Heart of Europe & Glacier Express Experience

8 DAY - Tour No AS1803


Enjoy our winter wonderland tour based in Feldkirch and experience a sleigh ride and a train journey on the Glacier Express and marvel at the spectacular alpine scenery.

Key Information

Duration
8 days
Price from
£1029.00
OAP Price from
£1029.00
Destination
Austria
Date next
18/03/2025

Included in Cost

  • Coach travel
  • return ferry crossings
  • 2 overnights – dinner, bed & American breakfast

In Austria

  • 5 nights dinner bed & breakfast
  • drinks included during dinner in restaurant
  • winter punch on arrival
  • 5 nights entertainment
  • sleigh ride in the Bregenzerwald
  • entrance to the nativity crib museum
  • single journey on the Glacier Express from Andermatt to Chur
  • guided tour of Feldkirch
  • entrance to the Castle of Feldkirch
  • entrance to the baroque library of St. Gallen
  • a souvenir of Austria on departure
  • info folder from hotel with map and postcard

Itinerary

Day 1 Early morning departure for Dover and the crossing to Calais. You will then travel through France to Forbach (or similar) for an overnight stop. 
Day 2 Continuing the journey on into Austria to the medieval city of Feldkirch for a five night stay. Enjoy a hot winter punch on arrival and you will be given information about the area. 
Day 3 Today you will travel by way of Dornbirn and further to the snowy Bregenzerwald. Here you will enjoy a breath-taking view of the beautiful landscape of the forest. Travelling to  Hittisau where you will have a romantic sleigh ride through the snowy hillside, followed by home distilled schnapps. Your journey will continue to Schwarzenberg, where Angelika  Kauffmann, the famous painter spent her childhood, then over the Bödele for a magnificent view of Lake Constance. You will return to the hotel via Dornbirn to visit the nativity crib museum with approx. 120 different cribs in varying sizes from all over the world. 
Day 4 The journey will take you past Lake Walen and Lake Lucerne onto Altdorf for a quick stop to learn about the home of William Tell. Afterwards you travel to Andermatt for the highlight of the tour and board the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and travel in panoramic carriages of the original Glacier Express to Chur. This incredible journey on the most famous railway in the world will remain in your memories forever. The views from Oberalp Pass and the Rhine Gorge will keep you transfixed. On arrival in Chur the coach will pick you up and return to the hotel. 
Day 5 A free day in Feldkirch. This morning you will be taken on a guided tour of the medieval city of Feldkirch with its pedestrian zone, alleyways and gothic cathedrals and the  Schattenburg Castle. You will then be free to explore on your own. 
Day 6 Today you will visit the small city of St Gallen, which used to be the heart of the Swiss textile trade. The centre is worth seeing with the big, old houses, showing the past riches of the textile trade. We have included a visit to the library of the monastery, with its famous baroque hall. Continuing the short journey down to Rorschach on the banks of Lake Constance.
Day 7 Sadly it is time to leave Feldkirch for France and to Forbach (or similar) for an overnight stop.  
Day 8 After breakfast, depart the hotel to commence the homeward journey.

NB: This tour can only be booked direct with Angela Holidays

Hotel

Hotel Weisses Kreuz

This hotel is located in Feldkirch and is an ideal base for touring the surrounding areas. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, telephone, WiFi and safe. Lift, restaurant, lounge, steam room and garden terrace.

NB. Overnight hotels All bedrooms are en-suite with TV.

Single room supplement £177


Holiday Insurance £83




Available Dates

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Departure Date Tour Reference Days Price (from) Available Seats Pickup Points Coach Seats Rooms  
Tue 18 Mar, 2025 AS1803 1 8 £1029.00 10 + Book Now