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About the tour: Christmas in Austria, Twixmas in Prague & New Year in Valkenburg
Make a magical journey this holiday season as we tour some of Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany’s most spectacular sights! We begin in Salzburg on Christmas Eve, where you can stroll the medieval city and revel in the festive atmosphere as you witness the locals prepare for ‘Holy Night’. On Christmas Day, we offer guests the opportunity to pay a morning visit to the picturesque ski resort of Kitzbühel. Build up your appetite before returning to your hotel for a traditional turkey dinner. Before departing Austria, witness remarkable winter scenery as we make a journey on the Ziller Valley railway. Crossing over into the Czech Republic, we spend twixmas in the capital city of Prague. Explore the main sights such as St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge. We finish the festivities spending New Year in the in the delightful town of Valkenburg.
Tour Includes
- 11 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 10 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
12 days from £1449 pp
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Tour Itinerary
Certain excursions are included in the price of your holiday. If you choose not to go on an included excursion, for whatever reason, no refunds will be made.
Yes, you will receive one with your Travel Documents, which are sent 7-10 days before departure.
We believe that our holidays may not be suitable for children under 8 years old (except for Disneyland Paris bookings) however, we will
consider individual requests on application. Customers aged 18 and under at the time of travel must be accompanied by an adult, parent or
guardian aged over 18 years old.
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Dec 22
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Dec 23
Continue south through Germany and into Austria to our hotel for a four-night stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Christmas Eve - Salzburg & Salzkammergut Lakes
Today we travel to Salzburg, one of the most beautiful cities in Austria, on our included excursion. Salzburg has something to offer every visitor, from lovely squares and medieval lanes to Gothic churches and quaint cafés. The city dates back to Celtic times and prospered in the Middle Ages on account of the salt industry, from where the city derives its name. Many beautiful Baroque buildings are a testament to the city’s illustrious past when it was controlled by the powerful and wealthy bishops. The city is also famed in the world of music, as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and more recently, as the setting for 'The Sound of Music'. It is also home to the Getriedegasse, one of the most beautiful shopping streets in Austria.
This afternoon, Salzburg takes on a quieter note as the locals prepare for Holy Night. Therefore, why not join our optional excursion to the Salzkammergut Lakes? The old salt mining region of the Salzkammergut has developed into one of the most popular destinations in Austria due to its outstanding natural beauty. We head to the crystal-clear Lake Mondsee, home to the church used in the wedding scene in the film ‘The Sound of Music’.
We then continue to the lakeside town of St. Gilgen, which boasts one of the most attractive town squares in Austria and is famous as the birthplace of Mozart’s mother! Please note that Christmas Eve in Austria is a traditional religious festival and in many areas is still celebrated as such. This may mean that facilities in towns, villages and hotels may close early.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Salzburg
Included Highlights
- Salzburg
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Christmas Day - Free Time or Kitzbühel
Merry Christmas! Enjoy a day at leisure to relax at the hotel or why not join our optional half-day excursion to the world-famous ski-resort of Kitzbühel? The area around Kitzbühel offers outstanding natural beauty, from the rolling hills in the broad valley basin where the Kitzbühel Ache River flows, to the Wilder Kaiser mountain range. There will be plenty of time to stroll around the town or watch the world go by from one of the cafés.
Later this afternoon, we return to our hotel for tonight’s turkey Christmas dinner.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Kitzbühel
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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TBC | TBC |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Boxing Day - Mayrhofen & Ziller Valley Railway
Our included excursion today takes us into the Ziller Valley and to the ski resort of Mayrhofen. There will be ample free time for you to explore the town.
To enhance your day, why not take an optional ride on board the Zillertal railway? Sit back and relax as the locomotive takes you on an historic journey through the panoramic Ziller Valley. The Zillertal is one of Austria’s most famous narrow railways. It was opened on the last day of 1902 and has been in operation ever since. Nevertheless, the line was almost closed in 1965 as tourism and goods traffic was not enough to keep it open. Thankfully, it was saved by the construction of the Schlegleisspeicher Dam high in the mountains. The building of the dam required 325,000 tons of cement and ballast, all of which was transported on the Zillertalbahn.
Later in the day we return to our hotel in time for our evening meal.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Mayrhofen
Included Highlights
- Mayrhofen
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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TBC | TBC |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Dec 27
We leave our hotel after breakfast and head north into Germany, passing Munich. We continue across the border into the Czech Republic and past the town of Pilzen, the official capital of West Bohemia. We arrive in Prague later this afternoon where we stay for the next three nights.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Dec 28 - Prague
Today we have a full day at leisure in Prague. Why not join our optional morning walking tour to introduce you to this beautiful capital? Starting from the Czech Bridge, our walking tour will show you the splendid architecture of Prague Old Town, the world’s largest UNESCO monument. The many historic buildings, grand squares and elegant landmarks such as Wenceslas Square, the famous astronomical clock and Charles Bridge, make it a lovely place to explore on foot. Our local guide's informative commentary will reveal many of the stories behind the buildings and personalities which have shaped the history of this magnificent city.
Following the tour, you have the remainder of the day to explore the city at your leisure.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Prague
Included Highlights
- Prague
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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TBC | TBC |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Dec 29 - Free Time in Prague
A day at leisure for you to relax and explore Prague at your own pace. The city of Prague is affectionately known as the ‘Golden Town’ on account of its historic architecture, including cathedrals, gold tipped towers, church domes and numerous bridges which span the majestic Vltava river. The city is also a noted centre of art and music, with numerous museums and galleries, and concert halls where classical musicians recite the famous works of Dvorak and Smetana. The city also presents a modern façade with exciting shopping arcades, bustling city squares, and an excellent selection of restaurants and cafés to sample the local specialities washed down with a glass of local beer!
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Prague
Included Highlights
- Prague
Dec 30
We bid farewell to Prague and drive west to Holland to our hotel in Valkenburg for a three-night stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
New Year's Eve - Rhine Valley
Our included excursion takes us through the beautiful Rhine Valley to the town of Koblenz, where there will be some free time to explore.
We continue south along the river to the town of Boppard where you will have the opportunity to amble along the riverside promenade. Whilst here, why not join our optional lunch cruise along the River Rhine? A cruise through the Rhine gorge, famous for its ancient castles, picturesque villages and vine clad slopes, is the perfect way to view the splendour of the Rhine. The cruise will last for approximately 2 ½ hours, during which time you will be served a lunch on board.
Later this afternoon, we return to our hotel allowing time to prepare for tonight’s New Year celebrations.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Boppard
More Photos
Included Highlights
- Boppard
- Koblenz
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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TBC | TBC |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
New Year's Day - Free Time or Monschau
Happy New Year! Enjoy a relaxing day in the town of Valkenburg or join our afternoon optional visit to the charming little town of Monschau, tucked into the hilly landscape of the Eifel mountain range. Wander around the cobbled streets lined with centuries-old half-timbered houses, cafés, restaurants and souvenir shops, before returning to Valkenburg.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Monschau
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
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TBC | TBC |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Jan 2
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Travel Insurance from £42.00 (12 days) (includes insurance premium tax, prices per person). Single Room Supplement from £279.00 (12 days).
Christmas in Austria, Twixmas in Prague & New Year in Valkenburg 12 days from £1449pp
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
01709 787 463
Accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more
information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for four nights in the Austrian Tyrol at a 3-star hotel such as the Dorferwirt in Oberau. You will then stay for three nights at a minimum 3-star hotel in Prague. Finally, you will stay for three nights in a minimum 3-star hotel, such as the Schaepkens Van St Fijt in Valkenburg. Your overnight stay in Belgium will be in a city-style hotel.
Please Note: Due to demand, we may use other hotels of a similar standard. Your exact hotel details will be provided with your travel documents.
Dorferwirt
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- TV
- Bath and/or Shower
- Telephone
Ibis Prague Mala Strana
- English Speaking Staff
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Bath and/or Shower
- Telephone
Hotel Schaepkens Van St Fijt
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
- TV
- Telephone
Travel Options
Departure times given for each region are approximate. Please check your travel documents to confirm the actual timings.
Front row seats can be reserved for £15pp (up to 6 days duration), £25pp (7 and 8 days duration), £30pp (9 to 11 days) or £35pp (12 days or more) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on our Executive and Silver Service coaches and for one or two persons on our Luxuria coaches and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for a supplement of £8pp (up to 6 days duration), £15pp (7 and 8 days duration), £18pp (9 to 11 days) or £22pp (12 days or more).
Guaranteed front or second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the UK port. Occasionally, front and second row seats may be on a request only basis.
Please note: children under 15 years of age are not permitted to sit in the front seats of any coach.
On some coaches the legroom on front seats, central view seats and seats directly in front of the washroom may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled or merged for any reason and front or second row seats or central view seats or table seats are not available on your tour, you will be refunded any supplement paid. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Central View Seats are available to pre-book free of charge.
Table Seats are available to pre-book free of charge on our Luxuria coaches.
We guarantee that all passengers on the same booking will be seated together on the main tour coach.
Seats on the transfer coaches to and from the interchange are not allocated.
Hot and cold drinks are served on your main tour coach. Prices are approximately £1 or €1.25 Euro per drink. Prices will be confirmed by your driver.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where paassengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the interchange may not have on-board toilets. When non-British coaches are
used on transfers and tours (air holidays only) an on-board toilet may not be available. However, comfort stops will be made during long journeys.
All coaches feature air-conditioning. Should the air-conditioning system break down for a period exceeding 12 hours,
compensation will be awarded up to a maximum of £10 per fare-paying passenger per tour.
All our coaches and transfer vehicles operate a 'no smoking on board policy'. The use of electronic cigarettes is strictly forbidden.
In the interest of fellow guests, do not take hot food or ice cream on board.
Customers own alcohol cannot be consumed on board our vehicles.
Depending on the location of your pickup point, you may be picked up by coach (not necessarily the on you are touring on), minibus, taxi, National Express or Megabus service. You may then be taken to another centralised pickup location or service station. We operate a passenger interchange at Stop 24 Services, where you will meet the tour coach you are holidaying on and then continue on with your outbound journey. Similarly, on the way home, you may also change transfer vehicles at another location, to take you to your final drop off point.
Your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which
should weigh no more than 20kg when full. We
may refuse to carry larger or heavier cases.
Hand luggage should be stored in the overhead
racks aboard the coach. Nothing should be stored under your seat.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.
Silver Service Features
- Sit back and relax in specially-designed, deluxe reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and more legroom than standard coaches.
- Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
- Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
- Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
- Porterage* at most hotels, so you really don’t have to lift a finger.
- Time flies with our onboard entertainment system.
- With free personal headphones you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs.
- Onboard toilet
Silver Service Seating Plan
Silver Service Virtual Tour
Find your nearest joining point
We have hundreds of coach joining points throughout England, Scotland and Wales. To find your nearest joining point, search using your postcode below.
*Please note joining points are subject to availability.
Travel Extras
Why not go the night before your tour for a relaxing start?
You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £41.50 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis, subject to availability. Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.) We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, select option 1, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than seven days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday
On most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines. Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
On Single Traveller holidays and coach holidays of 7 days’ duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point. If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points we’ll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your transfer vehicle, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. The cost is from £40 per booking each way for up to four people per booking.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
Customer Reviews
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk
