Friday, 1 February 2008

Oktoberfest 2008/Bayern Special (MB-080923-C)

Dates
Wednesday 24-Thursday 25 September 2008
Proposed Itinerary.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1-Oktoberfest
  • Pick-up Munich airport
  • Transfer to hotel in central Munich
  • Oktoberfest (with reservation)!
  • Overnight-Munich
Day 2-Munich
  • Munich walkabout
  • Lunch at Hofbräuhaus, Augustiner or Schneider
  • Or
  • Oktoberfest!
  • Transfer to Munich airport
What's Included
  • Airport transfers by luxury coach
  • Hotel **** x 1 night
  • Breakfast x 1
  • Beer tent reservation
  • 2 x litres of beer
  • 1/2 chicken!
  • A whole lot of fun!
Pick-up/drop-off
Munich airport (Germany).

Monday, 28 January 2008

Ardennes Special/Chouffe Tour (AS-080325)


Dates
Tuesday 25-Wednesday 26 March 2008
Tour Itinerary
Detailed Proposed Itinerary.
Tour Itinerary.
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The Format
Suggested pre-tour with drinks at Louis' Roeëje Lieuw (Red Lion) also known as Limburgs Biercafe.
Central hotel (recommended) is Hotel Puur.
  • Day 1-Maredsous, Chimay and into the Ardennes
    • Pick-up Venlo (Netherlands).
    • Du Bocq, Maredsous Abbey
    • Chimay Trappiste Monastery
    • Stenay Castle (France)
    • Brasserie de Chateau Fort (France)
    • Overnight-Bouillon
  • Day 2-Orval and the Ardennes
    • Bouillon Castle (from Godrey and the Crusades-no they're not a 50s band)
    • Orval Trappiste Monastery (see Matilde's spring....)
    • Millevertus or La Rulles
    • Bastogne
    • Achouffe
    • Overnight-Achouffe-Mont
  • Day 3-Ardennes
    • Battle of the Bulge Museum (La Roche-en-Ardenne)
    • Haute Fagnes (highest area in Belgium)
    • Drop-off TBC
What's Included
  • All transport within tour
  • Leader/driver/beer guide!
  • Hotels x 2 nights
  • Breakfasts x 2
  • 1 x Evening meal
  • Orval entrance fee
  • A whole lot of fun!
Pick-up
Venlo (Netherlands).
Drop-off
TBC.

Ardennes Special/Chouffe Tour (AS-080215)


Dates
Friday 15-Sunday 17 February 2008
Tour Itinerary
Detailed Proposed Itinerary.
Tour Itinerary.
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The Format
  • Day 1-Lambics, Chimay and into the Ardennes
    • Pick-up Bruxelles.
    • Lambic brewery (Drie Fonteinen or Boon)
    • Chimay Trappiste Monastery
    • Stenay Castle (France)
    • Brasserie de Chateau Fort (France)
    • Overnight-Bouillon
  • Day 2-Orval and the Ardennes
    • Bouillon Castle (from Godrey and the Crusades-no they're not a 50s band)
    • Orval Trappiste Monastery (see Matilde's spring....)
    • Millevertus or La Rulles
    • Bastogne
    • Achouffe
    • Overnight-Achouffe-Mont
  • Day 3-Abbeys
    • Battle of the Bulge Museum (La Roche-en-Ardenne)
    • (Rochefort Trappist TBC)
    • Drop-off TBC
What's Included
  • All transport within tour
  • Leader/driver/beer guide!
  • Hotels x 2 nights
  • Breakfasts x 2
  • 1 x Evening meal
  • Orval entrance fee
  • A whole lot of fun!
Pick-up
Bruxelles.
Drop-off
TBC.

Monday, 21 January 2008

Ardennes Special/Chouffe Tour



For the latest itinerary for the Ardennes Special tour please email for password.

The tour is now being offered by the Wallonie Tourist Office (Bruxelles).

Example Itinerary.

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Bier-Mania!

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This tour covers the Limburg region of Netherlands as well as Niederhein (Lower Rhine) area of Germany.
Tours can include Düsseldorf, Venlo, Nijmegen and even Köln!

Tours run all year.

NEW Location. Lindeboom Brouwerij/Netherlands.

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