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Winter on the Glacier Express

Holiday Highlights

  • Enjoy a scenic journey on the Glacier Express
  • Visit the Swiss capital of Bern with a magical Old Town
  • Explore pretty Lucerne with its wonderful lakeside setting
  • Take a trip to beautiful Interlaken
  • Relax in the quiet village of Leissigen

Holiday Summary

9 days from only £599

Departures
Departs Saturdays
Accommodation
8 nights
Board
Board: Half Board

Per person. Based on two passengers

Our customers rate this holiday

5 out of 5 stars ( from 3 customers )


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Holiday details

What is Included?

  • Luxury return coach travel through breathtaking scenery
  • 8 nights accommodation (includes overnight stays on outbound and return journeys)
  • Breakfasts
  • Evening meals
  • 3 excursions

Experience an unforgettable journey through the very best of the Swiss Alps. Watch the spectacular Alpine scenery unfold from the comfort of your seat on board the famous Glacier Express.

Included Excursions

Full Day: Glacier Express
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Full Day: Berne and Interlaken
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Full Day: Lucerne
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Optional Excursions

Lake Lucerne Cruise
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Golden Pass Railway
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Grindelwald & Kleine Scheidegg by Train
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Guided City Tour of Bern
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Your Hotel

Hotel Kreuz, Leissigen
Hotel Kreuz

The friendly Hotel Kreuz is wonderfully situated in the typical Swiss village of Leissigen on the banks of beautiful Lake Thun.

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Joining Your Holiday

This tour is available with departures from the following regions…

  • East Midlands
  • North East
  • North West
  • South East
  • South West
  • West Midlands
  • Yorkshire

We offer a number of ways to join our tours. Enter your postcode to see which are available to you…

Home Connect - we collect you from your home

For the ultimate in convenience and comfort, why not choose our Home Connect service?

Relax in the comfort of your own home, waiting for your driver to collect you from your front door and take you to meet your coach. Then at the end of your holiday we’ll take you home again - it’s that easy! When you book this service you’ll be given a collection time window, usually of approximately 30 minutes. This will be re confirmed when your tickets are issued.

Note: Home connect is only available on holidays travelling by coach.

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Tour Connect - easy connections at nearby locations

Try our Tour Connect Service for a hassle-free way to travel.

This service may incur a small supplement for those travelling from selected joining points and for customers booking within four weeks of departure.

We’ll pick you up by coach from a convenient joining point near you and take you to one of our interchanges. Here you’ll join your holiday coach and set off for a fantastic holiday.  When you've chosen your tour, give us a call and we'll let you know your approximate pick-up time.

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Direct Connect - make your own way to join the tour

Available from your area for this tour at no extra cost and car parking available for a small fee.

You can also choose to drive or get a lift direct to our coach interchanges at Stretton or Exhall. Our coach interchanges offer plenty of seating, toilet facilities, refreshments and a shop. They also provide car parking for your convenience for a small fee.

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Holiday Details

Day 1: UK to Reims
We start our journey to Dover for the ferry crossing to Calais and onwards to Reims for our overnight stay.
Day 2: Reims to Leissigen
We continue onto Switzerland and Lake Lucerne,arriving in Leissigen in time for dinner and our six night stay.
Day 3: Lucerne via Emmental Valley
Today we take a full day tour to Lucerne via Emmental Valley. For more than a century this beautiful lakeside city, with its well-preserved medieval core and elegant buildings, has been one of the greatest tourist attractions in Switzerland. Lucerne boasts a lovely quarter with medieval squares and old churches. From the town there are stunning views of the mountains from the lake. You may wish to take in the views from the lake and we give you the option to join us on a lake boat cruise.
Day 4: Glacier Express
Today we take a full day of adventure as we travel from Lake Thun up to Brig on the famous Lotschberg line, before joining the Glacier Express for a spectacular journey to Andermatt.
Day 5: Leissigen
Today you have the option of relaxing in resort or joining us on an optional excursion to Grindelwald & Kleine Scheidegg by train. This excursion is to Kleine Scheidegg, a settlement of literally a few buildings dramatically situated under the north face of the Eiger then onto Grindelwald by train. Grindelwald is a popular resort, situated in a spectacular position on the slopes of the Schwarze Lutschine valley.
Day 6: Leissigen
Once again today we offer you the option of free time in the resort or joining us on our optional tour on the Golden Pass Panoramic Train & Montreux. On this tour we tavel along the Simmental Valley boarding the Golden Pass Panoramic train at Zweisimmen. Passing the upmarket resort of Gstaad, the train continues through spectacular Scenery to Montreux, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Day 7: Berne & Interlaken
Today we venture out to Berne & Inerlaken. Firstly a visit to Berne the historic Swiss capital, whose enchanting old town is decorated with fountains and arcaded streets. We also offer an optinal guided city tour which features the major highlights, including the Gothic Cathedral of St Vincent and the Marktgasse to ensure you don't miss anything. We then head off to Interlaken, situated between Lakes Thun and Brienz below the Jungfrau Massif.
Day 8: Leissigen to Northern France
We have to say farewell to Switzerland today as we head back into Northern France for our overnight stay.
Day 9: Northern France to UK
After breakfast we head to Calais for our return ferry crossing to Dover and then home.

Alan D

Manchester

13 May 2010

Beautiful Switzerland

 This is an absolutely superb holiday. All you could ask for in a winter holiday, without the skiing. The excursions were sensational, especially the trips on the trains. If you can, I would reccomend taking the optional tours as well. Oh, and not forgetting the drivers, we had a pair of comedians, who certainly help make this one of the best holidays we have taken. 

les mullins

 

3 April 2013

winter on the glacier express

just got back from winter on the glacier express with shearings. Hotel food was basic but edible and the staff were helpful. Two main points of interest for customers. Dont buy the packed lunch from the hotel which cost 15 swiss francs as you can get it cheaper at the store down the road for 7 francs also the guided tour of berne is not worth the money its best to be dropped off and see it for yourself, otherwise everything else ok


Debbie & Roy

Rushden

8 April 2013

Glacier express

We have just returned from the glacier express holiday in Switzerland. It was a truly fantastic holiday and the coach drivers Chris & Tony made it extra special, they were enthusiastic, informative, and hilarious.The Hotel food was limited but adequate. the staff were very pleasant and helpfull. Although the packed lunch was expensive at 15 francs, and food was available elswhere on this day trip.If you can take all the optional trips they are sensational and well worth the money.


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