Stunning St. Anton & High Alps Explorer

The cities featured on our Austria tour are elegant and inspiring, with the Viennese coffee houses and traditional bistros as highly regarded as the impressive churches, cathedrals and abbeys. You'll travel through deep, forested valleys, around scenic lakes and along winding roads cut right into the mountainside as you progress on your Austrian tour. Many holidaymakers find the stunning natural beauty of this alpine wonderland is just as enthralling as the historic cities.

Holiday Inclusions
* Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
* Door-to-Door service
* Return ferry crossings
* Coach travel throughout
* Excursions as listed

Additional Information
This holiday requires a full UK Passport with at least 6 months of validity from the date your holiday returns to the UK.Outbound Journey
Enjoy a 'Door-to-Door' home collection this morning before we make our way to the port and board our overnight cruise ferry. Following your included dinner on board, you can enjoy a flutter in the Casino, watch in a movie in the Cinema, or tap your feet to some of the fabulous cabaret entertainment before settling into your cabin, and sailing to Europe. We disembark after breakfast on day 2 and journey through Holland and Germany to our overnight stay with dinner.

St. Anton
On day 3 we continue to Austria and the beautiful resort of St. Anton, arriving at our hotel in time to relax and freshen up before dinner. Day 4 is free to relax and familiarise yourself with the local area. Take advantage of your included 'St. Anton Summer Pass', which offers a return journey on the cable car, entry to the St. Anton Museum and indoor swimming pool, and complimentary use of local bus services.

Bregenz & Lindau
After breakfast on day 5, we make our way to Bregenz, framed by impressive mountain chains and nestled by Lake Constance. Enjoy some time at leisure to explore the medieval centre of the city and see the landmark Baroque onion spire of St. Martin's Tower. You can then enjoy a cruise return cruise on Lake Constance to the island town of Lindau, which is brimming with medieval and half-timbered buildings!

Land Train & Winery
We include an informative guided tour on day 6 to discover all about Liechtenstein, the 25km-long principality located between Austria and Switzerland. We will then visit the Postal Museum and discover a fascinating history through a collection of rare stamps and historic documents before you receive you very own souvenir stamp! Your afternoon includes more sightseeing aboard the City's 'Land Train, taking in the old town, Liechtenstein Castle, and the Rhine Park Stadium before we culminate our day with a visit to the Prince of Liechtenstein Winery! Here you can enjoy wine tasting and receive a souvenir wine glass, decorated with the Princely coat of arms, before we return to the hotel.

Mountain Railway
Our morning on day 7 is spent in the beautiful medieval town of Feldkirch. Enjoy some free time to explore its medieval arcades and winding alleys, and perhaps visit Schattenburg Castle for lovely views over the old town. We then continue to Chur and join the "Arosabahn", a wonderful mountain railway journey that ascends 1,000 metres to the bustling town of Arosa. You will then have some free time to explore the town before our descent and return to the hotel.

Return Journey
We bid farewell to Austria on day 8 and retrace our steps back through the magnificent scenery to our overnight hotel. On day 9, we return to Holland and then board our overnight sailing back to the UK. Again, dinner, breakfast, and lower berths cabins are included. On day 10 we disembark the ferry and return home by coach.Our Accommodation

Overnight Ferry - 2 nights
Our ship offers a variety of entertainment whilst we sail to Europe from either Newcastle or Hull. Your lower birth cabin, dinner, and breakfast are included.

Overnight Hotel - 2 nights
Our overnight hotel will be ideally located for our route and will offer comfortable, en-suite accommodation, restaurant, and bar. There will be a lift, or ground floor bedrooms available on request.

Sporthotel, St. Anton - 5 nights
The 4-star, family-run Sporthotel is a traditional Tyrolean building located in the centre of St. Anton in the pedestrian zone of the mountain village, only a 5-minute walk from the cable cars. The à la carte restaurant “Steakhouse” serves a wide range of culinary delights and refined wines; there is also a comfortable bar with wine cellar and café-restaurant, where guests can enjoy Austrian specialties. Leisure facilities include an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam bath, an infrared cabin and massages. There’s plenty of other activities on offer such as bicycle rental, ski rental, games room, table tennis and off-site bowling. All bedrooms have en-suite facilities and are tastefully furnished in an Alpine-country style, equipped with TV and hairdryer. This hotel has a lift.