Dear Traveler,

on behalf of Insight Vacations I would like to express a warm welcome to you! My name is KARL and I am one of Insight´s Tour Directors. I cover many of the European countries and am currently touring in Central and Eastern Europe.

Today I would like to tell you a bit about Oberammergau and it´s Passionplay next year 2010!

Once every ten years, a tiny, picturesque village in the heart of the Bavarian Alps re-enacts an event which draws people of every religious denomination from four corners of the globe to witness one of the most poignant and moving stories ever told. In 2010, more than 1500 richly-costumed Oberammergau villagers will take part in the Passion Play, fulfilling a solemn promise made by their forefathers in 1633. The play depicts the tragic and moving chronicle of Christ's final passion. Its history stems from 1632 when Oberammergau was gripped by a deadly plague which killed almost half of the town's population. In a final, desperate act of faith, the village elders pledged that if the village was spared, it would re-enact the passion of Christ every 10 years - for all eternity. Miraculously the village was spared and the villagers planned the very first Passion Play in 1634.
Tradition dictates that the play's cast of thousands is drawn from all walks of life from within the village. The coveted role of Christ could be the village postman, butcher or school teacher. The cast spend almost two years painstakingly rehearsing every detail of the story for a once only performance of a lifetime.

THE MIRACLE BECOMES A REALITY THANKS TO INSIGHT VACATIONS !!!

The next Passion Play will be attracting worshippers from all around the globe. Demand is sure to be overwhelming and inevitably tickets will be in short supply. However, you can rely on Insight Vacations to obtain advance tickets, because as the world's leading operator of Premium escorted European Vacations, we have specially reserved tickets for the 2010 Passion Play and obtained hotel accommodation in the beautiful surrounding area. Insight's selection of Premium escorted itineraries are designed to reveal the very best of Europe's fine traditions in a range of balanced touring itineraries including a visit to Oberammergau and the Passion Play.

You might call me a passionplay expert as 2010 is my third time I´ll guide tours to the Passionplay. Yes, you counted right, I work in the touring biz for over 20 years! I highly recommend to check out availability dates asap and reserve your tour NOW! During the last decades we have seen an incredible rush on this event. I just got back from a wonderful Best Of Germany. When we were in Oberammergau I´ve seen the stageworkers setting up already for the performances starting 15 May 2010. By the way, for the first time the play starts in the afternoon and ends in the evening. The first part begins at 2.30 p.m. and ends at 5.00 p.m. The second part begins at 8.00 p.m. and ends at 10.30 p.m. The Passion Play will be staged for a total of 102 days.

Here´s the link to the available Insight-Tours (if link doesn´t work copy and paste it into your web browser):
http://www.insightvacations.co...hure_code=IVPOBUS10P

Check it out and maybe we see each other next year on one of my tours that lead us together to one of the most stunning events in history of mankind!

Kind regards and take care ...
Karl

There are six outstanding itineraries to allow you to experience not only this unforgettable re-enactment of the Passion of Christ, but also Europe's legendary sights, hidden treasures, breathtaking scenery and vibrant cities. HAVE A LOOK!!!

Looking forward seeing you in 2010!

Karl

Karl,
We have never taken an escorted tour and are signed up for Country roads of Bavaria and the Passion play next June 2010. When will we find out more about hotels etc and what about air fare from the USA to Zurich? Any suggestions.