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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
● Dresden Steam Engine Festival, including evening
photographic session at Roundhouse 1
● Return journey on Kirnitzschtal tramway
● Return journey on the Weisseritztalbahn &
Loessnitzgrundbahn steam railways
● Travel by paddle steamer on the Elbe River
● Public transport ticket for central Dresden

SELECTED HOTELS CONNOISSEUR TOURS
Aachen Ibis am Marschiertor
Dresden IntercityHotel
Please note – hotels can be subject to change
Dresden Steam Festival PRICE INCLUDES

● All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
● Entry to Dresden Steam Festival
Dresden Steam Festival ● Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
● Welcome and farewell dinners in Aachen
● Excursions as stated
● Services of a tour leader from London and
throughout the tour
Thursday 9 April to Thursday 16 April 2026
PRICE PER PERSON:
Our tour to Dresden for the Steam Festival has become an annual favourite. Enjoy lots of Escorted holiday £1,895
steam content over the 18th Festival weekend before experiencing return trips on both the Single room supplement £205
Deposit for this holiday £200
Weisseritztalbahn and Loessnitzgrundbahn. We also include a day trip up the Elbe on a historic
paddle steamer.

Day 1 - Aachen the festival’s organisers closer to the time, but we Day 6 - Paddle Steamer up the Elbe
Early afternoon Eurostar from St Pancras London can expect informative presentations, fascinating A journey up the Elbe River by paddle steamer. We
to Brussels where we connect to the high speed displays, steam loco cab rides, diesel engines at the take a morning paddle steamer from Dresden to
train to Aachen. Our hotel for tonight, the Ibis am Verkehrsmuseum, model trains and both historic and Bad Schandau, stopping off at Pillnitz en route. At
Marschiertor, is just a short walk away. Dinner is modern locos. We will have access to the festival area Bad Schandau we board the historic Kirnitzschtal
included. around the railway and Dresden traffic museums tramway which runs through the valley of the
and entry also includes an evening, illuminated photo Kirnitzch River to the Lichtenhain Waterfall. The
Day 2 - Onwards to Dresden session of steam locomotives at Roundhouse 1, with return journey to Dresden is by S-bahn.
Travel via regional services and ICE from Aachen commentary, and a steam journey ‘special’ (route
to Dresden. Our hotel for the next 5 nights is the details are still to be confirmed). Day 7 - Aachen
IntercityHotel which is situated adjacent to the main Morning departure to Aachen via ICE train. Following
station in Dresden. Day 5 - Steam Railways a change of trains in Frankfurt, we arrive in Aachen
Today we make a return trip on the two local steam early evening for an overnight stay with a farewell
Days 3 & 4 - Dresden Steam Engine Festival railways located on the outskirts of Dresden, the dinner included
We have 2 days to spend at the festival. Exact details Weisseritztalbahn and the 17km Loessnitzgrundbahn
of the festival’s programme will be confirmed by line from Radebeul. Day 8 - Homeward Bound
We take a morning ICE to Brussels and connect to
the Eurostar to London. Arrive back in London mid-
afternoon.

Old Town, Dresden © Brian Kinney Kirnitzschtal tramway - pixabay

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