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15 Days From £2,100pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Travel on some of Germany’s most extensive
tram networks
■ Time to explore Cologne, Mannheim, Dresden
and Frankfurt
■ Day trip to the historic cities of Heidelberg CONNOISSEUR TOURS
Brussels line 39 © Richard Lemon ■ Scenic ferry and tram journey in Bad Schandau
and Ludwigshafen

SELECTED HOTELS
Brussels
Cologne Ibis Brussels Midi
Ibis Köln am Dom
Day 9 - Dresden Day 13 - Dresden at Leisure Mannheim
After breakfast we travel to Dresden – the jewel of A free day today to explore further at leisure. If Holiday Inn Mannheim
Hauptbahnhof
the Elbe. Our hotel for the next 5 nights is adjacent you are tired of trams, perhaps ride on one or two Dresden InterCityHotel
to the station with convenient tram stops close by. of the local narrow gauge steam lines which are Frankfurt InterCityHotel Frankfurt Süd
Whilst in Dresden there is an opportunity to visit almost within the city limits. It is possible to ride
the park railway. the Weisseritzalbahn in the morning and then the Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Lössnitzgrundbahn to Radeburg in the afternoon. This
Day 10 - Dresden Tram Network still leaves some time available for city sightseeing. PRICE INCLUDES
A full day’s exploration of the extensive tram ■ Rail travel as stated in standard class
network in Dresden. This network is built to the ■ Standard class InterRail Pass for unlimited travel
unusual gauge of 1450mm. There is also a suspended ■ Travel from your home station to London and return
funicular (Schwebebahn) which is worth a visit. (pre/post tour on date of outbound/return travel)
■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a
Day 11 - Chemnitz bed and breakfast basis
Today we make a visit to the standard gauge ■ Public Transport tickets for Belgium, Cologne,
system in Chemnitz. This network covers 27.3km, Düsseldorf, Mannheim and Dresden
encompassing 6 lines operated by 39 trams. The ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
system regularly sees test trams in operation on the throughout the tour
network and in December 2011, tram builder Stadler,
tested trams destined for the Croydon Tramlink. Price per person:
Escorted holiday £2,100
Day 12 - Bad Schandau & the Kirnitzschtalbahn Single room supplement £475
We take one of the regular trains to Bad Schandau Deposit for this holiday £100
station which is located across the river from the
town. This section of the River Elbe is particularly
scenic, dominated by towering rocks on either side
(Saxon Switzerland). In Bad Schandau we find that Day 14 - Frankfurt
the sole tram route from this small town is still Cologne Cathedral © Deutsche Zentrale fur Tourismus After breakfast we travel back across Germany as far
worked by vintage metre gauge trams. After a return as Frankfurt for a 1-night stay. We arrive in Frankfurt
trip through a pleasant wooded valley, we cross the mid-afternoon, allowing more time for sightseeing
Elbe by ferry. On this side of the river we find the before dinner.
station and regular S-Bahn train to Dresden.
Day 15 - Homeward Bound
We depart Frankfurt on a direct morning service to
Brussels Midi, from there we will take an afternoon
Eurostar to London St Pancras arriving late afternoon.

Old Town, Dresden © Brian Kinney

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