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Shearings Holidays
All of our Shearings holiday breaks to the Switzerland have been discounted from their brochure prices. When booking please quote Travel 55 Refs: S9990. Group Travel Available - contact us for details.
Swiss Alpine Railways
Coach Holidays - 9 Days

Tour Highlights
· Charming Meiringen · Beautiful lakeside Lucerne
· Goldenpass Panoramic Railway · Peaceful Lake Brienz
· Brienz wood carvers · Spectacular Rothorn Railway
· Grindelwald & the Jungfrau Railway


Swiss Alpine Railways - Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK to Leige
To Belgium for our overnight stay.		 DAY 8: Meiringen to Reims
With memories of wonderful Swiss rail journeys, we bid farewell to Meiringen and head to Northern France for our overnight stay. (B,D)
DAY 2: Leige to Meiringen
We continue towards Switzerland, reaching Meiringen for a six night stay. (B,D)		 DAY 9: Reims to the UK
To Calais for the crossing to Dover and homeward bound. (B)
DAYS 3 to 7: Meiringen
Enjoy some time at leisure in the lovely resort of Meiringen, famous as the home of the meringue and as the place where Sherlock Holmes met his end. During your stay we also offer three exciting included excursions on the region’s scenic railways. (B,D)

Included Excursions
Full Day: Lake Lucerne by Goldenpass Railway
Sit back, relax and take in the magnificent scenery as we travel on board the GoldenPass Panoramic Railway to Lucerne, with its lovely old quarter and little wooden bridges. An optional lake cruise is available before we return to Meiringen by coach.
Full Day: Grindelwald by Jungfrau Railway
A spectacular journey on board Jungfrau Railways to the mountain resort of Grindelwald, situated in a spectacular position nestling under the three peaks of the Wetterhorn, Mettenberg and Eiger. After time at leisure we return to the hotel by coach.
Full Day: Brienz and the Rothorn Railway
To the lakeside town of Brienz, a famous woodcarving centre, before an exciting rail journey from Brienz to the summit of the Rothorn, a scenic ride offering splendid views.
Optional Excursions · Interlaken · three Passes Tour

Parkhotel du Sauvage - Bernese Oberland
Parkhotel du Sauvage Built in early Jugendstil way back in 1880, the Parkhotel du Sauvage enjoys a town centre location in the lovely resort of Meiringen, home of the meringue. Set in its own parkland with a lovely sunbathing area, the hotel is close to the town's attractions, including the Sherlock Holmes Museum with its authentic replica of Conan Doyle's front room at 221b Baker Street.

· All bedrooms have private facilities, telephone, cable television and safe
· Kristall Restaurant/Pub · Park area
· Continental breakfasts
· Choice of menu plus tea or coffee
No. of rooms: 75 Lifts: 2
Official rating: 3 stars

Swiss Alpine Railways - 2008
Tour Code ECCHKA
8 Nights Room & Breakfast, 7 Dinners
3 Included Excursions
Euro Tourer Coach Travel
Departs: Saturdays Returns: Sundays 
Shearings Brochure Price in Black
Travel 55 Discount Price in Red
Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
May 10, 24 £599
£570		 August 2 £599
£570
June 7 £599
£570		 August 16 £599
£570
June 21 £599
£570		 August 30 £599
£570
July 5 £599
£570		 September 13 £599
£570
July 19 £599
£570		 September 27 £599
£570
Single Room Supplement £30

To book or to check availability
Contact Shearings 01942 824824
Quote Travel 55 Ref S9990 plus Shearings Holiday Code

All holidays subject to availability and to Shearings trading charter.


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