music, as well as the birthplace of the great composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Later, you may wish to relax in one of the delightful coffee-houses or to shop in the chic boutiques.  Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 6: SALZBURG - INNSBRUCK

This morning after breakfast and a short drive we will reach Bavarian Germany and the National Park of Berchtesgaden – Hitler's favourite summer resort. We'll stop in the town before leaving Germany to re-enter Austria and the province of Tyrol. From here we continue past the Wilder Kaiser Mountains to the valley of the green River Inn, bringing us to the Alpine resort that grew up around the bridge over the Inn, Innsbruck. Here our Tour Director shows us the Wilten Basilica, the Olympic ski-jump, the Golden Roof and the Hofburg Palace. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 7: INNSBRUCK - MUNICH

After breakfast we will return to the Bavarian mountains and Germany's most famous building, mad King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein Castle. We go up to the castle by horse and carriage and then enjoy a guided tour of its interior. Afterwards, it is only a short drive to the Passion Play village of Oberammergau. Here there is time to admire the many ornate wall-paintings on the village houses and visit the Passion Play theatre before we arrive at fun-loving Munich.   Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 8: MUNICH

After breakfast we head out on our morning tour which will show us the Hofbräuhaus, the Marienplatz with its Glockenspiel, and the majestic opera house. Time at leisure. This evening join your Tour Director on a walking tour.  Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
 

Day 9: DEPARTURE

Transfer to the airport for your flight home.