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HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Bernina Express
■ Private steam charter on the Rhätischebahn in
heritage carriages GRAND TOURS
Dampfzug bei Malans - Swiss charter train ■ Brienz Rothorn Bahn
■ Guided tour of the RhB’s workshop at Landquart

■ Golden Pass Express
■ Zürich Oberland Railway
■ Rigi Mountain Rack Railway

SELECTED HOTELS
Cologne MGallery Hotel am Dom
Day 11 - Appenzeller Bahn Chur
After breakfast we make a circular journey to St Martigny Hotel Freieck
Gallen, where we will ride the scenic Appenzeller Campanile
Bahn to Appenzell. The Appenzeller Bahn is the Thun Hotel Aare
steepest adhesion railway in Switzerland with an Rapperswil Hotel Speer
incline of up to 8%. There will be time for a spot of NB. Twin rooms are not available in the Hotel Aare
lunch in Appenzell before our return to Rapperswil. in Thun – We can quote for a separate room for
those wanting separate beds upon request.
Brienzer Rothorn © Bob Cable Day 12 - Zürich Oberland Railway Please note - hotels can be subject to change
This afternoon we have an excursion on the Zürich
Oberland Steam Railway. This railway has operated
PRICE INCLUDES
since 1978 with heritage trains running over the
■ Standard Class travel from London to Switzerland
former tracks of the Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn between
■ First Class Swiss Pass for unlimited travel on trains,
Bauma–Bäretswil–Hinwil, - the regular services and return
Day 8 - Brienzer Rothorn postbuses, lake steamers and many city buses
This morning we take a short journey to Brienz to ceased in the same year. and trams’
ride the Brienz Rothorn Bahn. This oil-fired steam Day 13 - Rigi Mountain ■ Excursions as described
cogwheel railway will take us to just below the peak An excursion to the Rigi Mountain Railway where ■ 1 lunch
of Brienzer Rothorn where the summit station is we make our ascent using the rack railway. We then ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
located at an elevation of 2,224m. Once we arrive make a return journey and the rest of the day is free and breakfast basis
back in Brienz, sit back and relax as we take a lake to explore. ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
cruise across Lake Brienz back to Interlaken and by throughout the tour
rail on to Thun. Day 14 - North to Bonn
Our homeward stopover is in the lovely city and Price per person:
Day 9 - Bernese Oberland at Leisure former federal capital of Bonn where our hotel is Escorted holiday £ 4,650
A free day to explore the Bernese Oberland or adjacent to the station and close to the old city. Single room supplement £630
surrounding area with your Swiss Travel Pass. Deposit for this holiday £200
Day 15 - Homeward Bound
Day 10 - Travel to Rapperswil A short rail journey brings us to Cologne from where
We travel via Lucerne to Rapperswil where we find we catch a mid-morning train to Brussels, connecting
our well appointed hotel located a short walk from with a Eurostar service to London, arriving late
the station. We stay here for 4 nights. afternoon.

Rigi Rack Railway

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