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World  Christmas


                                                                                 15 Days From £3,855pp

                                                                                 HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                 ■  First class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel whilst in
                                                                                   Switzerland - no expensive excursions
                                                                                 ■  Reserved seats in first class on Glacier and
                                                                                   Bernina Express trains
                                                                               Bernina Express Crosses viaduct  ■  Evening meals included
                                                                                 ■  Leisure time in Interlaken, Chur and Lausanne

                                                                                 ■  Daily escorted optional excursions
                                                                                 ■  Opportunity to witness Burning of the Cathedral
                                                                                   at New Year
      Christmas & New Year                                                       SELECTED HOTELS

                                                                                 Aachen
                                                                                         Ibis am Marschiertor
      in Switzerland                                                             Interlaken   Metropole Hotel
                                                                                 Chur
                                                                                         Hotel Freieck
                                                                                 Lausanne   Hotel Continental
                                                                                 Cologne   Ibis Köln am Dom
                                                                                 Please note - hotels can be subject to change
      Wednesday 21 December 2022 to Wednesday 4 January 2023
                                                                                 PRICE INCLUDES
                                                                                 ■  Standard class travel to and from Switzerland
      This popular, annual visit to Switzerland over the festive season is a firm favourite and guarantees   ■  First class Swiss Travel Pass for unlimited travel on
      a sociable ‘White Christmas’ with fellow travellers. Enjoy first class travel on the wonderful Bernina     trains, postbuses, lake steamers and many city buses
                                                                                   and trams
      and Glacier Express trains through snow-capped mountains and explore independently during   ■  Supplements and reserved seats in first class on
      our stays in Interlaken, Chur and Lausanne or join daily optional escorted excursions organised by     Glacier and Bernina Express trains
      your tour leader.                                                          ■  Optional escorted excursions
                                                                                 ■  Accommodation in good quality hotels on a
                                                                                   half board basis
      Day 1 - Train to Aachen              Day 8 - Bernina Express
      We take the Eurostar from London St. Pancras direct  Today we offer a full day escorted excursion from   ■  Services of a tour leader from London and
                                                                                   throughout the tour
      to Brussels where we connect to a high speed train  Chur to Tirano and return on the fabulous Bernina
      to Aachen. Our hotel for this evening is located a  Express route with its spirals and tunnels and reaching
      short walk away and dinner here is included.   an altitude of more than 2000m.  Price per person:
                                                                                 Escorted holiday             £3,855
      Day 2 - To Interlaken                Day 9 - Explore Independently or Join Excursion  Single room supplement   £485
      By train from Aachen to Interlaken along the classic  Free day based in Chur with your Swiss Travel Pass.   Deposit for this holiday   £100
      Rhine route. From Basle all our travel in Switzerland  Again there will be an optional escorted excursion
      is in first class using the Swiss Travel Pass and we have  offered by the tour leader.
      time here to move to first class seats within the same
      train. We stay at the Hotel Metropole for 5 nights   Day 10 - Glacier Express
      on  a  half  board  basis  including  a  special  meal  on   We board the world famous Glacier Express for the
      Christmas Eve which is when Switzerland celebrates.  scenic journey from Chur to Brig before continuing
                                           to Lausanne for a 4-night stay on a half board basis.                     Paddlesteamer@myLausanne © www.diapo.chRégisColombo
      Days 3 to 6 - Time to Explore
      Free days based in Interlaken with your first class Swiss   Days 11 to 13 - Lausanne & New Year’s Eve
      Travel Pass. This ticket covers trains, lake steamers,   Free  days  based  in  Lausanne  with  an  optional
      trams and postbuses so there is something for   escorted excursion each day. Since 1904, on New
      everyone. Your experienced tour leader will offer an   Year’s Eve, the inhabitants of Lausanne meet together
      optional escorted excursion each day. We will supply,   on the Cathedral’s Esplanade in a friendly atmosphere
      prior to the holiday, a comprehensive excursion list   with champagne, mulled wine, tea and apple juice for
      to give you some suggestions to consider.  the Burning of the Cathedral celebration.
                                           Day 14 - To Cologne
      Day 7 - By Train to Chur
      We take the train from Interlaken to Chur, via Olten   Leaving Lausanne after breakfast we travel to Basle
      and Zürich. On arrival in Chur our luggage will  and make a connection with the ICE service to
      be taken to the hotel while you enjoy an optional   Cologne for an overnight stay and dinner in a local
      excursion to Arosa in the afternoon. We arrive at the  restaurant (included).
      hotel late afternoon where we have a 3-night stay on   Day 15 - Homeward Bound
      a half board basis.                  Morning departure on an ICE service to Brussels to
                                           connect with the Eurostar to London.
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