Rome and Oberammergau

Your Rome & Oberammergau Trip Includes:

Round-trip air from New York (Add-on Airfares from all US gateways)

AIRPORT TAXES security fees and all fuel surcharges are included (all inclusive column)

6 nights accommodations as follows:

~ 3 nights: Hotel Cicerone or Quirinale, Rome

~ 1 night in Munich (first class hotel)

~ 2 night in Oberammergau area (Hotel, guesthouses or pensions)
Breakfast and dinner daily

Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
Guided tours and admission fees in Rome
Hotel taxes and service charges in Rome
Papal Audience (if available) in Rome

Catholic Priest, Spiritual Guidance & mass daily except in Oberammergau

Transfers to and from Munich Airport

Lunch on the day of the Passion Play performance

Tickets to the Passion Play

Official Passion Play Program in English

Transfers to and from the Passion Play
Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents

Not Included:

Lunches, Travel Insurance optional at $99-$225. Tips to guide & driver (Euro 6-8 per day). Items of a personal nature.

Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:

Day 1: USA - Italy

Depart USA for our overnight flights to Rome . Dinner and breakfast are served on board.

Day 2: Arrive Rome

Upon arrival your escort will warmly greet you this morning and welcome you to Italy. Transfer to your hotel and enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relaxation, or exploration. You tour escort can suggest sights or walks for you to enjoy

Day 3: Rome (Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour)
Wake up in Eternal City, one of the greatest centers of Western Civilization and the first truly cosmopolitan city on earth! It is also spiritual capital for all the Catholics around the world. Today is truly a day we will have in our minds for many years to come. This morning we go to Vatican City to attend the weekly Papal Audience or Blessing given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (pending papal schedule). Following the audience visit of the Vatican Museums, a group of most impressive edifices with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures. See awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. We'll cover The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms and the most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Masterpiece, restored mural of the Last Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom St Peter's Basilica, built on the site where St Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pilgrims come from around the world, St Peter's is the grandest of the world's churches. Marvel Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. We will also visit the grave of Pope John Paul II located at the Vatican (time permitting). Before dinner, we'll have some time at leisure, to explore your own paths, to shop, or just to sit in one of the outside cafes and watch the world go by.

Day 4: Rome

This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour with focus on "Christian Rome" Touring we will see many important cultural and monumental sights around Rome. Stop for a visit at three major Basilicas: St Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus. The Basilica of the St John in Lateran, is the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377. St Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar. We will also see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus, Chapel "O'Domine Quo Vadis?" the remains of imperial tombs, Tomb of Celilia Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians hid themselves to escape persecution. We will also enjoy a visit to the Trevi fountain. Dinner in Rome.

Day 5: Rome - Munich

After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave to Rome airport for your flight to Munich. We arrive in Munich and transfer to our hotel. The afternoon will be free. In the evening, we will attend a Bavarian folklore show and enjoy typical Bavarian “Gemütlichkeit“ with a traditional dinner.

Day 6: Munich - Oberammergau
After breakfast, our morning sightseeing tour of Munich includes the Marienplatz with the famous Glockenspiel and an outside visit of Nymphenburg Palace. After lunch, we enjoy a wonderful ride through the Bavarian countryside to Oberammergau.

Day 7: Oberammergau (Performance Day)

The highlight of our tour will take place today when we attend the performance of the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play.

Day 8: Departure Oberammergau
This morning transfer to Munich airport your flight home.

Additional Information & Travel Tips

What to Know Before You Go to Italy

Oberammergau Passion Play Facts

Departure Dates & Prices

Tour

Travel Dates

Land (Airfare not included)

Air & Land
(airport tax not included)

Air, Land & Airport Tax

RO-407 May 31 - Jun 07, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-413 Jun 14 - 21, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-419 Jun 28 - Jul 05, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-425 Jul 12 - 19, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-443 Aug 23 - 30, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-449 Sep 06 - 13, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

RO-455 Sep 20 - 27, 10 $2,498 $3,788 $4,151

Add-On Airfares

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