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Bavarian Castles Winter Wonderland & the Glacier Express
Join us for an enchanting experience on this fully escorted, winter wonderland tour. From impressive castles to breathtaking views on a train ride through the mountains, we’ve got everything you need for that perfect fairy tale experience. On this truly magical tour, we offer you the chance to visit the village of Hohenschwangau, home to King Ludwig II’s magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle. From our base in Austria, we also take you on a trip of a lifetime as you board the famous Glacier Express. Travel through the spectacular scenery from Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland to the famous ski resort of Andermatt. All this makes this the perfect tour for anyone wanting their own fairy tale holiday.
Tour Includes
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 4 evening meals
- Beer, wine and soft drinks included during dinner and entertainment each evening
- Convenient regional joining points
7 days from £969pp
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Regional departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
After breakfast, settle back in your seat for the journey south into Austria. We continue into the Vorarlberg region of Austria, arriving in the medieval town of Feldkirch this evening, where we stay for the next four nights.
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Join us today on our superb included excursion to Germany and to the Bavarian town of Füssen. En route, we pause at the village of Hohenschwangau, home to the spectacular Hohenschwangau Castle and the famous Neuschwanstein Castle.
King Maximilian, the father of King Ludwig II, acquired Hohenschwangau castle as a ruin in 1832. He rebuilt it according to the original plans and after completion, the castle was used as the summer and hunting residence of the Bavarian royal family. Neuschwanstein Castle is the famous fairy tale castle built by Mad King Ludwig and is one of Germany’s most popular images. It was the inspiration behind Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and also seen in the film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’.
There will be time at leisure in Hohenschwangau village where you can photograph Neuschwanstein Castle (weather permitting). You can choose to remain in Hohenschwangau and enjoy a tour of Neuschwanstein Castle (entrance at extra cost), or join our visit to nearby Füssen, a charming town located on the edge of the Alps and also the highest in Bavaria. There will be free time to explore before we collect anyone who stayed to visit Neuschwanstein Castle, then return to our hotel later this afternoon.
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We depart our hotel after breakfast on our included excursion and travel to Chur, the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With over 5,000 years of history, Chur rightfully claims to be the oldest city in Switzerland. Here we board the world-famous Glacier Express.
Beginning at the lowest point of the route, we will travel through the dramatic landscape of the Rhine gorge, often referred to as the 'Swiss Grand Canyon', from where the Rhine River has carved deep into the white rocks. We will then began to climb upwards to the spectacular Oberalp Pass, reaching a height of 2034 metres before arriving in the charming ski resort of Andermatt.
Please note: on some departures, this excursion will run in the opposite direction: we will travel by coach to Andermatt and enjoy a ride on the Glacier Express to Chur.
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Included Highlights
Today's included excursion takes us firstly to the picturesque village of Lech.
We then continue to the town of St. Anton, situated on the Arlberg massif and surrounded by Alpine peaks and wooded hills. St. Anton is famous as a winter resort on account of its outstanding natural scenery. There will be free time for you to explore all the town has to offer.
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Included Highlights
We leave Austria and head north, arriving in Belgium this evening for an overnight stay.
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Return home.
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights in the 4-star hotel Weisses Kreuz Hotel in Feldkirch. Due to demand we may use other hotels such as the Central Löwen. Overnight stays in Belgium are in city-style hotels.
Weisses Kreuz
The 4-star family run Hotel Weisses Kreuz is situated on the outskirts of Feldkirch. Thomas Herburger and his family assure you of a warm welcome, with great attention made to the finest details. The hotel has an inviting lounge-bar, Stube Bar, terrace and restaurant. Free wi-fi is available throughout the hotel.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- 4 Star
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Telephone
Accessibility
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
Service
- Free WiFi (Public Areas)
- Iron at Reception
Hotel
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- WiFi Available
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Reviews
4.4 Out of 5 ( 14 Reviews )
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Quality
4.3 / 5
Value for Money
4.4 / 5
Luke, 1 year ago
Had a really amazing time met some lovely people also would like to say a massive thank you to our tour guilds and drives Leah and nana we have never laughed so much it was our first time with leger holidays and we loved it that much that we just booked another one thank you for making our first time with you so rememberable nana and Leah are a great asset to the company 🙂
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mr a coid, 1 year ago
All the hotels were excellent, as was the food, really good quality. All the staff were friendly and helpful.The coach was really comfortable, lots of leg room. Mike and Kieran were brilliant, entertaining and knowledgeable.
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Phil, 1 year ago
Disappointing to be honest. a 7 day break but you spend 4 days travelling to get there (2 days there 2 days back). The hotel that we stayed in in Feldkirch Austria for 4 nights was changed a couple of weeks prior to departure. So instead of staying in a lovely Austrian style pension hotel we stayed in what can only be described as a business hotel. Rooms were basic and set up for one night stays. We had breakfast in the Hotel, which was fine but dinner was in a restuarant bar that was not in the hotel but next to the hotel. Dinner was fixed at 7pm, first night straight out the coach and into dinner. You sat with same people on same table for next 3 nights. Menu was given to us for 3 nights to select, having travelled for 10 hours. Expecting Austrian type food but apart from Soup there was nothing that you would associate with Austrian style food. Up every morning early, latest was 8.30am, to get on the coach. Needs to be a 10 day holiday really as we had 3 days sight seeing. sights were lovely although if wanted to go in the castles you needed to sacrifice the afternoon time in the town of Fussen. We got offered a 40 pounds in total refund each for the change of Hotel. The fact that the replacement hotel appeared to be 40 pounds a night less was probably an indication of quality difference. If we had realised that the first 2 days were 14 hours and 10 hours travel respectively i think it was fair to say we would not have done it. Of course the brochure and detailed itinerary do not mention that for obvious reasons.
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Carole Morling, 1 year ago
Excellent hotels. Good service. Fun crew Interesting itinerary but rather boring at St Anton..would have preferred to explore Feldkirch for a couple of hours, with a tour guide, as it seemed an interesting medieval place.
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MR GEOFF, 1 year ago
Stunning scenery throughout the tour. 2 fantastic drivers that kept us informed, entertained and hydrated along the way. Swiss glacier railway was the highlight for us. Would have liked just a little more time at the castle, as there was quite a bit to see and do in the area. Apart from that, really enjoyed the trip and met some really nice people. Certainly do another trip with Leger
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Mrs Garner, 1 year ago
Very tiring on long coach holiday, hotel was not up to the standard it reminded me of A Travelodge, we had single beds Which were very small, we later found out some single travellers had king size beds. Austria was beautiful our coach drivers were excellent the organisation from start to finish went worry free.
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