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2020 LOW DEPOSIT OFFER
PAY ONLY £99PP *
BOOK ON OR BEFORE 15TH FEBRUARY 2020

Zermatt

8 DAYS
TRADITIONAL GLACIER EXPRESS
FROM £1,475

WHAT’S INCLUDED
Stunning landscapes and spectacular views take your breath away as we travel through
the heart of the Swiss Alps on the world-famous Glacier Express. During our adventure, • Fully escorted by a UK Tour Manager
we enjoy thrilling mountain railways, charming towns and dramatic Alpine scenery. from start to finish

Days 1-3. London to Chur. After meeting at where we connect with the local railway to • Standard Class rail travel throughout
our dedicated Departure Office, we depart Kandersteg. • 7 nights’ hotel accommodation
St Pancras International by Eurostar to Paris,
connecting with the high-speed service to Days 6-7. Zermatt & Oeschinen Lake. Today • 12 meals, including 7 breakfasts
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Strasbourg , where we overnight. We continue we visit Zermatt. We take the narrow-gauge and 5 dinners
into Switzerland and Basel on Day 2. Our train to Visp then join the mountain track for
destination is Chur, Switzerland’s oldest town the climb to Zermatt, nestled below the peak • GRJ Tailormade Swiss Travel Card,
at over 5,000 years old, where we spend three of the Matterhorn. On arrival you are free, so for 50% fares
nights at the Hotel Freieck. Day 3 is free. Why perhaps take the funicular railway to the summit
not use your included Swiss Card for 50% fares of the Gornergrat. On Day 7, we travel today TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
to explore? to the crisp and peaceful waters of Oeschinen
Lake near Kandersteg, cradled in the Oeschinen • Full-day excursion on the Bernina
† Please note: On some departures you will Valley. To get here, we board the Oeschinensee Express
overnight in Mulhouse on Day 1. cable car which carries us up through the
mountains, offering staggering views below as • Journey on the iconic Glacier
Day 4. The Bernina Express. Today’s excursion we rise above the peaks. Express
takes us on the Bernina Express past glaciers,
mountain streams and Alpine meadows. The line Day 8. Return to London. We depart • Mountain railway excursion to
is over 100 years old and has UNESCO World Kandersteg today for Paris, travelling via Brig and Zermatt
Heritage status. We head south, travelling across Lausanne. Once in Paris, we join the Eurostar
the Landwasser Viaduct, through the Albula service for the return journey to London • Explore Kandersteg at leisure
Tunnel and over the Bernina Pass to an altitude St Pancras. • Free time in Chur
of more the 7,000 feet. We descend towards
Poschiavo in the Italian-speaking region of
1 FROM
STRASBOURG
Switzerland, where you have free time for lunch DEPARTURES
before our return journey. SWITZERLAND
2020
4APR SOLD OUT 13,27JUN £1,695
Day 5. The Glacier Express. We leave Chur
3 Chur 11APR £1,475 4JUL SOLD OUT
today, travelling on the iconic Glacier Express 2MAY SOLD OUT 11JUL £1,595
– the ‘world’s slowest express train.’ Our time Kandersteg 9MAY £1,495 22AUG £1,695
3
aboard is accompanied by typically Swiss 16MAY SOLD OUT 12,19SEP £1,595
scenery as we travel along the Rhine Valley TO PARIS Brig Poschiavo 30MAY £1,595 26SEP SOLD OUT
and over the Oberalp Pass. The final part of By Rail Zermatt 6 JUN SOLD OUT 3 OCT £1,495
1 Nights in hotel
our journey takes us to the small town of Brig, Tour code: GYJ

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