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      The Blue Danube featuring Oberammergau – Moved to 2022

      Due to unprecedented circumstances, the Passion Play organizers have moved the Play to 2022; see Tour Overview below for details.

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      Vienna, Oberammergau, Budapest, Salzburg, Bratislava, Dürnstein
      Blue Danube River Cruise
      Passion Play Oberammergau, Germany
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      Due to these unprecedented times, the 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play has been moved to 2022. We will be operating The Blue Danube featuring Oberammergau in 2022; however, 2022 itinerary details are not yet complete, and are subject to change from 2020 itinerary details. Please call your travel advisor or Tauck to reserve your preferred spot as space is becoming limited.

       

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      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private Imperial Evening at a palace in Vienna featuring a gala dinner and Viennese performers

       

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      All gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director

       

      All private Tauck shore excursions – CAD $5,461 Value!

       

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      Guests should be able to easily walk one to two miles, which may include climbing one or two flights of stairs and walking over uneven pavement, groomed hiking trails or cobblestones. Standing up to one hour or more may be required.

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      Moderately paced, and may include some early morning hotel departures, one or two on-tour flights, and extended motor coach travel.

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      Exclusively inclusive river cruising

      Along the "river of kings"... medieval castles and Gothic cathedrals... charming riverside villages... the Imperial treasures of the Habsburgs... lush Wachau valley vineyards... the music of Mozart... 

      It happens once, every ten years… when, as they have for nearly four centuries, the citizens of a little village in the Bavarian Alps come together to create a unique and moving performance event that travelers the world over come to see… On this cruise, you become part of the experience when you witness the power and pageantry of the Oberammergau Passion Play! Attend a private Imperial evening with dinner and music at a palace in Vienna... a wine tasting in Dürnstein... spend a day in Mozart's Salzburg or medieval Cesky Krumlov... discuss contemporary issues and historic events in Slovakia with a resident expert... and enjoy evenings of cultural entertainment on and off your riverboat. In Vienna, see the Imperial apartments at the Hofburg or tour opulent Schönbrunn Palace. Admire frescoes, stained glass windows, and stunning architecture as you spend a night in Munich and two nights in Budapest in city-center hotels, checking out remarkable bridges, cathedrals, museums, and grand Habsburg palaces... it's a Blue Danube River cruise to remember! Read Less

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      The 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play

      Experience the 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play with Tauck

      Produced every ten years by the citizens of the Bavarian Alpine village of Oberammergau since the 1630s, the Oberammergau Passion Play (Passionsspiele) has become a beloved highlight of every decade for people all over the world. Today, about 2,000 of the village’s 5,000 or so residents take part in a high-tech, 21st-century version of this revered tradition. Due to these unprecedented times and in an effort to ensure the utmost safety and care of its many guests to Oberammergau, the 2020 Passionsspiele has been rescheduled to 2022, when you can join Tauck to experience the Passion Play in person on select 2022 tours and river cruises – featuring premier seating, private tours of must-see sights and attractions, premium accommodations and more.

      Tauck Exclusive – Imperial Evening at Palais Pallavicini

      Our gala Imperial Evening at a private palace in Vienna

      Built in 1784, the sumptuous Palais Pallavicini is a grand private palace in the heart of Vienna whose magnificent Baroque touches transport you to another time. Join us at the Palais for a gala evening featuring a reception, dinner and classical performances sure to sweep you off your feet... and let you experience firsthand how Europe's cultured classes lived and were entertained centuries ago. And film fans will note that the Palais and its elegant facade served as rogue Harry Lime's postwar Vienna apartment in the Cold War classic "The Third Man."

      The cities were what we wanted to see, but Tauck provided special opportunities in accessing areas which would otherwise have been off limits.

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