Little Trains of the Romantic Rhine at Christmas
It’s full steam ahead on this festive coach holiday to Germany as we journey through the Rhine Valley on a number of exhilarating rail rides. Experience a German-style Christmas with a 5-course dinner on Christmas Eve, after an optional tour into the Ahr Valley on board the Ahrtalbahn and explore the wine region of Mayschoss. On Christmas Day enjoy a guided walk of historical Remagen before lunch. It’s then time for more festive celebrations as you indulge in a Christmas buffet with entertainment from a live band. And, to finish on a high, we board the Vulkan Express and journey through one of the most scenic valleys of the Rhine on Boxing Day.
Tour Includes
- 5 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 4 evening meals & 1 lunch
- Christmas party with live music and buffet on 25th December and a present from Father Christmas
- Convenient local joining points
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Local departure by coach, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Today we will have a short visit to Valkenburg before continuing to Remagen, Germany for four nights at the 3-star Hotel Pinger.
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Includes Dinner
Perhaps enjoy an optional excursion into the Ahr Valley on board the Ahrtalbahn. We board the train not far from our hotel, which will then take you on a journey through narrow valleys past stunning scenery. We visit the old town of Ahrweiler which still retains its medieval gates and fortifications. The pedestrian streets, surrounded by half-timbered houses, are easy to explore on foot. We continue to Mayschoss by train, famous for producing some of the finest red wines in Germany. You will have the chance to taste the dark red wine for yourself on our visit to a local wine cellar, where a cold platter lunch will be served. Tonight, we enjoy our German-style Christmas with a 5-course candlelit dinner.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
This optional excursion is available to pre-book or you can book during your tour.
Happy Christmas!
Morning included guided historical walk of Remagen with a mug of mulled wine. The small town of Remagen is famous for its bridge that fell into American hands in 1945 providing them with a passage across the Rhine, but then only days later the bridge collapsed under the sheer weight of their armoured vehicles. Today stands a Peace Museum within the remaining towers (closed in winter). Enjoy Christmas lunch.
Tonight, we enjoy a Christmas party with live band and festive buffet.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Lunch
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Included excursion, as we discover the Eifel region on board the Vulkan Express, a narrow gauge railway. The train will take you through one of the most scenic valleys of the Rhine from the half-timbered station at Burgbrohl to Engeln. The carriages are pulled by steam and diesel locomotives through the Brohl Valley where you will see volcanic formations, stone viaducts, castles and a monastery as you meander through the countryside.
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Includes Dinner
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Return home.
Includes Breakfast
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Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Hotel Pinger in Remagen, situated only a short walk from the banks of the Rhine and the promenade. Overnight stay in the Belgium area will be in a city-style hotel.Got a question about
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