Lake Como & Alpine Railways
Holiday Highlights
- Enjoy the magic of Italy's romantic lake
- Discover lakeside Como Town
- Ride on the historic Como-Brunate funicular
- Board the Bernina Express to St Moritz
- Enjoy delightful optional excursions
What's Included
- Five nights' half-board or all-inclusive accommodation at yourchosen three-star hotel
- Return flights to Milan or Bergamo
- Coach travel and transfers throughout
- The services of a friendly, experienced Tour Manager
Itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Milan or Bergamo, and transfer to Lake Como and your hotel. Meet your Tour Manager, settle into your surroundings and enjoy your first dinner.
Day 2
On today's included tour, discover Como Town, with its shore-side Piazza Cavour and its old town complete with its majestic cathedral. Board the historic funicular, with its modern cars, to mountain village Brunate. Enjoy wonderful views of the lake and, on clear days, the snow-capped Alps beyond and wander Brunate's cobbled streets, before returning to Como and the hotel.
Hotel Britannia Excelsior
Hotel Bazzoni, Tremezzo
Terms and conditions
This offer applies to new bookings on selected air-inclusive holidays and river cruise only made between 14th March and 25th April 2019 (inclusive) only. Prices shown when booking do not include the discount. The discount will be applied to your booking once the promo code (ESCAPE) has been entered and will be confirmed before purchase. The discount applies to your final holiday price at the time of booking (excluding holiday insurance if selected). The exact discount will vary depending on the holiday booked. This offer excludes all ocean cruises and holidays to the UK (including the Isle of Man and Jersey), cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, is subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.
Italian hotel room tax
Some regions of Italy have introduced a room tax of between 1 € and 3 € per person per night, payable directly by the guest to the hotel on check-out. You will be advised by your Tour Manager in resort if a particular hotel is implementing this charge.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 90 minutes from Milan Malpensa and two hours from Milan Bergamo
Foreign Office travel advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Combining hotel transfers
We sometimes need to combine transfers to and from your hotel. We always try to keep any wait to a minimum, but you may be asked to wait at the airport for up to an hour, while other incoming flights arrive, before the transfer to your hotel. Similarly, we may need to transfer you back to the airport up to three hours before your flight home departs.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Entrance fees
Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable. This applies to excursions that are included in the price of your holiday and to excursions booked as optional extras.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.