Tours by on-base agencies
Email updates to travel@estripes.osd.mil at least two weeks before desired print date. Prices are based on hotel double occupancy. These tours are current from Sept. 13, 2012, and beyond.
Belgium
SHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Sept. 29-30, Oktoberfest, 220 euros, single, 175 euros, double/twin; Oct. 6, Luxembourg with Trier, Germany, 65 euros; Oct. 13, London, 70 euros; Oct. 20, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 50 euros; Oct. 26-Nov. 4, southern India, 2,885 euros double or twin, 3,540 euros single, 2,270 up to age 11. Call 06544-3884, email shapetripsandtours1@gmail.com or visit www.shape2day.com.
Germany
BAMBERG OUTDOOR RECREATION: Oct. 4 & Nov. 8, Bamberg city tour, $25; Oct. 6, Oktoberfest, $40; Oct. 6, Bamberg, climbing, $30. Call DSN 469-9376 or CIV 0951-300-9376.
HEIDELBERG USO: Sept. 15, Weinheim and French market by train, $15, under age 6 free; Sept. 21, London, $199 adult, $189 under age 12; Sept. 22, Metz, France, art and impressions from World War I, $109 adult, $89 under age 12; Sept. 23, Rhine River cruise, $89 adult, $69 ages 5-11, $39 under 5; Sept. 23, Riesling Route, $69 adult, $49 under age 12; Sept. 29, Berlin, $119 adult, $99 ages 5-11, $79 under age 5. Call DSN 370-7924.
KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 15, Rhine Ordnance Barracks flea market, $25; Sept. 15, Interlaken, Switzerland, $69 adult, $59 children; Sept. 15, big game paintball, $179; Sept. 15, Paris, $89 adult, $49 children; Sept. 16, Caracalla spa, $69; Sept. 22, Disneyland, $159 adult, $99 children; Sept. 22, Oktoberfest, $69; Sept. 22, Prague, Czech Republic, $99 adult, $59 children; Sept. 23, hiking, $29; Sept. 23, trout fishing, $59 adult, $39 children; Sept. 29, Berlin, $99 adult, $59 children; Sept. 29, King Ludwig’s Bavarian castle, $79 adult, $69 children; Sept. 29, Oktoberfest, $69; Sept. 30, auto-free day, Salmtal, $39 adult, $29 children; Sept. 30, sky diving, $269; Oct. 5-8, Prague, $329; Oct. 6, Oktoberfest, $69; Oct. 6, Swiss chocolate- and cheese-tasting, $89 adult, $79 children; Oct. 7, Disneyland, $159 adult, $99 children; Oct. 7, Tongeren flea market, Belgium, $49; Oct. 8, Cologne zoo, $59 adult, $39 children; Oct. 8, sky diving, $269; Oct. 8, trout fishing, $59 adult, $39 children; Oct. 12-14, London, $159; Oct. 13, Paris, $89 adult, $49 children; Oct. 13, Prague after dark, $99 adult, $59 children; Oct. 13, Stuttgart Bierfest, $59. Call DSN 493-4117 CIV 0631-3406-4117.
RTT TRAVEL RAMSTEIN: Sept. 14-16, Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 199 euros; Sept. 15, Heidelberg scavenger hunt and old town, 79 euros; Sept. 15, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Sept. 16, 19, 22, 25 & 30, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Sept. 20, Black Forest, 79 euros; Sept. 22, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 89 euros; Sept. 22, Oktoberfest Parade Express, 69 euros; Sept. 26 & 29, Oktoberfest Express, 69 euros; Oct. 3, 6, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24, 27 and 31, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Oct. 4 & 13, Bavarian Highlights, Dachau and Munich, 89 euros; Oct. 6, Oktoberfest Express, 69 euros; Oct. 6, Oktoberfest party train, 73 euros; Oct. 7, Black Forest, 79 euros; Oct. 6-7 and Oct. 7-8, Oktoberfest overnighter, 179 euros; Oct. 8, Brugge, Belgium, 89 euros; Oct. 8 and 28, Heidelberg scavenger hunt and old town, 79 euros; Oct. 12-14, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; Nov. 1, 4, 7, 10, 15, 18, 21 and 29, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Nov. 3 and 25, Bavarian highlights, Dachau and Munich, 89 euros; Nov. 9-11, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 189 euros; Nov. 10 and 24, Bavarian highlights King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; Nov. 11, mystical medieval Brugge, 89 euros; Nov. 12, Heidelberg scavenger hunt and old town, 79 euros; Nov. 17, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Nov. 17, Amsterdam, 89 euros; Nov. 24 and 28, Heidelberg Christmas markets, 49 euros; Nov. 29, Christmas castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Dresden, Prague and Karlovy Vary Christmas markets, 269 euros; Dec. 1, 8, 20, and 22, Nuremberg and Rothenburg Christmas markets, 69 euros; Dec. 1, 9, and 15, Bonn and Siegburg Christmas markets, 59 euros; Dec. 2, 5, 9, 13, 16, 19, and 23, Christmas castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Dec. 2, 12, and 22, Cologne Christmas markets, 59 euros; Dec. 6 and 16, Strasbourg, France, Christmas markets, 49 euros; Dec. 7-9 and 21-23, Prague and Karlovy Vary at Christmas, 189 euros; Dec. 8, Christmas in Munich, 79 euros; Dec. 14-17, Dresden, Prague and Karlovy Vary Christmas markets, 269 euros; Dec. 15, Christmas in Cochem, 79 euros; Dec. 15, Christmas in Amsterdam, 79 euros; Dec. 21, Christmas in Heidelberg, 49 euros; Dec. 21, Christmas night on the Rhine, 49 euros. Call CIV 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.
RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Transylvania, Romania, 889 euros; Nov. 17-24, Cairo and Nile cruise in Egypt, 1599 euros; Nov. 24-28, Malta, 749 euros; Dec. 22-29, Cairo and Nile cruise in Egypt, 1,764 euros; Dec. 29-Jan. 5, Cairo and Nile cruise in Egypt, 1,764 euros. Call 06371-46360 or see RTTtravel.com.
SCHWEINFURT OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 22, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, $15, Oct. 6, Geiselwind, $15 (plus entrance fee), Oct. 27, spa trip, Palm Beach, $15 (plus entrance fee). DSN 353-8080 or CIV 09721-96-8080.
SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 21-23, Baltic Sea fishing, Kappeln, $175. Call DSN 452-7170 or CIV 06565-617170.
SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND TRAVEL: Sept. 14-15, DSLR photography, Trier, $60; Sept. 15, mountain biking, Houffalize, Belgium, $25 without bike rental, $35 with rental; Sept. 21-23, Baltic Sea fishing, Kappeln, $175; Sept. 23, geocaching, Spangdahlem, free; Sept. 29, mountain biking, Houffalize, $25 without bike rental, $35 with rental. Call DSN 452-6567 or CIV 06565-61-6567.
WIESBADEN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 16, Rüdesheim walking tour and wine-tasting, $35; Sept. 21, London, $199 adult, $189 under age 12; Sept. 22, Frankfurt walking tour, $39, $34 ages 6-17, under age 6 free; Sept. 22, Metz, France, art and impressions from World War I, $109 adult, $89 under age 12; Sept. 23, Rhine River cruise, $89 adult, $69 ages 5-11, $39 under age 5; Sept. 23, Riesling Route, $69 adult, $49 under age 12; Sept. 29, Berlin, $119 adult, $99 ages 5-11, $79 under age 5. Call DSN 337-5760 or CIV 0611-705-5760.
Italy
USO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adult, 36 euros child; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Saturdays, wine-tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros adult; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child. Call DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or see http://naples.uso.it. USO ROME: Daily at 8 a.m., Rome, 36 euros adult, 28 euros 2-8; 9:30 a.m. daily, Borghese Gallery, 45 euros adult, 35 euros child; 3 p.m. daily, Scandals in Rome, 40 euros adult, 22 euros child; 2:30 daily, Caravaggio, The Genius in Baroque Rome, 37 euros adult, 30 euros child; 10 a.m. daily, Vatican museums and St. Peter’s Basilica, 55 euros adult, 46 euros child; 9:30 a.m. daily, Colosseum and Roman Forum, 50 euros adult, 41 euros child; 2:45 daily, underground ancient Rome, 46 euros adult, 38 euros child; 2 p.m. daily, Palatine Hill, 31 euros adult and 5-17; 7 p.m. daily, Rome at Twilight, 29 euros adult, 23 euros child; 7:15 nightly, Rome by Night, two hours, 39 euros, four hours, 75 euros; 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, Vatican and St. Peter’s tour, including Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, 65 euros adult, 55 euros child; 2 p.m. daily, Rome of the Caesars, 65 euros adult, 55 euros 2-8; 2 p.m. daily, catacombs with St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, plus Christian catacombs, 40 euros adult, 32 euros 2-8. Call CIV 06-397-27419.
ITT NAPLES: Oct. 20-21, Perugia, chocolate festival, 185 euros adult, 99 euros up to age 11; Nov. 20-26, Thanksgiving in the Seychelles, 1,429 euros; Dec. 21-26, Vienna, Austria, for Christmas, price to be determined; Dec. 26-Jan. 2, new year in the Dolomites, 1,599 euros. Call DSN 629-7907/7909 or CIV 081-811-7907/7909.
Spain
ROTA OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 14, Algodonales, Grazalema Natural Park, $55; Sept. 21, La Via Verde, mountain biking, $20; Sept. 22, La Buitrera, canyon descending, $85. Call DSN 727-3101 or CIV (34) (0) 95682-3101/3208.
ROTA INFORMATION TICKETS AND TOURS: Oct. 6, Huelva, $35. Call DSN 727-3101/3208 or CIV (34) (0) 95682-3101/3208.
