Experience VIP Luxury Treatment While Celebrating Christmas and New Year in Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s Place of Birth

Personal Chef and Tour Host Karin Winkler announces her exciting 2006 Christmas/New Years Tour program in Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s place of birth. Most companies that provide Christmas tours in Europe are large group sized mainstream tourist shopping tours. Karin Winkler of Joshua Tree, CA is doing something different. Being a Salzburg native specializing in new Austrian cuisine, with love for her native’s country traditions and music, she came up with these ‘VIP treatment luxury tours’, to truly one of the world’s most beautiful places. With an extremely low tour member size of only ‘6’, she assures each participant her best possible attention and invites her tour members to take part in very special Austrian Christmas and New Years traditions, designed to stir the senses.

Joshua Tree, CA (PRWEB) October 21, 2006 -- Personal Chef and Tour Host Karin Winkler announces her exciting 2006 Christmas/New Years Tour program in Salzburg, Austria, Mozart’s place of birth. Most companies that provide Christmas tours in Europe are large group sized mainstream tourist shopping tours. Karin Winkler of Joshua Tree, CA is doing something different. Being a Salzburg native specializing in new Austrian cuisine, with love for her native’s country traditions and music, she came up with these ‘VIP treatment luxury tours’, to truly one of the world’s most beautiful places. With an extremely low tour member size of only ‘6’, she assures each participant her best possible attention and invites her tour members to take part in very special Austrian Christmas and New Years traditions, designed to stir the senses.

Being a tourist makes it difficult to experience the true charm and local flavor of a community. Winkler arranges her small tour groups for not more than 6 participants. This makes it easier to navigate through the city and focus her attention on each tour member’s individual wishes, tastes and well being. This makes it possible for her to guide her small group on a authentic experience of the location, society and culture.

Barbara Fowlie, from Ventura, California, says: "I can't begin to tell you how we enjoyed our trip with Karin as our guide! All of us were amazed, and appreciated her ability to get us such great seats in all of the concerts and dinners we attended. Karin really "knows the ropes". We had such a good time with her and it was wonderful getting to meet her. It was a stroke of luck for me that I did!"

The Christmas/New Years in Salzburg 2006 Tour program is most diverse and beautiful. Tour Host and Personal Chef Karin is taking pride in showing her tour members true Salzburg adventures as well as preparing a special traditional Salzburg Christmas and New Years dinner in a private home amidst candles, fruit, handmade ornaments and a traditionally decorated Salzburg Christmas tree where a lovely surprise Christmas gift awaits them.

Among the highlights of the tour program is visiting the famous Salzburg Christkindlmärkte, the fortress, castles and other historically significant places; dining in selected restaurants; visiting churches, museums and the traditional Schrannenmarkt (farmers market); staying in a lovely and sophisticated four star hotel; enjoying classical and sacred concerts, an operetta and an opera at the Marionette Theatre; a visit to the Stille Nacht - Heilige Nacht (Silent Night - Holy Night) museum in the country; having Austria’s famous coffee and pastries in beautiful old coffee houses.

This years Tour program in Salzburg is scheduled for December 15th to December 24th (Tour #1 - 10 days) and December 22nd to January 2nd (Tour #2 - 12 days).

Complete details are available at the web site at www.AustriaTravel.ws

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Price is $ 3,495 (Tour #1) and $ 4,495 (Tour #2) per person, double occupancy, a supplement of US $250 is charged for single occupancy. Airfare is not included.

Winkler lives and works in Joshua Tree (near Palm Springs), California. She earned a fine arts masters degree in Austria and is also a Austrian state certified travel agent. She is happy to say that she loves to share her passion for Art, Architecture, Music, Travel and Good Food.

Winkler is co-owner of AustriaTravel.ws which specializes in luxurious, fully guided, small group, architecture, art, culinary, music and other special interest tours in Austria. AustriaTravel.ws also offers private, custom-designed tours for guests wishing to choose their own dates or itinerary or special theme tours, accompanied by an escort.

Karin can be reached at 760-366-4832 or info@austriatravel.ws. The website is: www.AustriaTravel.ws

CONTACT:

Karin Winkler

AustriaTravel.ws

P.O. Box 1111,

Yucca Valley, CA 92286

Voice: (760) 366-4832

http://www.austriatravel.ws

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