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Travel 55 offer you discount on Shearings holidays and tours
To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discount price


Majestic Rhine Valley
Coach Holidays - 8 Days

Holiday Highlights
• Explore historic Heidelberg • Ride the exhilarating Hunsrück railway, including Boppard • A relaxing cruise on the Moselle
Rhine

Situated at the southern end of the Rhine Gorge, the riverside village of Assmannshausen, a neighbour of Rüdesheim, nestles amidst the Rheingau vineyards in a land of legends and castles. Join Shearings coach holidays on this super holiday and discover the Rhine and Moselle by coach, rail & cruise!

Majestic Rhine Valley - Holiday Itinerary

DAY 1: UK to Belgium

To Belgium for our overnight stay. (D)


DAY 2: Belgium to Assmannshausen
A trip on the Hunsrück railway to Boppard, then on to Assmannshausen. (B,D)


DAYS 3 to 6: Assmannshausen
Enjoy a variety of excursions from our base in Assmannshausen, with its narrow streets and halftimbered houses. ( (B,D)


DAY 7: Assmannshausen to N. France
A chance to cruise the Rhine Gorge from Rüdesheim to Koblenz, before departing to France for an overnight stay. (B,D)

DAY 8: N. France to UK
To Calais, Dover and homeward bound (B)



Included Excursions


Full Day: Rhine & Moselle Valleys

A day of scenic delights along the Rhine and Moselle rivers as we tour the valleys by coach. We visit the bustling riverside village of Cochem, with its impressive hilltop castle and enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Moselle.


Full Day: Heidelberg
Visit historic Heidelberg, nestling below a castle on the River Neckar, this beautiful city is famed as the setting for ‘the Student Prince’ and boasts many original buildings from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.


Enroute: Visit Hunsbruck Railway & Bacharach
A day of adventure as we cross the border into Germany and join the Hunsbruck Railway, ascending the Rhine Valley to Boppard, known as the ‘Pearl of the Rhine’. We also visit the old wine village of Bacharach.



Optional Excursions • Rhine & Lahn Valley by train • Rüdesheim, the Loreley and the Whisper Valley • Nostalgic Rhine Gorge cruise



Hotel Rheinstein Boppestübche - Assmannshausen
Rheinstein Boppestubche

Ideally located in the centre of Assmannshausen, the hotel is under the personal supervision of its owners Dieter and his Danish wife Sonja, and you can be sure of a warm and friendly welcome.


• All bedrooms have private facilities, hairdryer, satellite TV and safety deposit box
• Shared tea/coffee making facilities (ingredients not provided)
• Dining room with buffet breakfast and three course dinner with choice of main course
• Tea/coffee after dinner • Four course candlelit dinner once a week
• Small Germanstyle lounge
• Live music most nights in summer & autumn


No. of rooms: 32
Lifts: 1
Official rating: 3 stars



Majestic Rhine Valley - 2012 Departures
Tour Code ECDESD
7 Nights Room & Breakfast, 6 Dinners
3 Included Excursions
Departs Saturday. Dep Code A

Shearings Brochure Price in Black

Travel 55 Discount Price in Red
Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code

May 12
£559
£532
August 18
£599
£570
May 26
£569
£541
September 1
£579
£551
June 9
£579
£551
September 15
£559
£532
June 23
£599
£570
October 6 £529
£503
July 28
£599
£570

 

Supplement Single £84
Prices shown are per person based on two people sharing a standard room. B,D: Breakfast & dinner.



To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535
and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price

All holidays subject to availability and to Shearings trading charter