Some information about Munich - the Bavarian Capital

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1 2012 Some information about Munich - the Bavarian Capital Munich is one of those cities everyone wants to live in. Renowned for the architectural magnificience, culture and Old World charm, Munich s beauty is only one facet of it s attraction. It displays the rich royal history with a touch of fantasy while the international business importance is reflected in modern glassfronted buildings. Munich was chosen as the partner city for UNICEF in the 50th anniversary year Cosmopolitan flair is flavored with small-town friendliness in Munich. Business travelers and tourists alike feel right at home. The broad palette of restaurants, hotels, cultural offerings, night life, activities and excursions is easily accessible and efficient public transportation system. A city of culture, Munich has 41 theatres as well as 44 museums and collections. Alone the Deutsches Museum, world-famous for the science and technology exhibits had more than 1.2 million visitors each year. Although Munich is the third largest city in Germany a feeling of Gemütlichkeit pervades and the crime rate is among the lowest in the world for a metropolis with over 1 million inhabitants. Visitors to the city marvel at the cleanliness - it is a municipality where public service is highly valued. Possible regular tours and excursions: All rates include a 10% and include 19% government tax. Bank (T/T) fees will be added. Children up to 14 years 50% reduction Grand Circle tour of Munich / Hop-on Hop-off tours With the orange Grand Circle tour you discover Munich in a blue open air double-decker bus, its past epochs with its great monuments as well as the modern cosmopolitan city. Beside the city centre the tour shows you Nymphenburg Palace, Olympic Park, the BMW World and Schwabing student quarter/siegestor (victory gate). Various Hop-on Hop-off stops make the tour the ultimate Munich experience. Duration 2,5 hours. Daily departure every 20 minutes from hrs at stops: main railway station, Pinakothek galleries, Max-Joseph-Platz, Marienplatz and Karlsplatz/Stachus. In the more outside areas as the Nymphenburg Palace, Olympik Park, Schwabing/Siegestor the departure is every 60 minutes. Daily between hrs Not prebookable EUR 21,00 pp Admission fees to be paid directly Munich under the Third Reich and the German Resistance April 01-Oct 31

2 Join us on this combined bus and walking tour to those historically significant locations which were important for the origins of National Socialism as well as the German resistance movement. No other city is as closely tied to the beginnings and rise of National Socialism as Munich. The NSDAP or Nazi Party was founded here in 1920 and quickly gained widespread popularity. At the same time, some few brave individuals recognized the dangers of National Socialism and began to fight against it. One of the most famous resistance groups was the "White Rose" in Munich. Thu + Sat at hrs Duration 3 hours EUR 28,00 pp Munich city tour incl. a guided visit to the Bavaria Film City April 01-Oct 31 This tour introduces you to the most beautiful and most outstanding sights of Munich and then takes you to the film studios on the southern city fringes where you learn about the studio premises long tradition and you are invited to view what goes on behind the scenes of television and motion picture sets. Sat + Sun at hrs Duration 3 hours EUR 32,00 pp incl. entrance fees FC Bayern Soccer Tour incl. visit to Allianz Arena April 01-Oct 31 In addition to the major sights of Munich we visit the most modern soccer stadium in Europe, the Allianz Arena venue for the World Soccer Championship A visit to the FC Bayern Grounds will follow. On match days no visit to the Allianz Arena possible. As an alternative we visit the VIP area of the Olympic Stadium and Olympic Park. Thu + Fri at hrs Duration 3,5 hours EUR 34,00 pp incl. entrance fees Munich by night April 01-Oct 31 Our evening tour takes you through the illuminated Munich. You will enjoy a Bavarian evening with music and dinner in the famous Hofbräuhaus followed by a trip up the Olympic Tower to view the city lights. A drink in the Nightclub will round out the evening. Price includes: Dinner with a drink, ascent of Olympic Tower, a drink in the Nightclub. Fri + Sat at hrs Duration 4,5 hours EUR 82,00 pp incl. dinner Munich and its beer April 01-Oct 31

3 Munich has a rich heritage as the city of beer, breweries, beer gardens and beer festivals. The art of brewing is a centuries-old tradition here. Join us on a behind-the-scenes excursion to the Paulaner brewery. Experienced master brewers provide you with fascinating information about the beer, which is brewed according to the original Bavarian Order of Purity, Europe s oldest food law. After the guided tour you are invited to sample the beer and enjoy a little snack. Fri + Sat at hrs Duration 3 hours EUR 34,00 pp incl. entrance fee, beer sampler (soft drink for children) Full day excursion to Royal Castle Herrenchiemsee at Lake Chiemsee April 01 Oct 31 Lake Chiemsee is 80 square kilometres in size and the largest lake totally within the confines of Bavaria. From Prien you can board a ship to the 250 hectare island of Herrenchiemsee on which King Ludwig II built his own imitation of Versailles Castle in Altough never completed, the buildings opulence cannot fail to impress every visitor. But the old castle where the king actually resided is also worth looking at. For lunch you will continue by boat to the Fraueninsel - a smaller island nearby - with the convent, founded in 722, can also be reached by boat. The historical buildings are all the more impressive thanks to their natural setting in the lake enhanced by a view of the Kampenwand and the Chiemgau mountains. Monday, duration 10,5 hrs Departure hrs EUR 66,00 pp / admission fee for boat ride and Palace to be paid direct EUR 9,50 pp for boat / EUR 9,00 pp for Castle Full day excursion to Rothenburg and Harburg April 01-Oct 31 Along the Romantic Road we first reach Harburg, one of the oldest, biggest and best preserved castles of Southern Germany, which was first mentioned end of the 11 th century. Through the Swabian crater landscape passing Dinkelsbühl, we arrive in Rothenburg, the most perfectly preserved medieval town in Europe. time for sightseeing, lunch and shopping. Short visit to St. Jakob church with the wooden altar of Tilman Riemenschneider, a medieval craftsman. Via the Hallertau, the world largest hop-growing area, we return to Munich Wed/Sun, duration 10,5 hours Departure hrs EUR 66,00 pp / admission fees to be paid direct EUR 4,00 pp for Castle

4 Full day excursion to Berchtesgaden Eagle s Nest April 01-Oct 31 Berchtesgaden: Take yourself back in time to founding and historic highlights of Berchtesgaden: Around 1100 the founding of an Augustinian monastery, from 1559 an independent principality and in 1810 it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was first mentioned under the name»perthersgaden«eagle s Nest: The History: The Eagle s Nest was designed as a birthday present for Adolf Hitler s 50th birthday by Martin Bormann on behalf of the NSDAP (Nazi Party). Hitler in fact seldom visited the Eagle s Nest. The allied bombing of World War II did not damage the Eagle s Nest and thanks to the intervention of former Governor Jacob, the Eagle s Nest was spared being blown up after the war. Today the Eagle s Nest remains in its original state. In 1960, on the occasion of the 150th celebration of Berchtesgaden s incorporation into Bavaria, the Bavarian government relinquished its control of the building to a trust that ensures that the proceeds are used for charitable purposes. The Eagle s Nest: Since 1960, the Eagle s Nest has been managed by the Berchtesgaden tourist board and run by a local concessionaire as a mountain top restaurant. The impressive edifice with its meter thick walls is situated atop the Kehlstein mountain offering guests a breathtaking view over the Berchtesgaden area. The theatrical aspects of the project are already encountered with the 124 m (406 ft) marble-like stone tunnel that leads to a splendid brass elevator. In only 41 seconds, the lift travels another 124 meters into the Eagle s Nest building itself. Mon+Fri, duration 10,5 hours EUR 66,00 pp / admission fees to be paid directly Hitler s former tea- Departure hrs house (open as of May): In case of snow and ice, world famous Salt Mines will be visited instead. EUR 21,00 pp for special bus and elevator to Eagle s Nest Full day excursion to Salzburg and Lake District /Austria April 01-Oct 31 Salzburg is located on the northern foot of the eastern Alps and surrounded by superb countryside. The city is the capital of Salzburg Province and has over inhabitants. A city with many epithets: Festival city, Residence city, University city, spa and Congress city. Mozart was born here in 1756 and this fact secured Salzburg a worldwide fame. Our trip through the Chiemgau gives you a beautiful view on the Lower Bavarian Alps. In Salzburg we will have enough time fo rshopping and a walk through the picturesque old city. On lake Wolfgangssee, possibility of a boat ride to the White Horse Inn and a visit to the pilgrim church. Past lake Mondsee (Scene of Sound of Music ), return to Munich. Tue/Thu/Sat, duration 11,5 hours departure hrs EUR 66,00 pp / admission fees to be paid directly EUR 9,00 pp for boat All nationalitities require passport for Austria

5 Full-day excursion to Royal Castles Neuschwanstein and Linderhof April 01-Oct 31 daily Nov 01 March 31 daily except Monday and except Jan 01, Febr 21 and Dec 24/25/31 Drive by motorcoach along the former merchant s road from Augsburg to Venice, which leads up to the Royal Castle Neuschwanstein in the solitude of the Bavarian mountains. This castle was built by King Ludwig II but due his early death it was never completely finished. In the afternoon you continue via the Church in the Meadows (Wieskirche) as resplendent world of stucco and colour from the mid-eighteenth century. Afterwards we drive to the Royal Castle Linderhof, King Ludwig s second castle: Linderhof Palace, the Royal Villa of Ludwig II, originated as a hunting lodge belonged to his father Maximilian II - and was called the Königshäuschen. It was enlarged by Georg Dollmann between 1870 and 1872 with a U-shaped complex centred on the King s bedchamber. Like ist predecessor, the new building was a wooden post- and infill construction. It was not until 1874 that the exterior facade was clad in stone and the hunting lodge was taken down and rebuilt in the park. The palace was then completet with the Hall of Mirrors and Staircase and furnished in the style of the second rococo period. Park and Park buildings at Linderhof Palace: Grotto, Moorish Kiosk, Moroccan Hoouse. The palace park was laid out from 1870 to 1880 from plans by Carl von Effner. Surrouding the palace are garden sections in imitation Baroque style and terraces and cascades reminiscent of Italian Renaissance gardens. We continue our tour to Oberammergau, where the famous Oberammergau Passion Play takes place every 10 years. A Play of Life and Death, promised in a moment of mortal threat - so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in In the middle of the Thirty Years War, after months of suffering and death from the plague, the Oberammergauers swore an oath that they would perform the "Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years. At Pentecost 1634, they fulfilled their pledge for the first time on a stage they put up in the cemetery above the fresh graves of the plague victims. In the year 2000, the Community of Oberammergau will for the 40th time be performing the play they have preserved throughout the centuries with singular continuity. The Royal Castles Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Days see above / departure hrs EUR 70,00 pp / admission fees to be paid direct Duration 10,5 hours EUR 17,00 pp entrance fees Zugspitze Germany s highest mountain May 20-Oct 14

6 After visiting Ettal Monastery, we drive to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and on to Eibsee Lake, where we take the cablecar to the summit of the Zugspitze (9788 ft). On a clear day you can see over a thousand Bavarian, Austrian, Swiss and Italien montain peaks. Descent by cogwheel train Sunday departure hrs Duration 8 hours EUR 115,00 pp including round trip to Zugspitz mountain Innsbruck excursion, duration 10,5 hours April 01-Oct 16 This tour is guiding you along some of Bavaria s most beautiful lakes, through the Karwendel mountains to Innsbruck, cit of the golden roof in Austria. One of the highlights of this extraordinary excursioon is surely the visit of Swarowski s Crystal Worlds. At Innsbruck you have enough time to visit sightseeings of the historical center Fri departure hrs Duration 10,5 hours EUR 66,00 pp/admission fees to be paid directly EUR 8,00 pp for Swarovski Crystal Worlds All nationalitities require passport for Austria Dachau excursion, duration 4,5 hours May 19 Oct 13 Driving thorugh the villageof Dachau we reach the former concentration camp. Plenty of time to visit the memorial site, the museum and the documentary film. Explenations to the memorial site on the bus, no guided tour on site. Visitors are asked to respect the dignity of the site by wearing appropriate attire. Saturday, hrs Duration 4,5 hours EUR 36,00 pp Departure point and return point please see next page:

7 All of our busses start at the Bahnhofsplatz in front of the department store Karstadt. Please pay attention to take your seat about 20 minutes before the departure is planned. City Sightseeing Day Excursions Departure Return How to reach the Bahnhofplatz All the above tours include a 10% agents commission on tours only. All entrance fees must be paid direct on arrival. A bank fee to cover T/T will be added to the final bill. Approximate cost will be about R 200 per transfer. Details of these and other tours can be found on or from Peter Stephenson at Trade Fair Travel, Tel