6 days - 5 nights
5 nights on the VSOE, Paris to Istanbul
(including an overnight in both Budapest and Bucharest)
Featuring a journey from Paris to Istanbul on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
Day 1 - Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express for the start of your historic journey to Istanbul, beginning with overnight travel to Budapest. A Cabin Suite to give you additional space is recommended.
Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight on board.
Day 2 - Budapest
Arrive in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, for a one-night stay at the Hilton hotel (or similar). Join your fellow travellers for dinner in a local restaurant this evening.
Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight in Budapest.
Day 3 - Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
After a morning of sightseeing, rejoin the train for a second night on board travelling to Romania and its capital Bucharest.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight on board.
Day 4 - Bucharest
Before your arrival in Bucharest, the train will stop to allow you to visit Peles Castle, visited by the first Istanbul travellers in 1883. Your hotel in Bucharest is the Athénée Palace Hilton, where you arrive in time for late lunch. A short city tour is arranged for this afternoon before dinner at the hotel.
Breakfast and lunch included. Overnight in Bucharest.
Day 5 - Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Embark for a further night on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express travelling across Bulgaria and into Turkey. A stop is made at Varna on the Black Sea, the original final stop of the journey and where passengers continued to Istanbul by boat.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight on board.
Day 6 - Istanbul
Your journey continues, arriving in Istanbul during the afternoon.
Breakfast and lunch served on board.
Departure 2012 : |
Departure 2013 : |
| August 31. | August 30. |
Holiday Prices (per person) :
| 2012 | 2013 | |
| Double Cabin | Full | N/A |
| Cabin Suite | Full | £11,000 |
Prices shown are per person based on double occupancy and include :
- Cabin Suite on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, including meals.
- Accommodation and buffet breakfast in a regular room at your hotel.
- All transfers throughout your holiday.
- Prices for single occupancy and single travellers on request.
Cabin Suite : A Suite is made up of two interconnecting double cabins. At night, choose between single beds or keep one cabin as a lounge with upper and lower berths in the other cabin.
Tailor Made Travel : All itineraries can be tailored to your own personal needs. We can tailor make an itinerary to suit your plans.
Please note : the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express route is subject to change without prior warning due to last minute railway engineering works or similar. Flights and most hotels are on request and cannot be processed until a deposit is received. All flights and hotels are subject to availability.
