Christmas in the Austrian Tyrol & New Year in Lake Garda

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If your idea of a traditional European Christmas features snow-dusted peaks and idyllic Alpine towns, then the Austrian Tyrol will more than meet your expectations. Mix this with the stunningly beautiful surroundings of Lake Garda and its picturesque resorts over New Year and you have the perfect combination to celebrate the festive season.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Innsbruck
    • Enjoy Austrian Christmas cookies and mulled wine followed by a traditional Austrian Christmas dinner
    • Visit Rattenberg and experience horse-drawn sleigh ride
    • Explore Optional excursion to Salzburg
    • Experience Scenic tour around Lake Garda
    • Visit Venice
    • Enjoy your new year celebration in Verona

What's this trip about?

    If your idea of a traditional European Christmas features snow-dusted peaks and idyllic Alpine towns, then the Austrian Tyrol will more than meet your expectations. Mix this with the stunningly beautiful surroundings of Lake Garda and its picturesque resorts over New Year and you have the perfect combination to celebrate the festive season.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityCalais
End CityCalais

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Festivals & Special Events

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Austria
  • France
  • Italy

Attractions

  • Doge’s Palace
  • Hohensalzburg castle
  • Innsbruck
  • Lake Garda
  • Piazza San Marco
  • Salzburg
  • Venice
  • Verona

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Horseback riding & Equestrian
  • Nature
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Short Cruise

Trip includes

    • Return coach travel and ferry crossings
    • First and last night on a bed and breakfast basis in France
    • 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at a 3-star hotel in the Austrian Tyrol (includes traditional Christmas dinners on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day)
    • 6 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at a 3-star hotel in Garda (includes New Year’s Eve gala dinner with wine and live music)
    • Welcome drink at our hotel in Austria
    • Cookies and mulled wine on Christmas Eve
    • Horse-drawn sleigh ride on Boxing Day
    • Excursions to Innsbruck, Rattenberg, Verona, Sirmione & scenic tour of Lake Garda
    • En-route visit to Vipiteno
    • Escorted by a tour manager

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1

Ferry to Calais and overnight stay in France.

Day 2 - 6

Continue on to our hotel in the Austrian Tyrol where we spend the next five nights.

Christmas Eve - Innsbruck

We travel to the elegant Tyrol capital of Innsbruck, a beautiful Alpine city with breathtaking scenery and snow-capped mountains. There is plenty to see around the city including the Old Town and the Golden Roof, originally built for Emperor Maximilian I as a royal bo...

Christmas Day

Christmas Day is a lovely day of leisure and celebration at our hotel, with a traditional Christmas dinner included.

Boxing Day - Rattenberg & horse-drawn sleigh ride

Boxing Day sees us in Rattenberg, Austria’s smallest town. Built in the shadow of Rat Mountain, the town is known for its glass making and abundance of crystal glass shops. Later, we get into the spirit of Austrian life with a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the countryside.

Day 7: Optional excursion to Salzburg (£13pp)

Join our optional excursion to the enchanting city of Salzburg, where we have time to explore some of the sights such as the beautifully-preserved Old Town overlooked by the medieval Hohensalzburg Castle.

Day 8: Garda via Vipiteno

Leaving Austria we travel to Italy, stopping en-route in the charming Alpine town of Vipiteno. We continue on to our hotel close to the shores of Lake Garda, our base for the next six nights.

Day 9: Scenic tour around Lake Garda

We enjoy a scenic tour around Lake Garda, stopping en-route in two of the beautiful towns along its shores. Malcesine lies on the eastern shores of the lake and offers a charming harbour and historic castle plus cobbled lanes and pretty squares lined with shops, cafés...

Day 10 – Day 11: Optional excursion to Venice (£37pp)

Join us for an optional excursion to explore Venice. This unique and enchanting city is made up of waterways, bridges and wonderful piazzas. Famous sights include St Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace and of course the gondolas that ply their trade up and down the canals.

New Year’s Eve - Verona

We spend a few hours in Verona, one of Italy’s oldest cities. As well as palaces, squares and bridges, its most famous monument is a spectacular Roman amphitheatre. Another popular attraction is Juliet’s House, supposedly the location of the famous balcony love scene ...

New Year’s Day

After our fantastic New Year’s celebrations, we have time to relax and enjoy the spectacular beauty of Lake Garda at leisure.

Day 12: Sirmione

We head to Sirmione, set on a picturesque peninsula on the southern shore of Lake Garda. The town is beautifully-preserved with a turreted 13th-century castle and Roman ruins. Explore the historic centre with its maze of narrow, cobbled streets full of shops and cafés and plenty of scenic views of the lake.

Day 13

Travel to our overnight hotel in France.

Day 14

Continue on to Calais for our return ferry home.

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Last Updated: 7/15/2018

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Logistics

Accommodation

,3-star hotel We’ll stay at a comfortable 3-star hotel in the heart of the Austrian Tyrol and a 3-star hotel situated close to the shores of Lake Garda. Both hotels offer comfortable en-suite rooms, a bar and restaurant.
Cancellation policy

If you want to cancel your booking after we have confirmed it with you either verbally, over the telephone or online, you can do so over the phone or in writing. If you cancel your booking, we will not refund any insurance premium you may have paid and cancellation charges are based on the following scales:

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 Cancellation Charge

 100 days or more before departure

 Loss of Deposit

 99 days or less 

 100% of total price

 

No refunds will be made for tickets or services booked but not used, or for insurance premiums or alteration charges. Note: Certain arrangements may not be amended after they have been confirmed and any alteration could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements in addition to the charges detailed above.

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Additional Information
  • Optional excursion to Salzburg ($17.14)
  • Optional excursion to Venice ($49)
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