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14 Days From £3,320pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Visit the Dutch Windmills of Kinderdijk, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
■ Two scenic river cruises on the Rhine
■ Visit to Insel Mainau – The Flower Island GRAND TOURS
■ Journeys on the Bernina and Glacier Express trains
(subject to availability)
■ Bernese Oberland excursion
Boppard in the Middle Rhine region trains, postbuses, lake steamers and many city buses
■ Standard Class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel on
and trams

SELECTED HOTELS
Rotterdam Holiday Inn Express Central Station
Boppard Bellevue Rheinhotel
Day 10 - To the Source Day 12 - Bernese Oberland Schaffhausen Vienna House
Two arms of the Rhine join upstream from Chur. An optional full day excursion by rail to Lauterbrunnen, Chur Hotel Freieck
We follow the Hinter Rhine by train to Thusis, then then by cable car to Mürren for spectacular views of Bern NH Bern “The Bristol”
by postbus to the San Bernardino Pass and on to the mountains Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Returning Cologne CityClass Hotel am Dom
Bellinzona. Travel by train up the Gotthard main line to Interlaken down the valley of the River Lutschine
to Göschenen and continue by narrow gauge train (a tributary of the Rhine), followed by a lake cruise Please note - hotels can be subject to change
to the summit of the Oberalp Pass, the source of the on Lake Thun before taking a main line service back
other arm of the Rhine, the Vorder Rhine. Return by to Bern. Alternatively, spend the day exploring the PRICE INCLUDES
■ Travel to and from Switzerland in Standard Class
train to Chur. vibrant city of Bern. The UNESCO World Heritage
Old Town is well worth a visit! ■ Standard Class Swiss Pass
Day 11 - Glacier Express ■ Excursions as detailed
Another chance to see the spectacular line up Day 13 - Basle & Cologne ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
to the Oberalp Pass as we ride the route of the By main line train to Basle where we change for our and breakfast basis
Glacier Express train, once famously described as service to Cologne, following the river once more. ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
the “slowest express train in the world” – but who throughout the tour
would want to rush through such beautiful scenery? Day 14 - Homeward Bound
Passing through the Furka Tunnel, we are now in the High speed service to Brussels to connect with Price per person:
valley of the river Rhône. Changing at Brig, we cross the Eurostar to London St Pancras, arriving mid- Escorted holiday £3,320
the Alps yet again (or rather tunnel under them on afternoon. Single room supplement £900
this occasion) and onwards to the Swiss capital – Deposit for this holiday £200
Bern for a 2-night stay.

Train over the Oberalp Pass

Source of the River Rhine, Oberalp Pass - Switzerland Tourism

River Rhine, Cologne

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