The season for this holiday is:
01 April - 31 October 2019
8 nights: 01 April - 31 October 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 12 April | £995 | £360 |
| 13 - 25 April # | £1040 | £365 |
| 26 - 30 April | £1070 | £375 |
| 1 May - 25 September # | £1095 | £380 |
| 26 - 30 September | £1070 | £375 |
| 1 - 10 October | £1040 | £365 |
| 11 - 23 October § | £995 | £360 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes accommodation, meals, travel between hotels and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus a detailed information pack, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Included travel: Vienna–Graz–Bled–Ljubljana–Trieste by rail
Pay locally for taxis to and from the railways stations.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel Kaiserhof, Vienna | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior suite: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2019 | £38 |
| Hotel zum Dom – Palais Inzaghi, Graz | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comfort 'Inzaghi': 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2019 | £12 | |
| Suite: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2019 | £18 |
| Allegro Hotel, Ljubljana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Superior: 01 Apr - 30 Apr 2019 | £6 | |
| Superior: 01 May - 30 Sep 2019 | £10 | |
| Superior: 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2019 | £6 | |
| Superior suite: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2019 | £50 |
| Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe with sea view & balcony: 01 Apr - 10 Oct 2019 | £25 | |
| Deluxe with sea view & balcony: 11 Oct - 12 Oct 2019 | £40 | |
| Deluxe with sea view & balcony: 13 Oct - 31 Oct 2019 | £25 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Hotel Kaiserhof, Vienna (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr - 30 Jun 2019 # | £102 | £144 |
| 01 Jul - 31 Aug 2019 | £97 | £133 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2019 # | £102 | £144 |
| Hotel zum Dom – Palais Inzaghi, Graz (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 30 Apr 2019 | £75 | £103 |
| 01 May - 30 Jun 2019 | £82 | £110 |
| 01 Jul - 31 Aug 2019 | £75 | £103 |
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2019 | £82 | £110 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2019 | £75 | £103 |
| Allegro Hotel, Ljubljana (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 29 Apr 2019 | £65 | £85 |
| 30 Apr - 30 Sep 2019 | £75 | £100 |
| 01 Oct - 29 Oct 2019 | £65 | £85 |
| Savoia Excelsior Palace, Trieste (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr - 29 Oct 2019 | £80 | £135 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Vienna | Eurowings |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice - Birmingham (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Vienna | easyJet |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice Marco Polo - Bristol | easyJet, Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Vienna | easyJet, jet2 |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice Marco Polo - Edinburgh | easyJet, jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Vienna | British Airways, easyJet |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice Marco Polo - Gatwick | British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Vienna | Austrian Airlines, British Airways |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Trieste - Heathrow (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Venice Marco Polo - Heathrow | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Vienna | Flybe |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice Marco Polo - London Southend | Flybe |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Vienna | Eurowings, Ryanair |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Trieste - Stansted | Ryanair |
| Venice Marco Polo - Stansted | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Vienna | Austrian Airlines, easyJet |
| Return route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Venice Marco Polo - Manchester | easyJet, jet2, TUI |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £30 per person for our flight booking service (£50 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying to Vienna & back from Trieste
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| own travel arrangements from the airport to the hotel | pay locally | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| own travel arrangements from the hotel to the airport | pay locally | flexible |
Connecting travel options - flying to Vienna & back from Venice Marco Polo
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| own travel arrangements from the airport to the hotel | pay locally | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| bus Trieste to Venice airport (1h50) | £9 | varies - contact us |
| rail Trieste to Venice Mestre station (1h55) | £22 | 1300 |
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So much more still to do and see in Vienna - my husband would have liked extra day. But we made some mistakes - buying a travel ticket we didnt need as we walked everywhere; marching out for a meal and ending in main shopping area with ony fast food venues - which we never usually eat... Our fault for being less than thorough with reading. Graz - the least to see, but time filled OK. Lovely fish restaurant we went to both evenings. Gluten free diet well catered for most places.
Our travel agent is a British Company, InnTravel, which caters to what they call slow travelers. That’s us, we’re in no hurry. They suggest lots of activities for everyplace we go. We join the InnTravel rail journey, “On the Trail of the Habsburgs”.
Our hotel while in Graz is the Hotel zum Dom-Palais Inzaghi, a boutique hotel in the heart of old town with a history going back to the 14th century. Our room was a large three-room suite - one of the largest I’ve experienced. [In the morning]... we decided to take the InnTravel walking tour of the city (wherever we go they provide a walking tour). It’s a long tour and we saw much of the Graz old town area.
[In Ljubljana...] the hotel welcomed us with wine and pastries. Again, we have a suite, and it’s a lovely place and the staff are very helpful. Around 5:30pm, we strolled down toward the Triple Bridge. The preponderance of cafés was amazing – no-one must eat at home! On the InnTravel walking tour we stumbled into an unexpected exhibit tracing the whole history of Slovenia from prehistory to the present. It was very interesting and informative. The Hotel Angel is a great place to stay. It has all the luxury I desire and very helpful staff. I couldn’t recommend any improvements.
The sleek train then travelled south all the way to Trieste. Here, the Savoia Excelsior Palace is a magnificent seafront hotel right on the main road along the shore. It has well preserved its past glory into the present. We dined at the hotel’s Savoy restaurant where we had the seafood degustation menu with wine pairings.
After a wonderful, upscale buffet breakfast, we went out for the InnTravel City Walk but the rain was discouraging so we stopped at a café and had lunch. For dinner we went to the Al Bagatto restaurant recommended by InnTravel and the food and service were excellent: Marko explained every wine and course but we didn’t figure that it would take so long. We’re not used to this. Finally, after another fine buffet breakfast, we packed and then took a taxi to the station...
Both Graz (of which I shamefully had never heard and where we saw someone hoovering the cobbles outside her shop) and Ljubljana were something of a revelation to us. Trieste fine as a destination but maybe not wildly exciting - quite scruffy and noisy and a bit like home. We followed up a number of your restaurant recommendations and did well.
So much more still to do and see in Vienna - my husband would have liked extra day. But we made some mistakes - buying a travel ticket we didnt need as we walked everywhere; marching out for a meal and ending in main shopping area with ony fast food venues - which we never usually eat... Our fault for being less than thorough with reading. Graz - the least to see, but time filled OK. Lovely fish restaurant we went to both evenings. Gluten free diet well catered for most places.
Our travel agent is a British Company, InnTravel, which caters to what they call slow travelers. That’s us, we’re in no hurry. They suggest lots of activities for everyplace we go. We join the InnTravel rail journey, “On the Trail of the Habsburgs”.
Our hotel while in Graz is the Hotel zum Dom-Palais Inzaghi, a boutique hotel in the heart of old town with a history going back to the 14th century. Our room was a large three-room suite - one of the largest I’ve experienced. [In the morning]... we decided to take the InnTravel walking tour of the city (wherever we go they provide a walking tour). It’s a long tour and we saw much of the Graz old town area.
[In Ljubljana...] the hotel welcomed us with wine and pastries. Again, we have a suite, and it’s a lovely place and the staff are very helpful. Around 5:30pm, we strolled down toward the Triple Bridge. The preponderance of cafés was amazing – no-one must eat at home! On the InnTravel walking tour we stumbled into an unexpected exhibit tracing the whole history of Slovenia from prehistory to the present. It was very interesting and informative. The Hotel Angel is a great place to stay. It has all the luxury I desire and very helpful staff. I couldn’t recommend any improvements.
The sleek train then travelled south all the way to Trieste. Here, the Savoia Excelsior Palace is a magnificent seafront hotel right on the main road along the shore. It has well preserved its past glory into the present. We dined at the hotel’s Savoy restaurant where we had the seafood degustation menu with wine pairings.
After a wonderful, upscale buffet breakfast, we went out for the InnTravel City Walk but the rain was discouraging so we stopped at a café and had lunch. For dinner we went to the Al Bagatto restaurant recommended by InnTravel and the food and service were excellent: Marko explained every wine and course but we didn’t figure that it would take so long. We’re not used to this. Finally, after another fine buffet breakfast, we packed and then took a taxi to the station...
Both Graz (of which I shamefully had never heard and where we saw someone hoovering the cobbles outside her shop) and Ljubljana were something of a revelation to us. Trieste fine as a destination but maybe not wildly exciting - quite scruffy and noisy and a bit like home. We followed up a number of your restaurant recommendations and did well.
We tried the following restaurants and would recommend them:
Ljubljana: Julija - Busy, high turnover but excellent range of food with local specialities at reasonable prices.Gostilna Vitez- Excellent food and service. High quality food. Expensive. Chosen from publicity at Angel Hotel
Trieste: Pepenero Pepebianco - Outstanding high-class food and excellent service. Various Michelin accreditations. Da Pino - Excellent pizzas. Recommended by our transfer driver.
Vienna: Lebenbauer - we previously recommended this. Entner - as recommended previously by Inntravel.
Overall this was a well planned and enjoyable trail - though in our case despite going in May, the weather could have been better!
Definitely an extra day is needed in Vienna to do it all justice. The recommended Entler restaurant was an excellent choice but it is best to book and you should take cash as it does not accept cards. We would also recommend the small Sud-Lander Bistro in Rilkeplatz for a simple meal in friendly surroundings which is close to the hotel.
For Graz we would certainly recommend Die Herzl Weinstube in Propopigasse which has plenty of seating and efficient service. We loved the trams in Graz and the ease of riding about the town and going to/from the station.
In Ljubljana we found everyone to be very friendly and helpful and enjoyed the walk up to the castle and along both sides of the riverbank. The Julija restaurant was superb though we could only manage lunch there as in the evenings it was fully booked even by mid afternoon.
In Trieste we found the Ai Fiori restaurant in Piazza Attilio Hortis provided excellent service (though with delicate sized portions) and overall we counted it as our best meal of the holiday.
As a 71 year-old with long held desire to visit Trieste, I was immediately drawn. Thank you for the opportunity to proceed at my own pace & for the security of arrangements. Notes were very interesting and accurate.
Map of Semmering rail route would have been good. Holiday was fascinating because of chance to experience different cities and journey between them. They were connected in theory by the Habsburgs but the real joy was in seeing 4 different contemporary cities and watching countryside pass from train window.
Thank you Inntravel for this enjoyable holiday and for the wonderful service you provide! The theme of the holiday, On the trail of the Habsburgs, was very interesting and we found the notes and walks very good. We so enjoyed the rail journeys, especially the ones through the mountains from Graz to Ljubljana, and Ljubljana to Trieste. The countryside was lovely. We only stayed 2 nights in Vienna and we wished we had booked 3 as there was so much to see and do. In the one full day we had there, we only managed to visit the Schatzkammer for 2 hours in the morning, and the Imperial Apartments on a guided English tour in the afternoon. We walked up Kartnerstrasse and visited Stephansdom over the noon hour. We did squeeze in a visit to Cafe Schwarzenberg and enjoyed coffee and cake! As we had booked tickets for a Mozart concert at the Musikverein that evening, we had an early dinner at Restaurant Plachutta which was very good. We were sad to leave the next morning for Graz as we missed visiting Schonbrunn. Maybe next time!
We enjoyed Graz. As we were there on a Monday, some restaurants were closed. We did enjoy local Austrian cuisine at Die Herzl Weinstube, open on a Monday, at Prokopigasse 12/ Mehlplatz. We had dinner on the Sunday at Gasthaus Stainzerbauer recommended by Inntravel and the food was excellent.
Ljubljana was delightful. We enjoyed meals at 2 restaurants recommended by Inntravel: Taverna Tatjana and Spajza, which are both very close to the hotel. We also went to Julia on Stari trg and had excellent local Slovenian cuisine.
In Trieste, I celebrated my 70th birthday. On returning to the hotel that evening, there was a beautiful surprise of a box of chocolates and lovely note from Matteo, the front house manager, wishing me Happy Birthday. That was so kind and a special touch to end the day. Thank you so much Savoia Excelsior Palace! It is a beautiful hotel.
Thanks again Inntravel! We went on one of your Portugal train trips and that was wonderful. This one was equally so!