Austria,High Alps Explorer

An 8 day extravaganza, Austria High Alps Explorer & The truly memorable Almatrieb Festival.

 

Austria, High Alps Explorer                                                         Door 2 Door, Cito

12 – 19 September 2018

Wednesday - Wednesday

8 Days

From £679

 

Nestled in the heart of the Alps, Austria's Tyrol region is steeped in tradition. Here there are high peaks, lush valleys, pine clad hills, rushing rivers and sparkling lakes. The famous resort of St Anton is found in the western Tyrol, close to the Arlberg Pass and a short drive from northern Italy, Switzerland and the fantastic attractions of southern Bavaria. It offers a pretty, pedestrianised village centre with a host of excellent bars, cafes and restaurants as well as a location which affords wonderful excursion possibilities.

Whilst in St Anton we will sample a traditional Alpine Almabtrieb Festival, when the cows descend in procession to their summer pastures and locals and visitors meet to celebrate the end of summer.

 

Your Austria, High Alps Break includes:

· Luxury coach travel

· Home pick up

· 5 nights’ accommodation, dinner & buffet breakfast (St Anton)

· 2 overnights accommodation, set dinner & buffet breakfast (enroute)

· Porterage (St Anton)

· Welcome drink (St Anton)

· 1 afternoon tea with apple strudel (St Anton)

· St Anton Card (allows 1 free day use of cable car)

· 1 music evening with pianist

· Overnight hotel details available upon request.

 

Day One

From your home pick-up we travel south to Dover for our crossing to Calais, we then continue to Saarbrucken in Germany for dinner and overnight stay.

 

Day Two

After breakfast we continue our journey through to Austria and St Anton am Arlberg, a welcome drink awaits you whilst your luggage is taken to your room. Time to relax before dinner this evening (please note set 3 course dinner tonight).

 

Day Three

A day at leisure in St Anton, there is lots to do in the village and it is possible to take a cable car into the mountains to enjoy lunch and stunning views.

 

Day Four

Join today the famous Tyrolean Alm Festival - as Summer turns to Autumn in the Alps, locals and visitors enjoy the Almabtrieb Festivals, when the cows are brought in from their high Alpine pastures. There is traditionally a procession and the cows are adorned with bells and colourful flowers. It all makes for a great spectacle with local markets, music and dance all adding to the familiar Alpine attractions.

* At time of printing the date for the St Anton 2018 Almabtrieb is yet to be confirmed. In the unlikely event it is not scheduled for this date we will visit another traditional Almabtrieb festival in the area.

 

Day Five

Our excursion today is to Innsbruck, starting with a scenic drive along the Inn Valley, where many hilltop castles can be seen. See the Golden Roof, Imperial Palace and Hofkirche, take time to relax in this wonderful city at the heart of the Alps.

 

Day Six

Full day excursion over the beautiful Fern Pass and into Bavaria to visit Garmisch Partenkirchen. On then to the famous village of Oberammergau, home to the world famous Passion Play which is performed every 10 years, with its many painted houses and very attractive village centre. After stopping in Oberammergau return to St Anton via the Lechtal.

 

Day Seven

This morning we depart Austria travel through Switzerland and into Germany for dinner and overnight stay in in Saarbrucken.

 

Day Eight

After breakfast we continue our journey to Calais and our crossing to Dover and home.

 

SPORT HOTEL, St Anton

Located in the heart of the village it offers great hospitality and very comfortable accommodation, indoor pool, restaurant, buffet breakfast, choice of 3 course dinner with salad buffet and lift.

 

Overnight Hotel details available on request.

 

SPORT HOTEL, St Anton 4 star

Located in the heart of the village it offers great hospitality and very comfortable accommodation, indoor pool, restaurant, buffet breakfast, choice of 3 course dinner with salad buffet and lift.