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Join us as we head to Austria for our Alpine Quartet Tour.  The mountainous Bregenzerwald is perfectly framed by Lake Constance and the lush Alpine Valleys of Austria and Switzerland. Our base for this tour is historic Feldkirch where we will spend 5 nights, we will have a guided tour of the town to learn more of its history which spans over 800 years, the enchanting medieval arcades and winding alleyways can be found in the historic centre.  This is an itinerary packed tour where we will go off the beaten track with visits to Schattenburg Castle which towers over the town to enjoy the wonderful views and Salem Castle, a magnificent blend of Gothic and Baroque styles, the most significant landmark in the Lake Constance region, a former Cistercian Abbey in the 1100’s.  We will take three panoramic train rides to get the most from this wonderful area, along the way we will sample local cheese, wine and chocolate and take a ferry across Lake Constance. Don’t miss out on this wonderfully panoramic tour, make memories, don’t delay, book today.

 

 

Your Holiday Includes:

Door to door service

Return overnight P&O ferry crossings Hull/Rotterdam.  Rotterdam/Hull

En-suite cabins

All Inside cabins.  Twin occupancy, beds side by side.  Sole Occupancy Cabin supplement included in Single room supplement.

Dinner and breakfast onboard the ferry both ways.

 

Overnight Hotel – Mercure Hotel Saarbrucken Sud, Germany – 8/9/2025 (1 Night) and 14/09/2025 (1 Night)

Dinner, bed and breakfast (hot & cold buffet breakfast and set 3-course evening meal or 3-course buffet evening meal, chefs choice).

En-suite bedrooms

City Tax

 

Mainstay hotel – hotel Weisses Kreauz, Feldkirch, Austria – 09/14 September 2025 (5 Nights)

Porterage

Welcome drink on arrival

Dinner, bed and breakfast (cold buffet breakfast and 4-course dinners.  Set menu on arrival night, other nights set starter, soup, choice of 3 main courses, set dessert.

Dinner includes drinks: soft drinks, beer, wine, tea/coffee. (spirits are not included they are charged at hotel bar rates, these and any other drinks outside dinner mealtime require payment locally by the customer).

Local bus with guided tour of Feldkirch

Rail journey Appenzell to Altstetten

Rail journey Walderhahnle Bezau to Schwarzenberg

Rail journey Rheineck to Walzenhausen

Cheese tasting, wine tasting and chocolate visit

Admission to Salem Castle

Ferry Crossing Constance to Meersburg

Admission to Schattenburg Castle

Excursions

Executive coach travel throughout

 

Single room supplement - £271.00

Itinerary

Sunday
Depart Leyland at 14:00 for our journey to Hull to catch the 20:30 overnight North Sea ferry to Rotterdam. Enjoy dinner and entertainment on-board before retiring to your cabin.
N.B We suggest taking an overnight bag containing your essentials and any medication for the overnight ferry and your overnight hotel in Germany as access to the coach during the crossing is strictly prohibited. There is also no porterage at the overnight hotel.

Monday
Enjoy breakfast onboard before re-joining the coach to disembark the ferry. Continue our journey to our overnight hotel in Saarbrucken, Germany arriving in time for our evening meal.

Tuesday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast, travel via the Black Forest and Switzerland to our hotel in Feldkirch where we will spend the next 5 nights.

Wednesday - Saturday
Free time in the resort with the following excursions:

Half day excursion: Included local bus, guided tour of historic Feldkirch and the entrance to Schattenburg Castle Museum.

Full day excursion through the Bregenzerwald with a visit to a traditional cheesemaker, followed by a train journey on the little Walderbahnle Railway from Bezau to Schwarzenberg before traversing the breath-taking Bodelpass.

Travel to Lake Constance with an included railway trip at Rheineck. Travel to visit Appenzell with its famous painted houses before an included train ride from Apenzell to Altstatten followed by a visit to Hohenems for a chocolate tasting at the traditional Fenkart Schlosskaffe.

See the old city of Constance, cross the lake on a ferry to Meersberg with a visit to Salem Castle. Stop in Hagnau for an included wine tasting before returning to Feldkirch.

Sunday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast to bid a fond farewell to Austria, travel via Switzerland and the Black Forest to our overnight hotel in Saarbruken Germany, arriving in time for our evening meal.
N.B We suggest taking an overnight bag containing your essentials and any medication for the overnight hotel in Germany and the overnight ferry crossing as there is no porterage. At the overnight hotel and access to the coach during the ferry crossing is strictly prohibited.




Monday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast, continue our journey to Rotterdam with a lunch stop in Dinant, Belgium en-route, continue to the port in Rotterdam to board the 21:00 overnight ferry to Hull, enjoy an evening meal and entertainment onboard before retiring to your cabin. N.B it is important to take anything you might need for the crossing as access to the coach is strictly prohibited during the crossing.

Tuesday
Following breakfast onboard re-join the coach to disembark and continue our journey home.

Overnight Hotel -

 

 

 

Hotel

Mercure Hotel Saarbrucken Sud

Zinzingerstrasse 9,

66117 Saarbrücken,

Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Star Rating

 3 Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Website

  https://all.accor.com/hotel/500/index.de.shtml

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Contact

Tel: +49 681 58630

 

 

 



 

About the hotel

The Mercure Hotel Saarbrucken Sud is a superior 3-star hotel located on the French Border.  La Souse Bar in the hotel is open daily until midnight, enjoy the terrace garden on warm nights by the pool.  Guest bedrooms are spacious, comfortable, contemporary rooms that are soundproofed a great place to relax following a day travelling.



 

 

 

 

TV

 

Yes

Hairdryer

Yes

Lift

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

Toiletries

Yes

Safe/Safety Deposit Box

Laptop Safe

AC

Yes

Pool

Yes

Gym

No

Iron

Yes

Tea/Coffee

No

Porterage

No



 

Mainstay Hotel -

SRS

 £271.00

For Sole Use

 Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel

Hotel Weisses Kreuz, Königshofstraße 2, Brederis, 6800, Feldkirch Austria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Star Rating

 4 Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Website

 https://www.weisses-kreuz.at

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Contact

 +43 5522 3456

 

 

 



 

About the hotel

At the Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Feldkirch you will receive a warm welcome, they have been welcoming guests here since 1852.  Situated near the beautiful and fascinating Old Town of Feldkirch, the best-preserved medieval town in Vorarlberg.  Perhaps relax in the hotel’s sauna which is free to its guests or the beautiful gardens.  Guest bedrooms are spacious and bright, the perfect place to relax following a busy day.



 

 

 

 

TV

 

Yes

Hairdryer

Yes

Lift

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

Toiletries

Yes

Safe/Safety Deposit Box

Safety deposit box

AC

No

Pool

No

Gym

No

Iron

No

Tea/Coffee

No

Porterage

Yes



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