A NEW 7 night Central European Journey is featured for the first time. In keeping with the great Orient-Express tradition of offering intriguing, long distance itineraries with a real sense of adventure, the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) will visit Venice, Vienna, Krakow, Warsaw and Prague.
Departing Venice on 9 July 2007 the VSOE will travel to Vienna, before heading through the magnificently scenic High Tatras Mountains in Northern Slovakia. The tour continues to Krakow and Warsaw and ends in Prague. Three nights are spent on board the train with 4 overnight stopovers in Vienna (1night), Krakow (2 nights) and Warsaw (1 night).
The journey includes all meals on board, bed and breakfast accommodation in Vienna, Krakow and Warsaw and all off train tours. This spectacular journey costs £4000 per person based on two sharing a double cabin (page 27). Cabin suites can be booked for £5200 per person.
In addition to the new Central European Journey, the brochure highlights the various holiday itineraries to the grand European cities of Venice, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Rome, Paris and Istanbul which are all available travelling on board the VSOE with prices starting from £895 per person for the 2 night ‘Romance of Paris’ tour (page 17).
Orient-Express’ Afloat in France operate the five most luxurious peniché-hotels in France which cruise the canals of Burgundy, Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon during the tourist season.
In addition to the variety of journeys offered, the 2007 brochure features a NEW itinerary for the river cruiser ‘Napoleon’ which between July and August will be repositioned from the River Rhône to the River Saône and will travel between Tain l’hermitage and Chalon-Sur-Saône. This new itinerary will particularly appeal to wine enthusiasts as it reaches into the heart of Burgundy which is one of the most important wine regions in France.
There are a variety of daily activities within the week long itinerary including exclusive access to vineyards and visits to local markets, a tour of Lyon, France’s second city and a visit to the famous Valrhona Chocolatiers, considered the world’s best chocolate.
Napoleon accommodates up to 12 people and can be booked on a per cabin basis as well as being privately hired. It has a sundeck with Jacuzzi as well as an area on the upper deck for alfresco dining. A week long cruise, on a per cabin basis starts at £2720 per person and this includes return travel from London to Napoleon, all meals and drinks and shore activities (page 32).
Further afield in South East Asia a thrilling NEW journey has been added to the Eastern & Oriental Express’ (E&O) schedule, taking E&O guests into Laos for the first time. Highlights of the 3 night, 4 day journey through the North East of Thailand include a visit to the impressive Phimai Historical Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), a journey on the Mekong River and a full day’s tour of Vientiane, capital of Laos.
This Bangkok – Vientiane – Bangkok journey departs on 23 October 2007 and costs £860 per person in a Pullman compartment (page 46).
The Eastern & Oriental Express is the perfect vantage point from which to experience the dramatic contrasts of four of South East Asia most fascinating countries – Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and the new journey to Laos. It is the only train to make the direct journey from Singapore to Bangkok and onwards to Chiang Mai or Vientiane without the need to change trains en-route. The brochure highlights the various journeys available on the E&O and presents the opportunity to tailor make a package to include flights, accommodation and transfers with prices starting from £2190 per person for the 8 night ‘Two Tigers’ itinerary including 2 nights in Singapore, 2 nights on the E&O and 2 nights in Bangkok (page 44).
Specially highlighted Privilege Opportunities within the brochure include:
• Purchase a journey from Venice to London on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and receive a COMPLIMENTARY outward flight from London to Venice.
• Between certain dates guests can enjoy five nights in South East Asia for £1030 per person in an exclusive ‘Oriental Summer’ promotion. Price includes one nights COMPLIMENTARY STAY at The Oriental, Bangkok, three nights (Pullman compartment) on the E&O and one nights COMPLIMENTARY STAY at The Oriental Singapore.
• Guests travelling in a State compartment on board E&O, combining the Singapore to Bangkok journey with either the Bangkok – Bangkok or Chiang Mai – Bangkok journey will receive two COMPLIMENTARY nights at the Peninsula Hotel, Bangkok between itineraries
• Combine a journey on the E&O and Road To Mandalay (RTM) voyage and receive a 20% per person reduction on the train fare and the cruise element of the RTM programme.
For further information on all Orient-Express ‘Journeys of Distinction’ call 0845 077 2222 or visit www.orient-express.com
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