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Rhine Gorge Adventure Train near Versam © Rhätische Bahn / Andrea Badrutt  7 Days From £2,150pp   Europe







                                                                                  HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                  ■  Albula Railway Museum
                                                                                  ■  Return trip on Bernina Express
                                                                                  ■  3 course meal on the Gourmino dining car

                                                                                  ■  Heritage train
                                                                                  ■  5 day Graubünden Ticket
      Rhätischebahn Explorer                                                      ■  Rhine Gorge Experience train      GRAND  TOURS
                                                                                  SELECTED HOTELS
                                                                                  Hotel Freieck  Chur
                                                                                  Please note - hotel can be subject to change
      Thursday 22 May to Wednesday 28 May 2025
                                                                                  PRICE INCLUDES
                                                                                  ■  Economy flights from Heathrow to Zurich
      A week’s holiday devoted entirely to exploring Switzerland’s famous Rhätischebahn in the   ■  Standard Class rail travel from Zurich to Chur
      mountainous canton of Graubünden.                                           ■  First Class 5 day Graubünden ticket for unlimited
                                                                                    travel in the region
      Day 1 - Fly to Switzerland           Day 6 - Swiss Heritage                 ■  Excursions as described
      We start our tour by taking a lunchtime flight from   This morning we make our way to Davos where we   ■  3 course meal on the Gourmino dining car
      London Heathrow to Zürich with an onward rail   find that the train to Filisur is formed of heritage loco   ■  Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
      connection for Chur. Our hotel for the next 6 nights   (maybe even one of the famous Crocodiles) and     and breakfast basis
      is centrally located in Chur where we stay on a bed   vintage coaches. We travel to Filisur and return to   ■  Services of a tour leader from London and
                                                                                    throughout the tour
      and breakfast basis.                 Davos in time for a lunch break. This afternoon is free
                                           to explore further or, if you are feeling energetic, take
      Day 2 - Rhätischebahn at Leisure     a hike to the Landwasser viaduct and photograph the   Price per person:
      We find our feet on the narrow gauge lines of the   afternoon trains passing.  Escorted holiday         £2,150
      Rhätischebahn this morning by exploring some of                             Single room supplement       £250
      the Albula line with its twists turns and double back   Day 7 - Homeward Bound   Deposit for this holiday   £300
      curves. In the afternoon we visit the Albula Railway   Morning train back to Zürich  Airport where we
      Museum located at Bergün station where we find   board an afternoon flight back to London.
      out about the history of the Albula Railway and see
      the line in miniature at the model railway.

      Day 3 - Bernina Express
      A full day escorted excursion from Chur to Tirano
      travelling in First Class reserved seats on the
      Bernina Express route. With its spirals and tunnels
      and reaching an altitude of more than 2000m this
      journey is breathtaking.
      Day 4 - Vereina Tunnel, Scuol-Tarasp
      and Gourmino Dining
      We take a morning train through the car transporting
      Vereina tunnel to Scuol-Tarasp, the most easterly                                                              Davos, Switzerland - Ganz Twins, shutterstock
      station  in  Switzerland before heading back  via
      Zernez and Bever to St. Moritz. After a brief break
      we board the afternoon Gourmino dining train back
      to Chur and enjoy a 3 course meal.
      Day 5 - Rhine Gorge Experience & Arosa
      After a leisurely breakfast we board the Rhine Gorge
      Experience train featuring open air carriages for an
      unobstructed view of the gorge. This train travels
      to Ilanz where we journey through the untamed
      Rhine Gorge, along the turquoise-green waters of
      the Rhine, past rock walls known as ‘ruinas’ up to
      350m high. We return to Chur, where after a break                        Rhaetian Railway - Switzerland Tourism
      for lunch, we travel up the Arosabahn to the resort
      town of Arosa before returning at leisure to Chur.


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