Here is a sampling of trips scheduled as of May 2, 2014. Please update this information and add tours by sending an email to Marcus Klöckner at kloeckner.marcus@stripes.com.
Belgium SHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: May 29-June 1, Polish pottery, Boleslawiec, Poland, and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 375 euros single room, 360 euros twin/double; May 30-June 1, Normandy beaches, France, 490 euros single room, 405 euros adult double/twin, 385 euros ages 3-16, 238 euros up to age 2 sharing triple room with 2 adults; June 28, Stonehenge, England, 110 euros adults, 105 euros ages 5-15, 100 euros up to age 4; 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.
Germany BAMBERG OUTDOOR RECREATION: DSN 469-9376 or CIV 0951-300-9376.
BAUMHOLDER OUTDOOR REC: May 3 and 17, Mosel River bike and boat ride, $45; May 11, Holiday Park, $65; May 17, King Ludwig’s Bavarian fairytale castle trip, $95; May 23-26, Croatia, $325. DSN 485-7182 or Civ. 06783-67182.
KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: May 23-26, Landeck, white-water rafting, $399 adults (single occupancy), $369 adults (double occupancy); May 26-27, Normandy and Omaha Beach, France, $549 single, $399 (double occupancy), $369 (triple, quad or family room); June 1, Tönnstein monastery, cave and canyon hike, $29; June 1, London, $169; June 1, Tongeren, Belgium, antiques market, $49; 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, $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, $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: May 3, Tulip parade, 89 euros; May 4 and 26, Black Forest, 79 euros; May 3, 7, 10, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28, and 31, Castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; May 8 and 25, Amsterdam, 89 euros; May 9-11, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; May 10, and 17, Tulip Express, 89 euros; May 11, Mother’s Day special Castles on the Rhine, 69 euros; May 11, Bavarian Highlights, King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; May 15-19, military pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, 339 euros; May 17, Bavarian Highlights, Dachau and Munich, 79 euros; May 17, GO! Düsseldorf Japan Day festival, 59 euros; May 22, Heidelberg scavenger hunt & Old Town, 49 euros; May 23-25, Czech Beer Festival and Prague tour, 239 euros; May 24, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; May 24, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; May 31, Mystical, Medieval Brugge, Belgium, 89 euros; June 5, 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 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 A’Flame, 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; all bus tours are without transfers. Call CIV 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.
RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: May 23-26, Beautiful Budapest, Hungary, 699 euros; 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: May 2-4, Hohenfels kayak trip, $225; May 6, Nordic Walking basics, May 7, fly-fishing casting course, $20; May 10, Bitburg, water sports day, $39; May 11, trout pond fishing, $69 adults, $45 under 16; May 13, 15 and 19, German fishing license certification course, $60; May 14, Intro to Scuba Diving, $69; May 16-18, Baltic Sea fishing trip, $175; May 17, Wittlech to Manderscheid, mountain biking, $20; May 21, geo caching, $5; May 23 and 24, DSLR 101, $60; May 26, canoe the Sauer River, $40; May 31, paintball mega arena, $10 all-day play, $5 marker, hopper, mask and air tank rental. DSN 452-7170 or CIV 06565-617170.
SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND TRAVEL: May 3, Keukenhof, Netherlands, flower parade, 74 euros adults, 67 euros ages 4-11; May 3, Rhine in Flames, 118 euros; May 10-11, Paris, 189 euros adults, 119 euros ages 2-11 (with 2 full-paying adults); May 10, Keukenhof gardens with cheese and shoe factory for Mother’s Day, 67 euros adults, 60 euros ages 4-11; 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, 52 euros adults, 43 euros ages 4-12; June 28, Zell, wine fest, 30 euros. DSN 452-6567 or CIV 06565-61-6567 for more information.
STUTTGART OUTDOOR RECREATION: May 10, Prague, $149 adults (16 years and older), $129 ages 15 and under; May 11, Mother’s Day hike and Bad Urach, waterfall and the Hohenurach castle, $40; May 17, Altensteig, family fishing day, $30 adults (16 years and older), $15 ages 15 and under; May 23, Garmisch, $139 adults (18 years and older), $89 ages 17 and under. DSN 431-2774 or CIV 0703-2774.
WIESBADEN OUTDOOR RECREATION: May 3, Keukenhof gardens, Netherlands, tulip parade, $109; May 3, Legoland, $99 adults, $89 ages 5-12, $59 ages 4 and under; May 10, Meersburg, $109 adults, $89 ages 5-12, $59 ages 4 and under; May 10, Paris, $109; May 16-18, London, $169 adults, $139 ages 5-12, $89 ages 4 and under; May 17, Keukenhof, $99; May 22-26, Rovinj, Croatia, $469 adults, $379 ages 5-13, $159 ages 4 and under; May 31, Strasbourg, $69; May 31, Disneyland Paris, $179 adults, $169 ages 5-12, $89 ages 4 and under; May 31-June 1, Prague, $169 adults, $129 ages 5-12, $89 ages 4 & under; DSN 337-5760 or CIV 06117-055760; email usarmy.wiesbaden.imcom-europe.list.mwr-outdoor-recreation@mail.mil.
Italy USO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adult, 36 euros child; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Saturdays, wine-tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child. 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., Colosseum and Roman Forum, 50 euros adult, 41 euros child; 10 a.m., Vatican museums and St. Peter’s Basilica, 55 euros adult, 46 euros child; 3 p.m., Scandals in Rome, 40 euros adult, 22 euros child; 2 p.m., Palatine Hill, 60 euros adult and 45 euros ages 5-17; 2 p.m., Rome of the Caesars, 65 euros adult, 55 euros child; 2 p.m., catacombs with St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, plus Christian catacombs, 40 euros adult, 32 euros child; 2:30 p.m., Caravaggio, the Genius in Baroque Rome, 37 euros adult, 30 euros child; 2:45, Underground Ancient Rome, 46 euros adult, 38 euros child; 7 p.m., Rome at Twilight, 29 euros adult, 23 euros child; 7:15 p.m., Rome by Night, 39 euros two hours, 75 euros four hours. Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m., Vatican and St. Peter’s tour, 65 euros adult, 55 euros child. Call CIV 06-397-27419 or visit www.rome.uso.it.
Netherlands SCHINNEN: May 10, canoeing and biking, $35; May 24, Amsterdam, $49; 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.
Spain ROTA OUTDOOR RECREATION: May 3, Vejer de la Frontera, $55 adults, $35 children; May 10, Córdoba Los Patios, $35. DSN 727-3101 or CIV 095682-3101/3208.
ROTA ITT: May 30-31, June 13-14 and June 27, 28, Andalucia, $75 adults, $45 children; May 3, Cádiz, Vejer de la Frontera, $55 adults, $35 children; May 10, Córdoba, Los Patios Festival, $35; May 10, Seville, $35; May 17, Cádiz, Arcos de la Frontera, Running of the Bulls, $25; May 17, Ceuta, $95 adults, $85 children; May 24, Marbella, $35; May 23-26, Rome, $988; 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. DSN 727-3101/3208 or CIV 095682-3101/3208.
