12-Day Break
Monday - Depart from one of our local joining points or take advantage of our Door to Door service* and connect to your transfer service to Dover. Here you meet your Silver Service luxury coach and fellow travellers then sail to Calais. Onwards to our 4-star overnight stop hotel in Belgium.
Tueday (Cologne & the Rhine Valley) - We leave Belgium and head to the city of Cologne with its splendid Gothic Cathedral with twin spires that dominate the skyline view from the River Rhine. After some free time we continue along the Rhine Valley with the opportunity for a relaxing cruise along the river to enjoy the sedate scenery of the vineyards and castles that adorn the Valley. We continue to the Mannheim area for our overnight stay. B,D
Wednesday (Heidelberg) - A morning visit to the picturesque town of Heidelberg, which lies on the River Neckar and is famed for its university, which dates back to 1386, castle and Old Town-the ‘Altstadt’. After lunch we head south to our accommodation in the Oberammergau area with time to relax ahead of tomorrow’s spectacle. B,D
Thursday (Oberammergau) - Enjoy a relaxing morning in the environs of Oberammergau. Lunch is taken at noon before the start of the Passion Play at 2.30pm. After a break for dinner between 5pm and 8pm the Play ends at 10.30pm. Transfer back to your accommodation. B,L,D
Friday (Innsbruck) - We leave after breakfast and head for the splendours of Lake Garda. En route to Lake Garda we call into Austria’s Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck. Surrounded by steep mountains the city’s location is most impressive. Perhaps the most notable landmark is the Golden Roof from where the Emperor Maximilian 1 used to watch the events in the square below. Leaving B,D
Saturday (Lake Garda) - A leisurely morning followed by an included excursion to a local wine Cantina to taste the local Veneto produce. This evening you can enjoy an optional cruise across the lake to the pretty shore-side village of Limone. B,D
Sunday (Verona) - Today we include a visit to the charming city of Verona. Famed as the home of Romeo and Juliet, it also boasts the impressive amphitheatre where the opera festival takes place each year. The many charms of Verona will be brought to life on our optional walking tour with a local guide who will reveal many fascinating stories behind the buildings and personalities of this fine historic town. B,D
Monday (Venice) - Today No time in this part of Italy is complete without a visit to Venice. Join our optional excursion to this city of canals, gondolas and palaces. Enjoy the famous sights including the Bridge of Sighs, St Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace. For a different view over St Mark’s Square enjoy our optional Lagoon Cruise as we sail past Guidecca Island and Venice’s Lido resort made famous by the International Film Festival. B,D
Tuesday (Villages of Lake Garda) - It’s our final day in Lake Garda and there’s so much to see and do around the lake. Our optional sightseeing tour will stop at some of the most picturesque villages including Sirmione from where we take a boat across the lake passing the private island of Garda. B,D
Wednesday - We leave after breakfast and enjoy a leisurely drive through the Alps to the Lucerne area in Switzerland for an overnight stay. B,D
Thursday - We head north crossing the French border arriving at our overnight hotel in northern France this evening. B,D
Friday - We travel on to Calais for our return crossing to the U.K. and then continue on our transfer service to your chosen local drop off point or if you selected our Door to Door service to your front door* B,D
B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
Accommodation
You’ll stay for five nights at the 3-star Hotel Royal in Riva del Garda, only 250 metres from the lake, and a 10-15 minute walk along the lakeside from Riva. The hotel has a restaurant, bar, lift, outdoor swimming pool and sun terrace and all meals are buffet-style. All bedrooms have T.V. and telephone.
En route overnight stays will be with buffet breakfast in a 4-star hotel in Belgium, city style hotel in northern France and central Germany and tourist style hotel in Switzerland.
Please Note: on some occasions hotels of a similar standard in resorts such as Riva, Torbole and Malcesine may be used.
Extras
Optional Excursions.
Single Room Supplement: £169
Travel Insurance from £44.95
Prices are per person, based on two people sharing. |
