We have finalized our 2024 DIG Chess/History Summer Trips for Summer 2024! We will travel from Paris to Munich! Here are the weeks:
France: July 6th to July 14th
Victoria Palace
Germany: July 14th to July 23rd
Maritim Hotel
We will play against two chess clubs in each country (France & Germany) while also visiting historic sites, playing sports at local parks, eating together and playing Risk at night!
Families can join for either one or both!!
France Itinerary:
July 6th – July 14th
Saturday July 6th – Travel day. Everyone is responsible for arranging their own flights.
Sunday July 7th – Luxembourg Gardens chess/basketball/soccer/ping pong with Asnieres Chess Club chess players. Our players and Asnieres players will get to know each other at the park so that on Wednesday when we play a match, the students will know each other and have more fun. We will head to the Blitz Society for dinner and some chess that evening:
Monday July 8th – 1 Hour Chess Lesson at the hotel in the morning and then we travel to Omaha Beach, Normandy:
Tuesday July 9th – Chess lesson from 9am-10am at the hotel and then we travel to the Somme Museum:
Wednesday July 10th – Match vs Asnieres Chess Club in Asnieres (suburb of Paris):
Thursday July 11th – Chess Lesson from 9AM-10AM then Visit Versaille, France
Friday July 12th – Chess lesson at the hotel from 9am to 10am and then we will walk to the Musee de l’Armee Invalides
Saturday July 13th – Chess lesson in the morning followed by a Luxembourg Gardens Day with the Asnieres Chess Team
Sunday July 14th – Travel Day (we will take a train from Paris to Munich)
Monday July 15th – Eagles Nest in Berchtesgarden and Dokumentation Obersalzberg
Tuesday July 16th – Travel to Nuremberg. Party rally grounds (Bayernstrabe 110, 90478 Nürberg, Germany), Battle of Nuremberg (1945), Nuremberg Trials:
Wednesday July 17th – Match vs. Munich Sudost Chess Club:
Thursday July 18th – Tour of Munich given by local Munich Expert:
Friday July 19th – Dachau Concentraion camp:
Saturday July 20th – Match vs. Munich Chess Team MSA Zugzwang 82:
Sunday July 21st – Meet Munich Chess Team at a local park:
Wednesday July 22nd –
Tuesday July 23rd – Travel back home
PRICING:
France:Classic Room (2 People max capacity) – $4,900
Junior Suite (3 People max capacity) – $5,900
Family Room (4 People max capacity) – $6,800
Additional Child No Room – $2,300
Parent come on day trips – $1,000
Germany:
Classic Room (2 People max capacity) – $4,500
Junior Suite (3 People max capacity) – $5,500
Family Room (4 People max capacity) – $7,000
Additional Child No Room – $2,100
Parent come on day trips – $1,000
****Hotel blocks are currently reserved at these rates but this pricing is not guaranteed for late sign ups. Price may change.
Email DIGCoachBeth@gmail.com for additional information and to secure your spot