Lake Garda, Venice & Verona with Oberammergau

8 days from £1,449

A wide view across Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy, with the surrounding alpine foothills above the still water
Lake Garda
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Itinerary#

Day 1 – Fly to Italy

We take our scheduled flight from London to Italy (regional flights available on request – please call) where we are met by our tour manager who will accompany us throughout our time in Italy. Transfer in our private executive coach to a good 3* hotel in the Lake Garda area for a five night stay on half board basis.

Day 2 – Tour of Lake Garda

Our tour of Lake Garda combines both coach and boat and is a lovely way to see the real beauty of the Lake and its villages including Sirmione, home to Maria Callas, Limone and Gardone Riviera.

Day 3 – Venice

On arrival in Venice we have a pre-booked boat transfer along the Giudecca Canal. Once in Venice we have free time at our leisure to explore the city including the famous Rialto Bridge, Palazzo Ducale and St Mark’s Square to name but a few. For art lovers, why not visit the Accademia with works by Venetian artists dating from the 14th till the 18th century. Our tour manager can organise an optional gondola ride prior to returning back to Lake Garda.

Day 4 – Verona

Verona is often described as Italy’s fourth classical city. Our day begins with an optional guided tour of this beautiful Romanesque city which is home to the Arena dating from the 1st century BC and Shakespeare’s inspiration for ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Our return to the hotel allows time to relax in the late afternoon.

Day 5 – Dolomites

Today is a free day to explore Lake Garda at your leisure, or why not join our optional trip into the Dolomites? With truly magnificent scenery including the Passa Por Doi and Sella Pass, both over 2,200m high, this is some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in Europe.

Day 6 – Innsbruck & Oberammergau

We leave Italy today and travel to Oberammergau. En route we stop at Innsbruck, home to Cathedral St Jacob, the Imperial Palace and the Golden Roof. We then check in to our allocated Category C hotels and guesthouses in and around Oberammergau for a two night stay. Dinner is included this evening.

Day 7 – Oberammergau Passion Play

This morning you have time to explore the village, visit the Oberammergau Museum and for lunch before we take our Category 1 or Category 2 seats for the Passion Play. The performance runs from 2.30pm till 10.30pm until 16th August and from 1.30pm till 9.30pm from 18th August, in each case with a three hour interval for included dinner.

Day 8 – Fly home

After breakfast in Oberammergau we transfer to Munich Airport for our scheduled flight home.

NB: Prices based on two sharing in a twin or double room. We reserve the right to alter the above itinerary if required for operational reasons. Given the historic nature of the places visited, a certain degree of walking will be involved, and this holiday may not be suitable for those with mobility problems. Minimum numbers required.

Featuring#

  • Category 2 Passion Play ticket (upgrade to Category 1 for £29)

  • 2 nights half board accommodation in Oberammergau

  • 5 nights half board accommodation in Italy

  • Full programme of included excursions

  • Return scheduled flights from London (regional flights available on request)

  • Professional tour manager

  • Executive coach in Italy & Germany

  • If you can get together a group of 16 or more on this tour, we will give you one free place for every 15 paying passengers

Accommodation#

Lake Garda – five nights on half board basis at a good 3* hotel in the Lake Garda area. Facilities at the hotel will include a restaurant and a bar and all rooms will be en suite.

Oberammergau – two nights in Category C accommodation (equivalent to 3* hotel or 4* guesthouse) in various hotels and guesthouses in and around Oberammergau. Dinner and breakfast are included for each night’s stay.

NB: The availability of single rooms in Oberammergau is extremely limited and, once any availability is used up, those requesting single rooms will be accommodated on a twin share basis.

Sights#

  • Oberammergau Passion Play

  • Tour of Lake Garda

  • Venice, including a boat transfer along the Giudecca Canal

  • Verona

  • Innsbruck

Extras#

  • Upgrade to Category 1 Passion Play ticket £29

  • Insurance

  • Single room supplement £99

  • Entrance fees to places of interest

  • Regional flight supplement (if any) – call for details

  • Optional excursions & guided tours: gondola ride in Venice, Dolomites day trip, guided tour of Verona

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Your deposit is refundable

As you may not be able to obtain insurance this far in advance, if at any time before the date that is 12 months prior to your departure you have to cancel for reasons which would otherwise have allowed you to successfully claim on our comprehensive travel insurance policy, we will refund your £400 per person deposit in full. After that date the deposit becomes non-refundable.

Free places for groups

If you can get together 16 or more from your club, society or church to travel on any of our Passion Play tours, we will give you one free place for every 15 paying passengers, yours to spend as you see fit.

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