Venice Simplon-Orient-Express: Paris to Venice (Tour code: 12561)
Venice
Highlights
One night onboard Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in a Historic Cabin
Take a seat in a dining carriage and time to dine
Stride through to Bar Car ‘3674’ for an evening of cocktails and conviviality
Relax to your private cabin, each lovingly restored to full 1920s grandeur
Overview
Your voyage begins on the platform of this famed European city, where historic carriages await your arrival. Meet the conductor, check your bags with our porters, and feel the excitement build. Then step aboard a world of timeless glamour.
Depart from Paris just before dinner for your overnight journey to Venice. Travel in style across the European landscape before arriving in the City of Water late afternoon the next day.
Life on board is elegant and indulgent. Dress to impress and head to one of the three restaurant cars for a sophisticated dinner. Mingle with like-minded travellers as a live pianist sets the scene in the Bar Car. Then, retreat to your inviting private cabin, looking forward to tomorrow’s adventures.
Inclusions
Itinerary
Day 1 Depart Paris
Board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train in Paris. Settle into your private cabin, soon it will be time for dinner.
Make your way to one of the magnificent dining cars, where the imagination of celebrated chef Jean Imbert informs both the décor and every dish. Seasonal specialities, sourced from artisan producers along the route, are accompanied by exceptional wines. Later, you may wish to soak up the animated ambience in Bar Car ‘3674’, where the resident pianist plays the baby grand and our talented bartenders conjure up classic cocktails.
Day 2 Arrive Venice
Linger in your cabin as your steward serves a French breakfast, the perfect way to begin the day, especially combined with the scenery through your window: the soaring mountains and glacial lakes of Switzerland’s Gotthard route. Return to the Bar Car to chat to your fellow travellers or browse the onboard boutique for bespoke gifts and mementos.
A leisurely three-course lunch brings further gourmet indulgence, after which you can return to your cabin to read, reflect or simply gaze at the views. Before arriving in Venice, your steward serves a delicious French goûter. Be transfixed by the vistas as the train crosses the Venetian Lagoon and pulls into Santa Lucia Station, then disembark for your adventure in La Serenissima.
Accommodation
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Upgrade availableHistoric Cabins are a luxurious place to rest after a day’s adventure on the rails.
Whether it’s unwinding as Europe passes your window, or retreating after an evening in the bar car, even the most convivial traveller will require a quiet space to retire. And where better than your own private cabin.
Lay amid plush furnishings, fresh linens, and handcrafted furniture in our magnificently restored 1920s cabins. Order morning coffee to your bed, or a cocktail while you dress for dinner. Our stewards are only ever a short call away.
Take in Europe from the romantic setting it deserves with your own private historic twin cabin. Banquette seating offers the perfect vantage point to watch the landscape by day, while convertible sleeping berths — with soft, luxurious bedding — transform the cabin into an intimate retreat by night. Morning breakfast can even be served to your bed, should you desire.
- Day time sofa setting
- Small table and lamp next to the window
- Wash basin and mirror concealed inside a vanity unit (no ensuite shower)
- Plug sockets (European adaptor required) and razor point
- Complimentary leather amenity kit
- Complimentary bottled water
- Brass luggage rack to pop your overnight bag on
- Velvet hangers to hang your black tie and dress on
- Upper and lower berth bunk beds (night-time configuration)
- Wooden ladder for the upper berth occupant
- Robes and slippers
Room Upgrades
Suites
Each of our suites is inspired by a fusion of the landscape our train travels through and design from the Art Deco period.
Each will immerse guests in diverse European scenery through glorious colours, patterns and textures. Plush fabrics and furnishings channel famed Art Deco designers, such as Dufrene and Lalique.
These reimagined suites were fully restored by expert craftsmen in France and complement the existing Grand Suites and Historic Twins that make up our sumptuous on board experience.
- Double bed or twin beds
- Private marble en-suite bathroom with shower, basin and WC
- 24-hour steward service
- Lounge area by day, as your bed converts to seating area
- Complimentary amenities including a kimono and slippers to take home
Prices are dynamic based on travel dates. Please proceed to Book Now or Contact Us for details.
Grand Suites
Encounter the decadent world of Grand Suites — where handcrafted interiors and free-flowing champagne are simply a way of life — and be swept away in an indulgence known only to the royalty of travel’s golden age.
Inside, the Grand Suites’ living quarters allow you to dine in private, should you wish. Meanwhile, marbled en-suite bathrooms mean you can refresh in style. For any craving that strikes, a 24-hour butler service is on hand to make your dreams a reality.
- Double queen-sized bed or Twin beds
- Private en-suite bathroom with shower, washbasin and WC
- Plush lounging area with sofa
- 24-hour steward service
- Guaranteed table for two at guest's chosen sitting time for lunch and dinner in preferred dininig car; option of private in-suite dining
- Champagne celebration breakfast in your suite and free-flowing champagne throughout
- Caviar on arrival
- Complimentary bathrobes and slippers
- Exclusive turndown gift
- Exclusive car or boat transfers between station and city centre accommodation (or v.v) at the start and end of your train journey
Prices are dynamic based on travel dates. Please proceed to Book Now or Contact Us for details.
Additional information
- You can never be overdressed on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
For dinner, we ask for formal evening attire and many guests like to don black tie and wear their most glamorous finery for the occasion. Smart daywear is appropriate during the day. At lunch, for example, a jacket/tie or equivalent is suitable. Jeans are not acceptable at any time. - If a detailed request is made at the time of booking, special dietary needs such as vegetarian or vegan can be accommodated. If a special request has not been made, the chefs will endeavour to prepare a dish with the ingredients available on board. We do, however, regret that we are unable to provide meals requiring strict religious observance in the preparation.
Excluded
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- Domestic airfares and taxes, unless otherwise specified in our holiday package
- Visa expenses, processing and issuance fees
- Meals other than as specified in our holiday package
- Travel Insurance or expenses of a personal nature (mini-bar, phone call, laundry, etc.),
- Tips or gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, hotel, restaurant or boat staff, etc.
- Or any other travel expense that has not been included in our holiday package
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