Base tours offer an easy way to see Europe with other members of the military community. Here is a sampling of trips scheduled as of May 29, 2014. Please update this information and add tours by sending an email to Marcus Klöckner at kloeckner.marcus@stripes.com.
BelgiumSHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Aug. 15-17, London, 370 euros single room, 270 euros adults double/triple room, 215 euros up to age 12 sharing triple room with 2 adults, 160 euros up to age 2 sharing triple room with 2 adults. Call 06544-3884; email: shapetripsandtours1@gmail.com or visit www.shape2day.com.
GermanyANSBACH OUTDOOR REC: June 12, 19, 26, bike rides around Ansbach, $5 if a bike needs to be rented; June 6 and 7, family camping and youth fishing at Soldiers Lake, $5; June 8, Klettersteig in Pottenstein, $29 adults, $19 children; June 8, Austria, white-water rafting, $99 adults, $59 children; June 12-16: Normandy and Paris, $479 , single soldier special: $250; June 21 and 22, Innsbruck,$99 adults, $59 children, June 28, Europa Park, $45 adults, $35 children. DSN 467-3225/CIV09802-83-3225 or MWR Central DSN 467-1780/DSN 09802-83-1780.
BAUMHOLDER OUTDOOR REC: DSN 485-7182 or CIV 06783-67182.
KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: June 6-8, Copenhagen, Denmark, $179; June 7, Landeck, white-water rafting, $149; June 7, Paris, $89 adults, $49 under 12; June 7, Berlin, $99 adults, $59 under 12; June 7, Movie Park, Bottrop, $99 adults, $89 ages 3-11, $59 under 3; June 8, canoe trip (rivers of Rhineland Palatinate), $39 adults, $29 under 12; June 8, sky diving, $279; June 13-16, Prague, $699; June 13-15, Disneyland weekend, $629 adults (single occupancy), $429 adults (double occupancy) $229 ages 3-11, $99 under 3; June 13-16, Austria, Father’s Day fishing weekend, $369 fishers, $299 nonfishers. DSN 493-4117 or CIV 0631-34064117.
RTT TRAVEL RAMSTEIN: June 8, 11, 14, 18 and 26, castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; June 7 and 25, Bavarian Highlights: Dachau and Munich, 79 euros; June 7 and 28, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; June 8 and 27, Amsterdam, 79 euros; June 13-15 and 26-28, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; June 13, GO! Lucerne, Switzerland, 69 euros; June 14, Mystical, Medieval Brugge, 89 euros; June 15, Father’s Day castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; June 19, Black Forest, 79 euros; June 20 and 29, Heidelberg scavenger hunt & Old Town, 49 euros; June 21, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; June 21, GO! Metz, France, flea market, 39 euros; June 22, Bavarian Highlights: King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; June 28, Bingen jazz fest on the Rhine, 69 euros; July 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 20, 23, 26 and 30, castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; July 3 and 26, Black Forest, 79 euros; July 4 and 24, Amsterdam, 79 euros; July 5, Rhine Aflame, 89 euros; July 5 and 18, Mystical, Medieval Brugge, 89 euros; July 10-12 and 26-27, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; July 11 and 27, Heidelberg scavenger hunt & Old Town, 49 euros; July 12, GO! Mainau Express tour, 69 euros; July 12, Bavarian Highlights: Dachau and Munich, 79 euros; July 13 and 31, Bavarian Highlights: King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; July 16, GO! Bern, Switzerland, 79 euros; July 19 and 30, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; July 19, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 1 and 21, Heidelberg scavenger hunt & Old Town, 49 euros; Aug. 3, 6, 9, 14, 20, 23, 28 and 31, castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; Aug. 2, 13 and 31, Amsterdam, 79 euros; Aug. 2 and 23, Bavarian Highlights: Dachau and Munich, 79 euros; Aug. 2, Loreley tattoo, 99 euros; Aug. 3, GO! Cochem, 39 euros; Aug. 7 and 24, Black Forest, 79 euros; Aug. 8-10 and 29-31, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; Aug. 9 and 27, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Aug. 10 and 30, Bavarian Highlights: King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; Aug. 16, Mystical, Medieval Brugge, 89 euros; Aug. 16, World War I centennial commemoration in Verdun, France, 59 euros; Aug. 17 castles on the Rhine and wine fest on the Rhine, 69 euros; Aug. 30, Cochem wine fest and dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 31-Sept. 1, World War I centennial commemoration in Ypres, Belgium, 179 euros. All bus tours are without transfers. Call CIV 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.
RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: June 18-29, South Africa Adventure, 2,799 euros; Oct. 8-13, Magical Montenegro and Dubrovnik, 1,279 euros; Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Halloween in Transylvania, Romania, 889 euros; Nov. 27-Dec. 1, Marvelous Malta, 769 euros. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.
SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: June 7, Bitburg lake water sports day, $39; June 8, Barweiler, Father’s Day, trout pond fishing, $69 adults, $45 children; June 11, fly fishing casting course, $20; June 14, La Strange, Belgium, fly fishing, $125; June 14, mountain biking in Belgium, $30; June 25, introduction to Geocaching, $5; June 27 and June 28, DSLR 101, 2-day class, $60; June 28, paintball, $10. DSN 452-7170 or CIV 06565-617170. Michael.kirsch.2@us.af.mil
SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND TRAVEL: June 7, Paris, 82 euros; June 7, Bernkastel, dinner and wine-tasting, $55; June 7, Heidelberg castle illumination, 45 euros adults, 40 euros ages 3-12; June 14, Rhine River cruise, 64 euros adults, 58 euros ages 6-14, 25 euros up to age 6; June 14, Brugge, Belgium, 60 euros adults, 55 euros ages 3-12; June 15, Cochem castle family tour, 48 euros adults, 40 euros ages 3-17; June 20-21, Berlin, 99 euros; June 21, Cochem, medieval dinner, 69 euros adults, 50 euros ages 12-17; June 27-28, Prague, 99 euros; June 28, Zell, wine fest, 30 euros. DSN 452-6567 or CIV 06565-61-6567 for more information.
STUTTGART OUTDOOR RECREATION: June 7, June 21 and July 19, paintball, Stuttgart/Panzer Kaserne, $25 identification card holders, $40 guests; June 7, Kronau, Intro to Scuba, $119; June 8, Augsburg, white-water rafting, $119; June 25, Europa Park, $119 adults, $109 ages 4-11, $69 ages 3 and under; July 4-6, Interlaken, Switzerland, $499; July 9, Rutesheim, rope course, $69 adults, $64 ages 13-17, $59 ages 6-12, $54 ages 3-5; July 16, St. Leons Sea, wakeboarding, $99; July 19, Salem (Bodensee) Affenberg, $49 adults, $44 ages 6-15, $39 ages 5; July 23, Bad Urach Waterfall and the Hohenurach castle (castle hike and spa), $49; July 26, sky diving, weight up to 200 lbs. $265, weight of 201-220 lbs. $295, weight of 221-242 lbs. $315; July 30, Rothenburg, $59 adults, $54 ages 10-15, $49 up to age 9. DSN 431-2774 or CIV 0703-2774.
WIESBADEN OUTDOOR RECREATION: June 6-8, Berlin, carnival of cultures, $199 adults (double occupancy), $169 ages 5-12, $89 ages 4 and under; June 6-8, Venice, Italy, $299 adults (double occupancy), $179 ages 5-13, $129 ages 4 and under; June 12-20, Croatia, $869 adults (double occupancy), $669 ages 5-13, $179 ages 4 and under; July 5-7, fishing course, $60 per person, $90 per family (minimum ages 12); July 5 and 19, paintball, Wiesbaden, $10; Aug. 12, German hunting course, $200. DSN 337-5760 or CIV 06117-055760; email usarmy.wiesbaden.imcom-europe.list.mwr-outdoor-recreation@mail.mil.
ItalyUSO NAPLES: June 21, 28 and July 5 and 12, mini cruise of the Amalfi coast, 59 euros adults, 49 euros children; June 28, ruins of Herculaneum in the evening, 48 euros adults, 45 euros children; July 4, Negombo spa, 79 euros adults, 75 euros children; July 6, Rome, city tour, 59 euros adults, 39 euros children; July 11, wine n’ dine in a cave, 55 euros adults, 39 euros children; July 13, hiking the path of the gods, 32 euros; July 19-20, weekend under a Tuscan sun, 169 euros adults, 105 euros up to age 11; July 29-Aug. 5, Greek island of Zakynthos, 774 euros adults, 569 euros up to age 11; Aug. 29 – Sept.1, Labor Day on the French Riviera, 497 euros adults, 395 euros up to age 11; Sept. 25-28, Oktoberfest in Munich, 575 euros adults, 448 euros up to age 11; DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or see www.naples.uso.it.
USO ROME: Daily: 8 a.m., Rome, 36 euros adult, 28 euros ages 2-8; 9:30 a.m., Borghese Gallery, 45 euros adult, 35 euros child; 9:30 a.m.; daily: 3 p.m., Love and Deaths in Rome: 2,700 years of scandals, 40 euros adults, 33 euros ages 5-17; daily: 10 a.m., Vatican museums and St. Peter’s, 65 euros adults, 46 euros ages 5-17; daily: 9:30 a.m., ancient city (Coliseum, Roman Forum, Palatinate Hill), 60 euros adults, 45 euros ages 5-17; daily: 7 p.m., Rome at twilight among the piazzas and fountains, 29 euros adults, 23 euros ages 5-17; daily: 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; Underground Rome, 46 euros adults, 38 euros ages 5-17; daily: 2 p.m., Catacombs, 45 euros; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: arts and history elite walking tour, 35 euros adults, 28 euros ages 2-12; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: Rome by night with dinner and music, 75 euros adults, 60 euros ages 2-12; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays: Jewish ghetto, Tiberina Island and Trastevere, 35 euros adults, 28 euros ages 2-12; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: Baroque Rome and Caravaggio, 35 euros adults, 28 euros ages 2-12; Mondays: Florence (semi-private walking tour) 52 euros adults, 39 euros ages 5-17; call CIV 06-397-27419 or visit www.rome.uso.it.
NetherlandsSCHINNEN: June 7, Disneyland Paris, $135 adults, $129 ages 3-11, $75 up to age 2; June 28, Berlin, $89; July 19, London, $89. Call (+31) (0) 46-443-7561 or DSN 360-7561 or email usarmy.schinnen.imcom-europe.list.schinnen-fc@mail.mil.
SpainROTA OUTDOOR RECREATION: June 11 and 23, Chiclana de la Frontera, night kayak and Sancti Petri castle tour, $85; June 11, Rota, paddleboat tour, $45; June 21, Tarifa, scuba diving, $135; June 23-29, Rota, open water diving certification, $475; June 25, Tarifa, four-wheel quad tour, $130; July 5-8, San Fermín, Running of the Bulls, $550. DSN 727-3101 or CIV 095682-3101/3208.
ROTA ITT: June 13-14 and June 27-28, Andalucia, $75 adults, $45 children; May 31, Ronda, Malaga, $75 adults, $45 children; June 6, tapas, drinks and history of Rota via horse-drawn carriage, $85; June 7, Granada historical tour, $70 adults, $50 children; June 14, Gibraltar, rock tour, $60 adults, $40 children; June 20, Cádiz, sunset sailboat ride, $50; June 21, Tangier, Morocco, $95 adults, $85 children; June 26-29, Prague, $920; June 28, Carthusian horse stud farm, $55 adults, $40 children; July 3-6, Croatia, Independence Day weekend, $1,107; July 11-12, Andalucia, $75 adults, $45 children. DSN 727-3101/3208 or CIV 095682-3101/3208.
