-Day 1 Overnight Flight to Germany (Munich)
Day 2 Guten Tag Munich
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Details: Munich Alstadt (Old Town) city walk
Munich’s Old Town is a charming blend of historic architecture, bustling squares, and vibrant cultural landmarks
Details: Marienplatz
Discover the area of Munich around Marienplatz, which is dedicated to the patron of the city. See the Neues Rathaus and observe the Glockenspiel on its facade. This is the fourth largest chiming clock in Europe, and stages an elaborate performance twice a day.
Day 3 Munich
Details: Hohenschwangau excursion
Travel to the picturesque Bavarian village of Hohenschwangau which is located between two famous castles: Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Visit Hohenschwangau Castle, the childhood residence of King Ludwig II, and enjoy a hike up towards Neuschwanstein Castle for breathtaking views of the castle and the surrounding Bavarian Alps.
Details: Hohenschwangau Castle visit
Learn about the castle’s history and its significance as the childhood home of King Ludwig II. The views from the castle are breathtaking, with the serene Lake Alpsee and the surrounding Bavarian Alps providing a picturesque backdrop.
Details: Neuschwanstein Castle and Queen Mary's Bridge photo stop
Enjoy a scenic walk up the hill to Neuschwanstein Castle and over to Queen Mary's Bridge (known locally as Marienbrücke) for unbeatable views of King Ludwig II's fairytale castle and the surrounding Bavarian Alps.
Details: Garmisch-Partenkirchen excursion
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a charming Bavarian town famous for its breathtaking alpine landscapes, rich historical heritage, and vibrant local culture.
Details: Ludwigstrasse
The famous Ludwigstrasse in the heart of Partenkirchen is a charming street lined with traditional Bavarian buildings, quaint shops, and cozy cafes. It’s the perfect place to soak up the local atmosphere.
Details: Munich choir performance
Potential venues include (but not limited to): Neuschwanstein Castle, Stifspfarrkirche St. Phillip and Jakob (in Altotting, a town east of Munich), or an exchange with a local school, university or community group. Additional options such as Neues Schloss Schleissheum are available at an additional cost.
Day 4 Munich--Salzburg
Travel to Salzburg via Herrenchiemsee
Details: Deutsches Museum visit
Learn about the history and progress of science and technology through the state-of-the-art interactive exhibits in the world’s largest science museum including the Mathematics Gallery.
Details: Herrenchiemsee New Palace visit
Modelled on Versailles, this palace was built as a "Temple of Fame" for King Louis XIV of France, whom the Bavarian monarch, King Ludwig II fervently admired. The highlights of palace include the State Staircase, the State Bedroom and the Great Hall of Mirrors. The king's own rooms were in the intimate Small Apartment, designed in the French rococo style.
Day 5 Salzburg
Breakfast
Details: Salzburg Cathedral visit
Explore Salzburger Dom (Salzburg Cathedral), Which is world renowned for its 4,000-pipe organ. The cathedral has been
hailed by some critics as the 'most perfect' Renaissance building in the Germanic countries. It features a marble facade
and symmetrical twin towers.
Details: Salzburg city walk
Enjoy a tour director-led walking tour through the Old City, a maze of meandering lanes, curious steeples, cobbled streets and spacious squares. Here we will view Mozart's Birthplace, the Old Square, the Cathedral, and the Residenz Palace. A highlight of our walk will be the Glockenspiel, an early 18th-century carillon with 35 bells. We can hear the bells from any one of the cafes lining the edges of the Mozartplatz, while sipping our favorite coffee or drink.
Details: Glockenspeil
The Glockenspiel is an early 18th-century carillon with 35 bells that can be heard around the city.
Details: Free time on Getreidegaße
Spend free time on Salzburg's most famous street, the Getreidegaße, which is lined with small shops, interesting houses and wrought-iron signs.
Details: Salzburg choir performance
Potential venues include (but not limited to): Mozarthaus, the Silent Night Chapel where the song "Silent Night" was written (for small choirs), Kollegienkirche, an informal lunchtime performance at Salzburg Cathedral or an exchange with a local school, university or community group. Additional options such as the Mozarteum or Orchestrahaus can be arranged for additional cost
Day 6 Salzburg--Lucerne
Breakfast
Travel to Lucerne via Innsbruck
Details: Innsbruck Old Quarter city walk
Take an Old Quarter walking tour through Innsbruck. Highlights of our walk will include Maria-Theresien-Strasse, the Triumphal Arch, St. Anna's Column, the 19th Century Rathaus, and Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse, featuring arcaded and well-maintained burghers' houses. We will also view the Golden Roof, Innsbruck's greatest tourist attraction.
Day 7 Lucerne--Interlaken
Travel to Interlaken
Details: Lucerne tour director-led sightseeing
Before a backdrop of snow-capped Alpine mountains and green, cow-filled pastures, join your Tour Director on a trip to Lucerne’s famous sights. Weave your way through a maze of narrow, winding streets until you reach the River Reuss and the Medieval Kapellbrücke Bridge. Stop to marvel at the bridge walls, decorated with murals that recreate the 14th-century originals destroyed in a fire. Journey down the cobblestone streets in the Old Town to see the Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), the sombre sandstone wild cat gazing down into a reflecting pool, and ponder this artfully chiseled statue created to honor the Swiss Guards who died defending the Tuileries in 1792.
Details: Chapel Bridge
One of the city's famous landmarks is Chapel Bridge, or Kapellbrücke, a wooden bridge first built in the 14th century. It has also been voted as the 5th most popular tourism destination in the world.
Details: Lion Monument
View the Lion Monument, or Löwendenkmal, created in 1820 in honor of the Swiss Guards who lost their lives in 1792 during the French Revolution.
Details: Jesuit Church
View the impressive Jesuitenkirche which was the first large baroque church built in Switzerland. The ostentatious baroque style architecture is meant to represent the power and glory of the Catholic tradition.
Details: Weinmarkt and Kornmarkt Squares
Stroll through the picturesque medieval Weinmarkt Square and the Kornmarkt Square in the historical heart of Lucerne.
Details: Mt. Pilatus excursion
Scale snow-capped Mount Pilatus to enjoy a bird’s eye view of Lucerne’s skyline and Alpine panoramas galore. In the summer (May to mid-Nov.), you’ll take a boat across the Alpnacher See and then ascend the slope on the world’s steepest cog railway; the rest of the year, you’ll ascend by cable car. Once atop the mountain, it’s your chance to snap some of the most frame-worthy photos -- keep your fingers crossed for a clear day, when mountain-top views span as far as 200 miles.
Day 8 Interlaken
Interlaken city walk
Details: Hoheweg Promenade
We will spend the day surrounded by splendid mountain scenery. Our touring begins in the Höheweg Promenade, which covers 35 acres in the middle of town between the two train stations. Once the property of Augustinian monks, it was acquired in the 1800s by hotel keepers who turned it into a park.
Details: Unterseen visit
Cross over the Aare River to Unterseen, built in 1280 by Berthold von Eschenbach, to visit the Parish Church, with it's late-Gothic tower dating from 1471.
Details: Interlaken choir performance
Choirs often enjoy performances at churches (some have restricted sacred repertoire and others allow secular,) temples, museums and cultural centers, significant historic sights or exchange concerts with local schools, universities or community groups. Participating in a choral or cultural festival can also be a rewarding experience. For all performances we work closely with each group to ensure the perfect venue to meet their vision. Speak with your Worldstrides representative about what options would be best for your group.
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
- Accommodation in three- or four-star hotels in twin (or occasional triple) rooms with private facilities guaranteed throughout
- Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
- Appetizing, culturally representative, three-course dinner daily
- Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
- Local guide at sites and on city tours as described in the itinerary
- All of the venue arrangement fees and promotional costs for included concert performances
- LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing
- Entrances and transportation to sites and activities described in your itinerary
- Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip
- 24/7 On Tour Emergency Support
- Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12)
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, costs for rental, transport of instruments or music stands, any passport or visa fees, or tips for the Tour Director or multi-day bus drivers. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid tips, or other customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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