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Tour Price: $4,250.00 per person (based on twin occupancy)**

Tour Price Includes:

• Return airfare from Toronto on Lufthansa or Alitalia

• Airline departure taxes (approx $685)**

• Accommodation in 3-star hotels (4 nights Cologne, 4 nights Regensburg, 4 nights Munich)

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily

• Private coach transportation as per the itinerary

• Services of GHT local German tour manager and George Hardy throughout

• Guide services and entrances as per the itinerary

Tour Price Does Not Include:

• Anythingnotmentionedintheitinerary

• Optionalstudenttravelinsurance:$150.00

• Gratuities:$60.00

• PaymentbyVisaorMastercard:$120servicecharge(cashorchequenosurcharge)

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Payment Schedule:

•Deposit:$500.00dueattimeofregistration+optionalinsurance

•2ndPayment:$1,905.00dueonNovember21,2016

•FinalPayment$1,905.00dueonFebruary28,2017

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St. Michael’s Choir School Germany Tour 2017

Georgia Hardy Tours Inc. 20EglintonAve.West,Suite1104,Box2067

Toronto,Ontario,M4R1K8

Tel:416-483-7533ext132|TollFree:1-800-813-4509|Fax:416-483-8395

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Day 1, April 30: Toronto - Germany

DepartTorontoonaLufthansaovernightflighttoGermany(viaFrankfurt)

Day 2, May 1: Dusseldorf - Cologne

ArrivetoDusseldorfintheafternoonandtransferbycoachtoCologne,amajorculturalcentreinRhinelandwithahistorydatingbacktothepre-Romaneraandfamousforits12greatRomanesquechurches.Checkintothehotelbeforedinnerafteralongtravelday!

Overnight:Cologne(B,L,D)

Day 3, May 2: Cologne

ThismorningenjoyaguidedwalkingtourofCologne’scitycentre.EntirelydestroyedbyRAFbombersduringWorldWarII,thereconstructionofthecityincludedmodernarchitecturestylesfromthe1950s.TheresultisafascinatingcityscapeoneithersideoftheRhineRiver.TheRoman-GermanicMuseumoffersafascinatinginsightintothecity’sricharchaeologicalheritagefromthePaleolithicperiodtotheearlyMiddleAges.Intheafternoon,visittheChocolateMuseumforatourandtasting!RehearsalthiseveningattheCologneCathedral.TheCathedralisatoweringlandmarkandamasterpieceofHighGothicarchitecture;oneofthelargestcathedralsinEurope,itwasstartedin1248andisconsideredtobethemostambitiousbuildingprojectoftheMiddleAges.TheCathedral,althoughbadlydamaged,wastheonlybuildingleftstandinginCologneby1945.


Day 4, May 3: Cologne - Aachen - Cologne

DepartthismorningforafulldaytourtocharmingAachen,locatedontheDutchandBelgianbordersandfamousasaspatown.HomeofCharlemagne,Aachenwastheplaceofcoronationfor30Germankings.DuringthewalkingtourseetheMarketplace,TownHall,Treasury,andtheCathedral,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.AfterdinnerandaconcertperformanceattheCathedral,returntoColognefortherestoftheevening.


Day 5, May 4: Cologne - Rhine River Cruise - Dusseldorf - Cologne

ThismorningboardariverboatforthescenicjourneyalongtheRhinerivertoDusseldorf.AwalkingtourofDusseldorfwillincludetheKonigsallee,themostelegantshoppingstreetborderingthetown’smoat,theOldTowndistrict(Altstadt)withtheMarketplace,TownHall,CastleTowerandtheNeueZollhof,astunninglyredevelopedsectionoftheoldportboastingFrankGehrydesignedofficebuildings.ReturntoCologneinthelaterafternoonintimefordinnerandtheeveningconcertattheCathedral.


Day 6, May 5: Cologne - Nuremberg - Regensburg

DepartColognethismorningandtraveltoNuremberginBavaria,knownasthe“littletreasurechest”ofGermany,duetoitstraditionalindustriesofgingerbreadandhandmadetoys.Aguidedtourwillincluded:theToyMuseum;thecity’sramparts;thespectacularchurchofSt.Lorenz;thecastle;andtheHauptmarketfeaturingthe“BeautifulFountain”,whichiswherethemostfamousChristmasMarketintheworldhappens.NuremburgalsohasthedubiousdistinctionofbeingstronglyassociatedwiththeNaziparty.HitlerchosethecityasthelocationforsixNazipartyrallies,andcustombuiltan11squarekmcomplextostagemassiveproductionsdisplayingmilitarypower.SeetheCongressHall(modelledontheColosseuminRome),theHallofHonour,andthemassiveZeppelinfeldArena.EnjoydinnerinNuremburgbeforetravellingtoRegensburgtocheckintothehotel.

Overnight:Regensburg(B.L,D)

Day 7, May 6: Regensburg

LocatedonthebanksoftheDanubeRiver,Regensburg’smedievaltownscape-nowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite—iscomposedofnumerouschurchesandfinearistocratichousesdatingfromthe13thand14thcenturies.Aguidedtourwillincludethetown’simportantsitessuchastheStoneBridgeandTower,ScottishChurch,Domplatz,andAltesRathaus(OldTownHall)withitssecretrooms,prison,andtorturechamber!EnjoythesceneryofthetownthatPopeBenedictXVIhasdescribedastheplace“wherehefeelsmostathome”.Thisevening,rehearseattheCathedralofSt.Peter,thefinestGothicchurchinBavaria,thatisfamousforitsboy’schoir.


Day 8, May 7: Regensburg

ThismorningattendMassfollowedbyanafternoonperformanceintheCathedral.


Day 9, May 8: Regensburg - Kelheim - Weltenburg - Regensburg

FollowingamorningcollaborativeactivitywiththelocalschooltransfertothetownofKelheimandboardaboatforasceniccruisethroughtheDanubeGorgetoWeltenburgMonastery,whereBenedictinemonkshavebeenbrewingbeerforover1000years!TheBaroquechurchisrichlydecoratedwithfrescos.EnjoythemagnificentscenerybeforereturningtoKelheim.BeforereturningtoRegensburgvisittheNeoclassicalmonument“HallofLiberation,thatwasbuiltbyKingLudwigtocelebratethedefeatofNapoleonin1815.Tonightenjoydinneratthe“OldSausageHouse”thatwasfoundedin1146ADandistheoldestcontinuouslyopenpublicrestaurantintheworld!


Day 10, May 9: Regensburg - Munich

DepartRegensburgforMunichthismorning.Uponarrival,visittheBMWWeltandMuseumforaguidedtourwithBMWstaff.AttheWelt,discoverthe“Passion&Precision”thatissynonymouswiththeBMWBrand.Atthemuseum,125ofthecompany’smostvaluableandattractivemotorcyclesandenginesareondisplayandstudentscanenjoydeepinsightsintothetradition,presentandfutureofthehigh-performanceBMWbrand.Afterwards,walktoOlympicParkandseetheOlympicStadium,theenduringsymbolofthe1972OlympicGamesandoneofEurope’smostimpressivestadiums.Thisevening,attendaBayernMunichsoccergame!(Subjecttoavailability.)

Overnight:Munich(B,L,D)

Day 11, May 10: Munich - Augsburg - Munich

Today’sprogramwillincludeadaytriptoAugsburg,Germany’sthirdoldestcityasitwasfoundedbytheRomansandnamedaftertheRomanEmperorAugustus.AguidedtourwillintroduceyoutoAugsburg’srichhistoryandlovelytowncentreincludingMozarthaus,wherethecomposer’sfatherwasbornandisnowamuseumdedicatedtotheMozartfamily.WanderalongthesmalllanewaysoftheFuggerei,a“townwithinatown”thatwasbuilttohousethetown’spoorCatholicsin1521andistheworld’soldestsocialhousing.SeetheRathaus,theGoldenHall,andMaximilianStreet.Thisafternoon,spendtimewiththelocalchoirschoolbeforeaneveningconcertatthestunningCathedralbeforereturningtoMunich.


Day 12, May 11: Munich

Thismorning,visitNymphenburgPalace,anItalianinspiredsummerpalacefortheBavarianMonarch.Thelavishparkcomplexandbaroque“schloss”bearapassingresemblancetoVersailles;theinteriors,however,retainmanyofthepricelessworksofart,porcelainandfurniturebecause(unlikeVersailles),NymphenburgisstillthehometothePrinceofWittelsbach,theDukeofBavaria.IntheafternoonvisittheDeutschesMuseum,theworld’slargestmuseumofscienceandtechnology.Naturalsciences,energy,transport,communication,andmusicalinstrumentsarejustsomeoftheexhibitsthatdrawmillionsofvisitorstothemuseumeveryyear.From4:00-6:30PM,attendMassandthenperformattheCathedral.


Day 13, May 12: Munich - Newschwanstein Castle - Munich

Todayisafull-daytriptoGermany’smostfamouslandmark:.BuiltbyMadKingLudwigIIofBavariaasafantasyfortress,itbecametheinspirationforWaltDisney’sthemeparkcastles.TheinteriorincludestheThroneRoom,Singer’sHallandsomeofthecountry’smostspectacularviewsacrosstheBavarianAlps.ThiseveningenjoyafarewelldinnerataMunichbeergarden(minusthebeer)andenjoytypicalBavarianmusicandanOomPahPahband!


Day 14, May 13: Munich - Toronto

DepartMunichandboardareturnflighttoToronto

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