Summertime Alpine Highlights & the Swiss Glacier Experience

Summertime Alpine Highlights & the Swiss Glacier Express

Snow-capped peaks, cable car rides with breathtaking views, mountain railways, and time for a little shopping!

Your holiday at a glance
Day 1 To Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2 To Meiringen, Switzerland for a 3-night stay. B,D
Day 3 Lucerne and Pilatusbahn. B,D
Day 4 Interlaken and Grindelwald. B,D
Day 5 Swiss Glacier Express. To St. Anton for a 3-night stay. B,D
Day 6 Innsbruck and Vipiteno. B,D
Day 7 Lech. B,D
Day 8 To Belgium for an overnight stay. B
Day 9 To Calais then return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner

Excursions and visits
Lucerne (included), Pilatusbahn and Cable Car (optional). With its lakeside setting and historic sights, Lucerne is truly charming. Walk along the old town wall, across the 14th-century Chapel Bridge – originally part of the town’s fortifications – and admire the roof paintings depicting historical scenes. The Pilatusbahn is the world’s steepest cog railway and has been in operation since 1889. It climbs Mount Pilatus at a 48% gradient, rising 6791 feet above sea level. The original passenger steam cars had an average speed of 2-3mph; today, the electric cars run at 6mph and reach the top in just 30 minutes. Take in the views before returning by cable car.
Interlaken and Grindelwald (optional). A scenic drive over the Brunig Pass takes us to the ancient village of Brienz, on the banks of Lake Brienz. Several of the town’s houses and hotels were built in the 1600s, while the local church dates back to the 12th century. We continue to Interlaken, impressively situated between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun. You’ll have time to explore before we visit the glacier village of Grindelwald. Have your camera ready to capture the view of the famous Eiger Mountain.
Swiss Glacier Express (included). We leave Meiringen and en route to St. Anton we join the famous Swiss Glacier Express train from Andermatt to Chur. Riding the ‘slowest express train in the world’, we climb through unforgettable scenery to the summit of the Oberalp Massif. Panoramic windows allow for breathtaking views as we pass through quaint mountain towns and see the mighty Rhine River as a mountain stream.
Innsbruck and Vipiteno (optional, included on Silver Service). Innsbruck is the only major city in the Alps. It offers a unique combination of culture and history set against the spectacular backdrop of the mountains. See the famous Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace and Maria Theresien Street. Afterwards, we cross the Brenner Pass into Italy to spend some time in the shopping haven of Vipiteno.
Lech (optional). Enjoy a half-day excursion to one of Austria’s premier winter ski resorts, the picturesque alpine village of Lech.

Your hotels
You’ll stay for three nights at the 3-star Sporthotel Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen, a resort with long associations with the detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The hotel has a restaurant and bar, and all bedrooms have T.V. and telephone. You’ll then stay for three nights at the 4-star Hotel Kertess, located in the village of St. Anton am Arlberg. The hotel has a bar, restaurant, guest lounge and indoor swimming pool. All bedrooms have T.V. and telephone. Overnight stays in Belgium are in city-style hotels.

9 days from £549

What’s Included?
• 8 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
• 6 evening meals
• 2 included excursions: Lucerne; Swiss Glacier Express

Upgrade to Silver Service for luxury coach travel and enjoy these added benefits..
.• Porterage in all hotels
• Smaller, more personal group
• EXTRA excursion: Innsbruck and Vipiteno

Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions

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Executive Coach - Tour ref: 9ASG
May 24	559
Supplements
Single Room	100

Silver Service - Tour ref: 9ASGV
May 17	629	Aug 2	649
Jun 7	649	Sep 6	649
Jul 12	649	Oct 11	629
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Single Room	100