Fred.\ Holidays Rail Journeys 2023/24

Rail Holidays

Travelling by rail is one of the most relaxed and eco-friendly ways to arrive directly into the heart of any destination - the journey itself is an integral part of the holiday.

Budget Rail Breaks

Take a break, but don’t break the bank

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2 nights from £359

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3 nights from £39

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3 nights from £549

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5 nights from £789

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5 nights from £79

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6 nights from £89

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5 nights from £89

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7 nights £95

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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

& Venice

The most famous train of all time…

Selected 2023 & 2024 departures

4 nights from

£3,499pp

What’s included: • Overnight travel on board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in a Historic Twin cabin with all meals included and welcome prosecco • Eurostar from Paris to London (can be extended to allow for a stay in Paris) • Overseas transfers

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: hotel, Suite or Grand Suite on board the train Travel back to London on British Pullman, a Belmond Train available at a supplement, selected dates only

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• 3 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Venice with breakfast

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• Flight from UK to Venice

Lake Garda via The Bernina Express

Daily departures available No-Fly Holiday

London

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Chambéry

Chur

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Tirano

Desenzano Del Garda

9 nights from

£1,599pp

What’s included: • Rail from London to Chur, Switzerland • Overnight 4-star accommodation in Chur with breakfast Europe - Fred.\ Rail Journeys

• Rail from Chur to Lake Garda, via the Bernina Express • 7 nights’ 4-star accommodation including breakfast on Lake Garda • Rail from Lake Garda to Chambéry • Overnight 4-star accommodation in Chambéry • Rail from Chambéry to London

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Upgrades available: hotel, rail, fly start/return available

Glacier & Bernina Expresses

feat. the Matterhorn Daily departures available No-Fly Holiday

London 1

7 nights from

£1,549pp

What’s included: • Rail from London to Geneva

Cologne

St Moritz Geneva Zermatt Tirano 1

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• Overnight 3* accommodation in Geneva • Rail from Geneva to Zermatt • 2 nights’ 3-star accommodation in Zermatt • Journey on the Gornergrat Mountain Railway for incredible views of the Matterhorn • Journey on the Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz

• Rail from St Moritz to Cologne via Rhine Gorge • Overnight 3-star accommodation in Cologne • Swiss Half Fare Card for half price travel additional during your free time in Switzerland • Rail from Cologne to London

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: hotel, rail, fly start/return available

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• Return journey on the Bernina Express from St Moritz to Tirano, Italy

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• 3 nights’ 3-star accommodation in St Moritz

Jungfrau Railway

& The Bernese Oberland Daily departures June – October

No Single Supplement

7 nights from

£2,099pp

What’s included: • Return flights from the UK to/from Zurich • Return rail from/to Zurich Airport to Wengen • 7 nights’ 3-star accommodation on a full board basis in Wengen including Meet & Greet at train station, evening meals, packed lunches, welcome beverage and speciality fondue dinner.

• 8-day Bernese Oberland Pass for travel to/from Wengen to: LJ Schilthorn – James Bond Mountain LJ Jungfraujoch LJ Luzern Europe - Fred.\ Rail Journeys

LJ Harder Kulm funicular railway LJ Brienz Rothorn steam train excursion LJ Lake Brienz cruise

London

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: rail, hotels Extend your holiday and travel by rail with overnight stops from the UK for a No-Fly option

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Wengen

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Zurich

Bergen & Flåm Railways Daily departures available

Flåm Bergen

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Oslo

London

6 nights from

£1,299pp

What’s included: • Flight from the UK to Bergen

• 2 nights’ accommodation in Flåm • Rail to Oslo • 2 nights’ accommodation in Oslo • Flight from Oslo back to UK

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: rail, hotels Extend your holiday and travel by rail/ ferry from the UK for a no-fly option

Porto

Lisbon

Albufeira

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• Rail to Flåm

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• 2 nights’ accommodation in Bergen

Grand Tour of Germany by Rail No-Fly Holiday

Daily departures available

London

Hanover

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Berlin

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Cologne 2

Nuremberg 3

Munich

11 nights from

£1,799pp

What’s included: • Rail from London to Cologne • 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Cologne • Rail from Cologne to Munich • 3 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Munich • Fairy-tale castles excursion including Neuschwanstein Castle • Rail from Munich to Nuremberg

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• 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Nuremberg • Rail from Nuremberg to Berlin • 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Berlin • Rail from Berlin to Hanover • 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Hanover • Rail from Hanover to London

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Upgrades available: hotels, rail, fly start/return available

Austrian Winter Wonderland No-Fly Holiday

Daily departures November to March 9 nights from

£1,899pp

What’s included: • Rail from the UK to Zurich • Overnight 4-star accommodation in Zurich • Rail from Zurich to Innsbruck

• 3 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Innsbruck • Rail from Innsbruck to Salzburg • 4 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Salzburg • Rail from Salzburg to Cologne • Overnight 4-star accommodation in Cologne • Rail back to the UK

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: hotels, rail, fly start/return available

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Optional Excursions: Ziller Valley Railway – Sound of Music tour – Mountains & Salt Mines – Zell am See

Best of Spain by Train No-Fly Holiday

Daily departures available

London

11 nights from

£2,069pp

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Madrid Seville

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Grenada

Nîmes

Barcelona

What’s included: • Rail from London to Nimes, France • Overnight 4-star accommodation in Nimes • Rail from Nimes to Madrid • 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Madrid • Rail from Madrid to Seville • 3 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Seville • Day trip to Cordoba from Seville, including a visit to the impressive Mesquita • Rail from Seville to Granada

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• 3 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Granada • Visit to the magnificent Alhambra, including the Nasrid Palace • Rail from Granada to Barcelona • 2 nights’ 4-star accommodation in Barcelona • Rail from Barcelona to London •

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Upgrades available: rail, hotels, fly start/return available

Al-Andalus & Star Clipper Luxury Rail & Sail

Departing 21st October 2023 20 nights from

£7,799pp

What’s included: • Return economy flights from and to the UK • Overseas transfers • Overnight minimum 4-star accommodation in Seville with breakfast • 6 nights’ full board (drinks included with meals) journey on board the Al-Andalus with included excursions

• 4 nights’ minimum 4-starLondon accommodation in hotel in Malaga with breakfast • 9-night full board cruise on board Star Flyer Tall Ship in a Category 6 cabin

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: flights, ship and train cabins, extended stays in Seville or Las Palmas.

Seville Cadiz

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Malaga Gibraltar Tangier 3

Safi

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Lanzarote Fuerteventura Gran Canaria

Costa Rica & Peru Star Clipper Rail & Sail Once-in-a-Lifetime

San Juan del Sur Bahía Culebra Bahía Potrero

16 nights 4th January 2024 from

Islas Tortugas

Puntarenas San José Quepos 2

£9,899pp

1st February 2024 from

£10,899pp What’s included:

• Return economy flights from London • 2 nights’ pre-cruise 4-star accommodation in San José, Costa Rica • 7 nights’ full-board sailing on Star Clipper • Flight from San Jose, Costa Rica to Lima, Peru • 2 nights’ 5-star accommodation in Lima with breakfast • Guided tour of Lima • Flight from Lima to Cusco • 2 nights’ 5-star accommodation in Sacred Valley with breakfast • Excursion to Awanakancha Center and Pisac • Excursion to Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo, Moray, Maras • Hiram Bingham luxury train from Rio Sagrado to Machu Picchu and return, with lunch one way and dinner on the return included on board • Guided tour of Machu Picchu Inca citadel and its surrounding complexes • Overnight stay at 5-star Sanctuary Lodge at Machu Picchu with breakfast, lunch and evening meal • Machu Picchu - on-site hotel, guided visit and free time to explore • Overnight stay at 5-star Monasterio, a Belmond Hotel in Cusco with breakfast Worldwide - Fred.\ Rail Journeys

• Overseas transfers • Port charges • Occasional optional evening theatre/festival visits and entrances not detailed in the tour inclusions.

• Entrance fees to mentioned monuments • Porterage during time in Peru • Guided tour of Cusco

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Upgrades available: flights, ship and train cabins

Lima

Machu Picchu Sacred Valley Cusco

Banff Winnipeg Toronto Niagara Falls

Selected departures 2023 & 2024 13 nights from

£4,979pp

What’s included: • Flight from London to Toronto • 2 nights’ accommodation in Toronto

• Excursion to Niagara Falls including lunch and Hornblower Cruise • 3 nights’ accommodation in Sleeper Plus on board The Canadian with meals included • 2 nights’ accommodation in Jasper • Jasper Highlights Tour • Columbia Icefields excursion (seasonal) • 2 nights’ accommodation in Banff • Yoho National Park and Lake Louise Excursion • 2 days’ journey on board Rocky Mountaineer in SilverLeaf with 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and selected drinks included, commentary throughout • Overnight accommodation in Kamloops • 2 nights’ accommodation in Vancouver • Overnight flight from Vancouver to London • Selected overseas transfers

Enhance your experience Upgrades available: flights, hotel, Prestige Class on The Canadian, GoldLeaf Service on Rocky Mountaineer

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Vancouver

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Edmonton

Jasper Kamloops

Trans-Canada The Canadian & Rocky Mountaineer

The Pride of Africa & Cape Town

Also available with Blue Train

Selected departures year-round

11 nights from Pretoria Johannesburg Kimberley Matjiesfontein Cape Town

£4,985pp

What’s included: • Fly overnight from London to Johannesburg • Overnight 5-star hotel stay in Pretoria with breakfast • 3 nights’ All-Inclusive accommodation on board the Pride of Africa with selected excursions, from Pretoria to Cape Town • 5 nights’ 5-star accommodation in Camps Bay, Cape Town with breakfast • Half-day Cape Town tour including Table Mountain

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• Excursions to Cape Peninsula, Boulders Beach Penguin Colony and Winelands including Stellenbosch.

• Fly overnight Cape Town to London • All overseas transfers included

Please note, this trip is also available in reverse and can be customised to suit your requirements

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Upgrades available: Flights, train accommodation, hotels

The Ghan An epic 3-day journey of around 3000km from the coastal capital of the tropical Northern Territory, through the unparalleled russet-coloured landscape of the “Red Centre” and lush green winelands of the south, on board the longest passenger train in the world is not to be missed

Darwin - Adelaide: Wednesday departures Adelaide - Darwin: Sunday departures

Darwin Katherine

The Ghan

Tennant Creek

Alice Springs

Kalgoorlie

The Indian Pacific Tarcoola

Perth

Broken Hill Sydney Adelaide Melbourne

Perth - Sydney: Sunday departures Sydney - Perth: Wednesday departures

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From the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, the sparkling sister train to The Ghan gets its name from the almost 4,500km journey across the wilds of Australia from west-to-east, coast-to-coast, meandering along the longest single stretch of railroad in the world

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The Indian Pacific

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