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Europe Europe 10 Days From £2,500pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
GRAND TOURS Rhaetian Railway on Albula Viaduct - swiss-image.ch-Andrea Badrutt ■ First class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel whilst
in Switzerland
■ No expensive excursions to pay for
■ Stays in Chur and Interlaken
■ Centrally located hotels allowing easy access on
free days with your travel pass
■ Reservations in first class on Glacier and Bernina
Express trains

by Rhaetian Railways
■ Arranged optional escorted excursions on free days
Snow on the Alps ■ Dinner in one of the heritage dining cars operated
to Arosa, Davos, Zermatt and Montreux
SELECTED HOTELS
Cologne Ibis Köln am Dom
Chur Hotel Freieck
Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 16 February 2023 Interlaken The Hey Hotel
Cologne MGallery Hotel Mondial am Dom
Travel through snow-capped mountains, white Alpine scenery and ride the UNESCO ‘Rhaetian Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Railway’ on this popular winter holiday. This rail tour is a fantastic way to see the Swiss Alps in
PRICE INCLUDES
their full winter glory, from the comfort of the train! ■ Standard class travel to and from Switzerland
■ First class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel on trains,
Day 1 - To Cologne in first class on the Bernina Express route with its postbuses, lake steamers and many city buses
and trams
Depart on mid-morning Eurostar from London St spirals and tunnels and reaching an altitude of more ■ Daily optional escorted excursions
Pancras to Brussels, then onward to Cologne for an than 2000m. The return journey will be via St Moritz ■ Glacier Express and Bernina Express supplements
overnight stay. in order to have dinner on the train as we travel ■ One evening meal in dining car
back to Chur.
Day 2 - Onward to Chur ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
By rail to Basle. From here our rail travel in Day 5 - Chur at Leisure and breakfast basis
Switzerland will be in first class using the Swiss Travel A second day at leisure and again, there will be the ■ Dinner on day 9
Pass provided. We leave Basle and travel to Chur offer of an optional escorted excursion (at no extra ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
where we will stay for 4 nights. cost). throughout the tour

Day 3 - Time to Explore Day 6 - Glacier Express Price per person:
Using your Swiss Travel Pass a free day allows you Transfer by rail in first class on the famous Glacier Escorted holiday £2,500
the chance to explore Chur and the surrounding Express to Brig, for more incredible views from Single room supplement £410
area using the UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian the train, then onwards to Interlaken. We stay in Deposit for this holiday £100
Railways network. The Alpine city of Chur is the Interlaken for 3 nights.
capital of the Graubünden region and is ideally
situated for visiting the nearby spa resorts of Arosa Days 7 & 8 - Interlaken & the Bernese Oberland
and Davos. It is Switzerland’s oldest city and has a Free days based in Interlaken with the use of your
car-free pedestrianised ‘old town’. There will also be Swiss Travel Pass. There will be an optional escorted
an optional escorted excursion on offer. excursion on offer each day, with destinations likely
to be Zermatt and Montreux. For those who enjoy
Day 4 - Bernina Express independent sightseeing, Interlaken is situated
Today you have the option of joining a full day between the beautiful waters of Lake Thun and Lake
escorted excursion from Chur to Tirano travelling Brienz and the nearby Jungfrau region which boasts
some stunning scenery, especially in winter.
Day 9 - To Cologne
We depart Interlaken after breakfast and make
our way to Basle and onwards to Cologne for an
overnight stay. We include a farewell dinner at the
hotel.
Day 10 - Homeward Bound
Chur -Marco Bianchi Taking the morning direct ICE service to Brussels
we make a connection with the Eurostar service to
London St Pancras.

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