RIDGEVIEW BAND EUROPE 2025
June 3-10, 2025 - This tour is designed for the Ridgeview Band, Alumni, and Friends. Join our 2025 European Tour with Mr. Arnaldo Colón.
This tour route some of the best alpine destinations in Europe. You’ll love our balance of cities, small towns, and outdoor destinations. Additionally, you will experience three contrasting cultures and languages. This tour visits Salzburg, Northern Italy, and Bavaria.
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This tour is designed for the Ridgeview Band, Alumni, and Friends. Join our 2025 European Tour with Mr. Arnaldo Colón.
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| PRICE FROM | DATES | |
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AUSTRIA – Salzburg – 2 nights
ITALY – Bolzano – 2 nights
GERMANY – Munich – 2 nights
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$3975 per person sharing a twin/double/triple room.
$4575 Adult single room
ITINERARY - Updated 2/5/2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025: Overnight flight to Munich– Join your group at the airport for your overnight flight to Munich, Germany. Confirmed flights on Delta Airlines.
Wednesday, June 4: Salzburg and The Sound of Music! – After airport arrival formalities, we’ll board our private coach and drive to Salzburg, Austria. Closing in on Salzburg, we will strike out on a driving tour, hitting the highlights of the popular movie, The Sound of Music. Later, stroll through the historic old town taking in several famous musical sights and churches. After a bit of free time, we will meet for dinner in the hills overlooking the city. Sleep for 2 nights in Salzburg. Dinner.
Thursday, June 5: Salzburg – We’ll spend most of the morning on a historical walking tour of Salzburg’s old town. This was the home to Mozart and the Von Trapp family, so we tie in a lot of musical elements as well. After the walking tour, you will have the remainder of the day and evening to explore more of Salzburg on your own. Your guide will be available to help with your sightseeing plans and activities.
Friday, June 6: The Italian Dolomites – Today, we’ll drive across the mountains into Austria and then through the Alps to Italy. We’ll set up in the beautiful Tyrolean town of Bolzano, definitely Italian but with an Austrian influence. After an orientation walk around town, we’ll set you free to experience the town and dinner on your own, including admission to the South Tirol Museum of Archaeology and the 5,000-year-old Ötzi, The Iceman. Sleep for 2 nights in or near Bolzano (Bozen, in German). Dinner.
Saturday, June 7: Enjoy the Mountains – The Dolomites are billed as the most beautiful mountains on earth. They differ from the rest of the Alps because of the rock, dolomite, which forms jagged vertical cliffs colored with white and pink stone. We’ll spend the day in the Alpi di Siusi, a grassy alpine meadow with hiking trails, alpine lifts, and cog rail trains. Back in Bolzano, we’ll have dinner together.
Sunday, June 8: Neuschwanstein Castle – Today, we will head to the scenic mountains of Bavaria. You will have most of the day to explore Schloss Neuschwanstein, the fairy-tale fantasy castle of Bavaria’s King Ludwig II. You’ll recognize it as Walt Disney’s model for Cinderella’s Castle. Later, we will travel to Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Sleep for 2 nights in Munich.
Monday, June 9: Dachau and Munich – We will start our tour on a somber note as we visit Hitler’s first concentration camp in Dachau. Learn how in 1943, this became the model for all future camps. Then, back in Munich, enjoy a walking tour of the city’s highlights. After a little free time to exploring the city, we will meet for dinner at a famous Bavaria restaurant, complete with a German oom-pah-pah band. Dinner.
Tuesday, June 10: Heading home – Board your flight to the USA. Arrive at your home airport tonight. Confirmed flights on Delta Airlines.
Delta 023 MUC DTW 10:25-14:10
Delta 2537 DTW JAX 19:55-22:14
Itinerary specifics are subject to change.
INCLUSIONS
Round Trip airfare from Florida to Munich
6 nights’ hotel accommodation
Breakfasts daily,
Three group dinners.
Private coach transportation for the entire itinerary
Entrances and tours: Salzburg City walking tour, Sound of Music driving tour, South Tirol Museum of Archaeology entrance, Castle Neuschwanstein tour, Dachau Concentration Camp entrance, Bavaria Music and Dance dinner show, and more.
Taxes and service charges for all included items
Tip and gratuities to local drivers and guides
A full-time Exploring Europe guide and local experts dedicated to bringing to life the art, history, and culture of the tour destinations.
David’s Mobile & PDF Destination Guides and handbook detailing each day’s historical and cultural experiences.
Free Exploring Europe luggage tags.
Our Unconditional Tour Price Guarantee that, once locked in, will never change.
EXCLUSIONS
-Comprehensive travel insurance is highly recommended and discounted at tour enrollment if you choose. Please note insurance is not included in the cost of your tour, but we strongly encourage participants to purchase a policy during tour enrollment.
-Credit Card Payments come with a 3% convenience fee. This may be avoided by enrolling in ACH bank payments or paying with a check or money order.
-Fee for passports.
-Drinks, soda, and snacks during the tour.
-Laundry, phone, internet, and personal items
-Extras and optional activities.
-Anything not mentioned in the itinerary.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
August 1, 2024
CANCELLATION POLICY
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PRE-TOUR RESOURCES
Now that you’ve decided to join this tour, we are sure you’ll have some questions. Don’t worry. We are here to help you through each aspect of your tour from start to finish.
DAVID’S 60 SECONDS DESTINATION VIDEOS
Join David as he shares impromptu moments from his travels in the United Kingdom. Watching these short 60-second segments are a great way to experience David’s travel style and adventures. Watch David Explores Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
David’s TRAVEL TALK TUESDAY almost-weekly broadcast and Video Series Blog.
Every week, when David is not traveling in Europe, he presents a LIVE broadcast on Zoom and Facebook. Check it out on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM Eastern Time.
Each Travel Talk Tuesday session is recorded. Watch them here.
DAVID’S BLOG ARTICLES
David and his team have answered many travel-related questions, and they are all tucked away on his blog. But, no need to go there. Just type in a keyword in the search box at the top or bottom of this page (it’s the gray rectangle with a small magnifying glass icon), and you will get results for your query.
PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL OR GIVE US A CALL.
We are happy to answer your travel questions and give advice and suggestions. tours@davidmcguffin.com or 800-570-1351.
TOUR UPDATES AND INFORMATION
FLIGHT ITINERARY
April 1, 2025
| RIDGEVIEW – JAX to MUC | ||||
| DATE | FLIGHT | Airport/Time | Airport/Time | notes |
| 6/3/25 | DL 3024 | JAX | ATL | |
| 14:23 | 15:38 | |||
| 6/3/25 | DL 130 | ATL | MUC | |
| 17:15 | 8:25 | arrive 6/4/25 | ||
| 6/10/25 | DL 131 | MUC | ATL | |
| 9:00 | 13:15 | |||
| 6/10/25 | DL 2627 | ATL | JAX | |
| 16:43 | 17:53 | |||
| JAX=Jacksonville. ATL=Atlanta. MUC=Munich | ||||
FLIGHT ITINERARY
February 5, 2025
| RIDGEVIEW – JAX to MUC | ||||
| DATE | FLIGHT | Airport/Time | Airport/Time | notes |
| 6/3/25 | DL 3024 | JAX | ATL | |
| 14:30 | 15:45 | |||
| 6/3/25 | DL 130 | ATL | MUC | |
| 17:15 | 8:25 | arrive 6/4/25 | ||
| 6/10/25 | DL 131 | MUC | ATL | |
| 9:00 | 13:15 | |||
| 6/10/25 | DL 2627 | ATL | JAX | |
| 16:20 | 17:34 | |||
| JAX=Jacksonville. ATL=Atlanta. MUC=Munich | ||||
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