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7 Days from £1,665pp

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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
● Explore 140km of the HSB with an unlimited
travel pass
● Visit the UNESCO World Heritage town
of Quedlinburg
● Steam train journey to the top of the Brocken
Night's Rest - Harzer Schmalspurbahnen - Markus Trienke ● Explore Frankfurt with travel card included CONNOISSEUR TOURS
● Welcome dinner

SELECTED HOTELS
Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
Wernigerode Weisser Hirsch
Frankfurt
Flemings Hotel Frankfurt Central
Harz Explorer Please note – hotels can be subject to change
PRICE INCLUDES
● Standard Class rail to and from Wernigerode
● 3-day HSB rail pass
● Frankfurt travel card for local transport
● Transfers as stated
Saturday 30 May to Friday 5 June 2026
● Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
Our escorted tours to the world famous Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB) never fail to attract ● Evening meal on first night
plenty of attention. With daily steam trains and over 140km of narrow-gauge line to explore the ● Services of a tour leader from London and
throughout the tour
HSB is a delight and one not to be missed. We include three full days travelling on the railway.
PRICE PER PERSON:
Day 1 - High Speed to Aachen and in northern Germany. There are 11 trains a day Escorted holiday £1,665
Lunchtime Eurostar from London St Pancras which climb to the top of the Brocken, all steam Single room supplement £230
International to Brussels Midi where we connect to hauled, and on a clear day you will be rewarded Deposit for this holiday £200
a high-speed train to Aachen. Our hotel, Ibis Aachen with spectacular views of the tree-lined hillsides
am Marschiertor is found a short walk from the and surrounding countryside. The Brocken was a
station and dinner this evening is included in the look-out and listening post in Soviet days due to planning, to help you make the most of the three
hotel restaurant. its commanding views across the West and today days and will keep an eye on the weather to advise
there is a museum at the summit telling the story on the best day to make the ascent up the Brocken.
Day 2 - Onwards to Wernigerode of its role in the Cold War period. Quedlinburg, at
Morning train to Cologne where we make a change the far end of the Selketalbahn, is well worth a visit. Day 6 - South to Frankfurt
to an ICE service to Hannover. After a stop to change This UNESCO World Heritage town can be reached Transfer from the hotel to the station to board a
trains, we join the regional network again travelling from Wernigerode by travelling over 97km on morning train via Viennenburg and Braunschweig
via Goslar to Wernigerode for a late afternoon narrow gauge lines using the pass included, or 42km to Frankfurt. We are due to arrive early afternoon
arrival. Transfer to the Weisser Hirsch, our hotel for on standard gauge (at an additional cost). The town and, after checking into the Flemings Hotel Frankfurt
the next 4 nights, located in the picturesque Market has many winding streets in which a large selection Central, the afternoon is free to explore and a local
Square. of half-timbered buildings crossing five centuries can transport card is included for the local area.
Days 3 to 5 - Harzer Schmalspurbahnen be found. Nordhausen at the third extremity of the Day 7 - Homeward Bound
We have included a 3-day Rover Pass for you to network combines the narrow-gauge railway with After a leisurely breakfast we take the direct ICE
explore the 140km narrow gauge railway network urban transport operated by trams including two along the high-speed line to Brussels where we
as much as you like. A must is a visit to the top of HSB operated diesel/electric combination trams. The change to the Eurostar to continue to London,
the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains tour leader will be on hand to assist with timetable arriving mid-afternoon.

Steam train on the Brocken © Gerald Friedrich Wernigerode © Albert Koch

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