Berlin: Art, Architecture and Design
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Highlights
- Lectures and site visits by art and architectural historian Dr Iva Rosario.
- Visit the Reichstag Conversion and walk inside Norman Foster’s Reichstag glass cupola for a spectacular view over the city.
- Led by a local architect explore the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin’s spectacular ‘gallery’ of modern architecture.
- View the remarkable collections of art & antiquities gathered from both halves of Berlin at the Pergamon Museum, the Gemäldegalerie & the Alte Nationalgalerie.
- Excursions to the beautiful palaces of the Prussian monarchy at Sanssouci and Charlottenburg.
- Tour Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish Museum.
- Attend a musical performance at the Berliner Philharmoniker, one of Berlin’s great theatres.
- 8 nights based in the 5-star Swissôtel Berlin, located in the heart of West Berlin, 150m from the Kurfürstendamm Underground Station.
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- Accommodation in ‘Classic Rooms” with private facilities on a twin-share basis in the 5-star Swissôtel Berlin
- Breakfast daily, and 2 evening meals indicated in the itinerary where B=breakfast and D=evening meal
- Drinks at welcome and farewell meals. Other meals may not have drinks included.
- Public transport as required to complete the itinerary
- Evening performance at Berliner Philharmoniker (or similar)
- Lecture and site-visit program
- Porterage of one piece of luggage per person at the hotel
- Tour reference book
- Entrance fees
- Use of audio headsets during site visits
- Tips for the coach driver, local guides and restaurants for included meals.
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Arrive Berlin in the afternoon. Participants will be required to make their own way to the Swissôtel Berlin to join the tour (check-in time is 2.00pm). In the late afternoon, we shall meet up together and take a brief orientation walk around the area of the hotel in t...
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Gemäldegalerie in the Kulturforum, Tiergarten
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The tour concludes in Berlin. You may wish to extend your travels in Europe by combining this tour with A Paris Affair or Venice: Jewel of the Adriatic. Those returning to Australia will need to make their own way to Berlin Airport (contact ASA for information about private transfers). Participants wishing to extend their stay at the Swissôtel Berlin are advised to contact ASA.
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- Airfare: Australia-Berlin, Berlin-Australia
- Arrival/Departure airport transfers (please contact ASA if you wish to reserve a private transfer)
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- Luggage in excess of 20 kg (44 lbs)
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Accommodation
9 days in Berlin
Swissôtel Berlin
Augsburger Strasse 44, Berlin 10789
www.swissotel.com/hotels/berlin
An elegant 5-star modern hotel located in the heart of west Berlin on the famous Kurfürstendamm shopping boulevard, close to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as well as art galleries, museums and Europe’s largest department store – Ka De We. The hotel offers a bar, lounge & restaurant. Rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, en-suite facilities, direct-dial telephone, satellite TV, wireless internet and coffee-maker.
If you decide to cancel your booking the following charges apply:
More than 75 days before departure: $500.00**
75-46 days prior 25% of total amount due
45-31 days prior 50% of total amount due
30-15 days prior 75% of total amount due
14-0 days prior 100% of total amount due
**This amount may be credited to another ASA tour departing within 12 months of the original tour you booked. We regret, in this case early-bird discounts will not apply. We take the day on which you cancel as being that on which we receive written confirmation of cancellation.
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