Monday 6 August 2012

A Short Train Trip Guide to Europe

If you have always wished to throw a coin in the Treves Fountain or a catch a river boat down the Danube, to see the Eiffel Tower, then a trip to Europe is best for you. Some standard Europe train tour packages available are listed below:



Luxury Tours:
Ride on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. This tour is a seven days of overnight stays and sightseeing in Venice, Prague and Paris and London, with walking tours in these cities. This package showcases old fashioned vintage cabins and delicious meals by French gourmets.

Economical Tours:
If budget is limited, consider a journey by Trafalgar. This trip includes buffet dinners, first-class train travel and guided tours. This is an 11-day tour through Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg and Moscow. Spend 16 days traveling from London to Rome by visiting Paris, Venice, Nice, Monte Carlo and Florence on your journey, to have a more classic tour.

Off-the-Beaten Path:
The Danube Express offers train tours of Eastern and Central Europe. The Transylvanian First-Bud train tour is a four-day ride from Istanbul to Budapest and includes an exploration of a Thracian tomb and the infamous Bran Castle. The Polish Explorer travels from Baltic Sea to the Tatra Mountains, along with tours of Royal and Malbork castles, Wilanow Palace.

Comprehensive Tour of Spain:
El Transcantabricoclasico provides a complete tour of Spain which has more than 20 stops for visiting many historic sites in eight days. It starts from Santiago de Compostela to Bilbao and back to Leon.

Tour of Switzerland and the Alps:
Trafalgar's Contrasts of Switzerland starts from St. Moritz to urban Genevaand experience Switzerland in nine days. Take Glacier Express from Oberalp Pass and visit the medieval town of Lucerne. Visit Zermatt, a mountain resort town, Alpine peaks, town of Interlaken, Bernese Oberland region, and ride Golden Pass Line train to Zurich.

No doubt, with a vast railway system, Europe is the most exotic place on earth and tours to Europe provides fantastic value for money. Many travel companies offer short vacation tour packages that are centered on Europe’s train. Europe train tours are inexpensive in comparison to car rental or airways and provide high speed journey with relaxation to the tourists as they watch the stunning scenery pass by. They also handle meals, accommodations and walking tours at each stop, which eliminates stress during the vacation. More importantly, one need not have to go through same security checks and formalities which airline travel demand for. Train routes are extended across the length and breadth of the continent; from Portugal to Russia and London to Bulgaria, the list never ends. Don't just visit Europe, experience it.