DAY 1: UK to N. France
Dover, Calais, then on to our overnight hotel. (D)

DAY 2: N. France to Remagen
We travel through Belgium, with a brief visit to the bustling city of Brussels, before heading to Germany and our base for six nights. (B,D)

DAY 3 to 7: Remagen
A great base for exploring the Rhine Valley, Remagen is best known from the movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’, which portrayed the moment when the Ludenorff Bridge – the last standing on the Rhine - was captured by US soldiers in 1945 during the ‘miracle of Remagen’. The town has many beautiful and well-maintained buildings, churches, castles and monuments and a large pedestrian centre with a good variety of shops. (B,D)

DAY 8: Remagen to N. France
Returning through Belgium and a stop in poignant Ypres, before continuing to northern France and dinner at our overnight hotel. (B,D)

DAY 9: N. France to UK
Calais, Dover, then home. (B)

Full Day: Ahr Valley Train
You’ll delight at the wonderful scenery of the Burgundy wine valley as we travel through its steep terraces alongside the River Ahr to join the Deutsche Bahn’s push-n-pull service for the train journey from Remagen to Altenahr and back with a local guide.

Full Day: Vulcano Express
An experience that will live long in the memory, today offers the chance to ride on the privatelyowned narrow gauge railway that descends from Engeln in the Eiffel Mountains down the Brohl Valley. From Brohl we visit the riverside resort of Linz am Rhein, an attractive town with colourful half timbered houses.

Full Day: Koblenz 2011 National Horticultural Show
A chance for you to experience the first Rhineland National Horticultural Show. This charming medieval town will be transformed with displays and events, including a new cable car connecting the town centre to the fortress on the

Optional Excursions • Königswinter and Dragon Crag Railway • Wine tasting • Lahn Valley & Bad Ems

Supplement Single £129
Prices shown are per person based on two people sharing a standard room. B,D: Breakfast & dinner.