SING TO THE LORD

CZECH TOUR - SUMMER 2012


ITINERARY


Wed. June 20
Afternoon    Check-In at the ****hotel IBIS                                               
                    (http://www.hotelibis.cz/hotely/ibis/10-1-0-homepage )
                    meeting with our guide, rest time.
7:00 pm      dinner and welcome party at the hotel restaurant

Thu. June 21
9:00 am       after breakfast, meeting at the lobby.
10:00 am     rehearsal at the hotel (for non-singers NS – Vysehrad castle visit and church attendance)
1:00 pm      transfer to the City Centre
 2:00 am     Choir concert visit
 3:00 pm     first sight seeing tour of the Old Town
6:00 pm      Dinner at the city centre
 8:00 pm     National puppet theatre performance Mozart´s "Don Giovanni"*
                   or Prague Opera*

 Fri. June 22
 9:00 am     rehearsal in the hotel (for NS - Petrin park and tower visit)
2:00 pm      lunch there
3:00 pm      Bike tour* or tram tour of the city and after, 2nd sight seeing tour - Prague Castle
8:00 pm      Jazz club or Prague Famous Laterna Magica theatre visit*

 Sat. June 23
 8:30 –11:30 am rehearsal (for non-singers shopping or bike tour)
12:00          Transfer by coach to Northern Bohemia
 1:30 pm     Lunch break in the Pilsner Urquell brewery restaurant "Na Spilce"                                                               
                   After brewery and beer museum visit* and Plzen (www.plzen.cz )  town centre visit
                   or bike tour Plzen
                   - Tepla*     
7:00 pm     Arrival to the historical Monastery Tepla (www.tepla.cz),   
                   Dinner there
                   Accommodation there (***Monastery Hotel Tepla )

Sun. June 24                
8:30 am       REHEARSAL, (for NS – bike tour or walking tour – Monastery park)
12:00 am     Lunch there
1:00 pm      Transfer to Karlovy Vary - Carlsbad (www.karlovyvary.cz), SIGHT SEEING TOUR
                   there, or bike tour of Karlovy Vary* 
                  CRYSTAL GLASS FACTORY VISIT
3:00 pm     Classical concert visit, St. Mary´s Church* 
                   After, return to hotel

Mon. June 25                                                                                                                                            
 8:00 am       Transfer to Marianske Lazne
10:00 pm      Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption
                     1st CHOIR PERFORMANCE   - singing before, during and after Worship service
12:00 am       Lunch break
                     Afterwards, MARIENBAD SIGHT SEEING TOUR (Colonnade, springs building,
                     churches, park)
 
                    After free time transfer by bus to hotel or bike tour of Marianske Lazne*
6:00 pm       Dinner at the hotel restaurant
 7:00 pm     Peter Dent piano concert visit (Party!!!)


Tue. June 26       
9:00am    REHEARSAL
                        Lunch at the hotel restaurant
12:30 pm -     Transfer to Germany – Leipzig (www.leipzig.de) , hotel Adler 
                        (http://www.hoteladler-leipzig.de/ )
                        *Heide Spa transfer and visit ( http://www.heidespa.de/)
                        Free time

Wed. June 27                            
9:00 am            rehearsal (for NS bike tour or walking tour)
                         Concert there – Nikolaikirche church 2nd FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE                  
                         After sight seeing of the city
                         Transfer to BERLIN (UNESCO heritage city, www.berlin.de)
                         accommodation at the hotel ****Hotel Berlin (www.hotel-berlin.de )

Thu June 28
                        After Bus Round trip sight seeing tour of Berlin sights
                         Dinner at the city centre
8:00 pm            Classical concert performance visit *

Fri. June 29
9:00 am            rehearsal. Then transfer to city centre
                        short rehearsal following city centre visit
3:00 pm           Concert there – Our Lady´s church 3rd FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE                   
6:00 pm           Dinner at the hotel
                        Berlin Opera performance visit*

Sat. June 30
8:00am            Rehearsal
11:00 am         after transfer to Meissen (www.meissen.de)
                        After sight seeing tour of Meissen and Elbe boat trip to Dresden
                        (www.dresden.de)  *
                        Sight seeing tour there and Guerilla singing of Unsere Frauen Kirche Dom
5:00 pm           Transfer to Prague Iris hotel, dinner there

Sun, July 1
Happy Canada Day!
10:00 am        short rehearsal. Then transfer to downtown.
 1:00 pm         rehearsal in St. Nicholas church
 2:00 pm         CANADA DAY CONCERT there – 4th FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
                       After - free time, shopping
 8:00 pm         "Prague by Night" Vltava river boat trip - rich buffet dinner & music

Mon, July 2
Morning after breakfast transfer to the airport or Railway Station,
departure or:
Slovakia and Ukraine six days trip incl. Olomouc, Krakow, Auschwitz, Lublin, L´Viv visit


Highlights

Main Tour

Prague /UNESCO heritage city and castle/
Welcome party at the IBIS hotel
Plzen
/UNESCO historical city and home of World famous Pilsner Urquell beer/
Cheb
/Historical city, castle and Jewish quarter/
Barbeque party /Cheb hotel restaurant party/
Karlsbad and Marienbad
/World famous Spa centres and cities/
Leipzig
/Bach and Goethe City/
Berlin 
/UNESCO Heritage – Unter den Linden, Brandenburger Tor, Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, Check point Charlie, etc./
Meissen
/ Historical city and Castle/
Elbe
/Romantic river/
Dresden
/UNESCO - Hofburg, Unsere Frauen Kirche, Opera house, etc. /
Vltava River boat trip
/Prague by night tour incl. buffet and music/

Extension Tour

Olomouc /UNESCO Heritage/
Krakow / Historical Metropol of Poland, Castle and Old City/
Lublin /UNESCO/
L´Viv /Historical city/
Kiev /Metropol of Ukraine, Historical centre/


(*) These opportunities involve additional cost. They are optional and not part of the tour. They are included for your information but there is neither compulsory attendance nor requirement that you sped the additional money. They are, however, great value for the money.

Disclaimer: This is a preliminary itinerary. However, any changes will be of a minor nature, most likely a re-ordering of activities. There will be no diminution of the activities and benefits specified.

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Sep 27, 2011