Alpine Railway Journey
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- Admire the alpine scenery on the glacier express from zermatt to chur, a journey that rates among the greatest, slowest, most romantic train trips in the world.
- Enjoy a chocolate-making demonstration in lucerne. mixing a passion for chocolate with a pantry full of natural ingredients, a team of chocolate-making magicians will demonstrate their skills exclusively to your group.
- Listen to thrilling stories of attempts at the summit of the mighty matterhorn, while snacking on local specialities on the picnic lunch at the foot of the mountain.
- Eat, drink and be merry in munich! enjoy plenty of free time in this alpine town, full of delicious regional cuisine, festive beer culture and royal bavarian heritage.
- Take a guided tour of the beautifully located neuschwanstein castle and its fairy tale interior – a grandiose 19th-century throwback to the middle ages.
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After a peaceful morning we will take an orientation walk around Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Once you know your whereabouts, you may want to visit the Marianplatz, the Neues Rathaus (the New Town Hall), or perhaps the medieval city gates that remain standing. Another must see is the Englischer Garten, one of the biggest urban parks in the world.
Starting early morning you will go on private minibus trip to Schloss Neuschwanstein castle, a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau. The palace was built by the King Ludwig II, known to be very shy, and the ...
Your trip comes to an end after breakfast this morning. There are no further activities planned and you are free to depart at any time.
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