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Escorted Tour with 3 excursions included
A friendly and experienced Tour Guide will escort you on this wonderful trip.
How to book
All you need to do is call one of our specialist Travel consultants on:
0800 031 9707
They will custom build your holiday your way, passing on their considerable knowledge and expertise
Offer valid until 6 Jun 2025
Prices are based on all new bookings for 2 people sharing twin or double rooms on Half Board basis on the itinerary as described.
Flights are from London Stansted. Other UK departure airports and holiday dates may be available at a supplement, please ask us for details
This package is financially protected by ATOL and Ambassador Holidays are acting as agents for Newmarket Holidays.
Prices and availablity are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.
About this package
Savour lakes and mountains perfection, and take one of the world’s great railway journeys to Switzerland’s most celebrated holiday hideaway.
Spend a week on the shores of Lake Como, the most picturesque of the Italian lakes. Enjoy its elegant villas and glorious gardens – which have inspired artists and writers for generations – and combine rest and relaxation with some wonderful excursions, including a journey on the spectacularly scenic Bernina Express to chic St Moritz, famous refuge of the well-heeled, and opportunities to discover stylish Milan and idyllic Lugano.
Package Itinerary
Fly to Milan from Manchester and transfer to Lake Como and your chosen hotel. Settle into your surroundings and enjoy your first dinner.
Today introduces you to Como’s most sparkling jewel, stunning Bellagio. Idyllically set on a peninsula that divides the lake’s two southern limbs, Bellagio is often described as the most beautiful town in Italy. Join your Tour Manager for the ferry crossing, then step ashore to discover this exquisite place, with its elegant villas and glorious gardens looking out over the lake and backed by wooded hills. After a short walking tour, you'll be free to enjoy Bellagio and its wondrous surroundings. Stroll along the lakefront promenade, take a seat in a café, or enjoy a delicious gelato before taking the ferry back across the lake in your own time
Another relaxed day sees you take to the lake again to enjoy more of Como’s idyllic shoreline. Board a lake cruiser to sail past yet more elegant villas and their stunning gardens, and past some of the lake's highly favoured settlements. The day will include a visit to the gardens of Villa Balbianello, after which you'll be free to sit back and relax, enjoying the joys of cruising back to port under hopefully sunny skies on what is sure to be a memorable day.
Today you're free to relax in the hotel or to join our optional excursion to the great city of Milan. One of Europe’s most exciting cities, Milan is not merely a centre of worldwide fashion; it's also home to some of the best collections of art and architecture in the world. The Sforzesco Castle, the famous shopping Galleria, La Scala – one of the world’s greatest opera houses – and the great cathedral, Il Duomo, are among the breath-taking sights brought to life on your guided tour. Afterwards you can head to the shops, visit a gallery or museum, or simply take a seat in a pavement café to watch the Milanese world go by.
Our last included excursion takes you to St Moritz, the world-famous resort set high in Switzerland’s Upper Engadine Valley. Board the Bernina Express to travel from Tirano through Switzerland’s Italian-speaking southeast corner – across viaducts (including the famous spiral at Brusio) and over the 2,253-metre-high Bernina Pass – to St Moritz. The journey to this exclusive mountain town features some of the most stunning scenery found anywhere in the Alps. Enjoy window-shopping in this playground paradise, or perhaps take a stroll into the beautiful countryside beyond the town, before returning to Como and your hotel by coach.
Another free day to explore your surroundings or join an optional excursion to Lugano, one of Switzerland’s most stylish resorts, delightfully set on the shore of the little lake of the same name. Around the lake, pretty Swiss villages nestle amid luxuriant vegetation, and the shoreline is dotted with villas and summer homes. After a short sightseeing tour, explore under your own steam, or ride the funicular up Monte Bre for a breath-taking panoramic view of the lake and the nearby Alps, before returning to Como.
Join today’s optional excursion to the twin city of Bergamo, built between the Lombardy Plain and the Alps. Here, modern Bassa, the Lower City with its neoclassical features, is watched over by idyllic, walled Alta, the Upper City. The city's stunning 14th-century citadel, ancient Piazza Vecchia (Old Square) with its beautiful Palazzo della Ragione, 15th-century bell tower, cathedral and elaborate Santa Maria Maggiore church are all glorious examples of Italian architecture. The city also boasts some carefully preserved Venetian walls, and a stroll along a section of these is a must for the energetic. Bergamo is also famed for its food, and boasts a host of reasonably priced cafes and osteria in which you can enjoy a delicious snack.
Bid "Arrivederci" to your hosts, and transfer back to the airport to check in your flight to Manchester at the end of a wonderful stay in a beautiful corner of the world.
