Special Interest
Themed breaks are very popular with many people who are looking for something different to do when time permits.
Special events can happen just once a year for example Tulip time in Holland, Christmas markets, Edinburgh Tattoo, battle of the flowers in Jersey to the Oberammergau happening every 10 years.
We would like to offer some ideas for your perusal, BUT if you have an event in mind talk to us and lets see if we can offer you a personal experience…
Oberammagau May - Oct 2020 from £1149.00 per person
8 or 9 days | Travelling May - Oct 2020 | Coach from most UK towns - please ask
The history
Every 10 years since 1634, the village of Oberammergau in Germany has hosted their passion play, as part of a vow the villagers made to god almost 400 years ago.
In the midst of the Thirty Years’ War and with Oberammergau suffering from plague, villagers vowed that if god spared them they would produce a play once every 10 years to honor the life and death of Jesus.
After the vow was made, no other villagers contracted the plague and those who already had it recovered. The villagers then started the tradition of the Passion play, staging a performance on Whitsun in 1634 in the village’s graveyard.
Over the years the play has been produced 42 times, with people from across the world, including many world leaders watching the numerous performances in each year of its staging.
The production
The play is produced by people born in Oberammergau or those who have lived there for 20 years or more. Over 2,000 actors, musicians, producers, stage hands and other performers will work on the 2020 passion play, which is due to have more than 100 performances to more than 500,000 visitors.
Devotion to the play by those involved is clear to see, with men who will be onstage not shaving or cutting their hair in the year before the play in order to gain an authentic biblical look.
Some ideas for Coach Holidays
Oberammergau Passion Play & Rhine Valley
Departing 16 August 2020
8 Days from £1,149pp
Seven nights accommodation
Travel by coach
Daily breakfast and six evening meals
Category two ticket admission for the Oberammergau Passion Play
Overnight stays on outbound and return journeys
Short boat cruise excursion in the Moselle Valley
After a two night stay in Oberammergau, we’ll travel back towards the Rhine Valley region, where we’ll stay at the welcoming family-run Rudesheimer Hof Hotel for three nights. Explore this lovely riverside town from our central hotel and enjoy the scenery of the Rhine and Moselle on our sightseeing excursion.
Option 2
Oberammergau Passion Play & Bavarian Castles
Departing 4 July
9 Days from £1,174pp
Highlights
Eight nights accommodation
Travel by coach
Daily breakfast and seven evening meals
Category two ticket admission for the Oberammergau Passion Play
Overnight stays on outbound and return journeys
Three included excursions
Discover more of the surrounding region of Bavaria in Germany, as we visit one of the top attractions here, the magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle. We’ll also see Herrenchiemsee Palace, built on an island out in Lake Chiemsee, as well as having chance to visit beautiful Innsbruck and Berchtesgaden, before heading to Oberammergau for our one night stay and holiday finale.
Option 3
Oberammergau Passion Play & Austrian Tyrol
Departing 13 June & 19 September 2020
9 Days from £1,204pp
Eight nights accommodation
Travel by coach
Daily breakfast and seven evening meals
Category two ticket admission for the Oberammergau Passion Play
Overnight stays on outbound and return journeys
Three included excursions
Journey to the popular Tyrol region, where we stay at the 4-star Andreas Hofer hotel in Kufstein. Explore the town at your leisure and enjoy the stunning alpine scenery as we visit Ellmau for a cable car ride, as well as calling at Kitzbuhl and the beautiful city of Salzburg. We’ll head into Bavaria for our one night stay in Oberammergau, before returning home.
Coach holidays from most UK departure points throughout the summer of 2020
Whatever your thoughts are or if you wish to fly instead of travelling by coach, then please e mail or call and lets get started. This very special holiday is on sale NOW and limited nos are available from the UK, so dont delay
