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Oktoberfest 2013

The first Oktoberfest took place on the 12 October 1810, to celebrate the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Today, Oktoberfest is the best known beer festival around the world and has been replicated on all continents. In 2011, Oktoberfest hosted 6.9 million visitors from around the world who drank 7.5 million liters of beer

OKTOBERFEST TOUR

Visit Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest
Backstage pass to Europe includes all of this and more, and its free as part of your trip.

Exclusive Accommodation

• 4 nights twin or triple-share hotel accommodation
• Regular free coach transfers from accommodation to festival site
• Contiki Oktoberfest t-shirt

Exclusive Team

• Contiki Oktoberfest Team
• Experienced & professional Contiki Oktoberfest Team & Tour Drivers
• Day trip to the moving Dachau concentration camp memorial
• Guided walking tour of Munich: See Marienplatz, the Glockenspiel, the Rathaus, Munich Residenz, Frauenkirche & Viktulienmarkt

 Exclusive Food

• 4 continental breakfasts

 Exclusive Inclusions

• Guided walking tour of Munich: See Marienplatz, the Glockenspiel, the Rathaus, Munich Residenz, Frauenkirche & Viktualienmarkt
• Optional trip to the moving Dachau concentration camp memorial 

Contact us for further information, price and availability.

Christmas in New York 2013

Take a bite of the Big Apple on Trafalgar’s 11 Day Christmas in New York guided holiday. You’ll experience a white Christmas like never before. From ice skating at the Rockefeller to Macy’s elaborate Santaland, no one does Christmas like New York City. Then, make like a New Yorker and head north to the Catskills for the weekend. Enjoy breathtaking scenery and famous Catskill hospitality in this popular ski resort region. Next, it’s on to Boston, a city wreathed in Christmas lights and New England cheer. Five days in New York City will ensure there’s plenty of time to take advantage of the Christmas shopping sales and to enjoy a once in a lifetime Christmas Day.

Duration: 11 days departing 17 December 2013
Price: from $3,998 per person twin share

 

SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS

• Midtown and Upper Manhattan See the Rockfeller Centre and St Patrick's Cathedral, Broadway and Central Park.
• Catskill Mountain Visit a loal maple farm and travel through the scenic winter wonderland of Mine Kill State Park.
• Upstate New York Stop at Berkshire's Yankee Candle Village.
• Boston See the highlights of new and old Boston including the North End, Paul Revere's House, the Old North Church, the Bunker Hill Monument, the Boston Common, Chinatown, Newbury Street and Copley Plaza.
• Hartford Tour and visit to the Mark Twain House.
• Brooklyn Christmas light displays and historic homes tour.
• New York City Sightseeing tour with a local guide including Freedom Tower, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and grand Central Park.  Ride to the tope of the Rockfeller Building for a sweeping view of Manhattan.

2013's most visited city? It's not N.Y., London or Paris

If current travel patterns persist throughout 2013, Bangkok will overtake London as the world's most-visited international city.
That's according to the Global Destination Cities Index, a forecast issued this week by MasterCard. The 3-year-old index ranks cities in terms of international visitor arrivals of at least one overnight stay, and by the amount of money those visitors spend in the destination city.

This is the first time an Asian city [Bangkok] is in the top rank since the Index was launched in 2010.