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CONNOISSEUR TOURS Locos in Dresden Station - John Robson ■ Dresden Steam Engine Festival, including evening
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

photographic session at Roundhouse 1
■ Return journey on Kirnitzschtal tramway
■ Return journey on the Weisseritztalbahn &
Loessnitzgrundbahn steam railways
■ Travel by paddle steamer on the Elbe River
■ Public transport ticket for central Dresden

Aachen
Ibis am Marschiertor
Dresden Steam Festival SELECTED HOTELS
Dresden IntercityHotel
Cologne Ibis Köln am Dom
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
PRICE INCLUDES
Thursday 10 April to Thursday 17 April 2025 ■ All rail travel as stated in Standard Class
■ Entry to Dresden Steam Festival
Our tour to Dresden for the Steam Festival has become an annual favourite. Enjoy lots of ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
steam content over the 17 Festival weekend before experiencing return trips on both the
th
■ Welcome dinner in Aachen
Weisseritztalbahn and Loessnitzgrundbahn. We also include a day trip up the Elbe on a historic ■ Excursions as stated
paddle steamer. ■ Services of a tour leader from London and
throughout the tour
Day 1 - Aachen displays, steam loco cab rides, diesel engines at the
Early afternoon Eurostar from St Pancras London Verkehrsmuseum, model trains and both historic and Price per person:
to Brussels where we connect to the high speed modern locos. We will have access to the festival area Escorted holiday £1,810
train to Aachen. Our hotel for tonight, the Ibis am around the railway and Dresden traffic museums Single room supplement £225
Marschiertor, is just a short walk away. Dinner is and entry also includes an evening, illuminated photo Deposit for this holiday £200
included. session of steam locomotives at Roundhouse 1, with
commentary, and a steam journey ‘special’ (route
Day 2 - Onwards to Dresden Schandau, stopping off at Pillnitz en route. At Bad
Travel via regional services and ICE from Aachen details are still to be confirmed). Schandau we board the historic Kirnitzschtal tramway
to Dresden. Our hotel for the next 5 nights is the Day 5 - Weisseritztalbahn & Loessnitzgrundbahn which runs through the valley of the Kirnitzch River
IntercityHotel which is situated adjacent to the main Today we make a return trip on the two local steam to the Lichtenhain Waterfall. The return journey to
station in Dresden. railways located on the outskirts of Dresden, the Dresden is by S-bahn.
Weisseritztalbahn and the 17km Loessnitzgrundbahn
Days 3 & 4 - Dresden Steam Engine Festival Day 7 - Cologne
We have 2 days to spend at the festival. Exact details line from Radebeul. Morning departure to Cologne via ICE train.
of the festival’s programme will be confirmed by Day 6 - Paddle Steamer up the Elbe Following a change of trains in Frankfurt, we arrive in
the festival’s organisers closer to the time, but we A journey up the Elbe River by paddle steamer. We Cologne early evening. Our hotel is ideally located in
can expect informative presentations, fascinating take a morning paddle steamer from Dresden to Bad the station building.

Day 8 - Homeward Bound
We take a morning ICE to Brussels and change on
to the Eurostar to London. Arrive back in London
mid-afternoon.

Old Town, Dresden © Brian Kinney Paddle steamer on Elbe River

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