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15 Days from £2,645pp

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                                                                                  HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                  ●  Six narrow gauge lines in three countries
                                                                                  ●  Relaxing stays in two pretty medieval Czech towns
                                                                               Loessnitzgrundbahn in Radebeul, Saxony, Germany - shutterstock - Sina Ettmer Photography    during free time  CityClass Europa am Dom  CONNOISSEUR  TOURS
                                                                                  ●  Travel by paddle steamer on the Elbe River
                                                                                  ●  Return journey on the scenic Kirnitzschtal tramway
                                                                                  ●  Global InterRail Pass included for unlimited rail travel

                                                                                  ●  Day trip to the picturesque town of Cesky Krumlov
                                                                                  ●  Time to explore Dresden, Nuremberg & Cologne

                                                                                  SELECTED HOTELS
                                                                                  Cologne
                                                                                  Dresden
                                                                                             IntercityHotel HBF
                                                                                  Jindrichuv Hradec  Hotel Concertino Zlata Husa
                                                                                  Gmünd
                                                                                             Romantik Hotel Goldener Stern
                                                                                  Nuremberg
                                                                                             IntercityHotel HBF
                                                                                  Please note – hotels can be subject to change
                                                                                  PRICE INCLUDES
     Day 10 - Narrow Gauge to Groß Gerungs  Day 13 - Nuremberg                    ●  All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
     The two Waldviertelbahn lines from Gmünd operate   Enjoy a free day in this charming, walkable city.     (using InterRail Pass)
     steam trains on just two weekends per month, but we   Visit the Imperial Castle, or one of the many   ●  Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
     have done our best to schedule our visit around this   museums.  Alternatively, you could travel on the     and breakfast basis
     constraint (on other days diesel trains operate). We   three underground lines, three tramways and four   ●  All excursions as stated, including narrow gauge
     begin by journeying on the southern branch of this   S-bahn lines, or even explore further afield with your     railways
     nostalgic line which locomotives have been travelling   InterRail Pass.      ●  Station to hotel transfers in Jindrichuv Hradec and
                                                                                    Gmünd
     along for more than 100 years. The steam service
     departs early afternoon, arriving back at 18.25.   Day 14 - Return to Cologne  ●  Services of a tour leader from London and
                                           A regular service of fast trains links the two cities,     throughout the tour
     Day 11 - Steam to Litschau            and we should arrive back in Cologne with ample
     The  steam  loco  switches  to  the  northern  branch   time to see some of the main sights. Once again, we   PRICE PER PERSON:
     on a Sunday, running both morning and afternoon   overnight close to the railway station.   Escorted holiday   £2,645
     services up to Litschau.                                                     Single room supplement       £550
                                           Day 15 - Homeward Bound                Deposit for this holiday     £200
     Day 12 - Return to Germany            Morning ICE to Brussels where we connect with the
     We travel cross-country via Tulln to St. Pölten which   Eurostar service to London, arriving mid-afternoon.
     is on the mainline between Vienna and Salzburg.
     Here we connect to an ICE train and continue along   Please note, whilst we will arrange transfers on
     the Danube Valley, crossing the border into Germany   arrival and departure at Jindrichuv Hradec and
     at Passau and arriving in Nuremberg late afternoon   Gmünd,  the  stations  are  some  20  minutes’  walk
     for a 2-night stay.                   from the town centre and hotels. This is also the
                                           case at Cesky Krumlov.





                                                                                                                     Cesky Krumlov © Bob Cable














                                                                               Waldviertelbahn, Austria © NOEVOG








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