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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
GRAND TOURS ■ Brünig and Gotthard Passes by rail
■ Ascent of two mountains by train (Rigi and Pilatus)
■ Three lake cruises (Vitznau, Alpnachstad and Flüelen)

■ Explore the historic city of Lucerne

Rigi Bahn - swiss-image.ch SELECTED HOTELS
Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
Lucerne Hotel Waldstätterhof
Cologne City Class Hotel am Dom
Switzerland’s Lake Please note - hotels can be subject to change

PRICE INCLUDES
■ Rail travel as stated in Standard Class
Lucerne ■ Tell Pass for unlimited travel within the Lucerne region
(includes mountain railways and lake steamers)
■ Excursions as specified
■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
Thursday 12 June to Thursday 19 June 2025 ■ Welcome dinner
■ Services of a tour leader from London and
throughout the tour
Lucerne boasts glorious Alpine scenery and is an ideal destination for a rail holiday. This tour has a
variety of escorted excursions to enjoy from our base on the glistening shores of Lake Lucerne. Price per person:
Escorted holiday £2,195
Single room supplement £335
Day 1 - London to Aachen Day 4 - Interlaken
We depart by Eurostar from London St Pancras A relaxing two hour train journey over the Brünig Deposit for this holiday £200
to Brussels and connect to a high speed train for Pass, through beautiful mountain and lake scenery,
Aachen. We have a short walk to our hotel where brings us to the famous resort of Interlaken where
dinner is included. there is time to explore. Day 7 - Cologne
By main line train to Basle where we change for our
Day 2 - Relax in Lucerne Day 5 - Pilatus service to Cologne, following the Rhine route once
Our rail journey follows the course of the Rhine by No holiday to Lucerne is complete without one of more. Overnight in Cologne
train as we head south to Basle, then onwards to our favourite Alpine excursions. We begin by taking a
the beautiful lakeside city of Lucerne. The afternoon lake steamer to Alpnachstad, then travel by mountain Day 8 - Homeward Bound
is free to explore. The famous Kapellbrücke is just railway to Pilatus’ summit. Our descent is by cable Travel by high speed train to Brussels before boarding
minutes from our hotel, or you may wish to visit the car to Kriens and we return to Lucerne by trolleybus. Eurostar back to London St Pancras, arriving early
excellent Swiss Museum of Transport. Your Tell Pass is afternoon.
valid for free travel on all public transport including Day 6 - The Gotthard Pass
boats and cable cars. Today begins with an enjoyable 3-hour cruise
on a Lake Lucerne paddle steamer along the lake
Day 3 - Explore the Rigi by Boat & Train to Flüelen. We then travel by train up the famous
After a morning at leisure in Lucerne, enjoy an Gotthard route with its amazing hairpins to
afternoon boat trip on the lake to Vitznau to take Göschenen. Finally, board the rack railway to travel
the mountain rack railway ascent of the Rigi. We up through the Schöllenen Gorge to the resort of
then return via Arth Goldau and main line train to Andermatt. Return to Lucerne by train.
Lucerne.

Lake steamer on Lake Lucerne Lucerne with Pilatus in background © Alan Heywood

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