Page 7 - 2023 Brochure

World Christmas

15 Days From £3,855pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ First class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel whilst in
Switzerland - no expensive excursions
■ Reserved seats in first class on Glacier and
Bernina Express trains
Bernina Express Crosses viaduct ■ Evening meals included
■ Leisure time in Interlaken, Chur and Lausanne

■ Daily escorted optional excursions
■ Opportunity to witness Burning of the Cathedral
at New Year
Christmas & New Year SELECTED HOTELS

Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
in Switzerland Interlaken Metropole Hotel
Chur
Hotel Freieck
Lausanne Hotel Continental
Cologne Ibis Köln am Dom
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Wednesday 21 December 2022 to Wednesday 4 January 2023
PRICE INCLUDES
■ Standard class travel to and from Switzerland
This popular, annual visit to Switzerland over the festive season is a firm favourite and guarantees ■ First class Swiss Travel Pass for unlimited travel on
a sociable ‘White Christmas’ with fellow travellers. Enjoy first class travel on the wonderful Bernina trains, postbuses, lake steamers and many city buses
and trams
and Glacier Express trains through snow-capped mountains and explore independently during ■ Supplements and reserved seats in first class on
our stays in Interlaken, Chur and Lausanne or join daily optional escorted excursions organised by Glacier and Bernina Express trains
your tour leader. ■ Optional escorted excursions
■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a
half board basis
Day 1 - Train to Aachen Day 8 - Bernina Express
We take the Eurostar from London St. Pancras direct Today we offer a full day escorted excursion from ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
throughout the tour
to Brussels where we connect to a high speed train Chur to Tirano and return on the fabulous Bernina
to Aachen. Our hotel for this evening is located a Express route with its spirals and tunnels and reaching
short walk away and dinner here is included. an altitude of more than 2000m. Price per person:
Escorted holiday £3,855
Day 2 - To Interlaken Day 9 - Explore Independently or Join Excursion Single room supplement £485
By train from Aachen to Interlaken along the classic Free day based in Chur with your Swiss Travel Pass. Deposit for this holiday £100
Rhine route. From Basle all our travel in Switzerland Again there will be an optional escorted excursion
is in first class using the Swiss Travel Pass and we have offered by the tour leader.
time here to move to first class seats within the same
train. We stay at the Hotel Metropole for 5 nights Day 10 - Glacier Express
on a half board basis including a special meal on We board the world famous Glacier Express for the
Christmas Eve which is when Switzerland celebrates. scenic journey from Chur to Brig before continuing
to Lausanne for a 4-night stay on a half board basis. Paddlesteamer@myLausanne © www.diapo.chRégisColombo
Days 3 to 6 - Time to Explore
Free days based in Interlaken with your first class Swiss Days 11 to 13 - Lausanne & New Year’s Eve
Travel Pass. This ticket covers trains, lake steamers, Free days based in Lausanne with an optional
trams and postbuses so there is something for escorted excursion each day. Since 1904, on New
everyone. Your experienced tour leader will offer an Year’s Eve, the inhabitants of Lausanne meet together
optional escorted excursion each day. We will supply, on the Cathedral’s Esplanade in a friendly atmosphere
prior to the holiday, a comprehensive excursion list with champagne, mulled wine, tea and apple juice for
to give you some suggestions to consider. the Burning of the Cathedral celebration.
Day 14 - To Cologne
Day 7 - By Train to Chur
We take the train from Interlaken to Chur, via Olten Leaving Lausanne after breakfast we travel to Basle
and Zürich. On arrival in Chur our luggage will and make a connection with the ICE service to
be taken to the hotel while you enjoy an optional Cologne for an overnight stay and dinner in a local
excursion to Arosa in the afternoon. We arrive at the restaurant (included).
hotel late afternoon where we have a 3-night stay on Day 15 - Homeward Bound
a half board basis. Morning departure on an ICE service to Brussels to
connect with the Eurostar to London.
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