Alpine Adventure

The A Week in Puglia tour is an 8 day journey through an area of Italy that far too often goes overlooked. This small group luxury tour winds through some of the most gorgeous seascapes and charming villages you’ll find in all of Europe. It's time to discover there's nothing quite like a week in Puglia.

Escape the tourist traps of the big destination cities in Italy for a taste of the local and you’ll be rewarded with amazing tasting food, wine and art that would please even the most discerning traveler. Your A Week in Puglia tour begins in Matera at the Palazzo Gattini where cuisine in culture clash. This time in Matera is an excellent way to set the stage for your 8 day adventure as Tauck’s expert guides take you from top-shelf destination to top-shelf destination. You’ll stay in luxury accommodations throughout your trip. From Lecce and Galatina to Alberobello and Polignano you’ll be experiencing Puglia, in all the great Italian glory you could imagine.

8 Days • fr. $8,799

Tour Includes

VISIT Ötzi Dorf, an archaeological open-air park interpreting life in the time of "Ötzi," the Neolithic "iceman" found mummified in the Ötztal Alps in 1991
ACTIVE PURSUITS Mountain bicycling, suspension rope climbing, rock climbing, summer tobogganing & whitewater rafting
TRAIN RIDE - Climb Mount Pilatus aboard the world’s steepest cogwheel train – more than 125 years in operation
CRUISE Lake Lucerne & travel to St. Moritz aboard the Glacier Express
TRADITIONAL Tyrolean evening featuring food, fun and games
ENJOY Engadine Valley day: ride a cable car, hike to a glacier, visit a cheesery, go rock climbing – and have lunch in a meadow
VISIT with an “emperor” in Austria
MEET a ski jumper in Innsbruck
WITNESS an exciting ski-jump demonstration
WALKING TOUR of Lucerne’s cobblestone streets
RIDE a gondola
PLAY at Switzerland's biggest rope park*, the country's longest summer toboggan run*, or a thrilling (but safe) giant tubing slide!
TRY the highest virtual reality experience in the world
FUN DAY at Area 47, one of the largest adventure parks in the Alps, and Europe's ultimate outdoor playground
Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as detailed
All customary gratuities for hotel and restaurant staff and local guides are included.

Not Included

The customary gratuities for the Tauck Director and local drivers are not included. We ask that gratuities be extended on a voluntary, individual basis and not as a group.
All items of a personal nature (room service, beverages, telephone charges, laundry, dry cleaning, special food requests, etc.) and meals not specified on the tour itinerary are not included and must be paid by the client.
Airline excess luggage charges, vaccinations, visa fees and services, airport arrival and departure taxes, individual airport transfers (when applicable), and other optional or incidental extras are not included.
All rates exclude airfare unless expressly noted.

Meal Inclusions

7 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners

Hotel Details

Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland (2 nights)
Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz in St. Moritz, Switzerland (2 nights)
AQUA DOME – Tirol Therme Längenfeld in Längenfeld, Austria (2 nights)
Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany (1 night)

Departure Date

Price

Important information:

All rates listed are per person based on double occupancy and are subject to change without notice. Your land package pricing will be confirmed and guaranteed once your deposit is received and applied to the booking, except where price increases may result from increases in government taxes or fees. Room configurations are subject to availability. Guests added to your party after the booking are priced at the prevailing rate at the time they are added.

Important Information

ALL guests must carefully verify the existing identification requirements for their particular travel situation DIRECTLY WITH THEIR LOCAL CONSULATES OR EMBASSIES or with a visa service, as these requirements may change. Guests without proper documentation may be denied entry and will not be entitled to a refund

Cancellation Policy

60 days or more before departure: $350.00 per person
59-8 days before departure: $600.00 per person
7-1 days before departure: $900.00 per person
On departure day and later: 100% of total price
Any changes or cancellations to airline reservations made through Tauck either before or after departure are subject to the cancellation / change policies of the individual airlines. In n some instances these cancellation / change fees may be up to 100% of the ticket price.
Cancellation fees may also apply to any additional services, including extra night accommodations, independently supplied services, and optional excursions reserved prior to, during, and after the tour. If flight changes, including, but not limited to, flight cancellations or name changes, are requested after full land and air deposits are received, revision fees, change fees, or airline cancellation fees will apply.
All cancellations must be received in writing prior to tour departure. The cancellation policy will apply according to the date that the cancellation notification is received. The MINIMUM cancellation penalty is the deposit amount.
The purchase to trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended.

Terms and Conditions

Land only “from price” is per person based on two people sharing a room together and does not include airfare unless expressly stated.
All prices are in US Dollars.
A $350 non-refundable, non-transferable, per-person, per-vacation deposit is required to reserve space for you. Payment of the deposit indicates you have read and accepted all Terms & Conditions. Your booking is not confirmed until the deposit payment is processed and you receive a confirmation invoice.
Final payment is due 75 days prior to departure. Within the final payment date, payment in full is required at time of booking to reserve space. Reservations (land, cruise, and air) are canceled if final payment is not received by the due date.
Additional deposits or payments are required for international air added to the start and/or end of your vacation.