Railtrail The Complete Collection 2018

Harz Mountains & Rhine Valley Christmas Cracker

N E W T O U R

Combining two of our favourite destinations at that ‘wonderful time of the year’, enjoy the pre-Christmas festivities in the wintry Harz Mountains, with tempting Christmas Markets & the Brocken by steam. Then celebrate Christmas itself by the Rhine in riverside Remagen, sailing along the Loreley Valley from beautiful Boppard, climbing through the Ahr Valley by train and experiencing the Vulkan Express.

9 DAYS

DEPARTS

Thursday 20 December 2018

Also included in your Tour Fare: ★ ★ Dinner every evening at your hotel, plus two lunches ★ ★ Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

★ ★ Excursion by train to the scenic Ahr Valley ★ ★ Christmas Party with live music and 5 course dinner ★ ★ Excursion to Boppard in the Rhine Gorge ★ ★ Scenic Rhine Gorge river cruise ★ ★ Return journey on the Vulkan Express heritage railway ★ ★ Guided historical walk around Remagen with mulled wine

Fares From £1295

HOTELS Hotel HKK, Wernigerode

This stylish, English-speaking, 4 star hotel is close by the historic Old Town, and features modern, comfortable en-suite rooms. Enjoy culinary delights in the buffet restaurant and relax in the Berliner Ziller bar or Top Fit Club. Hotel Pinger, Remagen Conveniently situated for Remagen’s centre and its railway station, yet just a short stroll from the Rhine Promenade, the family-run Hotel Pinger is very much the hub of this small Rhineland town. The hotel boasts a traditional restaurant, bar and coffee shop. The Pinger brothers are the third generation to manage the hotel, which was bought as a restaurant by their grandfather and converted into a hotel after WWII.

★ ★ Visit Goslar Christmas Market, arguably the finest in northern Germany ★ ★ Contrast with Wernigerode’s charming Christmas Market ★ ★ Steam ride to the top of the Brocken

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★ ★ Standard Class travel from London to Germany and return ★ ★ Dinner every evening, plus two lunches

Visit: www.railtrail.co.uk – for full tour details, fares, e-brochures, and to book online

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