Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
6 DAYS FROM £4,139
VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENT-EXPRESS TO VENICE AND ROME
per person
HOLIDAY INCLUDES:
London ➡ Venice ➡ Rome ➡ UK
LONDON
• 5 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast • 1 night aboard the Venice Simplon-OrientExpress from London to Venice in a private cabin • Rail Travel as per the itinerary • Walking Tour in Venice, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour in Rome
Your journey begins onboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express from London to Venice
English Channel
PARIS
Travel overnight on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express through stunning Alpine scenery from London to Venice via Paris
FEATURED ACCOMMODATION
Venice - Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli & Gran Canal Rome - Hotel Atlantico
Adriatic Sea
AUSTRIA SWITZ.
FRANCE Mediterranean Sea
Hotels are subject to availability. Alternatives may be used.
2 VENICE
ITALY Adriatic Sea
KEY
1
Nights stay Flight to UK
Mediterranean Sea
DAY 1 - VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENTEXPRESS DEPARTS LONDON Board the gleaming carriages of the British Pullman train at London Victoria station. Your steward will show you to your cabin, surrounded by stunning décor and memories of journeys gone by. Sit back and enjoy brunch with a cocktail as you travel, crossing the channel to Calais before boarding the blue and gold carriages of the Continental Wagons-Lits. After relaxing in your private cabin, visit the famous bar car for an Agatha Christie Bellini before moving to one of the magnificent restaurant cars, for a delicious fourcourse dinner. Retire to your compartment for the night, which has now been transformed into a cosy bedroom by your steward. (Overnight on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express)
DAY 2 - VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENT-EXPRESS THROUGH THE SWISS ALPS TO VENICE Awake to the magnificent scenery of the Swiss Alps as a delicious continental breakfast is served in your compartment. Relax as the scenery rolls
ROME 2
Spend 2 nights in Rome before flying back to the UK
by or take a trip to the bar car for a coffee. At lunchtime, enjoy a leisurely three course meal served in another of the beautiful restaurant cars as the train travels through the Italian Dolomites. Later, your steward will bring a sumptuous afternoon tea. Prepare to disembark in the early evening as the train crosses the Venetian Lagoon and arrives at Santa Lucia station, where a shared taxi transfer service will take you to your hotel.
DAY 3 - VENICE After breakfast enjoy a short walking tour with a local guide for some stories of the city’s labyrinthine streets and campos, then enjoy a gondola ride down the Grand Canal.
Swiss Alps
DAY 5 - ROME Avoid the crowds with a morning tour of the Vatican Museums, St Peter’s Basilica and unforgettable Sistine Chapel. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure exploring the city or a stroll around the peaceful Borghese gardens perhaps.
DAY 6 - ROME TO LONDON Check out of your hotel after breakfast and make your way to the airport for your flight back to London. Prefer to travel home by train, perhaps stopping off in Turin for a night en route? Just let one of our Rail Experts know and they will make all the arrangements for you.
DAY 4 - VENICE TO ROME After breakfast, sit back and relax on your scenic journey to Rome. Pass quaint Italian villages and rolling fields before arriving at Rome Termini. On arrival in Rome, check in at your hotel for a two-night stay. Marvel at the impressive Roman Forum and take in the pleasant views from the top of Palatine Hill.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
To book call us on 020 3780 222, visit www.railbookers.co.uk or see your Travel Agent I 19
