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Italian Lakes and Bernina Express Tour with a Mediterranean Cruise

Italian Lakes and Bernina Express Tour with a Mediterranean Cruise, a rail journey with Titan Travel

Combining the Italian Lakes, Switzerland's Bernina Express & a Mediterranean cruise. With a guided tour of Venice, chocolate factories & more. Find out more.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Hotel, Lake Maggiore

    UK - Milan - Lake Maggiore

    Our nationwide shared chauffeur service collects you from home for your flight to Milan. On arrival we transfer to Lake Maggiore - the most tranquil and undiscovered of Italy's lakes.

  2. Day 2overnight: Hotel, Lake Maggiore

    Lake Maggiore

    Lake Maggiore is edged by charming towns with twisting cobbled streets and family-run trattoria. Its wind-ruffled waters are dotted with three tiny islands, the Borromean Islands, and today we'll explore each of them: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori.

  3. Day 3overnight: Hotel, Celerina, Switzerland

    Lugano - Celerina

    We leave Italy behind and head for the soaring alpine peaks and timber villages of Switzerland, learning about Swiss chocolate-making traditions at a chocolate factory, with a tasting. We arrive at lakeside Lugano, then continue to Celerina this afternoon.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Hotel, Lake Garda

    Bernina Express - Lake Garda

    You'll wind through the magnificent Swiss Alps on the Bernina Express, from St Moritz to Tirano in Italy, crossing 196 bridges and climbing the Brusio Spiral Viaduct. On arrival in Tirano, we transfer to our hotel in Lake Garda for the next two nights.

  5. Day 5overnight: Hotel, Lake Garda

    Lake Garda - Sirmione

    We'll take to the crystal-clear waters this morning for a cruise on Lake Garda and spend some time exploring Sirmione, where the medieval Rocca Scaligera looms over the old town.

  6. Day 6overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Lake Garda - Trieste

    We journey to the port city of Trieste to embark our ship, with time to settle in before dinner this evening.

  7. Day 7overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Rijeka, Croatia

    From Rijeka you can reach a number of Croatian gems, including the town of Pula with its 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, or the island of Krk, or explore Rijeka's own 18th-century streets and churches.

  8. Day 8overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Split, Croatia

    Much of Split's atmospheric old town lies inside the walls of Diocletian's Palace, a 1,700-year-old UNESCO-listed fortress on the Adriatic seafront.

  9. Day 9overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    At sea

    A day at leisure to explore all the facilities on board.

  10. Day 10overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Thira (Santorini), Greece

    Santorini is world famous for its whitewashed towns and breathtaking sunsets. Explore ancient Akrotiri, swim at Perissa Beach, or go volcano hiking.

  11. Day 11overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Bodrum, Turkey

    Day at Bodrum, Turkey.

  12. Day 12overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

    Ephesus is one of the most legendary cities of the ancient world, the grandest and best-preserved of Turkey's ancient cities. St Paul preached in its Great Theatre and the facade of the Celsus Library still stands.

  13. Day 13overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Istanbul, Turkey (overnight)

    We sail into Istanbul to discover the Sultanahmet Meydani, the Blue Mosque, UNESCO-listed Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. We'll dock overnight, so there's plenty of time to explore.

  14. Day 14overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    Istanbul - Cruising the Dardanelles

    We'll depart Istanbul to enjoy an afternoon of scenic cruising along the Dardanelles, the 60km-long waterway dividing Europe and Asia.

  15. Day 15overnight: Ship (Oosterdam)

    At sea

    A day at leisure to explore all the facilities on board.

  16. Day 16

    Piraeus - Athens - UK

    This morning, arrive in Piraeus. Disembark and continue to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival, your vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.

Included

  • 35 meals (15 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 11 dinners)
  • Accommodation: 5 nights in hotels and 10 nights cruise on Oosterdam
  • 4 excursions & visits: Boat tour to visit the Borromean Islands; Visit to the chocolate factory in Tessin; Bernina Express journey (St Moritz to Tirano); Boat tour on Lake Garda
  • Tour manager: Titan tour manager
  • Transport from the UK: international flights (based on return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow)
  • Ship: Oosterdam
  • Porterage services

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