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to a selection of tremendous value, hugely enjoyable holidays by air, by sea and by beautiful river. As someone who has previously enjoyed our now discontinued UK or European coach-inclusive holidays, you’ll be delighted to know that all these tours feature comfortable coach travel in your chosen destination in the company of a friendly, knowledgeable tour manager, and in many cases the chance to fly from your local airport. Choose from breaks in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe or once-in-a-lifetime trips to more distant places, taking advantage of our introductory ‘TRYFLY’ price reduction of £50 per person or the £100 per person ‘Incredible India’ discount on holidays to the mesmerising sub‑continent. Our exceptional value, ‘no-flying’ cruises from a choice of UK ports are aboard a fleet of traditional, British-operated vessels, while our river cruises aboard A-ROSA’s fine ships bring you the best of Europe’s beautiful waterways, with travel to the ships by air or Eurostar™. All the holidays offer the remarkable value and high standards that have characterised Newmarket Holidays for over 35 years, ensuring that although we no longer offer coach-inclusive tours within the UK, you can continue to enjoy discovering our beautiful world with us. We thank you for past custom, and look forward to the pleasure of your company once again.
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www.newmarketholidays.co.uk *Terms and Conditions: Prices shown throughout this booklet are per person and are based on two people sharing. The £50 discount offer applies to new bookings on selected air-inclusive holidays (excluding River Cruises on board A-ROSA by air) made between 6th Mar & 5th Apr 2019 (inclusive). The £100 India offer applies to new bookings made between 6th & 21st March 2019 (inclusive) and applies to selected escorted tours that include travel to India. The £99 per person low deposits apply to new bookings made on or after 6th March 2019 only. Ocean Cruises, River Cruises and selected holidays by air are excluded from the low deposit offer. See newmarketholidays. co.uk/offers for a full list of exclusions. Prices shown when booking do not include the discount. The discount will be applied to your booking once the relevant promo code has been entered and will be confirmed before purchase. Offers can not be used in conjunction with other offers, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time. All information in this booklet was correct at time of going to print on 21/3/2019 and any errors are unintentional. Please see our website for full terms and conditions.
Tremendous value holidays by air, by sea and by beautiful river Air-Inclusive Escorted Tours
Continuing a tradition that began in 1983, Newmarket Holiday’s air-inclusive tours and resort-based stays offer countless opportunities to explore our beautiful world and to share memories of new places, new peoples and new experiences. High quality accommodation, comfortable coaches and a host of included and optional highlights brought to life by friendly tour managers ensure your holiday enjoyment.
Classic British Cruising Join a wonderful, British-operated ship in your choice of UK port and discover the joys of cruising. Step aboard glittering Columbus, majestic Magellan, elegant, much-loved Marco Polo or classic liner Astoria, and sail away on a wonderful voyage, either close to home or across the seven seas, enjoying warm, friendly service, dining in fine surroundings, first-class entertainment and exciting, enthralling ports of call.
All-inclusive European River Cruising
Marrying discovery and exploration of some of Europe’s most beautiful rivers with the fun and enjoyment of life aboard some of the most contemporary and stylish vessels afloat, A-ROSA brings freedom and choice to holidays on the water, with flexible, casual dining arrangements, a host of on-board activities and amenities and, as ever, new places and experiences to enjoy each wonderful day.
Cover images top to bottom, left to right: Venice, Italy; Cliffs of Moher, Ireland; Whitsun Fjordland Cruise (taken by Alan from Loughborough); Niagara Falls
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Taj Mahal, India
Fly from an airport near you! Throughout the following pages you’ll find a host of holidays that offer the added convenience of flying from your local airport, in addition to the major international gateways. Fly direct to your destination, on a variety of reputable scheduled airlines, or occasionally on special Newmarket Holidays’ chartered flights or fly from your local airport to connect with your longer flight from the international gateway. While most long-haul flights depart from London or Manchester, some holidays include international flights to and from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, to where we offer convenient return flights from a selection of local airports. As well as the comfort and convenience of starting your holiday closer to home, other benefits include:
Inverness Aberdeen
Edinburgh Glasgow Belfast International
Newcastle Belfast City
Durham Tees Valley
Leeds/Bradford Doncaster Humberside Liverpool Manchester
• Easy car parking arrangements or public transport links
East Midlands Birmingham
• Smooth check-in procedures • Check through your luggage to your ultimate destination*
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Newquay
Norwich
Luton Stansted Southend Heathrow London City Bristol Gatwick Southampton
Exeter
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Escorted Tours... It’s all taken care of for you! On each award-winning Newmarket air-inclusive holiday you can look forward to carefully planned and meticulously organised travel arrangements, overseen by a friendly, professional tour manager. In addition to the organised arrangements, there is plenty of free time to enjoy your chosen destinations under your own steam, and opportunities to plan flexible arrangements to suit your requirements. Whether it’s the chance to join optional tours or excursions, to upgrade your room choice or flight arrangements, or to extend your time away with a post-tour stay, you’ll find a host of ways to make your Newmarket holiday, your holiday.
Friendly, Experienced Tour Manager Adding immeasurably to the pleasure of every Newmarket escorted tour, by bringing to life the places visited and ensuring that your holiday arrangements operate as smoothly as possible, will be one of a team of dedicated professionals who look forward to sharing their love and knowledge of your chosen destinations with you. Time and again, our customers praise the service they receive from our friendly, professional tour managers, without whom, it wouldn’t be an escorted tour at all.
Travel with like-minded people Enjoy all the pleasure of sharing your adventures with fellow travellers, sitting back as the scenery passes by, paying memorable visits to places of interest along the way, and enjoying new experiences and discoveries. When the day’s exploring is done, relax over a drink with new-found friends, reliving the highlights, and look forward to tomorrow’s excitement. Whether you’re travelling on your own, with a partner or a group of friends or family, you’ll be in good company on a Newmarket escorted holiday.
Excellent quality hand-picking hotels Whether a ‘bed for a night’, or the base for a longer stay, the accommodation featured on all Newmarket holidays, carefully selected for its comfort and convenience and the range of amenities provided at day’s end, is invariably a highlight of your experience. Whether the property is a sleek member of an international chain or a small family-run establishment, you can expect a warm, friendly welcome and a comfortable night’s sleep. More often than not, you’ll be sorry to leave, even if the day ahead promises more exciting sights to see.
Exciting included & optional excursions Our 2019-20 Collection features more included excursions than ever, all fully escorted by our friendly, experienced tour managers and expert local guides. Our included excursions lie at the heart of what makes a Newmarket escorted tour so special. In addition, you can complete your holiday experience by joining some fascinating optional excursions.
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Loch Lomond & the Edinburgh Tattoo
Enjoy the best of Scotland in four days! Visit two vibrant cities, watch the spectacular Tattoo and cruise mesmerising Loch Lomond. SAVE
4-day escorted holiday from £569
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo§
Edinburgh Tattoo§
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Take your seat on the Castle Esplanade to see the famous Edinburgh Tattoo (upgrade tickets available) • Enjoy a boat trip on shimmering Loch Lomond, Queen of the Scottish Lakes • A tour of the glorious Trossachs National Park • A short guided sightseeing tour of Edinburgh • Spend time exploring lively, cosmopolitan Glasgow • A visit to the Iconic Falkirk Wheel (entrance payable locally) • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation in the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock, the Fenwick Hotel, Fenwick, the Avonbridge Hotel, Hamilton or the Tontine Hotel, Greenock • Three-course evening meal at the hotel on days one and three • Return flights to Glasgow
Available Aug 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £624 • Bristol £604 • East Midlands £574 • Gatwick £654 • Heathrow £579 • Luton £574 • Manchester £569 • Southampton £694
Single Supplement from £58
*The Avonbridge Hotel does not have a lift. Ground floor rooms are available but are accessed by three steps.
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his is your chance to witness the colour and excitement of the world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for yourself. Combine time spent exploring the elegant Scottish capital with a visit to vibrant Glasgow and a tour of the glorious Trossachs, and crown a memorable four days with a cruise on the waters of Loch Lomond and a visit to the remarkable Falkirk Wheel.
Your Hotel
Depending on your departure date you will be staying at one of the four carefully chosen hotels described below. Your hotel will be confirmed at the time of booking.
The Fenwick Hotel, Fenwick HHH Bed & Breakfast and two dinners This elegant traditional hotel, in the village of Fenwick offers high levels of relaxed friendly service.
The Avonbridge Hotel*, Hamilton HHH Bed & Breakfast and two dinners This attractive, family-owned hotel is situated on the outskirts of historic Hamilton. The bedrooms are located in the main hotel building as well as in two houses, both a short walk from the main building.
The Tontine Hotel, Greenock HHH Bed & Breakfast and two dinners This traditional hotel, situated on a quiet square in the riverside town of Greenock, has a comfortable lounge/bar and a stylish restaurant.
The Park Hotel, Kilmarnock HHHH Bed & Breakfast and two dinners This attractive and welcoming hotel is a 10-15 minute walk from the town centre and offers an excellent standard of accommodation.
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Scottish Highland Railways Experience some of the world’s most spectacular scenery as you enjoy journeys on three of Scotland’s most celebrated railways.
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Scotrail 156 Sprinter Mallaig Line © scotphoto.com
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Rail travel from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh – one of the ‘Great Railway Journeys of the World’ • Journey on the steam-hauled Strathspey Railway • Cross the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct on the 42‑mile journey from Fort William to Mallaig • Visit the famous Highland resort of Aviemore • Four nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation at either the three-star Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge, the three-star Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore or the three-star Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie • Return flights to Edinburgh
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £639 • Bristol £569 • Cardiff £599 • East Midlands £599 • Gatwick £569 • Heathrow £569 • Luton £549 • Manchester £599 • Norwich £659 • Southampton £659 • Stansted £549
Optional Excursion • CairnGorm Mountain Railway – £15 (adults), £14 (senior citizens), £10 (children)
Tour Only without flights from £419
ravel at your convenience by making your own T arrangements to your hotel on selected dates.
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it back in wonder as you enjoy the breathtaking run from Inverness – one of Michael Palin’s ‘Great Railway Journeys’ – to the Kyle of Lochalsh. The dramatic 42 miles of the famous West Highland line from Fort William to Mallaig, and the nostalgic trip on the steam-hauled Strathspey Railway complete an unforgettably scenic few days in one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions.
Your Hotel
Depending on your departure date, you will stay at one of three carefully chosen hotels where the accent is very much on friendly service and warm Highland hospitality.
The Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge HHH Half-Board Situated in the North West corner of the Cairngorm National Park, this family owned hotel has been sympathetically extended and refurbished. Entertainment is offered five nights a week.
The Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH Half-Board Set amidst the splendour of the Spey Valley, the modern Highlander Hotel has been offering a warm welcome to Newmarket guests for over 20 years.
The Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie HHH Half-Board Dating back to the 18th century, this is a fine traditional style hotel in the centre of Kingussie. The hotel prides itself on its excellent cuisine, offering a four course dinner each evening.
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The Best of the Scottish Highlands Escape to the Highlands enjoy a land of big skies, rugged mountains, sparkling lochs, romantic castles, culture and history. SAVE
7-day escorted holiday from £659
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Glenfinnan Monument © VisitBritain/Joe Cornish Strathspey Steam Railway
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A journey on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway • A dolphin spotting cruise on the Moray Firth • Entrance and tour of Brodie Castle (entrance payable locally by non National Trust members) • An unforgettable journey on the ‘Road to the Isles’ from Fort William to Mallaig • A tour of the Black Isle • Time to discover famous Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal • Visits to Inverness, Aviemore, Dufftown and Elgin • A tour and tasting at the Glenfiddich whisky distillery (entrance payable locally) • Six nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation at the three‑star Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge • Return flights to Inverness
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £739 • Bristol £669 • Gatwick £679 • Heathrow £709 • Luton £659 • Manchester £749
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rom the famous ‘Road to the Isles’ and legendary Loch Ness, to the mysterious Black Isle, this holiday features a host of highlights. Ride on the Strathspey Steam Railway, visit a 16th-century castle and a distillery, and enjoy a cruise on the Moray Firth, home to around 190 resident bottlenose dolphins and a wealth of birdlife. From your Highland village base, the first included excursion sees you head to the rose-coloured, turreted Brodie Castle before visiting historic Elgin with its warren of alleys and awe-inspiring cathedral ruins. A morning in thriving Inverness is followed by the dolphinspotting cruise and a visit to the beautiful Black Isle. Another included tour sees you explore Loch Ness, with its abundance of birdlife, if not a monster; en-route you will pass the dramatic ruins of Urquhart Castle. The holiday is completed with a ride on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway through the Cairngorm National Park, and a final breathtaking journey on the ‘Road to the Isles’ from Fort William to Mallaig, passing the iconic Glenfinnan Monument, close to the famous viaduct.
Your Hotel
The Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge HHH Half-Board Situated in the North West corner of the Cairngorm National Park, on the banks of the River Dulnain, this traditional Highland hotel dates back to 1803. The hotel, which is family owned and managed, has been sympathetically refurbished and extended over the years and now has about 100 bedrooms.
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Belfast & the Titanic Experience Experience the story of the world’s most famous liner as it is unveiled in one of Europe’s fastest-changing, fascination-packed cities. SAVE
4-day escorted holiday from £349
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Titanic Belfast Experience Photos © Titanic Belfast Giant’s Causeway
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Admission to the spectacular Titanic Belfast Experience • A fascinating half-day guided tour of Belfast and its major landmarks • The opportunity to join an optional tour of the beautiful Antrim Coast and to visit the extraordinary Giant’s Causeway • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed and buffet breakfast accommodation at the three-star Ibis Hotel, Belfast City Centre or, for a supplement, at the Ramada Encore, Belfast City Centre or the new Titanic Hotel, Belfast • Return flights to Belfast
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £369 • Bristol £369 • East Midlands £439 • Exeter £439 • Gatwick £349 • Heathrow £429 • Leeds/Bradford £429 • Liverpool £369 • Luton £369 • Manchester £369 • Newcastle £369 • Southampton £469 • Stansted £349
Optional Excursion
Glens of Antrim & Giant’s Causeway (full day) – £29
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njoy an included visit to what has now become one of Britain’s ‘must-see’ attractions – the glittering, futuristic, £97-million Titanic Belfast Experience – the highlight of this hugely popular three-night break that also includes a guided tour of a city bursting with history and exuding renewed civic pride. Explore the city’s trendy shops, bars and restaurants, and perhaps discover some of the British Isles’ most scenic coastal countryside on an optional excursion to the remarkable Giant’s Causeway.
Your Hotel Choices
Ibis, Belfast City Centre HHH Bed & Breakfast Price from £349 The hotel is modern and bright and located within walking distance of the Titanic Quarter. Guest rooms are simple and modern, offering Wi-Fi and satellite TV. Amenities include a restaurant and a small bar.
Ramada Encore, Belfast City Centre HHH Bed & Breakfast Price from £417 The hotel is near Belfast’s iconic City Hall. Amenities include the SQ Bar and Grill, the Hub Bar and Lounge, with Wi-Fi, 24-hour reception and lifts. Guest rooms offer a TV, tea/coffee making-facilities and a telephone.
Titanic Hotel, Belfast HHHH Bed & Breakfast Price from £509 This new, luxury hotel in the heart of the Titanic Quarter, has art deco maritime inspired decor throughout and memorabilia dating back to the Golden Age of Ocean Travel.
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The Ring of Kerry & Wonderful Western Ireland Take this opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful corners of the Emerald Isle, including the lakes and mountains of the Ring of Kerry. SAVE
6-day escorted holiday from £619
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Ring of Kerry
Ring of Kerry
Glengarriff Harbour
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A tour of the Ring of Kerry, with its stunning seascapes and soaring mountains • A boat trip to Garinish Island and its famous gardens • Discover the delightful city of Cork • Visit Timoleague Abbey • A guided tour of Bantry House and time to explore its beautiful gardens • Explore the colourful and fashionable seaside resort of Kinsale • Entrance to the fascinating Cobh Heritage Centre (entrance payable locally) • Five nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Irish breakfast accommodation at the three-star Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery • Return flights to Cork
Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £699 • Bristol £699 • Gatwick £659 • Heathrow £699 • Manchester £729 • Southampton £699 • Stansted £619
Single Supplement from £139
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rom your idyllically located hotel on the lovely West Cork coast, discover and explore a stunning area that is crammed with breathtaking highlights. Enjoy four unforgettable excursions in the company of a knowledgeable tour manager, including a tour of the notto-be-missed Ring of Kerry, lively Cork, delightful Bantry House and sub-tropical oasis Glengarriff. You’ll also enjoy a boat trip to the renowned gardens on Garinish Island. Sit back and relax as you take in places such as Clonakilty, birthplace of Irish hero Michael Collins, Timoleague, with its water’s-edge abbey ruins, and delightful Kinsale, with its host of cafés and restaurants. It’s scenic wonders that abound on the tour of the fabled ‘Ring of Kerry’, a feast of breathtaking land- and seascapes, including the beautiful Iveragh Peninsula, magnificent Coomakista Pass and its views of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks and monastic Skellig Michael out in the Atlantic. A day in cosmopolitan Cork, with its long maritime history, Bantry Bay and Glengarriff’s Gulf-Stream bathed sub-tropical island gardens, complete the holiday.
Your Hotel
Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery
HHH Half-Board Family owned and managed, the hotel has a leisure centre with a pool, sauna, steam room and gym, and offers beauty treatments and massages. Many of the comfortable bedrooms overlook the lagoon or estuary and are available at a supplement. Rosscarberry village is about a 10-15 minute uphill walk away.
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Galway, Connemara & Ireland’s Stunning West
Discover one of the most beautiful and unspoilt corners of Ireland, renowned for its ancient Gaelic heritage and traditional hospitality. SAVE
6-day escorted holiday from £639
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Kylemore Abbey
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A visit to vibrant, colourful Galway City • A drive along part of the Wild Atlantic Way and scenic tour of Connemara • Admission to beautiful Kylemore Abbey • Visits to the towering Cliffs of Moher and the lunar-like landscape of the Burren • Entrance and tour of historic Westport House • Sheep dog experience at Glen Keen Farm • Time to explore the celebrated town of Westport • Five nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Irish breakfast accommodation at the four-star McWilliam Hotel, Claremorris • Return flights to Knock
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £649 • East Midlands £639 • Gatwick £659 • Liverpool £679 • Luton £639 • Stansted £639
Single Supplement from £118
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rom your delightful base in the four-star McWilliam Park Hotel, enjoy a full and varied itinerary including time to explore historic Galway City, a visit to a sheep farm, a scenic tour of Connemara and the Wild Atlantic Way, and visits to the famed Cliffs of Moher and the unique landscape of the Burren. You’ll also visit stunning Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920. Learn about its history, explore the six-acre Victorian Walled Gardens and visit the Gothic Chapel. During the day you’ll also discover the remote beauty of Connemara, taking in some of the Wild Atlantic Way, one of the world’s longest defined coastal routes. A guided tour of lively, picturesque Galway City will help you get your bearings before you enjoy the chance to explore this colourful town at leisure. A pedestrianised thoroughfare leads down to the thriving waterfront, from which pleasure cruisers ply their trade. Immerse yourself in centuries of Irish history at Westport House, one of Ireland’s most beautiful historic homes, and learn about sheep farming during a fascinating visit to Glen Keen Farm on another wonderful day.
Your Hotel
McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris HHHH Half-Board This excellent hotel offers spacious accommodation, restaurant and bar, a beauty studio and leisure centre with a pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and gym. Entertainment is offered each evening including social dancing and live music.
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Historic Railways of the Isle of Man Enjoy ‘Life in the Slow Lane’ as you step back in time and discover the ‘Jewel of the Irish Sea’.
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Castletown Station © www.visitisleofman.com
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Journey on the narrow-gauge Isle of Man Steam Railway • The Manx Electric Railway is Britain’s longest • Explore historic Laxey, where Lady Isabella is the world’s largest working waterwheel • Take the Snaefell Mountain Railway • Visit classic resort Port Erin • On a clear day, see ‘Seven Kingdoms’ from the summit station • Discover many of the island’s attractions with your included ‘Go Explore Heritage’ card • Four nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Chesterhouse Hotel, the three-star Rutland Hotel, the three-star Welbeck Hotel, the three-star Ascot Hotel or the three-star Empress Hotel, Douglas. (The four-star Mannin Hotel, Douglas is available at a supplement on selected departures) • Return flights to Douglas
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast* £699 • Birmingham £559 • Bristol £689 • Edinburgh £709 • Gatwick £509 • Liverpool £499 • Luton £679 • Manchester £529
Single Supplement from £75 Please note: In the unlikely event of a steam locomotive breaking down and/or being unavailable, we reserve the right to substitute the engine with a diesel locomotive. *Belfast International or Belfast City depending on departure date. This will be confirmed when booking.
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Join us for a marvellous short break to a corner of our
island where it seems life is lived at a slower pace – TT races aside – against a background of rolling hills and wonderful beaches blessed by clean air and unpolluted skies. Sit back and enjoy some delightful, relaxed journeys as you discover an island that is full of fascination, with its unique heritage railways offering a fantastic way to discover and explore this very special place.
Your Hotel
Depending on your departure date, you will be staying at one of our carefully chosen hotels. Please see our website for details of other hotels featured.
Chesterhouse Hotel, Douglas Half-Board
HHH
Set on Douglas’ seafront, this traditional hotel boasts a carvery restaurant and lounge bar. Rooms have a TV, tea/coffeemaking facilities, hairdryer and telephone.
Rutland Hotel, Douglas Half-Board
HHH
An award-winning hotel set in a Victorian terrace offers a carvery restaurant with panoramic views of the bay. Rooms have free Wi‑Fi and tea/coffee-making facilities.
Ascot Hotel, Douglas Half-Board
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The Ascot is located 100 metres from the seafront and has a restaurant and lobby bar with complimentary tea and coffee. Rooms offer TV, free Wi-Fi, hairdryer, safe and iron.
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Little Trains of the Dolomites Discover one of Europe’s most special corners, as you journey through a picture-book land of vineyards, orchards and castles.
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8-day escorted holiday from £719
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights close to Molveno – ‘Italy’s Most Beautiful Lake’ • Discover medieval Bolzano – wine-producing Dolomites gem • Enjoy the views from the Soprabolzano cable-car • Ride the historic Renon narrow-gauge railway to Collabro • Take the rack railway from San Antonio Mendola to the Mendel Pass • Sample the region’s celebrated wines in Mezzocorona • Journey by rail from Mezzolombardo to Caldes through a landscape of vineyards and castles • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Europa or three-star Hotel Ariston in Molveno • Return flights to Italy
Available Jul, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,189 • Bristol £799 • Cardiff £1,109 • Durham Tees Valley £1,139 • East Midlands £1,049 • Edinburgh £829 • Gatwick £719 • Humberside £1,109 • Inverness £1,219 • Leeds/Bradford £1,149 • Luton £759 • Manchester £1,059 • Newquay £1,019 • Norwich £1,069 • Southampton £1,109 • Stansted £769
Optional Excursions • Trento & Lake Levico (full day) – £41 • Lake Garda (full day) – £32 • Verona (full day) – £36
Single Supplement from £116
Molveno
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njoy discovering the joys of ‘life in the slow lane’ in the part Italian, part German-speaking, sun-kissed region set beneath the craggy Dolomites. Journey on some historic railways and cableways connecting charming towns and villages that exude alpine warmth and a sense of wellbeing engendered by their idyllic surroundings, and enjoy some of Italy’s most delicious food and wine along the way. In addition to opportunities to rest and relax beside Lake Molveno, you’ll visit South Tyrol capital Bolzano with its mix of southern Mediterranean and Northern influences, historic Trento, the principal town of Italian Trentino in its mountain-backed setting, and some of the Dolomites’ more remote settlements. Enjoyable journeys, on the Renon cable car from Bolzano to Soprabolzano, aboard the Mendola funicular from San Antonio, and on a regional train from historic Mezzolombardo to Caldes are included.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Europa, Molveno HHH Half-Board Price from £719 A short walk from the lake, this traditional, family-owned hotel has a bar and restaurant, as well as alpine-style rooms with a balcony, TV, free Wi-Fi, hairdryer and safe. There is bike rental for the energetic.
Hotel Ariston, Molveno HHH Half-Board Price from £719 This family-run hotel has a traditional restaurant, lounge and bar, as well as terraces overlooking the lake. Spacious rooms have a balcony with a TV, hairdryer and safe, and there is bike rental available.
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Venice, Verona & the Wonders of Lake Garda
Explore an idyllic corner of the world and two of Europe’s most fascinating, enthralling and historic cities.
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8-day escorted holiday from £709
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Juliet’s Balcony, Verona
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week on the sun-kissed shores of glorious Lake Garda • Enjoy a full-day visit to incomparable Venice, La Serenissima • Discover the glories of Roman Verona, city of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ • Journey through the majestic Dolomite mountains • Enjoy a ‘Grand Circular Tour’ of Lake Garda • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Angelini, Torbole (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,010 • Belfast £779 • Birmingham £779 • Bournemouth £960 • Bristol £789 • Cardiff £789 • Durham Tees Valley £1,030 • East Midlands £839 • Edinburgh £820 • Gatwick £709 • Humberside £1,007 • Inverness £1,065 • Leeds/Bradford £729 • Luton £749 • Manchester £820 • Newquay £938 • Norwich £960 • Southampton £987 • Southend £820 • Stansted £729
Single Supplement from £126 Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable. *Complimentary local wine is served with dinner.
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Rialto Bridge, Venice
Torbole, Lake Garda
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rom your chosen hotel base on idyllic Lake Garda, enjoy plenty of time for rest and relaxation in one of Italy’s favourite locations, and join your tour manager for four wonderful guided excursions. Discover the breathtaking beauty of glorious Venice, the world’s most romantic city, Verona’s ancient streets and majestic Roman arena, the craggy heights of the Dolomites, and the delights of Garda’s colourful shores, on a holiday to remember.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Angelini, Torbole HHH Half-Board Price from £709 This family-run hotel is close to the lake and a ten-minute walk from the centre.
Drago Hotel, Malcesine/Brenzone HHH Half-Board Price from £719 This stylish hotel is next to the lake, about three miles south of Malcesine.
Hotel Rely, Malcesine/Brenzone HHH Half-Board Price from £748 Located south of Malcesine, this hotel has a restaurant, outdoor pool and terrace.
Hotel Continental, Torbole HHHH Half-Board* Price from £709 In an elevated position close to the village of Nago, this hotel has easy access to Torbole.
Piccolo Mondo, Torbole HHHH Half-Board Price from £913 Just five minutes walk from Torbole, the restaurant at this hotel serves delicious regional specialities.
Lake Como, St Moritz & the Bernina Express
Savour ‘lakes and mountains’ perfection and take one of the world’s great railway journeys to Switzerland’s most celebrated hideaway. SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £749
£50
St Moritz
Bernina Express © swiss-image.ch Lake Como
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week on the shores of Italy’s most romantic lake • Discover idyllic Bellagio, ‘Italy’s most beautiful town’ • Enjoy a cruise on Lake Como and entrance to the gardens of a lakeside villa • Board the Bernina Express to fabled St Moritz • Enjoy some delightful optional excursions • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Lario, Mezzegra (alternative hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan
Available May, Jun, Aug to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from
• Aberdeen £1,185 • Birmingham £839 • Bournemouth £1,125 • Durham Tees Valley £1,215 • Edinburgh £849 • Gatwick £749 • Humberside £1,175 • Inverness £1,245 • Luton £799 • Manchester £849 • Newquay £1,045 • Norwich £1,085 • Southend £889 • Stansted £799
Optional Excursions • Milan (full day) – from £42 • Lake Lugano & Lugano town (full day) – from £32 • Bergamo (full day) – from £34
Single Supplement from £165
Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.
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njoy a week on the shores of the most picturesque of the Italian lakes, with its elegant villas and glorious gardens. Combine rest and relaxation with some wonderful excursions, including a journey on the spectacularly scenic Bernina Express Railway to chic St Moritz. You’ll also take to the lake’s tranquil waters aboard a cruiser, to visit the stunning gardens of Villa Balbianello.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Lario, Mezzegra HHH Half-Board Price from £749 The hotel is within a few minutes walking distance of the lake shore. Amenities include an air-conditioned restaurant, pool, and 39 comfortable, rooms offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a hairdryer and a small balcony or garden area.
Hotel Britannia, Excelsior, Cadenabbia HHH All-Inclusive Price from £884 Set right on Como’s shore, with a floating outdoor pool (open seasonally), this hotel has a main buffet restaurant, other bars and restaurants and simply furnished bedrooms with air conditioning, TV, fridge and hairdryer.
Hotel Bazzoni, Tremezzo HHH Half-Board Price from £998 This lakeside hotel offers wonderful views, a stylish bar and a lounge area, reception and dining room, where a buffet dinner is served. Rooms have hairdryer, fridge, TV, air conditioning and telephone.
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Food & Wines of Northern Italy – a Gourmet Tour
This very special Small-Group Tour to beautiful Lake Garda is guaranteed to set the taste buds alight.
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NEW Small-Group Tour
6-day escorted holiday from £799
£50
Riva del Garda
Marcello Franceschi
Liviero Estate
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy five nights in elegant Riva del Garda • Don an apron, learn culinary secrets and cook alongside a celebrity chef, enjoying a gourmet dinner with paired wines in the surroundings of an Italian fortress • Visit the famous Liviero Estate Valpolicella vineyard and olive oil producer to enjoy tastings and lunch • Spend a day savouring the delights of Riva and its surroundings • Visit ancient, riverside Borghetto sul Mincio and learn the art of Tortellini-making before sitting down to a special lunch • Five nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel RivaMia, Riva del Garda • Cooking demonstrations • Two special lunches and a gourmet dinner • Return flights to Italy
Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2019, Mar to May 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £859 • Edinburgh £859 • Gatwick £799 • Luton £799 • Manchester £859 • Stansted £799
Single Supplement from £134
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour from Verona, two hours from Bergamo and three hours from Venice.
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njoy a holiday with a difference, as you join a small group of like-minded people in the splendid surroundings of Riva del Garda, on the lake’s mountain-backed northern shores, for a few days of rest and relaxation punctuated by opportunities to indulge in some wonderful food prepared by celebrated and highly skilled chefs, accompanied by some fine regional wines. You’ll also head ‘off the tourist trail’ to some wonderful places on this very special break. From your newly refurbished hotel base, enjoy the chance to cook alongside the chefs in their kitchens, learning some of their culinary secrets, before sitting down to taste their specialities. Another day of ‘gourmet exploration’ takes in the vineyards of famous Valpolicella, where you’ll learn about Classico, Ripasso and most famously Amarone wines, while a third visits heart-stoppingly beautiful village Borghetto sul Mincio, one of the ‘prettiest villages in Italy’, and famed birthplace of the ‘Love Knot’ tortellini.
Your Hotel
RivaMia Hotel, Riva del Garda HHH Half-Board Recently completely refurbished, this delightful small hotel, in the heart of the old town and just 150 yards from the harbour, offers a traditional restaurant and pizzeria, a bar and simply furnished rooms offering TV, telephone and free Wi-Fi. The hotel is an ideal base for your short stay, especially given its proximity to a number of traditional Trentino–style restaurants and trattorie.
Portofino, Florence & Tuscany Explore one of the Mediterranean’s exclusive corners, the beautiful Tuscan countryside and the stunning ‘Renaissance Cradle’. SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £739
£50
Portofino
Florence
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week’s stay in one of Tuscany’s most celebrated spa resorts • Discover elegant Santa Margherita Ligure’s stunning bay • Pay a visit to chic Portofino, one of the Mediterranean’s most exclusive corners • Enjoy Pisa and Lucca, two Italian gems • Spend a day in breathtaking Florence, the enthralling ‘Cradle of the Renaissance’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Belvedere, Montecatini, (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy
Available May to Jul, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,069 • Bournemouth £1,009 • Bristol £869 • Durham Tees Valley £1,069 • East Midlands £869 • Gatwick £739 • Humberside £1,059 • Inverness £1,089 • Luton £839 • Manchester £889 • Newcastle £859 • Newquay £989 • Norwich £999 • Stansted £789
Optional Excursion • Certaldo, Volterra & San Gimignano (full day) – £48
Single Supplement from £204 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes from Pisa and approximately three hours and 30 minutes from Bergamo. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable
Step into places that are the living embodiment of La
Dolce Vita, as from your elegant spa base, you journey to the famous Ligurian coast resorts of Santa Margherita and ultra-chic Portofino. On a captivating tour exuding Italian charm, you’ll also take in Florence, the exquisite ‘Cradle of the Renaissance’ and one of Italy’s most stylish cities, as well as Pisa and Lucca, two more Tuscan gems.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Belvedere, Montecatini HHH Half-Board Price from £739 Close to the spa-town’s centre, the popular Belvedere offers bar, lounge, lift and restaurant. Air-conditioned rooms offer TV and telephone. Rooms with a small balcony are available.
Hotel Adua, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board Price from £875 This hotel, close to the resort’s amenities, offers a bar, lounge, wellness centre with outdoor pool, and lift. Air-conditioned rooms boast hairdryer, TV, mini-bar and safe.
Hotel Manzoni, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board Price from £919 Close to the baths, this hotel offers outdoor pool, wellness centre with sauna and gym, free Wi-Fi and restaurant. Air-conditioned rooms boast TV and safe. Balcony rooms available.
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Etna, Taormina & Classic Sicily Take a two-centre holiday that lifts the veil on Italy’s southern island outpost, its treasures and its stunning natural wonders.
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8-day escorted holiday from £999
£50
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in the foothills of Mount Etna • Discover Europe’s most celebrated active volcano • Enjoy hill-top Taormina, one of the Mediterranean’s most sparkling treasures • Visit Syracuse, one of Ancient Greece’s most important cities • Spend a day exploring the beautiful Aeolian Islands • Spend four nights in the coastal town of Santa Flavia • Discover and explore Sicily’s colourful capital Palermo • The monastery at Monreale is one of Italy’s greatest glories • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Hotel Orrizonte, Acireale and the four-star Domina Zagarella, Santa Flavia • Return flights to Italy
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £999 • Luton £999 • Manchester £1,029 • Stansted £999
Optional Excursion • Segesta (full day) – £35
Single Supplement from £208
Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of the year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.
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Taormina & Mount Etna
Santa Flavia
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ombine a three-night stay beneath the towering cone of snow-capped Etna, with a four-night beachside stay close to Sicily’s historic capital Palermo. The holiday includes visits to Etna’s lava-strewn slopes and nearby hilltop Taormina, a memorable day amongst the offshore Aeolian isles and the chance to experience colourful Palermo. A visit to Archimedes’ ancient Syracuse and an opportunity, on an optional excursion, to visit Segesta’s Doric Temple and mountaintop Erice, complete your enjoyment. Explore Taormina’s marbled streets and famous GrecoRoman theatre. You’ll also take in the once impregnable city of Syracuse, with its old town and great cathedral, and spend a day on the sun-kissed volcanic Aeolian Isles. Your second base provides opportunities to explore Palermo, visit Segesta on an optional excursion, and the chance to rest and relax by the beach and pool.
Your Hotels
Hotel Orrizonte, Acireale Half-Board
HHHH nights 1-3
This hotel, at the foot of Mount Etna offers magnificent views of the volcano and the coastline, and boasts good standard guest rooms, an outdoor pool, and a restaurant overlooking the garden.
Hotel Domina Zagarella, Santa Flavia Half-Board
HHHH nights 4-7
Set above a blue bay, overlooking the Sicilian coastal town this hotel has pools and terraces, two restaurants, bars and a private beach. The bright, modern rooms have balconies.
The Beautiful Fjords of Western Norway
This journey to one of the world’s most delightful destinations is less a holiday and more a treasured souvenir for life.
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8-day escorted holiday from £919
£50
Kviknes Hotel
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a stay in a wonderful fjord-side hotel • Be treated as honoured guests by the villagers • Journey by express boat from your hotel through breathtaking scenery to ‘Fjordland Capital’ Bergen • Take the fascinating ‘Fjord-Life’ tour • Explore further the pristine interior on unforgettable optional excursions • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand on Sognefjord • Return flights to Bergen
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen* £1,069 • Birmingham £1,099 • Bristol £1,149 • Cardiff £1,189 • Durham Tees Valley £1,099 • Edinburgh £1,189 • Gatwick* £919 • Glasgow £1,189 • Humberside £1,099 • Leeds/Bradford £1,189 • London City £1,189 • Manchester £1,099 • Newcastle £1,189 • Norwich £1,099
Optional Excursions • Jostedal Glacier – £68 • Norway in a Nutshell – £198
Single Supplement £217 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately four hours. *Flights from Aberdeen and Gatwick are direct. All other flights are via Amsterdam. Please call us or see online for details. Luggage will be checked through and will be waiting for you at your final destination.
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xperience a hugely popular holiday that is a marvellous introduction to one of the world’s most beautiful locations, which for centuries has drawn visitors to its unique landscape of sheer mountainsides plunging into the deep, dark waters. Beyond, its unspoiled hinterland of forests, lakes and pristine glaciers is towered over by soaring peaks, the refuges of sea eagle and reindeer. Few places in the world match the spectacle of this breathtaking corner, which charms and captivates at every step. Stay in idyllic Balestrand, on the shores of mighty Sognefjord, at the welcoming Kviknes Hotel. Excursions include a day trip by boat to historic Bergen. Explore the former residence of medieval kings and queens and birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg, and stroll through the ancient Bryggen area, with its beautifully preserved wooden warehouses. You’ll also enjoy an included ‘FjordLife’ excursion, and optional tours include the chance to visit the Jostedal Glacier and the unmissable ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ excursion.
Your Hotel
Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand HHHH Half-Board Kviknes Hotel, which once welcomed the Kaiser and his entourage, is a magnificent, fjord-side, Swiss-style, wooden building, with a modern addition, both set against a breathtaking backdrop of snow-capped peaks. The hotel has fine public areas, including a spacious restaurant overlooking the fjord, large and comfortable lounges and a stylish bar – echoes of a bygone era!
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Iceland – Reykjavík & the Northern Lights
Discover Europe’s most surprising capital, explore the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ and search for a celestial phenomenon.
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4- or 5-day escorted holiday from £779
£50
Gullfoss Falls
Northern Lights
Strokkur Geyser
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of Reykjavík, Europe’s most northerly capital • Go in search of the Aurora Borealis – the fabled Northern Lights • On the five-day break, there’s the opportunity to join an excursion to view volcanos and puffins • Three or four nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Cabin, Reykjavík (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Reykjavík (Keflavik)
Available Nov & Dec 2019, Feb & Mar 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £829 • Bristol £859 • Edinburgh £809 • Gatwick £809 • Glasgow £829 • Heathrow £879 • Luton £779 • Manchester £809 • Stansted £709
Optional Excursions • Blue Lagoon (half day) – £135 • Golden Circle Tour (full day) – from £122 • Southern Shore Adventure (full day) (five-day break only) – £115
Single Supplement from £147
Due to extremely high demand, and in order to avoid disappointment, we strongly recommended that you pre-book your optional excursions in advance. The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and therefore we can not guarantee that you will be able to view them during your visit. The order of the itinerary may change in order to give you the best chance of experiencing the Northern Lights.
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njoy a break with a difference, as you fly to the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ to explore one of Europe’s most surprising and welcoming cities, together with its surrounding glaciated landscape of smouldering volcanoes, plunging waterfalls, bubbling thermal pools and spouting geysers. With the chance perhaps to witness the extraordinary Aurora Borealis, this is a simply irresistible few days away. The break is based in a choice of hotels in colourful, welcoming Reykjavík, set between the mountains and the sea. An included guided city tour takes in views from the extraordinary ‘Pearl’ – a glass-domed conference centre converted from disused water tanks – and landmarks such as the Presidential Residence and the towering Hallgrim’s Church.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Cabin, Reykjavík HH Bed & Breakfast Price from £779 Set on the promenade overlooking scenic Faxafloi Bay, and a 25-minute-walk from the city centre, the Cabin is a modern, wellequipped hotel offering comfortable rooms with satellite TV, and public amenities which include a restaurant and a lobby bar.
Hotel Klettur, Reykjavík HHH Bed & Breakfast Price from £869 The centrally located Hotel Klettur is close to Reykjavík’s main shopping street and is also a pleasant walk to the elegant harbour and famous Hallgrímskirkja Church. The hotel offers a bar and lounge area, breakfast room and reception. The bedrooms have satellite TV, telephone, mini-fridge and tea/coffeemaking facilities.
Hidden Portugal
Discover a delightful corner of Portugal brimming with fascination and exuding the warmest of welcomes.
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8-day escorted holiday from £689
£50
Porto
Porto
Bom Jesus Shrine
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Portugal’s vibrant second city Porto, in its splendid setting above the River Douro • Pay a visit to a port wine lodge • Journey along the scenic Costa Verde • Explore the Vinho Verde vineyards and discover historic Ponte de Lima’s ancient Roman bridge • Explore the historic fishing towns of Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde • Guided visits to Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima in the northern Minho region • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Porto
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £729 • Bristol £739 • Gatwick £699 • Humberside* £779 • Luton £709 • Manchester £689 • Norwich* £819 • Stansted £689
Optional Excursions • Douro Valley and Régua (full day) – from £49 • Barcelos & Braga (full day) – £21 • Santiago de Compostela (full day) – from £36
Single Supplement from £113
*The flights from these airports are indirect. You will be required to change aircraft en-route, where there will be a short wait for your next flight. Your luggage will be thru-checked to your final destination.
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ased in a choice of excellent hotels close to the historic Costa Verde fishing town of Póvoa de Varzim, beautifully set on the glorious Atlantic coast, this hugely popular holiday includes three guided excursions – to Porto, along the coast and into the northern Minho region – as well as opportunities, on further optional tours, to explore the vineyards of the Douro Valley, historic former capital Braga, and Spain’s stunning pilgrimage shrine at Santiago de Compostela. Explore the hillsides above the beautiful River Douro, after which you will visit a famous wine lodge. There’s also an included visit to the Minho region, taking in the seaside town of Viana do Castelo. Journey through the Vinho Verde vineyards to the market town of Ponte de Lima, and on to Portugal’s only National Park, Peneda Geres.
Your Hotel Choices
Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim HHHH Half-Board Price from £689 Set beside the beach, close to the resort centre, this family run hotel offers restaurant, bar, lounge, free Wi-Fi and outdoor pool. Airconditioned rooms boast mini-bar and TV.
Axis Vermar Beach Hotel, Póvoa de Varzim HHHH Half-Board Price from £731 This centrally located beachside hotel offers wellness centre, two pools (one indoor), tennis courts, bar, lounge, reception and panoramic restaurant. Air-conditioned rooms offer hairdryer, mini-bar and TV.
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Lisbon, Seville & the Glorious Algarve
Explore two great Iberian cities, and enjoy the warm and welcoming Portuguese holiday haven.
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8-day escorted holiday from £579
£50
Albufeira
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a warming stay in Portugal’s sun-kissed holiday haven • Explore the historic Portuguese capital • Visit the stunning ‘City of Flamenco’, breathtaking Seville • Rest and relax in your chosen hotel, and join optional excursions that will bring to life the colour and charm of the Algarve • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Faro
Available Apr, Nov & Dec 2019, Feb to Apr 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £619 • Birmingham £729 • Bournemouth £639 • Bristol £589 • East Midlands £699 • Edinburgh £639 • Gatwick £579 • Glasgow £619 • Leeds/ Bradford £749 • Liverpool £619 • Luton £579 • Manchester £639 • Newcastle £649• Southend £579 • Stansted £579
Optional Excursions • Silves & Caldas de Monchique – £31 • Lagos, Sagres & Cape St Vincent – £33 • Faro, Olhão & Tavira – £34
Single Supplement from £126 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes. *Due to location this hotel may not be suitable for those with walking difficulties
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Lisbon
Seville
Join us in the heart of Portugal’s celebrated southern
coast, a perfect place in which to rest and relax, and in addition to enjoying the warmth and colour of this ever-popular corner of the world, join our friendly tour manager to discover and explore two fascinating cities.
Journey first to the wonderful Portuguese capital Lisbon, where highlights include the ornate architecture of the Belém quarter, the Baixa’s grid of wide tree-lined avenues, and the narrow streets of the Alfama district. A second included excursion takes in Seville, the great ‘City of Flamenco’, stunning backdrop to Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro one of Spain’s greatest treasures. Optional excursions to the wooded hinterland, to the rugged, windswept western peninsula, and to the colourful coastal towns and villages of the eastern Algarve, complete the holiday.
Your Hotel Choices
Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira HHH Half-Board Price from £579 Set above its beach, the Auramar resort boasts sea views from its pools, terraces and gardens, has a panoramic restaurant and lobby bar, and tennis courts.
Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa, Albufeira* HHHH Half-Board Price from £715 Close to Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira’s heart, this well-appointed hotel offers health club, three pools (one indoor), restaurant, café and ‘pub’. Air-conditioned rooms have hairdryer, telephone, TV, safe, mini-bar and Wi-Fi.
NEW for 2019
Pousadas of Portugal
Savour the very best of Portugal with stays in three historic, charming and unique Pousada hotels along the way.
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8-day escorted holiday from £1,049
£50
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in three of Portugal’s famed Pousada hotels • Discover historic capital Lisbon • Visit UNESCO-listed Royal Sintra • Enjoy chic Cascais and elegant Estoril • Cabo da Roca is Europe’s westernmost point • Journey to medieval Óbidos and Coimbra – the ‘Oxford of Portugal’ • Taste regional wines, bread and cheeses • See Aveiro’s Venetian-like lagoon and canals • Beguiling Porto – historic second city • Discover the Douro Valley of the ‘Golden River’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen accommodation at the four-star Pousada de Queluz, near Lisbon, the four-star Pousada de Viseu, Viseu and the fourstar Pousada Mosteiro de Amares, Amares • Includes four evening meals • Outbound flight to Lisbon, returning from Porto
Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen* £1,309 • Birmingham* £1,169 • Bristol £1,129 • Cardiff* £1,199 • Durham Tees Valley* £1,199 • Edinburgh £1,099 • Gatwick £1,049 • Leeds/Bradford* £1,169 • Luton £1,049 • Manchester £1,129 • Norwich* £1,199 • Stansted £1,059
Single Supplement from £146
*The flights from these airports are indirect. You will be required to change aircraft en-route, where there will be a short wait for your next flight. Your luggage will be thru-checked to your final destination.
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njoy luxurious accommodation in a trio of fabled Pousada hotels offering traditional hospitality in remarkable settings, and discover some of Portugal’s most delightful locations as you travel through the heart of the country. Explore colourful capital Lisbon, elegant Estoril and glorious Sintra, head north via hilltop Óbidos and ‘Portuguese Oxford’ Coimbra, and savour wine-producing Viseu, Porto and the ‘Golden River’ Douro as they are all brought to life on this wonderful Portuguese journey of discovery.
Your Hotels
Pousada de Queluz, Lisbon
HHHH nights 1-3
This former headquarters of the Royal Guard is set across from the Royal Palace – ‘Portugal’s Versailles’. It boasts a restaurant, a bar and beautiful public rooms furnished in wood and marble.
Pousada de Viseu, Viseu
HHHH nights 4-5
Housed in an old hospital, adapted by a renowned architect, this landmark building, just five minutes from a beautiful park, boasts a superb wellness centre and outdoor pools.
Pousada Mosteiro de Amares, HHHH Amares nights 6-7 One of the ‘Small Luxury Hotels of the World’, this truly luxurious Pousada is a converted monastery. Superb amenities include an outdoor pool and tennis court.
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Paris, Monet’s Normandy & Brittany
NEW for 2019
Enjoy the charms of the incomparable City of Light and a taste of France’s glorious northern countryside.
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6-day escorted holiday from £599
£50
Mont St Michel Eiffel Tower
Monet’s Garden, Giverny
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend two nights in the glorious French capital • Enjoy a guided introduction to the ‘City of Light’ • Visit artist Claude Monet’s exquisite Normandy gardens at Giverny • Three nights are spent in Normandy’s glorious ‘cheese and cider’ city Lisieux • Marvel at Mont St-Michel and Breton capital Rennes • See the historic D-Day beaches • Medieval Bayeux is home to the famous Tapestry • Visit picture-book Impressionists’ retreat Honfleur and Joan of Arc city Rouen, both on the Upper Seine • Five nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Sixteen, Montrouge, Paris and the three-star Mercure Lisieux Hotel, Lisieux • Return flights to Paris
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £689 • Bristol £689 • Gatwick £619 • Liverpool £729 • Luton £719 • Manchester £669 • Newcastle £779 • Southampton £709 • Southend £599
Single Supplement £182
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes upon arrival and 2 hours 30 minutes on return.
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ombine a visit to the glorious French capital with three days in the rolling countryside of Normandy and Brittany. Enjoy an included tour of the ‘City of Light’, where you’ll have the chance to sample la vie Parisienne, before journeying, via Claude Monet’s famous garden, into the verdant Pays d’Auge, where fine cheese, cidre and calvados, and some delightful medieval towns and villages add to the holiday pleasure. Begin with a guided tour of perhaps the world’s favourite city destination, before enjoying your own exploration. Perhaps you’ll take a trip up the Eiffel Tower or a cruise on the Seine before continuing, via Giverny, to your second holiday base in Normandy’s cathedral city Lisieux. Included tours to UNESCO-listed Mont Saint-Michel and to Normandy’s Channel Coast, and a return journey taking in Honfleur and Rouen are further highlights.
Your Hotels
Hotel Sixteen, Montrouge, Paris HHH Bed & Breakfast nights 1-2 In the heart of the leafy southern suburb of Montrouge, close to restaurants and cafés and with direct access by bus or Metro into the heart of the city, this hotel has free Wi-Fi and modern rooms with TV, air conditioning and a telephone.
Mercure Lisieux Hotel, Lisieux HHH Bed & Breakfast nights 3-5 Close to Lisieux’s many amenities, this comfortable base offers a seasonal pool overlooked by a terrace and a restaurant, a bar and modern rooms with TV, free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee-making facilities and mini-fridge.
Barcelona, Montserrat & the Pyrenees
Revel in the excitement of one of Europe’s ‘must-see’ cities with its Gaudí masterpieces and journey to Catalonia’s spiritual home. SAVE
6-day escorted holiday from £589
£50
Montserrat
Sagrada Familia
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a guided tour of wonderful Olympic city Barcelona • See Gaudí ’s monumental Sagrada Familia • Journey to the sacred mountain-top shrine at Montserrat • Enjoy a scenic journey through the Catalan Pyrenees • Five nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Caprici Verd Hotel, Santa Susanna • Return flights to Spain
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £669 • Bournemouth £649 • Bristol £659 • Cardiff £759 • East Midlands £679 • Edinburgh £649 • Gatwick £589 • Glasgow £669 • Liverpool £599 • Luton £589 • Manchester £609 • Newcastle £659 • Stansted £589
Optional Excursion • Girona (half day) – from £26
Single Supplement £100
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n this hugely popular tour you’ll first enjoy the opportunity to soak up the magic of colourful Barcelona, with its irrepressible vitality, its culinary traditions and its heart-stopping sights, including the famous Rambla – one of the world’s most celebrated pedestrian thoroughfares – the enthralling Gothic Quarter with its great cathedral, Gaudi’s astonishing, still-unfinished Sagrada Familia temple, and the sites associated with the 1992 Olympics, which so changed the city’s fortunes. You’ll also make the memorably scenic journey up to the sacred hilltop monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia’s most potent spiritual symbol and home to the revered ‘Black Madonna’. A third included tour features a delightful leisurely escorted drive through the rolling foothills – and some higher passes – of the Catalan Pyrenees, crossing the border into France to visit famously sunny Font-RomeuOreillo, the walled town of Villefranche de Conflent and historic Perpignan. There’s also plenty of time to enjoy the amenities of your comfortable hotel and its surroundings, and the chance to take an optional excursion to discover historic walled Girona, where an included guided walking tour which introduces this typically Catalan city.
Your Hotel
Caprici Verd Hotel, Santa Susanna HHHH Half-Board Situated on the seafront and a short stroll from the town centre, this modern hotel has rooms with air conditioning, satellite TV, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, balcony and a telephone. Leisure facilities include a spa pool, indoor and outdoor pools and a restaurant.
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Amsterdam & the Dutch Bulbfields
Enjoy the best of Springtime Holland’s colours and scents on this tremendous value break.
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4-day escorted holiday from £509
£50
Amsterdam
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore colourful Amsterdam on a canal cruise • Spend a day at Keukenhof, perhaps the world’s most famous flower garden • Explore the Zuider Zee fishing villages of Volendam and Zaanse Schans • Taste original Edam cheese • Enjoy an early evening visit to Amsterdam • Visit medieval gem Utrecht, with its Gothic cathedral • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Ibis Hotel, Tilburg • A three-course dinner • Return flights to Amsterdam
Available Apr 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £679 • Birmingham £579 • Bristol £579 • Cardiff £609 • Durham Tees Valley £609 • Edinburgh £659 • Gatwick £519 • Glasgow £659 • Heathrow £599 • Humberside £629 • Leeds/Bradford £629 • Luton £509 • Manchester £579 • Newcastle £629 • Norwich £599 • Southampton £609 • Southend £509 • Stansted £509
Optional Excursion • Keukenhof Bulbfield Canal Cruise (half day) – £12
Single Supplement from £103 Please note: The city of Tilburg operates a tourist tax of approximately €3 per person per night which must be paid locally direct to the hotel.
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his wonderful springtime break includes the chance to spend time in the delightful Dutch capital Amsterdam, and visits to the delightful villages of the reclaimed Zuider Zee and medieval gem Utrecht. This is the perfect break to introduce yourself to a delightful country that’s right on our doorstep. Enjoy plenty of time to discover and explore Amsterdam. An included canal cruise – perhaps the best way to see the sights – will be a highlight of the first afternoon’s visit, while the second offers time perhaps to take in a famous museum, to wander through the stalls of the flower market or to visit the poignant Anne Frank House. Spend a full day at world-renowned Keukenhof, where some seven million flowers carpet the ground in a breathtaking horticultural display. There’s a chance to wander the pathways that meander through the floral paradise, or to take a canal boat ride. Complete your break with visits to the delightful villages of the windmill-dotted landscape surrounding the reclaimed Zuider Zee and take in historic Utrecht.
Your Hotel
Ibis Hotel, Tilburg Bed & Breakfast with one dinner
HHH
Modern and friendly, offering comfortable accommodation close to the town centre and its attractions, and well placed for your touring programme. As well as comfortable, simply furnished rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi, there is a restaurant on site, where you’ll enjoy an included dinner and where breakfast is served, as well as a bar and a garden terrace.
Steam Railways of Austria
Enjoy the pleasures of a wonderful lakes and mountains stay, and take in the stunning scenery on some unforgettable train rides. SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £799
£50
Hohe Tauern National Park
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week in the idyllic Austrian Tyrol • Journey on the nostalgic Zillertal Steam Railway • Explore glorious Innsbruck, Imperial Tyrolean capital • See some of the world’s oldest steam engines on the Achensee Cog Railway • Discover ‘Sound of Music’ city Salzburg and the spectacular Krimml Falls on wonderful optional excursions • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Uderns im Zillertal • Return flights to Munich
Available May, Jun & Sep 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £859 • Cardiff £859 • Edinburgh £869 • Gatwick £829 • Heathrow £829 • Luton £799 • Manchester £859 • Stansted £799
Optional Excursions • Salzburg (full day) – from £40 • Tratzberg Castle & Rattenberg (full day) – from £58 • Pinzgauer Train & Krimml Waterfalls (full day) – from £47
Single Supplement from £108
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours and 20 minutes. In the unlikely event of a steam locomotive breaking down and/or being unavailable, we reserve the right to substitute the engine with a diesel locomotive. The train journeys aboard the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn on Day Seven will be steam–hauled between June and September.
Zillertal Steam Railway
Lake Achensee and the Achenseebahn
Join us in the scenic Austrian Tyrol, where in addition to a stay in a wonderful Alpine paradise, you’ll enjoy journeys on some delightful vintage railways and a visit to Imperial Innsbruck, the glorious Tyrolean capital. Savour all the delights of a welcoming, traditional hotel, and in addition to the included tours, join some wonderful optional excursions.
Based in welcoming Uderns, in its broad, green valley, with plenty of time for rest and relaxation, you’ll first board the historic narrow-gauge Zillertal Steam Railway to journey to chic resort Mayrhofen, perhaps take a trip on the Tuxer Fernerhaus gondola (payable locally). A second included tour takes in Innsbruck, with its historic Altstadt, and visits the famous Olympic ski-jump, while the last sees you board the Achenseebahn cog railway to climb to beautiful Lake Achensee. With optional excursions to ‘Sound of Music’ city Salzburg, to historic Tratzberg Castle and picturebook Rattenberg for a taste of traditional Apfelstrudel, and on the historic Pinzgauer train through the Hohe Tauern National Park to the spectacular Krimml Falls, this is a marvellous alpine holiday.
Your Hotel
Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Uderns im Zillertal HHH Half-Board This family-run hotel is located in the village of Uderns, in the pretty Zillertal Valley – the heart of the beautiful Tyrol. The hotel has a cosy restaurant and bar, a sun terrace, garden and a wellness area with an indoor pool, sauna and steam room. 80 comfortable bedrooms have satellite TV, hairdryer, telephone and a safe.
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Prague, Budapest & Vienna Explore a trio of Europe’s most vibrant and colourful cities, their scenic surroundings and the glorious ‘Blue’ Danube.
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8-day escorted holiday from £789
£50
Prague
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy an included tour of historic Prague • See Charles’ Bridge’s blackened statues and Old Town Square’s fascinating astronomical clock • Journey through beautiful, forested Bohemia • A guided tour brings to life Imperial Vienna • See the Ringstrasse buildings and the Hofburg Palace – home to the Spanish Riding School of Vienna • Pay a visit to cosmopolitan Bratislava, en route to Hungary • Explore twin city Budapest, with its style and traditional thermal baths, on a guided tour • Danube river cruise in Budapest, with stunning views of the vast Gothic Parliament • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Crystal Palace, Prague, the Simm’s Hotel, Vienna and the Lion’s Garden Hotel, Budapest • Outbound flight to Prague, returning from Budapest
Available Apr to Nov 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £939 • Bristol £929 • East Midlands £919 • Edinburgh £919 • Gatwick £789 • Luton £859 • Manchester £919 • Stansted £819
Optional Excursions • Evening Prague River Cruise – £33 • Dresden (full day) – £19 • Schönbrunn Palace (half day) – £22 • Folklore Evening Budapest – £33
Single Supplement from £261
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egin in the breathtaking Bohemian capital of the Czech Republic, and enjoy this hugely popular journey through the heart of Bohemia. Take in magnificent Vienna, home to stunning palaces, a vibrant cultural life, and the very best coffee and cake, the cosmopolitan Slovakian capital Bratislava, and majestic ‘twin-city’ Budapest, which sits astride the mighty River Danube. An opportunity, on an optional excursion, to discover Baroque gem Dresden, completes the wonderful tour.
Your Hotels
Crystal Palace, Prague Bed & Breakfast
HHHH nights 1-3
This centrally located, modern hotel offers high levels of service and comfort, with 24hour reception, lounge, lift, sauna and bar. Stylish rooms boast mini-bar, safe and TV.
Simm’s Hotel, Vienna Bed & Breakfast
HHHH nights 4-5
Centrally located in the city’s stately 11th District, this hotel offers reception, bar, lounge and café and air-conditioned rooms boasting mini-bar, TV, telephone, safe and free Wi-Fi.
Lion’s Garden Hotel, Budapest HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 6-7 A short distance from the city centre, this hotel boasts restaurant, bar, lounge, wellness centre with gym, pool and spa. Air-conditioned rooms boast hairdryer, mini-bar, TV and safe.
The Spirit of Kraków
Savour the preserved medieval glories of Poland’s former Royal capital unveiled, and pay a moving visit to poignant Auschwitz.
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5-day escorted holiday from £489
£50
Auschwitz
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a guided tour of Poland’s stunning former Royal Capital • Discover the great medieval square of Rynek Glówny • Wander the market stalls and galleries of the vast Sukkennice Cloth Hall • Don’t miss the stunning Mariacki church • Take in Wawel Castle and its stunning riverside views • Visit the Kazimierz district, the former centre of Jewish culture • Enjoy Kraków’s vibrant café culture • Visit poignant, sobering Auschwitz-Birkenau • Four nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Q Hotel, Kraków* • Return flights to Kraków
Available Apr to Nov 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £559 • Bournemouth £509 • Bristol £509 • East Midlands £529 • Edinburgh £569 • Gatwick £489 • Leeds/Bradford £599 • Manchester £549 • Newcastle £599 • Stansted £509
Optional Excursion • Wieliczka Salt Mine – £35
Single Supplement from £165 *On some dates we may use an alternative hotel such as the fourstar Galaxy Hotel, three-star Logos Hotel, three-star Pollera Hotel or three-star Polonia Hotel. Your hotel will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please see our website for details.
Wawel Castle
Outside the Mariacki Church, Kraków
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iscover one of a handful of major Central European cities to have survived the centuries unscathed. Kraków, former Archbishopric of Pope John-Paul II, and a colourful university seat humming with modern life and postCommunist enthusiasm, is one of Europe’s must-see ‘new’ destinations. Our escorted break lifts the veil on this great visual masterpiece whose UNESCO-listed architectural treasures rival any found across the continent, and also pays a respectful visit to the preserved remains of infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau. Enjoy a walking tour of bustling Kraków, crowned by the vast Sukiennice or Cloth Hall and where the great square of Rynek Glówny is surrounded by buildings of breathtaking beauty. Don’t miss the Mariacki Church, one of Poland’s finest buildings, or imposing Wawel Castle. The break also includes a visit to infamous AuschwitzBirkenau, and the chance, on an optional excursion, to visit the astonishing, UNESCO-listed salt mines at Wieliczka.
Your Hotel
Q Hotel, Kraków* Bed & Breakfast
HHH
The hotel is in the Bronowice district away from the city centre, but with easy access by bus. Facilities include a restaurant with Polish and international cuisine, and a lounge bar. Rooms offer air conditioning, satellite TV, tea/coffee-making facilities and Wi-Fi.
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Moscow & St Petersburg
Discover two of the Northern Hemisphere’s most extraordinary and intriguing cities on this thoroughly absorbing, unforgettable tour. SAVE
7-day escorted holiday from £939
£50
Grand Cascade in Peterhof
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a fascinating guided tour of the Russian capital • Take in the Kremlin, onion-domed St Basil’s and the famous Bolshoi Theatre • Spend three nights in St Petersburg and three nights in Moscow • Enjoy a fascinating introductory tour of the exquisite ‘Venice of the North’ • Visit the world-renowned Hermitage Museum • Daytime train journey from Moscow to St Petersburg • Six nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Holiday Inn Sokolniki, Moscow and the four-star Parklane Resort & Spa, St Petersburg* • Outbound flight to Moscow, returning from St Petersburg
Available Apr to Jul, Sep to Dec 2019, Feb to Apr 2020
Fly from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £969 • Birmingham £939 • Bristol £969 • Cardiff £1,019 • Durham Tees Valley £959 • Edinburgh £959 • Glasgow £959 • Heathrow £939 • Humberside £989 • Leeds/Bradford £989 • Manchester £939 • Newcastle £959 • Norwich £989
Optional Excursions • Kremlin & Red Square (half day) – from £42 • Highlights of Moscow (full day) – from £83 • Tsars’ Grand Palaces (full day) – from £72 • Cossack Folklore & Dinner (evening) – from £125 • Peter & Paul Fortress (half day) – from £57
Single Supplement from £175 Please note: Optional excursions must be booked prior to departure.
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Red Square, Moscow
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ombining three nights in Moscow, the beating heart of Mother Russia, and three in elegant St Petersburg, with its great squares and opulent palaces, its parks and network of canals, this hugely enjoyable seven-day holiday includes fascinating guided tours and opportunities to join optional excursions in both cities. With a daytime train journey between the cities, this is a richly contrasting Russian adventure of irresistible attraction, and one from which you’ll return immeasurably rewarded. Your guided city tours will show you the Kremlin, Red Square and St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow and the ornate Winter Palace, Peter & Paul Fortress and Admiralty Building in St Petersburg. One of the main highlights is your included entrance to the beautiful Hermitage Museum, with a guided tour of its phenomenal collection of art.
Your Hotels
Holiday Inn Sokolniki, Moscow HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 1-3 This hotel is located close to Sokolniki metro station and houses a bar, a restaurant and spa. All rooms have air conditioning, a TV and Wi-Fi.
Parklane Resort & Spa, St Petersburg Bed & Breakfast
HHHH nights 4-6
The hotel houses a restaurant, a bar and a spa with an indoor pool. All rooms come with TV, mini-bar, free Wi-Fi, safe and hairdryer. *In 2020 you will stay at the orignal Sokos Hotel Olympia Garden.
NEW for 2019
Turkish Gulet Cruising
Step aboard for an unforgettable week of sunshine, turquoise seas, Turkish hospitality and balmy nights under the stars.
SAVE
8-day Island Cruise Holiday from £899
£50
Marmaris Bodrum Town
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Join your stylish Gulet – a traditional Turkish wooden schooner – in vibrant Bodrum • Sail into the beautiful, unspoiled Gökova Gulf • Enjoy idyllic days at sea, with plenty of opportunities for swimming and snorkelling off the boat, and calls at a variety of coves and exquisite ports • Cruise to Alakisla Inlet and see the nearby Byzantine ruins • Overnight in fishing village Coketme • Discover Tuzla Bay and famous English Harbour • Enjoy a choice of optional excursions from Karacasögüt, including Iztutu beach’s sea turtles • Beautiful Sedir Island was – legend has it – visited by Anthony and Cleopatra • Overnight in Löngöz’s forested bay • Swim in Orak Island’s sparkling waters • Return via Pabuc Burnu for a last night in Bodrum • Seven nights’ full-board accommodation, including breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, on board on board your Turkish Gulet • Return flights to Bodrum • Return airport transfers
Available May, Jun, Aug to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Edinburgh £1,029 • Gatwick £919 • Luton £899 • Stansted £919
Extend Your Holiday Three-night four-star All-Inclusive Salmakis Resort, Bodrum extension from £230
A typical Turkish Gulet
Cruise the Aegean’s pristine waters aboard a traditional, twin-masted Gulet finished in gleaming hardwood and offering modern comforts. Stretch out on the sun deck, swim and snorkel to your heart’s content, and enjoy days of hidden coves or delightful ports of call and nights under skies awash with stars.
Begin in lively Bodrum, and spend a week cruising the beautiful Gökova Gulf, where highlights include idyllic Alakisla Inlet, picturesque fishing village Cökertme, sparkling Tuzla Bay and tiny English Harbour. Join optional excursions (payable locally) to bustling Mamaris or Dalyan, and call at Anthony and Cleopatra’s Sedir Island, exquisite Ballisu Cove and beautiful Löngöz, before returning to Bodrum for a last evening. With al fresco breakfasts, light lunches and dinners aboard, this is the perfect way to explore an idyllic corner of the world.
Your Gulet Cruise
Board Basis: Full-Board Your traditional, wooden Gulet is twin-masted, but with an inboard 440-horsepower engine for windless days. It offers excellent accommodation for a maximum of just 16 passengers, in eight comfortable cabins. In addition to a forward sunbathing area and aft dining quarter, the air-conditioned saloon has a TV, music system, refrigerator and ice-maker. There is also a second dining room and bar. Your vessel will carry snorkelling and fishing equipment. With fun-filled days and balmy nights spent aboard or ashore, this is the perfect way to explore the unspoiled Gökova Gulf.
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Croatia’s Istrian Rivera & Lake Bled Enjoy elegance and grandeur on the blue Adriatic, Roman glories, stunning scenery and one of Europe’s most beautiful lakes. SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £909
£50
Rovinj
Amphitheatre, Pula
Lake Bled
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week-long stay in elegant Opatija, former Habsburg dynasty retreat • Discover Roman Pula’s stunning amphitheatre • Visit picture-postcard-perfect Rovinj • Exquisite Lake Bled is Slovenia’s most charming attraction • Stunning waterfalls and breathtaking scenery in the Plitvice National Park • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Grand Hotel Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija • Return flights to Venice or Pula
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £969 • Edinburgh £879 • Gatwick £909 • Heathrow £959 • Leeds/Bradford £1,049 • Liverpool £969 • Luton £849 • Manchester £1,089 • Southend £949 • Stansted £879
Optional Excursions • Two Islands Boat Cruise (full day) – from £61 • Postojna Caves & Predjama Castle (full day) – from £42
Single Supplement from £118
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 20 minutes from Pula airport and three hours from Venice airport.
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Based in a beautifully appointed shore-side hotel in
the genteel resort of Opatija, former watering hole of the Viennese elite during the Hapsburg Empire, and now one of Croatia’s premier holiday havens, this holiday includes three marvellous excursions. Enjoy the delights of the Istrian Riviera, journey into beautiful Slovenia to the shores of exquisite Lake Bled and spend a wonderful day in the verdant surroundings of the glorious Plitvice National Park.
Take in the beauty of the Istrian peninsula, visiting Pula, with its vast Roman amphitheatre, the remarkable Lim Fjord and stunning Rovinj, which rises Venice-like out of the water and is topped by a Baroque church. Another included tour journeys into Slovenia to Lake Bled, with its offshore island and majestic castle, while another heads inland to the stunning Plitvice National Park, Croatia’s most celebrated and visited natural attraction. Optional excursions include a boat trip, with a traditional ‘fish picnic’ served by the crew, and another back into Slovenia, to the stunning caves at Postojna and to majestic Predjama Castle.
Your Hotel
Grand Hotel Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija Half-Board
HHHH
Overlooking the harbour leading into Opatia’s centre, this hotel boasts gardens, restaurant, bar with Wi-Fi, spa (treatments payable locally), pool, sauna and Jacuzzi. Air-conditioned rooms have TV, hairdryer, Internet access, fridge, safe and telephone. Sea views rooms are available for a supplement.
Four-star Ship
Croatian Island Cruise on board MS Mendula
Enjoy a glorious week of blue waters, hidden coves and delightful ports of call, discovered from the comforts of your ‘private yacht’. SAVE
8-day Island Cruise holiday from £1,359
£50
Korcula
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Join MS Mendula close to Dubrovnik • Cruise through the idyllic Elaphiti Isles, calling at stunning Mljet • Visit picture-book Scedro and famously chic Hvar • Discover and explore stunning Roman Split, Croatia’s wonderful second city • Entrance fees to Mljet National Park, Split’s Diocletian Palace, and the cathedral • Enjoy the Captain’s Dinner in glorious Brač • Visit Korcula where, legend has it, Marco Polo was born • Discover and explore walled Dubrovnik, ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’ • Guided tours of Hvar, Split, Korcula and Dubrovnik • Lots of opportunities for swimming and snorkelling • Seven nights’ accommodation on board MS Mendula in a lower deck cabin (upgrade cabins are available for a supplement) • Breakfast each day, five lunches and two evening meals, including the Captain’s Dinner • Return flights to Dubrovnik • Return airport transfers
MS Mendula
Cruise through the warm, blue waters of the Adriatic Sea,
gently island-hopping on board beautiful, twin-masted MS Mendula, your delightful air-conditioned ‘private yacht’. With up to just 31 passengers, Mendula is small enough to get into some of Croatia’s most picturesque harbours and idyllic ‘hidden coves’, and is a perfect floating ‘home-fromhome’ in which to visit Croatia’s ancient cities, and idyllic off-shore isles.
Your Cabin Choices
MS Mendula
The price of your holiday includes accommodation in a lower deck cabin. These cabins have a double bed, with a porthole in both the cabin and bathroom.
May to Oct 2019 Category A
Your Upgrade Cabin Choices Category A Main Deck Cabin Price from £1,545 These cabins have two single beds/double bed, a window in the cabin and a porthole in the bathroom.
• Birmingham £1,469 • Edinburgh £1,489 • Gatwick £1,359 • Luton £1,379 • Manchester £1,469 • Southend £1,409 • Stansted £1,379
Category A+ Upper Deck Cabin
Single Supplement from £349* *The Category A single cabin is 6.5m2 which is much smaller than the twin cabins and is located on Main Deck.
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Designed in 2011, this beautiful airconditioned yacht, offers 16 comfortable cabins, arranged in three categories. All cabins are furnished with a dresser, chair, safe, hairdryer and closet.
Available Fly direct from these airports. Prices from
MS Mendula
Category A+
Price from £1,690
These cabins have two single beds, a window in the cabin and a porthole in the bathroom.
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Dubrovnik, Montenegro & the Dalmatian Coast
On this marvellous two-centre holiday you’ll discover one of Europe’s most idyllic regions, on the shores of the Blue Adriatic.
SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £909
£50
Mostar Bridge
Dubrovnik
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights on the beautiful Makarska Riviera • Discover and explore Roman Split • Visit walled island-city Trogir • Spend a day in the beautiful Krka National Park • Journey south via historic Mostar • Four nights are spent close to walled Dubrovnik • Explore Dubrovnik, the exquisite ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’ • Spend a full day discovering idyllic Montenegro, one of ‘new Europe’s’ most sparkling jewels • See the Bay of Kotor, southern Europe’s largest ‘fjord’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Hotel Ivando, Drvenik and the three-star Hotel Tirena, Dubrovnik • Return flights to Dubrovnik
Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £1,069 • Bristol £969 • East Midlands £1,039 • Edinburgh £979 • Gatwick £929 • Glasgow £1,209 • Leeds/Bradford £1,049 • Manchester £969 • Newcastle £1,049 • Stansted £909
Single Supplement from £146
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is three hours on arrival and 30 minutes on departure.
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You’ll spend the first three nights of this marvellous
holiday on the sun-kissed reaches of the sweeping Makarska Riviera, with included visits to vibrant Split and walled, island-city Trogir. You’ll then head south, via historic Mostar and its famous bridge, for four nights close to peerless Dubrovnik, with a day in the walled city and a tour of stunning Montenegro to complete a hugely memorable time.
Highlights include Split’s crumbling Roman ruins, Trogir’s Romanesque cathedral and seafront promenade, and the beautiful Krka National Park, before you journey across the Neretva Delta to Mostar. Get to know stunning Dubrovnik, joining a guided tour of the Old Town, before a last included tour to the breathtakingly beautiful country of Montenegro, where highlights include the spectacular Bay of Kotor.
Your Hotels
Hotel Ivando, Drvenik Half-Board
HHHH nights 1-3
This well appointed hotel is situated in the small village of Drvenik, approximately 60 metres from the crystal clear blue waters and white pebble beach.
Hotel Tirena, Dubrovnik Half-Board
HHH nights 4-7
Situated in the quiet Babin Kuk peninsular, only 250 metres from the sea, this hotel has a restaurant, lobby bar, an outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area, lounge area, lift, reception and a snack bar.
Cyprus Discovered
Discover and explore the delights of Aphrodite’s Isle on this escorted holiday to one of the Mediterranean’s most favoured corners. SAVE
8-day escorted holiday from £559
£50
Paphos
Aphrodite’s Rock
Loukoumi
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week soaking up some winter sun • A walking tour of ancient Pano Paphos • Enjoy a tour of the snow-capped Troödos Mountains • Visit Petra tou Romiou – Aphrodite’s Rock – birthplace, legend has it, of the goddess • Discover bustling Limassol, with its old port and castle • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Veronica, Paphos (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Paphos
Available Oct & Nov 2019, Mar to May 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £619 • Bristol £619 • East Midlands £619 • Edinburgh £619 • Gatwick £559 • Liverpool £619 • Luton £559 • Manchester £619 • Stansted £559
Optional Excursions • Nicosia – from £60 • Authentic Cyprus – from £61
Single Supplement from £116
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rom your base in the coastal resort of Paphos, with its UNESCO-listed old town, enjoy three wonderful excursions in the company of your tour manager. Discover Paphos’ fascinating history on a walking tour, explore the snow-capped Troödos Mountains, journey to Aphrodite’s birthplace and take in bustling Limassol. With plenty of time for relaxation, and the chance to join two other optional excursions, this is a perfect way to get to know delightful Cyprus and its charms.
Your Hotel Choices
Hotel Veronica, Paphos HHH Half-Board Price from £559 This small and friendly hotel is situated very close to Paphos. Facilities include a pool, bar and lounge area. The rooms are simply furnished but comfortable. Each has a TV, air conditioning and a balcony.
Hotel Dionysos, Paphos HHH Half-Board Price from £680 Close to the beach, this popular hotel offers a pool, bar and restaurant, à la carte Italian restaurant, reception, café and a lift. Air-conditioned rooms offer TV, tea/coffeemaking facilities and a balcony.
Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris, Paphos HHHH Half-Board Price from £750
Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.
This beachside hotel includes two pools, spa, four restaurants, bars, free Wi-Fi and lifts. Air-conditioned rooms offer satellite TV, fridge, safe and balcony.
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Hand-Picked Resort
Lake Garda
Offering a taste of the Mediterranean along its sunny shores, idyllic Garda is the perfect ‘lakes and mountains’ holiday choice. SAVE
8-day resort-based holiday from £449
£50
Torbole
Available Apr to Oct 2019
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £799 • Belfast £549 • Birmingham £549 • Bournemouth £709 • Bristol £559 • Cardiff £559 • Durham Tees Valley £799 • East Midlands £649 • Edinburgh £599 • Gatwick £449 • Humberside £769 • Inverness £839 • Leeds/Bradford £659 • Luton £539 • Manchester £599 • Newquay £719 • Norwich £709 • Southampton £779 • Stansted £499
Includes Hotel accommodation, flights, airport transfers and an experienced holiday manager in resort
Single Supplement from £19
Things to see and do...
Choose from a wide selection of carefully selected hotels
in a quartet of hand-picked, highly favoured locations, and enjoy a relaxed stay on the sun-blessed shores of this, Italy’s largest, most spectacular and most popular lake. With clear blue waters fringed by stylish, elegant, colourful resorts, flanked by groves of citrus trees or olives, or backed by the wooded slopes of craggy mountains, this is a perfect picture-postcard scene which has drawn visitors down the years.
n equable microclimate offers a Mediterranean-like feel to A holidays spent on Garda’s beautiful shores, with warm days cooled by the famous breezes, and balmy evenings often under the stars. Throughout the day, the resorts bustle with life, with the shops and cafés, bars and restaurants all vying for business. By early evening, the streets are thronged with locals and vistors alike enjoying a passeggiata, or traditional stroll. Across the lake, the local ferries ply their trade between the resorts, and colourful sailboats and windsurfers hint at more energetic pursuits.
Enjoy the amenities at your chosen hotel Stroll the lakeside promenade Sunbathe on the lake shore Enjoy long lunches or a delicious ice-cream Board a boat for a cruise – take in walled Peschiera, Sirmione’s Scaligera Castle, Gardone Riviera’s Grand Hotel or Desenzano, Roman settlement and the lake’s largest town Verona’s world-famous opera provides more highbrow entertainment Rent a bike or take a hike in the hills above Shop for locally produced handicrafts Join an excursion to Venice, medieval Verona, a tour of the lake or the Dolomite mountains
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Optional Excursions • Verona (half day) – from £28 • Venice (full day) – from £61 • Lake Tour (full day) – from £45 • The Dolomites (full day) – from £36
Your resort choices Malcesine, Torbole, Riva del Garda & Limone Your Hotel Choices
Malcesine Bustling Malcesine (Mal-ches-in-ay), on the lake’s eastern shore, its colourful little port overlooked by a turreted castle, and brimming with small craft and windsurfers has been a long-time favorite of Newmarket clients over very many years.
Hotel Modena, Malcesine Bed & Breakfast Price from £449
This small & friendly hotel is located in the heart of the pedestrianised old centre of Malcesine.
Drago Hotel, Malcesine/Brenzone Half-Board HHH Price from £560 Malcesine
hree miles south of the resort, this very T popular hotel has welcomed our guests for many years.
Hotel Geier, Torbole Bed & Breakfast HHH Price from £475
Torbole
ocated right in the heart of Torbole, L this well run hotel, which has recently been renovated, enjoys a wonderful lakeside position.
Sun-blessed Torbole, also on Garda’s picturesque mountain-backed north-east shore, offers a vibrant café life, a lakeside promenade and of course splendid views of the activities on the water.
Hotel Angelini, Torbole Half-Board HHH Price from £554 his family-run three-star hotel is T located on the edge of Torbole, very close to the lake. Torbole
Piccolo Mondo, Torbole Half-Board HHHH Price from £736 his charming hotel is very well known T for its high standard of cuisine.
Riva del Garda
Hotel Garda, Riva del Garda Half-Board HHHH Price from £962
The most northerly, and the largest of our selected resorts, Riva is a stylish, elegant town, which served as as important port and link between north and south for centuries.
art of the family-owned Tonelli group P of hotels, this stylish hotel is set just 200 metres from the lake-shore of Riva.
Savoy Palace Hotel, Riva del Garda Half-Board (drinks included) HHHH Price from £1,034
Riva del Garda
Limone
his popular hotel is set in a quiet area T of modern Riva, some 300 metres from the lake, and close to shops and bars.
Hotel Europa, Limone Bed & Breakfast HHH Price from £494 I n a wonderful elevated position overlooking the resort and the lake beyond.
Delightful Limone, on the lake’s northwestern shore, is named for the terraced citrus groves that dot the surrounding hillsides. Limone is every inch the perfect holiday resort.
Royal Village Hotel, Limone Half-Board (drinks included) HHHH Price from £639 his hotel is situated high above the T resort, a 10-minute walk downhill to the lake and town centre.
Limone
For our full range of 16 relaxing hotels please see our website for details
Hotel all’Azzurro, Limone Half-Board (drinks included) HHH Price from £620 his very popular hotel is ideally located T right on the lakeside, next to the ferry landing stage in the heart of the resort.
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André Rieu – Vrijthof Concert, Maastricht This special series of summer concerts are sure to be a wonderful not‑to‑be-missed experience! SAVE
3- or 5-day air-inclusive break from £509
£50
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A seated ticket to see André Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra live in concert on the Vrijthof Square in Maastricht (ticket upgrades available – see opposite for details) • A visit to Maastricht • Visits to Amsterdam and Antwerp (5-day break only) • Two or four nights’ bed and continental breakfast accommodation at a four-star standard hotel in the Eindhoven area in The Netherlands (the name and location of your hotel will be confirmed at the time of your booking and on your reservation confirmation) • Return flights to Amsterdam
Available 4, 6, 11 & 13 Jul 2019 (3-day break) 5, 10 & 12 Jul 2019 (5-day break)
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £619 • Belfast (3-day break only) £599 • Birmingham £569 • Bristol £579 • Cardiff £599 • Durham Tees Valley £589 • Edinburgh £589 • Gatwick £539 • Glasgow £619 • Heathrow £569 • Humberside £599 • Leeds/Bradford £569 • Liverpool £539 • Luton £509 • Manchester £559 • Newcastle £609 • Norwich £569 • Southampton £629 • Southend £509 • Stansted £529
Travel by Eurostar™ (5-day break) from £629
ravel by Eurostar™ from London St Pancras T International or Ebbsfleet International. Please call us for more information.
*Dates and itineraries vary if travelling by Eurostar™. Please see our website for full details.
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ach year André Rieu, the ‘Waltz King of Europe’ performs a series of concerts in his hometown of Maastricht in the Netherlands. Fly from an airport near you, on a choice of tremendous value three- or extended five-day breaks, to enjoy one of these spectacular, specially themed concerts, including delightful melodies from opera, musicals, film and the world of classical music, plus a few catchy waltzes! Acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest living musical legends, Dutch-born André Rieu was classically trained, and is now an accomplished violinist, an excellent conductor and a truly great showman. With his orchestra, choir, soloists and special guests he brings a delightful and innovative approach to his concerts, recreating the atmosphere of 19th-century Viennese Dance Halls. Rapt audiences sway with the music, hum along and even dance in the aisles – it all happens! During the concert – the highlight of each break – you will hear music from across André’s repertoire, from his first major hit album, ‘Strauss & Co’ to his latest release, ‘Romantic Moments II’. It will be a wonderful not-to-bemissed experience! Fly into Amsterdam on the three-day tour and transfer by coach to enjoy a two-night stay in a hotel in the Eindhoven area. The highlight of your stay will be the afternoon and evening in Maastricht, where you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the delights of the medieval city, with its cobbled streets, cafés, bars and shops, before taking your seat on the Vrijthof Square for the unforgettable experience of seeing André Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra, Choir, Soloists and Special Guests in concert.
On the hugely popular extended 5-day break in addition to the concert in Maastricht, you’ll enjoy two wonderful additional days, the first spent in colourful Dutch capital Amsterdam, with its canals and cobblestones, its renowned museums, bars and cafés. A second included tour takes in medieval gem Antwerp, the ‘Diamond Capital of the World’, with its vast Grote Market square, pretty cobbled streets, the Rubens’ House Museum and towering Gothic cathedral.
Eurostar™-Inclusive Breaks
As an alternative to flying to Amsterdam, ‘let the train take the strain’. Travel aboard the superfast Eurostar service from London St Pancras International or Ebbsfleet International to Brussels, before transferring by coach to a comfortable, four-star standard hotel in the Eindhoven area (five-day break), to enjoy the itineraries and the André Rieu and The Johann Strauss Orchestra concert in Maastricht as described above. At the end of the break a coach will transfer you back to Brussels Midi station for your return journey.
Your Hotel
Eindhoven area hotel HHHH Bed & Breakfast You will stay in a good quality four-star standard hotel in the Eindhoven area. Bedrooms have private facilities, a trouser press and hairdryer. All the hotels have good bars and restaurants and you are assured of a warm welcome.
Please note: Some of the hotels we use have not been officially star rated, but have been assessed by us as the equivalent of a four-star standard hotel.
Your concert ticket + upgrades
All Air & Eurostar™ Inclusive breaks in this brochure include a Category 5 €59.00 seated ticket . You can upgrade your seat(s) to Categories 4, 3, 2, 1 or Premium for the following supplements. Prices are per person and include a booking fee.
Optional Excursions
Ticket Upgrade Supplements
• Maastricht Summertime Cruise – £11 • Amsterdam Cheese & Wine Cruise (5-day break only)– £39
• Category 4 (€69.00) ticket – £16 • Category 3 (€79.00) ticket – £36 • Category 2 (€92.00) ticket – £53 • Category 1 (€102.00) ticket – £70 • Premium (€125.00) ticket – £100
Vrijthof Concert Seating Plan Stage
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Please note this is an outdoor concert with no tiered seating. You will be required to walk between your coach transfer drop‑off /pick-up points and the venue. The concert will commence at approximately 9pm and will finish at about 11:45pm. Please note: We are unable to guarantee in which block you will be seated.
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Oberammergau 2020 & Delightful Lake Garda
Experience the extraordinary wonder of the Passion Play, and all the pleasures of a delightful ‘lakes and mountains’ holiday. SAVE
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10-day escorted holiday from £1,899
£50
Salzburg Castle
Oberammergau Passion Play
Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Category 2 ticket for the 2020 Passion Play • Souvenir Passion Play textbook • Discover ‘Sound of Music’ city Salzburg • Visits to Innsbruck, a Dolomite village, Lake Garda tour and Verona • Two nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Hotel Moserhof in Breitenwang, Reutte, Tyrol • One night’s bed and breakfast accommodation in a three/four-star guest house in Oberammergau or surrounding area • Six nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation in a four-star hotel on the shores of Lake Garda • Evening meal during the play interval • Outbound flights to Germany, returning from Italy
Available May to Oct 2020
Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £2,049 • Bristol £2,069 • Edinburgh £1,929 • Gatwick £1,899 • Leeds/Bradford £1,959 • Luton £1,899 • Manchester £1,919 • Southampton £1,949 • Stansted £1,899
Optional Excursion • Venice (full day) – £58
Single Supplement from £278 Transfer times: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours. Your return flight will depart from Verona, Venice or Bergamo Airports and transfer times are one hour for Verona, two hours for Bergamo and approximately three hours for Venice Airport. Passion Play Seating: You will be allocated a Category 2 ticket for the Oberammergau 2020 Passion Play. We are unable to confirm the exact seat numbers in advance. Please see our website for the seating plan.
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Oberammergau Passion Play
Once every ten years, some 1,500 residents of Bavarian
village Oberammergau re-enact the last week of the Life of Christ on a vast open-air stage in front of some 5,000 spectators, a true once-in-a-lifetime experience. Combine a visit to Oberammergau with stays in the Austrian Tyrol and on Garda’s shores.
Begin in a traditional Tyrolean hotel, enjoying a warm welcome and a day in ‘Sound of Music’ city Salzburg, before journeying to Oberammergau for the Passion Play. Stay in a local guesthouse, before heading south, via elegant Innsbruck, to Lake Garda. Rest and relax by blue waters, discover medieval gem Verona on an included tour, and perhaps complete a memorable holiday by joining an optional excursion to incomparable Venice.
Your Hotels
Hotel Moserhof, Breitenwang HHHH Half-Board nights 1-2 This delightful Tyrolean hotel, offers a traditional welcome, well-appointed rooms, wellness centre with plunge pool, sauna and steam room, terrace, lounge and restaurant.
Guest House, Oberammergau Bed & Breakfast night 3 You will stay in a local three- or four-star guest house allocated by the Passion Play organisers.
Various, Lake Garda Half-Board
HHHH nights 4-9
You will enjoy a four-star hotel in one of a selection of wonderful shore-side locations, depending upon your departure date.
More ‘must-see’ destinations!
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Jersey – The Sun‑Kissed Channel Isle Enjoy rest, relaxation and some fascinating exploration on Britain’s famously sun-kissed southern outpost – it’s Europe without the Euro!
6-day escorted holiday Available Apr to Oct 2019 Fly direct. Prices from • Birmingham £592 • Bristol £619
• Doncaster £559 • East Midlands £599 • Exeter £599 • Gatwick £509 • Leeds/Bradford £652 • Liverpool £529 • London City £592 • Luton £522 • Manchester £589 • Southampton £572 • Southend £522
Capri, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast Discover the charm and warm hospitality of the Neapolitan Riviera, one of the Mediterranean’s most highly favoured corners.
8-day escorted holiday Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2019 Fly direct. Prices from • Belfast £940 • Bristol £919
• East Midlands £919 • Edinburgh £919 • Gatwick £890 • Liverpool £899 • Luton £819 • Manchester £899 • Stansted £879
Carcassonne, Avignon & Provence Journey through the rolling countryside of Provence, as its historic UNESCO-listed crowning glories are thrillingly brought to life.
8-day escorted holiday Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2019 Fly from. Prices from • Aberdeen £949 • Birmingham £899
Savour and enjoy a twocentre discovery of each of the Mediterranean’s southern island outposts, both brimming with fascination and interest.
10-day escorted holiday Available Oct & Nov 2019, Mar & Apr 2020 Fly from. Prices from • Gatwick £969 • Luton £1,059
• Bristol £669 • Durham Tees Valley £919 • Edinburgh £779 • Gatwick £649 • Glasgow £819 • Heathrow £729 • Humberside £919 • Leeds/Bradford £899 • Luton £679 • Manchester £899 • Norwich £919 • Stansted £649
Malta & Sicily • Manchester £1,089
Jerusalem, Galilee & The Holy Land Discover one of the World’s most extraordinary, timeless – and time-weathered – corners, a sacred land forged over centuries.
8-day escorted holiday Available Feb to May, Sep to Nov 2019, Feb to May 2020 Fly direct. Prices from • Luton £1,489 • Manchester £1,639
Cape Town, the Garden Route & ‘Big Five Safaris’ Experience one of the world’s most beautiful cities, some startling scenery, and the giants of the animal kingdom.
11-day escorted holiday Available May, Sep to Nov 2019, Jan to May,
Sep to Nov 2020
Fly from. Prices from • Glasgow £1,999 • Heathrow £1,999 • Manchester £1,999
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Classic British cruising Join one of a quartet of beautiful, British-operated ships, in a selection of UK ports. Whether you step aboard for a few nights, a few weeks or even a few months, you will be assured of the warmest of welcomes, fine food in stylish surroundings, first-class entertainment, a comfortable cabin and some fascinating ports of call.
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Daytime Fun and Glittering Nights
From the time you awake each morning until you retire to your cabin each night, there will be a host of enjoyable activities aboard or ashore.
Exciting Shore Excursions For many, the highlight of a cruise is the chance, on arrival in each new destination, to go ashore to explore on an organised optional shore excursion, in the company of friendly, knowledgeable guides.
Adult-Only and ‘All-Ages’ Cruising For the most part, the ships operate traditional cruises for adult passengers and teenagers aged 16 and over at the time of sailing, accompanied by an adult.
Introducing the beautiful fleet...
Glittering Columbus Sleek Magellan Join flagship Columbus as she sails from her Tilbury home port on a hugely enjoyable programme, including winter-warming festive voyages, Round Britain sailings, and cruises to the Fjords and the Baltic Sea. Enjoy her fine on-board amenities, contemporary style and traditional, friendly welcome.
Hugely popular Magellan offers opportunities to enjoy the joys of no-flying cruising from various UK ports. Aboard, you’ll discover a touch of contemporary chic combined with the traditional warmth and friendly welcome that are the hallmarks of the line.
Elegant Marco Polo
Marco Polo will continue her illustrious career with a series of wonderful voyages from regional ports to some delightful corners of the world, bringing opportunities for yet more British cruise holidaymakers to experience the elegance and tradition of the muchloved vessel.
Intimate Astoria
With sailings from the south coast ports of Poole and Portsmouth, as well as northeast gateway Hull, beautifully appointed, 550-passenger Astoria, with her classic profile, fine lines and range of on-board amenities, is every inch the perfect complement to her sister ships.
For the full 2019/2020 sailing programme, see our website www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/cruises
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Summertime Fjordland Sailing from Liverpool
12 days departing Aug 18th 2019
ALL AGES CRUISE
Bring along the family from £199 per child! Call for details Aurlandsfjord, Norway
Cruise Ship Magellan
SAVER FARE – SAVE UP TO 45%* Selected cabin prices per person from Cabin Type
Voyager (Inner) 4 Premium (Inner) Voyager 9 Superior JS Junior Suite Single Cabin Aurlandsfjord, Norway
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Liverpool, UK Departing 20:00 Dublin, Ireland At sea Lerwick, Shetland Isles Bergen, Norway Olden, Norway Cruise Nordfjord
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Geiranger, Norway Cruise Geirangerfjord Flåm, Aurlandsfjord, Norway Cruise Sognefjord Eidfjord, Norway Cruise Hardangerfjord Stavanger, Norway At sea Liverpool, UK Arriving 12:00
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British Isles Discovery Sailing from Bristol
12 days departing Sep 1st 2019
Geiranger Olden Flåm Eidfjord
Lerwick
Bergen Stavanger
To Dublin Liverpool
Highland Cow, Isle of Mull
Cruise Ship Magellan
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Honfleur, France
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Bristol, UK Departing 18:30 At sea Honfleur, France At sea Invergordon, Scotland Kirkwall, Orkney Isles
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Lerwick, Shetland Isles At sea Tobermory, Isle of Mull Belfast, Northern Ireland Ringaskiddy, Ireland for tours to Cork Bristol, UK Arriving 08:00
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Lerwick
Kirkwall
Belfast Ringaskiddy
Bristol
Honfleur
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British Isles & Cities Discovery Sailing from Tilbury
11 days departing Oct 6th 2019
Honfleur, France
Cruise Ship Columbus
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Voyager (Inner) 4 Premium (Inner) Voyager 9 Superior JS Junior Suite Single Cabin Tobermory, Isle of Mull
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Dublin, Ireland St Mary’s, Isle of Scilly Plymouth Honfleur, France Tilbury, London, UK Arriving 07:00
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London Tilbury St Mary’s
Plymouth
Rotterdam Honfleur
Iceland & Land of the Northern Lights Sailing from Tilbury
Tobermory
Belfast
Day 2 3 4 5 6
Kirkwall
13 days departing Oct 12th 2019
Reykjavík
Cruise Ship Marco Polo
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Voyager (Inner) 4 Premium (Inner) Voyager 9 Superior 12 Premium JS Junior Suite Single Cabin Akureyri, Iceland
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London, Tilbury, UK Departing 16:00 At sea Kollafjørður, Faroe Islands At sea Akureyri, Iceland
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Reykjavík, Iceland At sea Kirkwall, Orkney Isles At sea London, Tilbury, UK Arriving 08:00
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British Isles Discovery Sailing from Tilbury
12 days departing Jun 16th 2020
Tresco Abbey, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
Cruise Ship Columbus
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Portree, Isle of Skye
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Belfast, Northern Ireland Ringaskiddy, Ireland for tours to Cork St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly St Peter Port, Guernsey Honfleur, France Tilbury, London, UK Arriving 08:00
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Majestic Fjordland Sailing from Newcastle** Dundee**
Invergordon Tobermory
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Portree
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Ringaskiddy
London Tilbury St Mary’s St Peter Port
Rotterdam
Honfleur
Geirangerfjord, Norway
Cruise Ship Magellan
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Voyager (Inner) 4 Premium (Inner) Voyager 9 Superior JS Junior Suite Single Cabin Geirangerfjord, Norway
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Flåm, Norway Cruise Sognefjord At sea Newcastle, UK Arriving 06:00 Dundee, Scotland, UK Arriving 10:30
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**Departures from Newcastle or Dundee will return to their respective ports.
Indicates ports where shore arrangements will be made by ship’s tender.
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Portugal, Gibraltar & Springtime Spain Sailing from Bristol
14 days departing Apr 25th 2020
Casablanca, Morocco
Lisbon
Cruise Ship Marco Polo
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Bristol, Avonmouth, UK Departing 19:15 At sea Lisbon, Portugal At sea Gibraltar, BCC Casablanca, Morocco for Marrakesh
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Canary Islands & Madeira Sailing from Tilbury
16 days departing Oct 4th 2020
Bristol
Leixoes Lisbon Cadiz Gibraltar Casablanca
Arrecife, Lanzarote
Cruise Ship Columbus
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Tilbury, London, UK Departing 15:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands At sea Gibraltar, BCC At sea Arrecife, Lanzarote Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Funchal, Madeira At sea Lisbon, Portugal At sea Tilbury, London, UK Arriving 09:00
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Lisbon Gibraltar Funchal Santa Cruz Arrecife de Tenerife Las Palmas
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French Festive Getaway Sailing from Tilbury
5 days departing Dec 8th 2019
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Cruise Ship Magellan
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Christmas Markets to Antwerp Sailing from Tilbury
3 days departing Dec 9th 2019
Cruise Ship Columbus
Cruise Ship Columbus
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French Christmas Markets, River Seine Experience Sailing from Tilbury
4 days departing Dec 15th 2019
Cruise Ship Magellan
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17 days departing Cruise Ship Dec 21st 2019 Columbus
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Christmas, New Year Canaries & Madeira Sailing from Bristol
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Christmas, New Year Canaries & Madeira Cruise Sailing from Tilbury
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German Christmas Markets, Amsterdam & Antwerp 6 days departing Dec 11th 2019
Inner £589 £449 4 Premium £799 £599 Voyager £799 £599 9 Superior £1009 £759 JS Suite £1889 £1419
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*Terms & Conditions: All Cruise offers apply to new bookings made between 5 March & 31 March 2019. Offers are based on passengers sharing a twin cabin. Prices shown are per person and are for the lowest-available cabin type on the lowest-priced sailing where multiple dates are available. Discounts will be confirmed and added to your booking before purchase. Further offer details are available online – visit www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/offers. Offers are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time. Prices correct at time of going to print on 21st Feb 2019.
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European River Cruising Welcome to our collection of 2019 river cruises aboard the A-ROSA fleet of fine, contemporary vessels. These great value holidays feature all-inclusive drinks arrangements, a high standard of accommodation, flexible dining to suit you, and a host of activities aboard or ashore. They offer a wonderful way to discover some of Europe’s scenic corners in relaxed style and the knowledge that you are travelling with an award-winning tour operator and hugely respected river-cruise line. Choose from five beautiful rivers, travelling by air, perhaps by rail or making your own way to the embarkation port, to step aboard ship for a holiday crammed with fascination and enjoyment from start to finish.
A-ROSA – river cruising
your way!
Rest and relax, take in the passing scenery, enjoy a host of onboard amenities, including a panoramic lounge, vast sun deck and Spa, the comforts of your contemporary cabin, and the freedom and flexibility of extended dining hours and all-inclusive drinks arrangements. Each cruise features some delightful ports of call, where you may step ashore and explore at your leisure, or on an included or optional excursion. Travel by air or rail, or perhaps join the ship at the quayside, and step aboard to savour all the delights of river cruising in style.
All-Inclusive Enjoy full board accommodation in your chosen cabin, with top quality beverages included throughout the day, and sumptuous buffet meals served at generous, flexible mealtimes. Dine how you wish, when you wish.
Make yourself at home... Your air-conditioned cabin will offer a comfortable bed, wellappointed bathroom, flat-screen TV, direct-dial telephone, free Wi-Fi and complimentary bathrobe, pool towel and slippers. All cabins boast windows from which to take in the passing views and higher-grade options offer ‘Juliet balcony’, and some suites a full balcony. *Terms & Conditions: This offer applies to new bookings made between 1st and 31st March 2019 on river cruises on board A-ROSA only. Prices shown online do not include the discount. Call us and quote the promo code (RIVER100) to receive a £100 per person discount on your booking. The offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offer, is subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.
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Classic Rhine Cruise to Switzerland 8-Day River Cruise | By Air from £1,609 27 Apr, 28 Jun, 12 Jul, 2 & 23 Aug, 15 & 22 Sep 2019 Join your magnificent A-ROSA ship in Rhineland capital Cologne for a classic journey, sailing upstream overnight to arrive by late morning in the great city of Mainz. Enjoy a walking tour of a place famed as the hometown of Johannes Gutenburg, the father of the printing press, and boasting a stupendous, six-towered cathedral and a delightful old town of narrow cobbled streets, before you sail on to moor overnight near Alsace capital Strasbourg. Here, take the opportunity to discover the city’s famed Petite France quarter before heading on to elegant Swiss Basel, and the chance to explore the city and the scenic glories beyond.
Rhine Gorge, UNESCO World Heritage
Returning downstream, a call is made at Black Forest gateway Breisach, before a last unforgettable day’s cruising sees you sail through the glorious UNESCO-listed Rhine Gorge, with all its classic sights. A last evening can be spent ashore in historic Koblenz, where a walking tour and a gondola ride across the river are included, before your A-ROSA ship returns to Cologne at the end of a marvellous, classic Rhine voyage.
The Dutch Waterways, Ghent & Antwerp 8-Day River Cruise | By Air from £1,469 | 18 May, 1 Jun, 6 & 27 Jul, 14 Sep, 12 & 23 Oct 2019 This cruise sees you head from historic Cologne, past Düsseldorf and on to Holland’s Markermeer and ancient ‘Golden Age’ port Hoorn.
Classic Danube Explorer
8-Day River Cruise | By Air from £1,519 | 7 & 28 Apr, 19 May, 7 Jul, 11 Aug, 8 Sep, 13 Oct 2019 Explore Europe’s second longest river on a stylish, contemporary A-ROSA river cruise ship. Sail through Germany, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, experiencing their beautiful cities.
Danube Discoverer 6-Day River Cruise | By Air from £1,179 | 20, 25 & 30 Oct 2019 This cruise is the perfect way to see the riverside capitals of Austria, Hungary and Slovakia. From the moment you step aboard you’ll be free to do as little or as much as you wish.
Paris, Normandy & the Seine at Christmastime 5-Day River Cruise | By Air from £759 | 28 Nov, 2, 10, 18 Dec 2019 Cruise along the tree-lined meanders of the River Seine with visits to the historic ports of Les Andelys, Caudebec-en-Caux, Rouen and Vernon, and to the glorious French capital – Paris.
Danube Christmas Markets 5-Day River Cruise | By Air from £889 | 29 Nov 7 & 15 Dec 2019 Get your Christmas off to a magical start on this wonderful A-ROSA river cruise along the Austrian stretch of the Danube.
Rhine Christmas Markets 5-Day River Cruise | By Air from £819 | 28 Nov, 2, 10, 14 Dec 2019 Enjoy the choice and comfort on this wonderfully festive cruise along the Rhine. Explore a trio of great Rhineland cities, and pick up a few Christmas presents on the way.
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