‘ A rail holiday including the iconic Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz traversing viaducts, reaching 2044 metres above sea level – a spectacular, memorable journey’
RAILWAY JOURNEYS
ABOUT THE GLACIER EXPRESS
Each Glacier Express carriage has wide panoramic windows and skylights to ensure that guests can fully appreciate the views. 2nd Class carriages are organised with bays of four seats situated around tables on each side of the aisle, while 1st Class carriages have bays of four on one side and two on the other, both with tables. We include a 3-course lunch on board. Some of the services offer the Excellence Class service at a supplement, affording optimum comfort for just 20 travellers in twoseater lounge compartments with guaranteed window seats.
Glacier Express in summer
The Matterhorn
‘ A rail holiday including the iconic Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz traversing viaducts, reaching 2044 metres above sea level – a spectacular, memorable journey’
Glacier Express train holiday
SWITZERLAND
Fly to Geneva and then continue by train to Zermatt, a picturesque, traffic-free town overlooked by the Gornergrat, the Hornli Ridge, and the Matterhorn. After three nights exploring idyllic Alpine Zermatt, board the Glacier Express and hurtle on through enchanting villages punctuated by Alpine chalets which emerge from clusters of vivid green forest. Pass the emblematic castle of the Upper Valais, head through the Furka tunnel to Oberwald, traverse the Gotthard Pass, witness the Benedictine monastery of Disentis, see the thrashing turquoise water of the Ruinaulta, cast a sweeping gaze over Switzerland’ s oldest town, journey through the Albula tunnel, until finally you reach St Moritz, all the while rising and falling with the varied lie of the land, passing rivers, glaciers, and surreal mountain peaks. Travel by train to Zurich for the flight home.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Geneva • Lake Geneva • Zermatt • Matterhorn • Glacier Express • St Moritz
• Bernina Express • Zurich
DAY-BY-DAY SUMMARY Zermatt, 3 nights; St Moritz, 2 nights
SAMPLE PRICES From about £ 3,200 for five nights including flights London to Geneva, Zurich to London and rail travel within Switzerland.
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