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      A Grand Rail Adventure: Milan, The Alps & Vienna

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      Milan, Zürich, Innsbruck, Vienna, Liechtenstein
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      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private Imperial Reception, after-hours tour & dinner at Schönbrunn Palace

       

      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Hands-on cooking lesson at a cascina outside Milan

       

      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private concert with wine in an historic Vienna venue

       

      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private organ concert at Como Cathedral

       

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      Three nights aboard Golden Eagle Luxury Trains’ Danube Express

       

      Two nights at the stylish Hotel Excelsior Gallia in Milan

       

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      Activity

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      Guests should be able to easily walk one to two miles, which may include climbing one or two flights of stairs and walking over uneven pavement, groomed hiking trails or cobblestones. Standing up to one hour or more may be required.

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      Moderately paced, and may include some early morning hotel departures, one or two on-tour flights, and extended motor coach travel.

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      Switzerland train tours... pastel villages and promenades... the plunging granite valleys and soaring alpine peaks and more await on this 8-day journey.

      Along Europe's Scenic "Yellow Roads"

      Ride the rails from Milan to Vienna aboard a private train, winding through Como, Innsbruck, Zurich, Vaduz, and breathtaking Alpine landscapes... with an organ concert at Como Cathedral... a hands-on cooking lesson at an Italian cascina... Klimt masterpieces in Vienna... and an after-hours visit to the Habsburgs' opulent Schönbrunn Palace.

      This 8-day tour takes you on a rail journey through Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Lichtenstein in search of art, castles, wine, and cuisines, along some of the most scenic mountain railways in Europe. Begin with two nights in Milan at the prestigious Hotel Excelsior.... visit glorious Milan Cathedral, a 19th-century shopping arcade, and the bohemian Brera district... get a lesson in authentic Italian cooking at a farm outside the city... then board the Golden Eagle Danube Express for a rail odyssey through Central Europe... to Lake Como's pastel villages and promenades... the plunging granite valleys and soaring alpine peaks, twisting turns and tunnels of the St. Gotthard Pass... to shimmering Lake Lucerne, Zurich's Kunsthaus art museum, and the clifftop castle of Liechtenstein's royal family in Vaduz... explore Innsbruck's enchanting old town... cruise on a lofty mountain lake... spend two nights in Vienna at the premier Hotel Bristol, discover the palaces of Vienna, take a private after-hours tour of Schönbrunn Palace (with dinner), and immerse yourself in art at the storied Belvedere Museum, whose treasures include the world's largest collection of works by Gustav Klimt.

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      Golden Eagle Danube Express

      Welcome aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express

      Unpack just once and settle into your well-appointed and comfortable cabin aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express, your luxurious hotel-on-wheels throughout central Europe. After initial operations early in the 21st century, the Danube Express became the Golden Eagle Danube Express in 2015. Extensively upgraded and now operated by the UK-based Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, the Golden Eagle Danube Express boasts new Superior Deluxe Cabins (93 sq. ft.) with two full-size picture windows, complementing the train’s 83 sq. ft. Deluxe Cabins.

      Danube Express – Your hotel on wheels

      Travel in style aboard Danube Express

      Settle into your comfortable cabin aboard Golden Eagle Danube Express and get ready for the rail journey of a lifetime. Each deluxe sleeper carriage sports five spacious yet intimate en-suite cabins offering every convenience and comfort. New Superior Deluxe Cabins (93 sq. ft.) offer two full-size picture windows; daytime seating including a full-length sofa converts to a sumptuous bedroom with a UK-standard King Size bed. In Deluxe Cabins (83 sq. ft.), two comfortable armchairs provide daytime seating; during dinner, the living room is converted into two comfortable lower beds by your attendant. Private bathrooms feature a shower with constant hot water, washbasin, toilet, heated towel rail, shaver socket, hairdryer, toiletries and dressing gown. Cabins have individually controlled A/C, lighting with dimmer switches, individual reading lights, power sockets and a safe.

      Back to the romance of 20th-century rail travel

      Evoking the Golden Age of European train travel

      Your rail journey aboard Golden Eagle Danube Express transports you not only through Central Europe, but also back to the “golden age” of European rail travel of the early 20th century, when traveling by train was the most romantic way to explore the Continent. It all starts in your well-appointed cabin, where coordinated fabrics, wood-paneled walls and brass fittings evoke the glamour of the “age of steam.” When you leave your cabin, the elegance of a bygone era continues in the Bar Lounge Car – the social heart of the Danube Express and a great place to relax and meet with friends – and on the train’s vintage-style restaurant cars, featuring fine food, great wines and attentive service.

      After-hours Schönbrunn Palace visit

      An Imperial Reception & after-hours tour at Schönbrunn

      Your special experience at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace – the opulent, 1,441-room Baroque summer residence of the Habsburg royals – begins with an Imperial Reception at the Gloriette pavilion, perched on a hill overlooking the palace’s magnificent gardens. Then enjoy an after-hours tour of the palace’s Imperial Apartments, revealing the residential suite of rooms occupied by Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth (popularly known as “Sisi”) – including the bedroom furnished in the Blondel style for the imperial couple at the time of their 1854 wedding, but only used during the early years of their marriage, and the Rococo Revival salon where Empress “Sisi” received her visitors – plus other royal apartments.

      Private concert at Como Cathedral

      Exclusive private organ concert at Duomo di Como

      Considered the last Gothic cathedral constructed in Italy, Como Cathedral (Duomo di Como) took nearly four centuries to build, from 1396 to 1770, when its Rococo cupola was completed over its Renaissance-era transept. The massive facade on its west front, built during the latter half of the 15th century, is dominated by a great rose window flanked by statues of the notable Romans and Como natives (not to mention uncle and nephew), Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger. The cathedral’s magnificent interior, following a Latin Cross floorplan, is the grand setting for Tauck’s exclusive private organ concert.

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      Excelsior Hotel Gallia

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      Vienna, Austria

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      Superior Deluxe Cabin Accommodation Information:

      Prices shown above in the Pricing & Availability section are for “Deluxe” cabin accommodations aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express. Guests can also book “Superior Deluxe" cabin accommodations:

      Double – £9,480            Single – £15,438

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