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8 Days From £1,995pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Ascent of two mountains by train (Rigi and Pilatus)
■ Three lake cruises (Vitznau, Alpnachstad and Flüelen)
Rigi Bahn - swiss-image.ch ■ Explore the historic city of Lucerne GRAND TOURS
■ Brünig and Gotthard Passes by rail

Switzerland’s SELECTED HOTELS
Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
Lucerne
Hotel Waldstätterhof
Bonn
InterCityHotel
Lake Lucerne Please note - hotels can be subject to change
PRICE INCLUDES
■ Rail travel as stated in standard class
■ Seat reservations on international outward and
Saturday 10 June to Saturday 17 June 2023 return journeys and, where available, in Switzerland
■ Tell Pass for unlimited travel within the Lucerne region
(includes mountain railways and lake steamers)
Lucerne boasts glorious Alpine scenery and is an ideal destination for a rail holiday. This tour has a ■ Excursions as specified
variety of escorted excursions to enjoy from our base on the glistening shores of Lake Lucerne. ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
■ Welcome dinner
Day 1 - London to Aachen brings us to the famous resort of Interlaken where ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
We depart by Eurostar from London St Pancras there is time to explore. throughout the tour
to Brussels and connect to a high speed train for
Aachen. We have a short walk to our hotel where Day 5 - Pilatus
dinner is included. No holiday to Lucerne is complete without one of Price per person:
our favourite Alpine excursions. We begin by taking a Escorted holiday £1,995
Day 2 - Relax in Lucerne lake steamer to Alpnachstad, then travel by mountain Single room supplement £220
Our rail journey follows the course of the Rhine by railway to Pilatus’ summit. Our descent is by cable Deposit for this holiday £100
train as we head south to Basle, then onwards to car to Kriens and we return to Lucerne by trolleybus.
the beautiful lakeside city of Lucerne. The afternoon
is free to explore. The famous Kapellbrücke is just Day 6 - The Gotthard Pass
minutes from our hotel, or you may wish to visit the Today begins with an enjoyable 3-hour cruise
excellent Swiss Museum of Transport. Your Tell Pass is on a Lake Lucerne paddle steamer along the lake
valid for free travel on all public transport including to Flüelen. We then travel by train up the famous
boats and cable cars. Gotthard route with its amazing hairpins to
Göschenen. Finally, board the rack railway to travel Lake Lucerne - swiss-image.ch
Day 3 - Explore the Rigi by Boat & Train up through the Schöllenen Gorge to the resort of
After a morning at leisure in Lucerne, enjoy an Andermatt. Return to Lucerne by train.
afternoon boat trip on the lake to Vitznau to take
the mountain rack railway ascent of the Rigi. We Day 7 - Bonn
then return via Arth Goldau and main line train to By main line train to Basle where we change for
Lucerne. our service to Bonn, following the Rhine route once
more. Overnight in Bonn.
Day 4 - Interlaken
A relaxing two hour train journey over the Brünig Day 8 - Homeward Bound
Pass, through beautiful mountain and lake scenery, Travel by high speed train to Brussels before boarding
Eurostar back to London St Pancras, arriving early
afternoon.

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

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