Overview

After the success of our previous Winter Fun holidays, it gives us pleasure to return to Fuschl. why not give yourself a ‘lift’ and join us on our 8 day holiday based in the beautiful resort of Fuschl located on the lake of the same name in the Salzkammergut lake district region of Austria. The area offers crystal clear lakes and dramatic mountain scenery and its close proximity to Salzburg combined with our varied excursion programme and genuine Austrian hospitality makes the perfect setting for our winter holiday.

Your Accommodation:

The superb 4 star, Hotel Seerose has proved to be enormously popular with our clients. It is idyllically located, directly on the shore of Lake Fuschl. Each of the tastefully decorated, traditionally furnished rooms has its own balcony, is en-suite and equipped with a TV and telephone. Public amenities at the hotel include an indoor swimming pool with a lake view and wellness centre, an elegant restaurant and a cosy bar and guest lounge and a super sun terrace. The hotel is served by a lift.

Your Itinerary:

Our door to door service to the waiting coach for the drive to Folkestone where we board the fast shuttle to Calais, a light breakfast, champagne and snacks served on board. On through northern France to Reims, the champagne capital, before crossing the River Moselle and the German border to reach our overnight hotel in the historic city of Saarbrucken well in time for dinner.

A fine buffet breakfast before we continue through Germany. After crossing the Rhine at Karlsruhe we drive along the edge of the Black Forest by autobahn via Stuttgart and Munich to the Austrian border. Passing Salzburg we arrive in Fuschl and our hotel late afternoon. A sparkling welcome drink precedes dinner this evening.

A relaxing day in our resort, make use of the hotel’s excellent leisure facilities. Later we include a torchlit walk followed by mulled wine upon our return.

A visit to nearby Baroque city of Salzburg, famed as the beautiful setting for the film ‘The Sound of Music’ and as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We include a guided walking tour. This beautiful city is compact and very pedestrian friendly. Late afternoon we return to Fuschl before dinner and musical entertainment.

Departing our hotel after a fine buffet breakfast we make for tiny St Gilgen set beside the waters of Wolfgangsee. We include a cable car ride to the summit of the Zwolferhorn for magnificent views of lakes and mountains. Later we visit St Wolfgang famed for the ‘White Horse Inn’ opera. On our return we enjoy a Horse Drawn Sleigh ride with warming schnapps.

A tour of scenic delights as we visit various lakes including Mondsee with its impressive church, Attersee and Traunsee with a stop in the lakeside town of Gmunden. Our return allows time to relax before our final night's dinner in Fuschl.

After breakfast we say farewell to our hosts and begin our homeward journey. Retracing our steps we pass Munich, Stuttgart before crossing the Rhine back into France. We arrive at our 3 star overnight hotel in Saarbrucken late afternoon.

Travelling through France past Reims then on to Calais for the afternoon train to Folkestone, arriving back in our home area early evening.

Insurance Premiums are renewed from 1st January 2024. If you are making a booking after this date the rate will be revised from that shown in our brochure.