2023 Tour code: LNN24
About the tour
Celebrate an unforgettable New Year with a breathtaking ride on the Jungfrau Railway to the highest train station in Europe, a spectacular ascent of the Schilthorn through snowy Alpine peaks, and a visit to charming Mürren.
Highlights
What’s included
Itinerary
From London St Pancras, we travel on the Eurostar to Brussels. Here, we change trains and continue to Cologne for the night.
Additional information
Hotel
Trains
Enhance your holiday
Upgrades
Reviews
3.6 / 5 · 5 reviews
Andrew Reynolds
Submitted 11/Jan
This was booked as a surprise special birthday trip for my wife and was on the whole a great experience. However there were a few issues that didn't quite make it a 5 star rating. Firstly I fully understand that this is a rail trip and on the whole was ok, but the journey out was not fully explained as the first 2 days was taken up with traveling to Interlaken via Brussels with an overnight in Cologne then there was an 8hr train journey from Cologne to Interlaken, which we considered a waste of a day as there are quicker routes which would have only taken a day which the return journey route was taken. Secondly the tour manager was a lovely, friendly lady, but was lacking in experience of the locality and could have done some more research around what was available to do in around Interlaken especially on our one free day we had. Talking to other guests on this trip, when they asked her for advise she could only direct them to the hotels reception staff who were very helpful. She also seemed lacking in confidence around train times and facilities on board and often panicking when arriving at stations as to where to go next to either exit the station or where the connecting train was, which wasn't really rocket science as the train announcer was very clear and spoke very good English as do most of the Swiss people we came in contact with and very helpful. Thirdly the hotel was comfortable and clean, facilities were basic, but pricing was very expensive i.e single measure of whiskey £19 no tea or coffee making equipment in the room there was a mini bar which was hideously expensive i.e. small bottle of water £5, however there are various shops local to the hotel where these items can be purchase a lot cheaper. As mentioned above on the whole the experience was amazing and would definitely return, but would choose to fly in and only use local trains, which were excellent, clean, always on time and reasonably cheap, the British rail service could learn a lot from the Swiss train service.
Collected by Trustpilot
Steve Moorhouse
Submitted 10/Jan
An excellent, value-for-money, well organised New Year Trip to the 'top of europe'
Collected by Trustpilot
D Vass
Submitted 9/Jan
Good. Gd range of trips:Cologne hotel excellent; Interlaken hotel less so with cramped single accommodation. Mixed meals, New Year’s Eve gala dinner superb spread for starter course, almost too much available, so the fillet beef for the main course could not be enjoyed. Routine menu unexciting. Charming tour guide, but needs training in communication. frightened of her own voice and did not know when to use her microphone and when to talk directly to individual smaller groups, e.g when talking to the whole group on the station platform talked without microphone whilst in the dining room where there were tables of 4 people used a microphone aimed at three tables at a time. Also inadequately briefed and did not find out from the hotel what the New Year’s holiday activities in Interlaken and how the hotel itself would be different from normal. When uncertain of the various transport timings etc shared her doubts with the group, “wittering” constantly.
Collected by Trustpilot
L Trueman
Submitted 9/Jan
I planned he journey as a gift for my husband a James bond fanatic and the day was spoilt by the event being cancelled
Collected by Trustpilot
Mr C Verney
Submitted 19 Jan 2020
The holiday was great but the hotel let us down badly. We had a mcu smaller room than others in the Group even though we paid extra for an upgraded room with an even smaller bathroom with just a a shower .We specifically requested a bath as my wife has osteoporosis and needs to soak.
Collected by Great Rail Journeys
Tailor made for you
Customise this tour with Great Rail Journeys Independent
26/01/2016 · By Peter Liney
It was with quite a lot of pleasure I recently spent five days in Switzerland as a guest of Swiss Tourism and was able to travel on three of the great iconic train journeys...
Read more
17/07/2013
Great Rail Journeys' Stewart Creasey leads us through the majestic peaks of the Swiss Alps on the Jungfrau Railway to the Top of Europe: the mighty Jungfraujoch.
Read more
