The Glacier Express & Scenic Switzerland in Winter
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Overview
Highlights
- Glacier Express
- Bernina Express
- Lakeside Montreux
- Lake Geneva
- Château de Chillon (payable locally)
- The Jungfrau – Top of Europe (supplements apply)
- Golden Panoramic Express (supplements apply)
- Chur
- Poschiavo
- Scenic Rhine Gorge
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Trip includes
- First Class rail travel (Standard Premier service on Eurostar)
- 7 nights' hotel accommodation with breakfast each day, including 3 nights in a double room at the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic in Montreux, 3 nights in a double room at the Romantik Hotel Stern in Chur, and an overnight stay in a double room at the Wyndham Köln Hotel in Cologne
- Seat reservations on the Glacier Express and Bernina Express
- Lunch on the Glacier Express train
- A Swiss Half-Fare card is included in the price of this holiday giving you a 50% reduction on most rail journeys and other public transport in Switzerland (smaller reductions apply for travel on some Swiss mountain railways, such as the Rigi railway, Mount Pilatus and Rochers-de-Naye).
- Private taxi transfer across Paris
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Itinerary
Enter London St Pancras International station, the gateway to your glorious scenic rail journey. Admire one of London’s greatest Victorian buildings, housed beneath the splendor of its magnificent arched glass roof, before making your way to the Eurostar check-in. Fee...
Make the most of your favorable lakeside location this morning before perhaps taking a relaxing stroll through Montreux. This afternoon you might like to take the rack railway up Rochers-de Naye to enjoy glorious panoramic views of the area and catch a glimpse of the ...
This morning you join the Golden Pass Line panoramic train for a memorable journey south across a unique and diverse landscape through the Valais region to Visp.
You then travel north into the wintry white picturesque Bernese Oberland to Spiez and on to Interla...
Savor your final morning in Montreux before you travel southeast to join the Glacier Express. This iconic journey is at its most dramatic in winter, as the narrow-gauge train climbs up the Rhône Valley, past frosted mountain peaks, tiny snow-bedecked hamlets and rushi...
Excitement builds this morning as you board the Bernina Express in Chur for awe-inspiring views from your First Class panorama car as you travel across bridges and graceful viaducts, through galleries and switchback tunnels hewn into the rock, past frozen waterfalls, ...
You have one full day to explore the delights of the historic town of Chur today. Perhaps start at the vast 12th-century cathedral before idly strolling through the cobbled streets and pretty squares. If you are feeling more adventurous you may favor a trip by First C...
Savor your final morning in Switzerland before you head north from Chur into Germany by Euro City train, via Basel and along the scenic Rhine Gorge to Cologne. Your hotel for the night, the 4 star Wyndham Köln, is perfectly situated in the center of Cologne, near the ...
Make the most of your final morning in Cologne before you walk the short distance (100m) back to Cologne Hauptbahnhof, where you join the high-speed ICE service to Brussels. On arrival make your way to the Eurostar platform to join the Eurostar for your return to Lond...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Apr 2020
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Apr 2020
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Planet Rail was set up by Guy Saunders to offer you the opportunity to experience some of our favourite rail journeys and to visit some of our most treasured destinations. His aim is to give every one of you, our customers, the personal attention you deserve. Working from offices in rural North Yorkshire, Guy and his team are passionate about rail travel – and we believe it is as much the journey as the destination that excites us.
We also acknowledge that travel has a huge impact on our environment, which is why we promote holidays by rail (Rail is Greener than flying) wherever possible.
Guy has worked in travel for over 20 years at a senior level for companies including Eurocamp, MyTravel and Great Rail Journeys. He speaks fluent French, and Italian, German and Spanish, has lived and worked abroad, and has an extensive knowledge of Europe, North America and Australia.
His specialist knowledge of Italy, Switzerland and France, and, of course, rail travel, can help you to craft your perfect holiday. He lives in Stillington with his partner, Kate, and their 13 year old son, Finlay.
We are a small, family-run company with an ethical approach to travel and a belief in providing you with the human touch of a more personal and comprehensive service. Guy personally checks every detail of each customer’s holiday. Our goal is to ensure we do everything possible to organise the right holiday for you.
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Accommodation
- Single supplement from £225 per person
- Upgrade to a deluxe lake view room in Montreux from £12 per person per night
- Your hotel will give you a ‘Riviera card’ which gives you reduced price tickets on some scenic mountain trains and 50% reduction at many museums and attractions, including the Château de Chillon
- Transfers to your hotel in Chur are not included
- Holiday duration is 8 days
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