Celebrate Munich’s Oktoberfest Bicentennial in 2010

Toronto, February 18, 2010 – The raising of steins, laughter, and oompha dancing can only mean one thing – it’s time for Oktoberfest. AMA Waterways, represented in Canada by GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours, is offering a special Oktoberfest Escape tour program to mark Oktoberfest’s bicentennial – stay two nights free in Munich at the Le Meridien and enjoy the tastes, sights and sounds of Oktoberfest. Then set sail from Nuremberg as you continue on a luxurious 7-night cruise on the Main, Rhine and Danube rivers up to Amsterdam.

This special tour takes place September 21-October 1, 2010.

The Oktoberfest Escape package starts at a cruise only price of $2,830.00 CAD per person based on double occupancy (Category E – deluxe outside stateroom with window). The full cruise, land, and air price is $4,230.00 CAD per person (airfare based on Toronto/Montreal departures and subject to space availability on Air Canada/Lufthansa). The price includes: two nights accommodation in Munich, a Munich city tour and daily breakfast, 7-night cruise on the elegant MS Amalegro and all meals on board. Excludes port charges and airport transfers.

Highlights of the Oktoberfest Escape Tour
- City tour of Munich – stay at the luxurious Le Meridien in Munich for two nights
- Guided tour of the imperial city of Nuremburg
- Seven night cruise on MS Amalegro
- Walking tour of Bamberg, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993
- Explore Würzburg, the “Pearl of the Romantic Road” with its vineyards and scenic sloping roads
- Cruise through the Rhine Gorge, the most spectacular stretch of the Rhine with stunning castles and the legendary Lorelei Rock
- Enjoy a walking tour of the 2,000 year old city of Koblenz and then Cologne with its many medieval cathedrals
- Finish off the tour with a leisurely guided canal cruise in Amsterdam

This special Oktoberfest Escape cruise will sell out quickly so please book as soon as possible to secure your cabin. For add-on fares from other gateways as well as air taxes, fuel surcharges and related fees which are not included in the price indicated, please contact GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours. You can also visit the website www.europeanwaterways.ca for complete details on the various cruises and pricing or email: info@europeanwaterways.ca. Prices are subject to change without notice.

GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours is based in Toronto, Ontario and acts as the Canadian representative for various niche cruise operators such as AMA Waterways, Go Barging, Hurtigruten, Fred. Olsen Cruises and Lüftner Cruises as well as various land programs in Asia and around the world.

Information on GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours can be accessed at www.glpworldwide.com or by calling (866) 760-1987.

February 18, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized