Day 1 – Journey to our hotel via Valkenburg

We catch the ferry to Calais and continue on to the town of Valkenburg in the Netherlands. Here we have time to choose a restaurant for dinner before checking in to our hotel, where we stay on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 2 – Maastricht & Valkenburg Christmas Markets

Today we travel to the Maastricht Christmas Market which provides plenty of Christmas cheer and wintry fun with its ice rink, carousel, Ferris wheel and numerous stalls featuring a variety of gifts and local treats. We then sample a Christmas Market with a difference, as we visit the Valkenburg Christmas Market, situated in this enchanting Dutch town’s ancient labyrinth of tunnels and caves and considered as the largest and oldest underground Christmas Market in Europe. Numerous stands offer a diverse range of special Christmas and gift items in this magical and unique setting.

Day 3 – Vaalserberg & Cologne Christmas Markets

En-route to Cologne, we make a making a stop at Vaalserberg, the highest point in mainland Netherlands. Here we find the famous Three-Country point, where Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium meet. The rest of the day is spent in Cologne, Germany’s oldest city. There are no fewer than six separate Christmas Markets set up around the city centre, with the landmark cathedral providing an impressive backdrop to the main market. Stalls are crammed with a vast range of tempting and traditional goodies including handcrafted toys, keepsakes and ceramics.

Day 4 – Journey home

We check out of our hotel and head back to Calais for our return ferry home.

Just Go brochure price in RED

Travel 55 discount price in BLACK

Tel Just Go reservations on  0333 234 2010 and quote Travel 55 ref: PTR557