Christmas and Winter Breaks

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From £10.80
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Rating: 5 star based on 4 reviews

Can’t get enough of the white stuff? Why not try a different ski area each day with this convenient shuttle service from Salzburg! The Snow Shuttle operates to world-renowned skiing areas every day, including Obertauern, Gastein, Kitzbuhel, Schladming, Flachau, Leogang, Zell am See and the Kitzsteinhorn.

Inclusions:

* Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)
* Roundtrip Shuttle transportation to snow field
* Information regarding ski rental and passes provided onboard by multilingual guide
* Conducted in English

Salzburg, surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, has in centuries developed into a base for various day excursions both in the Winter and Summer seasons.

This has led to a perfect synergy of nature and culture with tourists coming back to Salzburg in the late afternoon before indulging in the night-time cultural heritage the city has to offer.

More and more winter guests are taking advantage of the daily Winter bus services to the surrounding mountain regions. Why not join these experienced skiers by pre-organizing your transport to the mountains, leaving behind the stress of trying to drive there yourself!

The Snow Shuttle operates to different skiing fields every day.

* Monday to Wednesday – Eben and Flachau
* Thursday – Kitzbuhel
* Friday – Schladming
* Saturday – Gastein
* Sunday – Zell am See or Kitzsteinhorn glacier

Schedule

Departure Point: The shuttle departs from in front of Cafe Bellini in Mirabell Square. Hotel pickup is available from the following hotels:

* Mercure City
* Mercure Capucine
* Dorint
* NH Salzburg
* Renaissance
* Sheraton
* YOHO International Youth Hotel
* Auersperg
* Markus Sittikus
* Jugendund Familengastehaus Nonntal

Please indicate your preferred pickup point at the time of booking

Departure Time: 8:30am – Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 – 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation.

Return Details: Concludes at Mirabell Square, Salzburg between 5:00pm and 6:00pm

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I have been on the Snow Shuttle about 4 times in the previous years and just wanted to say how much fun the day is. From the first moment you get on the bus at 8.30 at Mirabel Square, to the last moment you get off again in the evening after a ski, some schnapps, and a song or two on the CD – I’ve had great days out!

Reviewed by: Peter G, United Kingdom

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From £12.25
Location: Whistler, Canada

The Explore Canada – Whistler is both your guide and passport to enjoy Whistler and its surrounding areas. This handy card is full of great savings of over $1000! Save up to 50% off on over 40 top Whistler Adventure activities.

Inclusions:

* Explore Canada – Whistler card
* Savings and discounts at many of Whistler’s top attractions
* Conducted in English

In the winter, these include sleigh-rides, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, back-country snowboarding, snowmobile, heli-skiing, fishing, eagle watch tours, snowshoeing, equipment rentals, restaurants, pubs and night clubs.

In the summer, these include soft adventure trips, river adventures, rafting, hiking, tours and sightseeing, ATV and hummer tours, swimming, fishing, tree-top tours, ziplines, equipment rentals, restaurants, pubs, night clubs, spa offers, retail savings and so much more!

Located within a two-hour drive from Vancouver, Whistler is an unparalleled, year-round destination resort for eco-adventure, world-class golf and skiing.

Please note: each individual card is valid for 2 adults and 2 children (aged 12 and under).

Receive great savings off the following attractions when buying the Explore Canada – Whistler card:

Year Round:

* Cougar Mountain Adventures – Skyline Tour / Zip Line (15% off)
* My Millennium Place – Real Canadian Series Ticket (2 for 1)
* Whistler Arts Council – Performance Series (2 for 1)
* Whistler Museum and Archives (2 for 1 or save 50% off 1 admission)

Winter:

* Whistler Blackcomb – Coca Cola Tube Park (1 adult 2 HR tickets for the price of 1 adult 1 HR ticket

Summer:

* Canadian Outback Adventures – Amazing Race Whistler (save $10 per person)
* Whistler Paintball Adventures (25% off or $10 off)
* Whistler Bungee (save $30 off first jum and $50 off second jump)
* Whistler Alpine Guides Bureau – Whistler Peak Rap Jumping (2 for 1 jump ticket)

Schedule

Departure Point: You must redeem your Adventure Card at one of the following locations:

* Vancouver International Airport
* Best Western Listel Hotel

Departure Time: Flexible

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Duration: 4 hours (aprox)

Location: Salzburg, Austria

From GBP £33.25

Highlights

• Hotel Pick up
• Seasonal Offer
• Conducted in English

Your knowledgeable tour guide will escort you through the foothills of the Alps, along the Salzach river valley to Oberndorf, where you will have the opportunity to take part in a touching Christmas celebration in the Silent Night Chapel.

The church is small accommodating only 12 – 15 people inside, therefore the Holy Mass will be celebrated on the outside of the chapel. Please ensure you dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

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Duration: 4 hours (aprox)

Location: Washington D.C.

From GBP £30.50

Highlights

Visit the home of George Washington for a special guided tour of the mansion by candlelight. Hear stories of the Washington Family’s Christmas hospitality. See how the Washington Family entertained during the long winter season as you encounter 18th Century characters sharing stories about Christmas hospitality 200 years ago.

Your special guided tour of the mansion by candlelight includes the rarely opened third floor where Martha Washington lived after the General’s death.

Enjoy complimentary hot cider and cookies by fireside as you listen to colonial music.  The evening will conclude with time for holiday shopping and a glimpse of Old Town Alexandria.

This tour is seasonal and operates from late November to mid December.

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Duration: 2 days / 1 night

Location: Reims, France

From GBP £153.91

Highlights

Get in the festive mood with an indulgent overnight stay in the heart of the Champagne region – Reims. See the Christmas Exhibition at Tau Palace, try mulled wine as you stroll through the Christmas Village, and make the most of your time with a Reims City Pass.

This is the season to be jolly when you book an Overnight Christmas in Reims Package!

Conveniently located only 2 minutes from downtown Reims and just a few kilometers from the region’s renowned vineyards, The Assiette Champenoise, set within a peaceful 4 acre park, will entertain you with refined luxury and gourmet indulgence.

Your package includes a Reims City Pass is valid for 1 month from time of collection and gives you entrance to a variety of different museums. You can also visit the cellars of a famous champagne house (Mumm, Pommery, Piper Heidsieck, Taittinger, Martel, Canard Duchene), including a tasting, and get the chance to discover the famous “Biscuits Roses” made by the Maison Fossier.

Stroll around the Christmas village in the heart of Reims as you sip a glass of mulled wine. Visit the special Christmas exhibition at Tau Palace

Easily accessible by car (1.5 hours) or by the new TGV link (45 minutes), a visit to Reims and the Champagne region is within reach if you are staying in Paris.

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Evening Dinner Cruise

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Duration: 3 hours (aprox)

Location: Cologne, Germany

From GBP £34.70

Highlights

• Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
• Dinner included

• Romantic experience, perfect for couples

A night of festivity and romance awaits you onboard the comfortable MS Stolzenfels! Round off your day at Cologne’s famous Christmas Market with a romantic cruise on the River Rhine by candlelight. Relax to the sounds of onboard live music while you feast on a traditional hearty three course festive dinner.

Cruise against the beautiful backdrop of Cologne’s winter city skyline as you slowly meander along the river. Experience the most beautiful stretches of the Rhine with its fairytale castles and view the magnificent scenery in the tranquility of evening.

A lovely indulgence in one of Germany’s prettiest cities.

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Afternoon Cruise

Cologne Rhine River Advent Afternoon Cruise on MS Stolzenfels

Duration: 2 hours (aprox)

Location: Cologne, Germany

From GBP £18.97

Highlights

• Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
• Free snacks included
• Conducted in English

An afternoon cruise on the Rhine whilst enjoying relaxing live music, coffee and hot waffles is sure to make you smile, before or after you stroll around the renowned Cologne Christmas Markets.

Enjoy the wintry panorama of Cologne’s Old Town on board our comfortable saloon vessel MS Stolzenfels. The elegant interior design and superior furnishings add to the warm atmosphere on board this exclusive ship. Even Santa Claus makes an appearance (Friday, Saturday and Sunday cruises only) to add to the festive ambiance on board.

Romanticism is the key in advent, and what better way to indulge in it than with the same atmosphere onboard. Experience the most beautiful stretches of the Rhine with its stunning landscape and fairytale castles and capture the true essence of Christmas in style.

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Duration: 8 hours

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

From GBP £62.40

Highlights

• Conducted in English

This coach tour will drive you across Lausanne through the breathtakingly beautiful countryside. Spend some time in Montreux, shopping and looking around the Christmas Market. Next head to the Castle of Chillon, one of the most famous monuments in Switzerland, perched by the Lake of Geneva.

At the Castle of Chillon take a guided tour of the castle to learn more about its history.

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Duration: 4 days / 3 nights

Location: Frankfurt, Germany

From GBP £383.73

Highlights

• Multi-Day Trip
• Seasonal Offer
• Informative, friendly and professional guide, conducted in English

Experience Christmas festivities in the heart of Germany on this multi-day tour from Frankfurt. Engage your senses and observe regional towns celebrating the silly season joyfully.

Marvel at the giant Christmas tree with its thousands of lights, in the heart of Leipzig before doing your last-minute Christmas shopping at numerous Christmas Markets throughout the region.

Handicraft enthusiasts will be thrilled with a visit to one of Germany’s oldest porcelain manufacturers where a demonstration on painting and glazing is given in the exhibition hall. You’ll also venture to two miner-villages to view the German tradition of woodcarving Christmas pyramids and filling them with candles.

Keeping with the season, you’ll sample traditional German snacks including Bratwurst and mulled wine before tasting Strietzel (local cake) in Dresen.

This guided multi-day tour is a comfortable way of getting familiar with the most interesting sights, the most beautiful landscapes and the tradition of Germany. The experienced staff, from your coach driver to the tour guide are committed to providing the best services, making your vacation interesting, smooth and comfortable. Transportation will be in a modern coach or a  minivan with air-conditioning. Please read the itinerary below for full details.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Frankfurt – Erfurt – Leipzig (D)

Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive eastward to Eisenach. The Wartburg Castle is unmissable. A national treasure of Germany, you’ll see the room where Luther used to live for many years, the last of which, in seclusion.
Continue via Weimar to Leipzig, where, after checking in to your hotel you’ll visit one of Germany’s largest Christmas markets. The main attractions are located on the historical market square in front of the ancient town hall. Marvel at the 25 yard Christmas tree with its thousands of lights or stroll through the many stalls with handcrafted Christmas gifts from the region. Choose to enjoy a very informal German style snack with Bratwurst and mulled wine at one of the numerous food stalls.

Overnight: Hotel Mercure or similar

Day 2: Leipzig – Meissen – Dresden (B)

In the morning you’ll continue towards  Meissen, where we visit one of Germany’s oldest porcelain factories. Founded in the 18th century and currently still in operation you’ll find these delicate, handcrafted products all around the world. Meissen is proud to be able to restore or re-manufacture on demand all ever produced designs, as the negative plaster models have been preserved through-out the centuries. See the exhibition hall and the demonstration workshops where all steps of the painting and glazing process is explained.
Continue via the major sites of Zwinger, Frauenkirche and the Semper Opera House, and check into your hotel at Dresden. In the evening, visit the Christmas market named ‘Striezelmarkt’ after the local cake specialty, the ‘Christstollen’ or ‘Striezel’. Marvel at the Christmas pyramid and stalls to sample the ‘Strietzel’.

Overnight: Steigenberger Parkhotel or similar

Day 3: Dresden – Annaberg – Scheenberg – Plauen (B, D)

After breakfast this morning you’ll head along country roads to visit two ancient miner-villages: Schneeberg and Annaberg. These villages are typical for the Erzgebirge (ore-mountains) and home to the German tradition of woodcarving and Christmas-pyramids. In older times, light ? represented by candles – was an important symbol of life and safety for the miners, working in the dark tunnels to retrieve the ore and coal. The woodcarvers combined their deep religious beliefs and used candles to illuminate the pyramids with saints and symbols from the holy night including ox, mule and shepherds. In Schneeberg, view St. Wolfgang-church with its altar from 1539, carved by Lucas Cranach. In the afternoon you’ll continue towards Plauen, a city famous for its handcrafted lace. Plauen was founded in the 11th century and since the 16 hundreds remains an important place for cotton manufacturing. A farewell-Dinner will be served in your hotel.

Overnight: Hotel Alexandra or similar

Day 4: Plauen – Bamberg – Frankfurt (B)

On the last day of the tour you’ll travel through the Franconian forest to the imperial city of Bamberg. Founded in the 9th century its well preserved old town has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site. Walk through the old town and see the cathedral and St. Benedicts abbey Michaelsberg. The last impressions of German Christmas markets can be seen at the pedestrian zone around the cathedral where you can do some last-minute shopping. Finally, you’ll travel through the rolling hills of Franconia, arriving in Frankfurt by late afternoon.

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Duration: 6 Hours

Location: Vienna, Austria

From GBP £121.50

Highlights

• Editor’s pick
• Seasonal Offer
• Conducted in English

Not far from Vienna, you can experience a traditional Austrian Christmas Eve celebration which the whole family will love! Get into the yule time spirit, with a white Christmas in the beautiful Austrian alps.

Likely to Sell-out! Christmas Eve at the Castle of Weikersdorf in Baden regularly sells out weeks in advance. Book ahead of time to avoid disappointment.

Travel from Vienna to the distinguished Renaissance Castle Weikersdorf in Baden. Take your seat at the table to enjoy a delicious four-course dinner, including glazed Christmas-turkey ‘Viennese Style’ while a live band entertains you with traditional music.

After your Christmas dinner, take a short walk to St Christopher’s Monastery of Heiligenkreuz, where midnight mass will be celebrated. This is followed by the Austrian Christmas Eve tradition of recreating a Nativity scene.

Before the night is over you will be presented with a gift as a souvenir of your wonderful night of celebrations.

Itinerary:

Sample Menu:
Christmas Dinner

• Tureen of Styrian kid on pear confit with green salad
• Cream soup of baby marrows with cress-dumplings
• Glaced christmas-turkey ‘Viennese Style’ with pineapple-red cabbage and dumplings in a napkin
• Tureen of chestnuts on fruit sauce
• Fancy Christmas cakes
• White wine – Grüner Veltliner – Weingut Fritz Salomon
• Red wine – Blauer Zweigelt – Weingut Reinisch

** Please note no vegetarian option is available **

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Duration: 8 hours

Location: Salzburg, Austria

From GBP £43.71

Highlights

Your full day winter excursion takes you along the Salzach river valley past many of Austria’s ski resorts. Near Schladming, location of the 1982 Ski World Championships, you will ascend up to the “Steirische Ramsau” 3,281 feet (1,000 meters) above sea level at the base of one of the Alpine glacier massifs – the Dachstein.

In the village there is time for a stroll in the frosty fresh air and lunch in one of the local inns. Your guide will give you advice on all of the possibilities. Then you will hear the jingling bells on the reigns as the sleighs line up across the field and your winter sleigh ride begins!

A stop for refreshments is made along the way where the horses rest and you have the opportunity to try some Austrian specialties.

Rosy cheeks and happy expressions are proof that it was a successful day – one that you will remember long afterwards. Your destination may be altered depending on snow conditions on the day.

Christmas Time Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride regularly sells out weeks in advance. Book ahead of time to avoid disappointment!

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destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our tour supplier,
Viator select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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Duration: 2 hours

Location: Rovaniemi

From GBP £86.98

Ride on your very own snowmobile through Lapland’s snow-covered forests and frozen rivers.

You will have an introduction to snowmobile driving, before testing your skills on several different routes. This is great fun, even if you’ve been snowmobiling before. Spanning sixteen and a half miles (twenty-five kilometers) of frozen rivers and icy forrests, this tour is great fun for the whole family – even the little ones!

Book Snowmobile Safari: Lapland Wilderness

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Other activities in Lapland

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• Cross Country Skiing In The Woods - From  £50.85
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• Snowmobile Safari: Reindeer Farm and Sleigh Ride – From £110.46
• Snowmobile Safari: Snow Village – From £148.16
• Husky Safari in the Arctic Wilderness – From £130.63
• Snowmobile Safari: Heart of Lapland’s Nature - From £152.55
• Arctic Husky Safari – From £110.46
• Heart of Lapland Riverboat Cruise - From £21.92
• Legend of Four Winds Riverboat Cruise and Reindeer Farm – From £56.99
• Arctic Wilderness Adventure: Forest Buggy Drive with Optional Abseiling – From £74.52
• The Secret of the Antler: Local Handicrafts and Lappish Home – From £85.04
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• Hiking with Reindeer – From £82.41
• Rovaniemi Airport or Railway Station Shared Arrival Transfer – From £21.92
• Rovaniemi Airport or Railway Station Shared Departure Transfer – From £21.92

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Location: Salzburg, Austria

From £11.40

Highlight

• Seasonal Offer

Can’t get enough of the white stuff? Why not try a different ski area each day with this convenient shuttle service from Salzburg! The Snow Shuttle operates to world-renowned skiing areas every day, including Obertauern, Gastein, Kitzbühel, Schladming, Flachau, Leogang, Zell am See and the Kitzsteinhorn.

Salzburg, surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, has in centuries developed into a base for various day excursions both in the Winter and Summer seasons.

This has led to a perfect synergy of nature and culture with tourists coming back to Salzburg in the late afternoon before indulging in the night-time cultural heritage the city has to offer.

More and more winter guests are taking advantage of the daily Winter bus services to the surrounding mountain regions. Why not join these experienced skiers by pre-organizing your transport to the mountains, leaving behind the stress of trying to drive there yourself!

Additional information

Local Operator Information:

Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation voucher. Our tour supplier, Viator selects only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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