Page 9 - 2024 Anniversary Brochure

World Christmas

13 Days From £3,450pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ First Class Global InterRail Pass for unlimited travel on
railways throughout the holiday
Chur in Winter - Marco Bianchi ■ First Class travel from your home station to London
and return included
■ Reserved seats in First Class on Glacier and Bernina
Express trains
Christmas & New Year ■ Leisure time in Interlaken and Chur
■ Evening meals included
■ Daily escorted optional excursions
in Switzerland SELECTED HOTELS

Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
Interlaken Metropole Hotel
Chur Hotel Freieck
Friday 22 December 2023 to Wednesday 3 January 2024 Cologne Ibis Köln am Dom
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
This popular, annual visit to Switzerland over the festive season is a firm favourite and guarantees
PRICE INCLUDES
a sociable Christmas with fellow travellers. A First Class rail tour through awe inspiring snow- ■ First Class rail travel throughout
capped mountains and Alpine scenery. Includes journeys on the world famous Bernina and ■ First Class 15-day InterRail Pass for unlimited travel
on trains (European residents only)
Glacier Express trains.
■ First Class travel from your home station to London
Day 1 - Train to Aachen you can explore independently with your First Class pre/post tour (UK residents only)
Your InterRail Pass is valid for First Class travel from Travel Pass. Your experienced tour leader will help ■ Supplements and reserved seats in First Class on
Glacier and Bernina Express trains
your local station to London this morning. Departing with ideas and planning. ■ Optional escorted excursions
on the lunchtime Eurostar service in Standard
Premier from London St Pancras to Brussels, a light Day 9 - Bernina Express ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a
half board basis
meal will be served on board. We make an onward Today we offer a full day escorted excursion from ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
connection in First Class seats to Aachen for an Chur to Tirano and return on the fabulous Bernina throughout the tour
overnight stay with dinner included tonight. Express route with its spirals and tunnels and reaching
an altitude of more than 2000m.
Day 2 - To Interlaken Price per person:
We travel in first class from Aachen to Interlaken Days 10 & 11 - New Year in Chur Escorted holiday £3,450
along the classic Rhine route. We stay at the Hotel Free days based in Chur with your First Class Single room supplement £495
Metropole for 5 nights on a half board basis including Travel Pass allowing you the chance to explore Deposit for this holiday £200
a special meal on Christmas Eve which is when the surrounding area using the UNESCO World
Switzerland celebrates. Heritage Rhaetian Railways network and there will First Class, connecting with the Eurostar to London,
be an optional escorted excursion offered each day.
Days 3 to 6 - Time to Explore travelling in standard Premier Class with a light meal
Free days based in Interlaken with your First Class Day 12 - To Cologne served on board. First Class rail travel from London
InterRail Pass. Your experienced tour leader will After breakfast we depart Chur and make our way to your home station is included.
offer an optional escorted excursion each day. We to Basle and onwards to Cologne for an overnight
will supply, prior to the holiday, a comprehensive stay and dinner at a local Brauhaus.
excursion list to give you some suggestions to Day 13 - Homeward Bound
consider. Morning departure on an ICE service to Brussels in
Day 7 - Glacier Express
We take the train from Interlaken to Brig on a regional
service before boarding the famous Glacier Express
for the journey to Chur, all in First Class. On arrival
in Chur our luggage will be taken to the hotel while
you enjoy an optional escorted excursion to Arosa in
the afternoon. We arrive at the hotel late afternoon
where we have a 5-night stay at the Freieck Hotel.
Evening meals will be included at a local restaurant.

Day 8 - Time to Explore Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
A free day based in Chur. Your tour leader will
arrange an optional escorted excursion today or

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