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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
T
he
R
hine
in
F
lames
Great value and a great railway holiday featuring the famous ‘Rhine
in Flames’ fireworks event and a plethora of attractions varying
from riding scenic branch lines through vineyards, Germany’s
oldest rack railway to a ‘dragon’s castle’, plus a scenic, possibly
steam, ride on the Vulkan Express train, a vineyard visit with wine
tasting and of course, we’ve timed this trip to coincide with the
sensational ‘Rhine in Flames’ celebration at Remagen.
Fares
From
£695
★
★
Standard Class travel from
London to Germany and return
★
★
4 nights at the family-run Hotel
Pinger in Remagen
★
★
Experience the magic of ‘The
Rhine in Flames’
★
★
Excursion to Königswinter
and the Drachenfelsbahn rack
railway
★
★
Journey on the Kasbachtalbahn
Railway
★
★
Journey on the Vulkan Express
by steam or diesel
★
★
Exploring the Ahr Valley branch
line, with vineyard visit and wine
tasting
DAY 1
We depart London St Pancras
by Eurostar, speeding across Kent
and towards France. Our Eurostar
terminates at Brussels, where we
change onto a high-speed train into
Germany. Our hotel for 4 nights is
the Hotel Pinger in the Rhine riverside
village of
Remagen
. (D)
DAY 2
Today we explore the local region by
scheduled service through the scenic
Ahr Valley, an enclave of red-wine
production in a predominantly white-
wine area. Guided by our hotelier,
we stop first at the lovely town of
Altenahr before heading back down
the valley to the pretty walled-town of
Ahrweiler
. During the day we also visit
Germany’s oldest wine co-operative in
Mayschoss, with a
horse drawn buggy
ride through the vineyards, followed
by a tasting of the local wines.
(B,D)
DAY 3
This morning we take the train along
the Rhine to Brohl, where we join the
Brohltalbahn. Otherwise known as the
Vulkan Express
, the line meanders
up through the Brohl Valley into
the Eifel Hills, whose dramatic rock
formations were created during a
period of volcanic activity. The railway
has recently reintroduced steam to the