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Hotel Thaler
Door to Door
OUR PRICE INCLUDES
Drinks Package
✓ Executive coach travel
✓ Door to door pick up
✓ Short sea ferry / shuttle crossing
The Austrian Tyrol is an area of snow-capped mountains, winding alpine valleys, clear mountain
✓ 2 overnights half board accommodation
streams and lush green forests. Picture postcard scenery, villagers dressed in lederhosen and
✓ 5 nights hot buffet breakfast and 4 course
evening meal with choice of main course
broad-brimmed feathered hats add to the charisma of this popular region.
(except arrival day)
ITINER ARY
✓ Daily packed lunch
(Maybe self service from the breakfast buffet)
✓ One weekly Farmers Buffet
✓ One Tyrolean Folklore evening
✓ Daily afternoon coffee, tea, cake between
2pm-4.30pm
✓ Welcome drink
✓ Unlimited house wine, draught beer, soft
drinks, tea and coffee included daily
between 12 noon – 10pm
✓ Free use of main hotels sauna, steam bath
and indoor pool
✓ Boat trip on Lake Achen
✓ Boat trip on Lake Chiem and entrance to the
Herrenchiemsee Palace
✓ Visit to the Eagle’s Nest in Bavaria
AU S T R I A
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Tyrolean & Bavarian Adventure
✓ Ascent and descent on the Hartkaiser
funicular railway
Day 1 Following our channel crossing to Calais we
travel to our overnight half board accommodation.
Day 2 We complete the journey to Hinterthiersee in
the Tyrol.
Day 3 Morning at leisure before we depart for
Kitzbühel, a smart cosmopolitan Tyrolean village with
pleasant pedestrianised areas and shops. We return
via Ellmau where we have included an ascent and
descent on the Hartkaiser funicular railway to the
summit with panoramic views of the surrounding
Alpine peaks.
Day 4 Today we travel to Lake Chiem in Bavaria.
From Prien we take the boat across the biggest and
prettiest lake in Bavaria to the island Herrenchiemsee,
where the beautiful Palace “Herrenchiemsee” is
located. It was built by the famous King Ludwig II and
similar to the Palace of Versailles in Paris.
Day 5 We travel to the charming village of
Berchtesgaden and the famous ‘Eagle’s Nest’.
Perched on a mountain summit, its unusual position
emphasises its daring and unique engineering feat.
Day 6 We travel to Lake Achen where we board our
included boat cruise from Scholastika to Pertisau. We
return via Rattenberg, the oldest town in the Tyrol,
now famous for crystal and glass workshops.
Day 7 We depart our hotel and travel to our
overnight half board accommodation.
Day 8 Continue to Calais and complete the journey
home.
✓ Excursions as described in the itinerary
Entry fees not included unless otherwise stated
Hotel Thaler ★★★★
Traditional hotel located in the picturesque village
of Hinterthiersee • Two hotels linked by a
passageway • En-suite bedrooms • Television •
Restaurant • Bar • Sun terrace • Café • Lift •
Wellness area • Indoor pool • Two Roman steam
baths • Steam bath • Solarium • Two hot tubs •
Relaxation area • Solarium Sauna.
www.thaler-hotels.at
Departure Dates
30th May
8 days
£689
11th Jul
8 days
£729
8th Aug
8 days
£689
12th Sep
8 days
£689
Single room supplement £104
Herrenchiemsee Palace
For Door to Door terms & conditions please refer to page 69
Book online at www.edwardscoaches.co.uk
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9 days
from £739
Sonnschein Hotel
Door to Door
Niederau
Little Trains of Austria
OUR PRICE INCLUDES
The central Tyrol is an area of breathtaking scenery where lush green valleys, shimmering
✓ Executive coach travel
streams, towering waterfalls and majestic snow capped peaks form a tapestry rich in colour and
✓ Door to door pick up
wildlife. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to view this magnificent scenery from a
✓ Short sea ferry / shuttle crossing
different perspective following in the footsteps of those first intrepid tourists who first visited
✓ 2 overnights half board accommodation
this region by train.
✓ 6 nights half-board accommodation at the
Sonnschein Hotel, Niederau
ITINER ARY
✓ Buffet breakfast and 3 course evening
meals with choice of main course (except
arrival day) Occasional salad buffet
Day 1 Following the Channel crossing to Calais we
travel to our overnight half board accommodation.
Day 2 We complete the journey to our hotel and
enjoy a welcome drink followed by dinner.
Day 3 Today we travel to Jenbach, where we join the
original Achenseebahn Cog Railway, which dates
back to 1889. The train winds its way up above the
Inn Valley to the shores of the largest Alpine lake in
the Tyrol, Lake Achen. We return via Rattenberg, the
oldest town in the Tyrol, now famous for its crystal
and glass showrooms.
✓ Welcome drink
✓ 1/4 litre of wine or a large beer each
evening during dinner in Austria
✓ Ascent on the Achenseebahn Cog Railway
from Jenbach to Seespitz
✓ Journey on the Pinzgauer Nostalgic Train
from Mittersill to Krimml
✓ Journey on the Ziller Valley Narrow Gauge
Steam Train from Jenbach to Mayrhofen
✓ Guided walking tour of Salzburg
✓ Entrance to a traditional Tyrolean Folklore
Evening, including a drink.
✓ Free use of hotels leisure facilities
Note. Itinerary days may alternate to accommodate train timetables
Please note: Due to the nature of the excursions there is an element of
walking involved.
✓ Excursions as described in the itinerary
Entry fees not included unless otherwise stated
Sonnschein Hotel ★★★★
Located in village centre • En-suite bedrooms •
Television with English channels • Drinks chiller •
Hairdryer • Telephone • Restaurants • Bar •
Lounge • Terrace • Lift to all floors • Indoor pool
• Sauna • Steam room • Whirlpool (supplement).
www.harmony-hotels.com
AU S T R I A
Day 4 Enjoy a day at leisure in Niederau and take
advantage of the hotels leisure facilities. Following
dinner enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment at a
traditional Tyrolean Folklore Evening in the sister
hotel, the Hotel Harfenwirt.
Day 5 Today we enjoy a journey on the Ziller Valley
Steam Train On July 31st, 1902 this wonderful narrow
gauge steam train made its first journey from Jenbach
to Mayrhofen.
Day 6 Today we visit Salzburg, the Mozart capital of
the world. Our included guided walking tour of this
magical city will show you the highlights. There will
be free time for shopping and sightseeing.
Day 7 Today we have a journey on the Pinzgauer
Nostalgic Train from Mittersill to Krimml. For more
than 100 years the narrow-gauge railway has been
winding along the Salzach River and past the national
park Hohe Tauern through the picturesque valley. The
nostalgic steam train will bring you to Krimml and
Krimml waterfalls, the 5th highest in the world. It is
possible to get very close to this breathtaking natural
spectacle but it does involve a fairly level walk of
around 15-20 minutes, but well worth the effort.
Day 8 We depart our Austrian hotel and travel to our
overnight half board accommodation.
Day 9 Continue to Calais and complete the journey
home.
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Departure Dates
12th Jun
9 days
£739
24th Jul
9 days
£739
4th Sep
9 days
£739
Single room supplement £100
For Door to Door terms & conditions please refer to page 69
Book online at www.edwardscoaches.co.uk
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