12 DAY GERMANY &OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY TOUR

June 11 – 22, 2020$4,190.00 Per Person from Houston

Includes: Roundtrip Air Transportation From Houston, First Class Hotels, Double Occupancy,2 Meals A Day – Buffet Breakfast & Dinner, Daily Sightseeing With English Speaking TourGuides, First Class Tickets To Attend The Passion Play, Entrance Fees, Airport Taxes, And FuelSurcharges - Which Might Subject To Change, And Tips To Guides And Drivers.

Spiritual Director: Fr. Francis Macatangay

St. Cecilia Catholic Church – Houston, TX

DAY 1 – HOUSTON / FRANKFURTDepart Houston to Frankfurt.

DAY 2 – FRANKFURT / HEIDELBERGUpon arrival in Frankfurt, you will find your luggage and exit the baggageclaim into the arrivals hall where you will be greeted by your tour escortand driver. After a warm welcome to Germany, you will be escorted tothe hotel for check-in, and then spend the afternoon exploring all thelandmarks of Heidelberg. We will visit the ruins of Heidelberg Castle thatrise majestically on the site of the medieval castle complex, high abovethe lanes, and the picturesque jumble of roofs of the old town. Thearchitecture contains elements of the Gothic and Renaissance periods. Seethe castle gardens, the Great Vat (the world’s largest wine barrel), andthe remarkable Pharmacy Museum. Then make our way to the old town,with its romantic charm, featuring the old quarter and maze of little streets.The Haupstrasse is one of Europe’s prettiest pedestrian precincts andshopping streets, along with the medieval bridge gate, as well asGermany’s oldest University, the lion fountain, and the university square.We will celebrate Mass at a local church before returning to the hotel fordinner and overnight

DAY 3 – OBERAMMERGAUTake the scenic road to Triberg, deep in cuckoo clock territory, the lovelylake Constance, and the charming Lindau. Onto Oberammerga for dinnerand overnight.

DAY 4 – OBERAMMERGAU / PASSION PLAY: PERFORMANCE DAYAfter breakfast, we will gather to celebrate Mass. Following a lightlunch, we will make our way to the world-famous Passion Play Theatre.This afternoon and evening we enjoy the Passion Play production. The playdepicts the story of Christ's Passion, beginning with the entry into Jerusalemand ending with the resurrection and transfiguration, a moving andspectacular experience. Each performance starts at 2:30 PM (1:30 PMstart time after August 17th) and ends approximately 10:30 PM (9:30 PMafter August 17th), with a three-hour included dinner break/intermissionfrom 5:00 to 8:00 PM (4:00 to 7:00 PM after August 17th). We stayovernight in Oberammergau or surrounding area.

DAY 5 – RHINE FALLS / LUCERNEThis morning we visit the Rhine Falls and then depart to Switzerland.We will visit the Einsiedlen Marian with its majestic baroque edifice andelaborate decorated pastel ceilings, marble side altars, and large highaltar in the East end. The interior is typically baroque fest for the eyes,gleaming white with gold and pastel trimmings. The most important part

of the Basilica is the Lady Chapel, located near the entrance. The LadyChapel is a free-standing, square marble edifice that recalls the shelterover Christ’s tomb in Jerusalem’s Chuch of the Holy Sepulchre. Abovethe Chapel’s altar is the Black Madonna, resplendent in rich robes andsurrounded by gold clouds. A short walk from the Abbey is the world’slargest nativity scene, the Diorama Bethlehem, with more than 500 carvedwooden figures. Celebrate Mass at the Shrine and on to Lucerne for dinnerand overnight.

DAY 6 – LUCERNE / MT. PILATUSAfter breakfast, we will start the day with celebrating Mass at the localCatholic Church in Weggis. We will then take an excursion of Lucerne anda tour of the city. We will visit the Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, JesuitChurch, Franciscan Church, Water Spike, Spreuer Bridge, and MuseggWall amid other sites. Ascend to Mt. Pilatus by cogwheel train and havea fantastic view of the Alps. Then return to your hotel for dinner andovernight in Lucerne.

DAY 7 – LEICHTENSTEIN / INNSBRUCK / SALZBURGDepart Lucerne to the pocket-sized principality of Liechtenstein, famous forits stamps. Then travel over the Arlberg Pass to Innsbruck. Tour of thisTyrol city to include the old houses with gothic arcades, the Golden Roof,the Imperial Palace, stop at Maria Theresian Strasse which is heaven forshoppers. Onto Salzburg for dinner and overnight.

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Salzburg, Austria

DAY 8 – SALZBURGA pleasant stroll with a local expert to take you through the historic centerof Mozart’s hometown. Admire exquisite Mirabell Gardens, the famousHorse Trough, the Great Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Churchyard, and themonumental Domplatz. Also visit the birthplace of the musical genius inthe charming Getreidegasse. Stop at Salzkammergut and see the sitewhere the film “Sound of Music” took place. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 9 – SALZBURG / SILENT NIGHT / ALTOETTING / NUREMBURGDepart Salzburg to Bavaria via Oberndorf to visit Silent Night Chapel,where the famous song “Silent Night” was created. Then travel toAltoetting, the main Mariam Shrine in Bavaria. On to see the BenedectineMonastery of Ettal, then travel in the heart of the Catholic region ofGermany, where each little village has its own church and many towns arebuilt around a monastery, which is still the center of local life. We passPilsen (with its world-famous beer brewery) to Amberg where you will visitthe Pilgrimage Church of Mariahilf, and stop for Mass. Onto Michelfieldto visit St. Johannes Church and Monastery. Continue to the old walledfortress city of Nuremberg for overnight.

DAY 10 – CASTLE OF FRANCONIA / ROTHENBERG / MUNICHHead to the Castle Banz and tour this fortress. Our drive along the valleytakes us to the Pilgrim Church (of Fourteen Saints), Vierzehnheiligen, wherewe stop for Mass. This church is famous for miraculous cures. Visit Veste,one of the largest castles in Germany. Depart to Rothenberg which isencircled by battle-scared walls, its Germany’s best preserved medievaltown. Then continue to Munich for dinner and overnight.

DAY 11 – KING LUDWIG CASTLE / MUNICHFrom your hotel on Maximilianstrasse, all of Munich is at your doorstep.Sightseeing takes in the Karsplatz and Residenz complex; 17th centuryNymphenburg Palace, and a visit to Alte Pinakothek, to see the works ofgreat masters. Be at Marienplatz at 11 am when the glockenspiel figures“preform.” Then off to King Ludwig’s Linderhof, with its ornate suites andgilded fountain. Visit the Royal Castle at Hohenschwangau, and see theCinderella fantasy palace, Neuschwanstein. Return to Munich for dinnerand overnight.

DAY 12 – MUNICH / HOUSTONHead to the airport for your flights back to Houston.

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The Tour Price Includes:Air Transportation: Airfares are based on special contract agreements with variousinternational airlines and involve certain restrictions and deadlines. These fares are sub-ject to cancellation penalties, and once they are issued, are NON-REFUNDABLE,NON-TRANSFERABLE AND CAN’T BE USED TOWARDS FUTURE TRAVEL. Please refer toour CANCELLATION AND REFUND OF AIR AND LAND ARRANGEMENTS CLAUSE/POLICY below. Airfares are based on prices in effect as of JANUARY 1, 2020, andthey are subject to change without notice.IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PURCHASE TRAVEL INSURANCE.Surface Transportation: All surface transportation as described in the itinerary will beby modern motorcoach designed for highway travel. Groups will be met and transferredon arrival and departure.Hotels: First class Hotels (4 Star Throughout). Hotel classifications as per ratings onOHRG published by Ziff-Davis Company in New York. Hotels are double occupancy(2 people per room).Single room additional cost $800.00. Single rooms are limited and will be awardedon a first come first serve basis. If you request a roommate and none are available,you will pay ½ this amount as a forced single room.Meal Plan: The meal plan is half board, 2 meals per day, consists of breakfast, anddinner, depending on the routine of the itinerary. Taxes and service chargesnormally appearing on the restaurant bills are included in the tour price. A list ofall food allergies must be emailed to insptours@aol.com for hotel accommodation.In the case the hotel is unable to accommodate, passenger is responsible for all meals.Unused meals will NOT be reimbursed.Baggage: INSPIRATIONAL TOURS restricts all tour passengers to 1 piece of checkedluggage and 1 carry-on. All Passengers should check with the airline for up-to-datebaggage weight and dimension information and restrictions which are subject tochange at anytime before tour departure.Included: Airport Taxes, Fuel Surcharges, ( subj to change ) & Tips to guides and drivers.Attendance to Passion Play.The Tour Price Does Not Include: Expenses of passports, laundry, wines, liquors, mineralwaters, after-luncheon and after-dinner tea or coffee or food not on the menus of theincluded meals; additional baggage; expenses of carriages, guides, sightseeing orother services than those specifically mentioned as being included in the itinerary;baggage and personal insurance; all items of a personal nature plus those not listedabove as being included in the tour price. Booking Conditions: Deposits and Payment: A non-refundable deposit of $600.00per person is required at the time of booking to be paid by either cash, checks, ormoney orders only! No order will be processed without a deposit. Credit cards willbe accepted for full and final payments, which is due 90 days before departure.Registrations received within 90 days of departure require payment in full, deposit onlywill not be accepted.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: All cancellations MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING VIAFAX, E-MAIL OR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. Automatic $600.00 cancellation fee prior todeparture; 60 to 30 days prior to departure 50% of tour cost cancellation fee; 29 daysprior to departure up to date of departure 100% of tour cost cancellation fee;Total loss of tour costs, Air and Land. If non-refundable air tickets have been issuedprior to receiving notice of your cancellation, you will be charged the price of the ticketin addition to the cancellation penalties listed above.ALL RESERVATIONS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON.Deviations: Deviation policies vary by airline and are normally only allowed onthe return journey, from the same departing city as the group, and depend upon avail-ability. There is a change fee of approximately $150.00 per person, plus any additionalairline charges. ALL deviation requests must be made in writing, at least 90 days beforedeparture date. NO TELEPHONE DEVIATION REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.Tour Prices: All tour prices quoted for transportation and land arrangements inthis folder are based on rates, (including foreign exchange rates), in effect at the timeof original tour agreement with your tour host and accordingly are subject to increasewithout notice if such rates change prior to departure.Insurance: To protect your travel plans, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE PURCHASEOF TRAVEL INSURANCE. A BROCHURE WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF YOURREGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT.Responsibility: Inspirational Tours, Inc. or their agents act only as agent for thepassenger in regards to travel, whether by railroad, motor car, motorcoach, boat orairplane and assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay orirregularity which may be occasioned either by acts or defect in any vehicle or for anyreason whatsoever, or through the acts or default of any company or person engagedin conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the tour. They canaccept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes inair or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine or other causes. All suchlosses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide forarrangements only for the time stated. The right is reserved to substitute hotels of similarquality to those specified in the itinerary and the right is reserved to cancel any tourprior to departure, in which latter case a full refund will constitute full settlement tothe passenger. No refund will be made for any unused portion of the tour unlessarrangements are made prior to departure from the United States. The airlinesconcerned, their agents, or affiliates and other carriers, are not to be held responsiblefor any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board their aircraft.The passenger ticket in use by said carriers, when issued, shall constitute the solecontract between the carriers and the purchasers of these tickets and/or the passenger.It is the passengers’ responsibility to obtain any visas that they need to travel. Theservices of any I.A.T.A. carrier may be used for these tours and transportation withinthe U.S.A. may be provided by any member of the Air Traffic Conference of America.PRICES ARE BASED ON RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 AND ARE SUBJECT TOCHANGE.

A History of 366 Years of DevotionThe story behind the Oberammergau Passion Play is one of faith, and began with amiracle. In the 1600’s the deadly disease known as ”The Black Plague”, struck downone in every three persons throughout Europe, leaving in its wake untold misery, panicand death. The little village of Oberammergau was, of course, also threatened. Thetownspeople prayed to be spared, vowing that they would present a play depictingthe Life and Passion of Jesus Christ every 10 years. Those who were struck downwith the disease soon began to miraculously recover, and only a few people died inOberammergau. True to their word, the villagers of Oberammergau presented theirfirst Passion Play in 1634 a small performance that took place out in a meadow.Over the years, they have kept their pledge and their routing of plays has only beeninterrupted by the two World Wars. Today, the Passion Play is enacted on anopen-air stage set against a magnificent mountain background. The coveredauditorium seats 5,200, the play’s verse and music were produced by local artist,as are the elaborate stage settings and costumes. More than 1600 villagers have

participated in the performances and it is considered a special honor to play oneof the lead roles. Only people born in Oberammergau, and who are in good moralstanding, are permitted to perform. For the Oberammergauers the play is a labor oflove. They receive no reimbursement for their time and devotion. And, althoughthe Passion Play has achieved international fame, the complete sincerity of theOberammergauers has never diminished. Their vow is still fresh in their minds! It iswith great pride and anticipation that they are now preparing their presentation forthe very special 2020 Passion Play Performance.

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