Sound of Music at 60: A Few of Our Favourite Locations
28/03/2025 · By Ian Holt
Enjoy a Great Rail Journeys holiday to Austria, uncovering Salzburg and the settings for the Sound of Music, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025.
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2025 Tour code: AIS25
About the tour
Explore the beautiful towns and landscapes of the Austrian Alps based in an all-inclusive hotel in St Johann, where dinner and drinks are included each evening.
Marvel at views of Austria's tallest mountain on a journey across the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and discover Mozart's hometown of Salzburg with a singing tour guide.
Travel through the stunning Ziller Valley on a steam-hauled train and absorb fantastic views during a relaxing cruise across Lake Zell.
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Itinerary
Gathering at London St Pancras this morning, your holiday begins by meeting the Tour Manager and fellow travellers ahead of this all-inclusive tour to the beautiful Austrian Alps.
Boarding the Eurostar to Paris, we travel to Brussels in Plus class, we enjoy a light meal at our seats on the way. In the Belgian capital, we change trains, travelling in First Class to the German city of Cologne for an overnight stop. Standing on the regal Rhine River, this grand city is dominated by its Gothic cathedral with two piercing spires. This UNESCO World Heritage site is a symbol of Cologne and stands next to the main station. On arrival, we check in to our nearby hotel for the night and enjoy our first dinner together as a group this evening.
Please Note - For departure 3rd October we will outbound via Wiesbaden, staying at the Intercity Wiesbaden.
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4.1 / 5 · 187 reviews
Eric Powell
Submitted 18 Oct 2024
Very good
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NIP, CYNTHIA SIUFONG
Submitted 15 Oct 2024
Very enjoyable
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L Greensides
Submitted 12 Oct 2024
A busy but well organised trip. The hotels were all very good and in a great position.
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JD
Submitted 12 Oct 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable with good trips: excellent tour manager. Good group holiday. Well done Great Rail again.
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Geoff Rees
Submitted 10 Oct 2024
St Johannes is an ideal location as a base to visit the other places on the itinerary. The hotel was friendly and the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Our tour manager was up to the challenges she faced on some of the trains, keeping us informed of the problems. Overall a very good holiday.
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J Mackintosh
Submitted 05 Oct 2024
This was a lovely tour with beautiful scenery and the tour manager was very knowledgeable and helpful
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