Country
Switzerland
Duration
9 Days/8 Nights
Travel Type
Escorted Tours
Explore the cultural differences within the country and its 4 languages, all the while taking in some spectacular countryside and staying in beautiful Swiss towns.
Inclusions
8-night accommodation (1 night in Zurich, 1 night in St. Gallen, 1 night in St. Moritz, 1 night in Lugano, 1 night in Zermatt, 1 night in Montreux, 1 night in Grindelwald, and 1 night in Lucerne)
Breakfast daily
Luxury transportation with a driver-guide, pick-up in Zurich on day 1 and drop off on Zurich on the last day.
Luggage transportation including an allowance of 1x large luggage and 1x hand luggage per person
Rail ticket in 2nd class for rail travel per itinerary
50% discount on additional rail tickets (local transportation) and some mountain excursions
Seat reservations on Glacier Express (Andermatt to Zermatt), on the Bernina Express (St. Moritz to Tirano) and on the Golden Pass (Montreux to Interlaken)
Self-guided excursions to Gornergrat and to Jungfraujoch
Private guided city tour of St. Gallen, including the UNESCO Abbey Library
Entry to Appenzell Show Dairy with Audio Guide
Excursion to Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Vehicle equipped with Wi-Fi
Exclusions
Flights – Meals other than those specified in the itinerary – Excursions (optional or other than listed) – City taxes to be paid locally at the hotels – Any other items not mentioned in the Inclusions.
Additional Information
Special Notes
Guaranteed departures with a maximum of 12 passengers.
4-12 passengers will be in a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Cabrio, 1-3 passengers will be in a Tesla X
2nd class rail per itinerary and a seat in a luxury vehicle with driver-guide
Note
Arrival in Zurich must be on Saturdays.
Note
Groups are made up of international passengers and guided in English.
1
DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN SWITZERLAND (SATURDAY)
Arrival in Zurich and enjoy your first day at leisure in Switzerland’s biggest city.
Accommodation : Accommodation: Zurich for 1 night.
2
DAY 2 ZURICH - ST. GALLEN (SUNDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your driver-guide in the lobby for your first trip to the Rhine Falls, Europe’s biggest and most powerful waterfall. After a lunch break your driver will take you to St. Gallen, where you get to experience a guided city tour of the beautiful medieval town as well as the famous Abbey library.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: St. Gallen for 1 night.
3
DAY 3 ST. GALLEN - ST. MORITZ (MONDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will make your way to one of the most famous resort towns in Switzerland, St. Moritz. On the way there, you will get to taste one of the most famous things in Switzerland: Swiss Cheese. You get to experience how famous Swiss cheese is made and you also get to taste it at the Appenzeller Show Dairy. After a stop in the town of Appenzell, you will make your way to Liechtenstein’s capital, Vaduz, where you can enjoy time at leisure.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: St. Moritz for 1 night.
4
DAY 4 ST. MORITZ - LUGANO - BERNINA EXPRESS (TUESDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will board the famous Bernina Express. The panoramic train will take you from Switzerland over and through the Alps, all the way to Tirano in Italy, where you will get to enjoy a lunch break. You drive will pick you up in Tirano, and you will travel along Lake Como all the way back to the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, called Ticino.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: Lugano for 1 night.
5
DAY 5 LUGANO - ZERMATT - GLACIER EXPRESS (WEDNESDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Your driver will pick you up in the lobby and take you over the Gotthard Mountain pass to Andermatt, where you get to enjoy time at leisure and time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, board the famous Glacier Express all the way to Zermatt.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: Zermatt for 1 night.
6
DAY 6 ZERMATT - GORNERGRAT - MONTREUX (THURSDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy time leisure in Zermatt in the morning and take the cogwheel train up to the Gornergrat, where you get the most beautiful view of the famous Matterhorn. After your journey back to Zermatt, you will travel to the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Once you arrive in Montreux, you get to enjoy your afternoon at leisure.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: Montreux for 1 night.
7
DAY 7 MONTREUX - GRINDELWALD - GOLDENPASS EXPRESS (FRIDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. Your driver will take you to the train station in Montreux, where you get to board the GoldenPass which passes through different language areas, landscapes, and countless lakes on your way to Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. After some time at leisure in Interlaken, your driver will take you to the mountain resort Grindelwald.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Accommodation: Grindelwald for 1 night.
8
DAY 8 GRINDELWALD - JUNGFRAUJOCH - LUCERNE (SATURDAY)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning you get to explore the famous Jungfraujoch – the Top of Europe. The journey to the top of Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest altitude railway station, is a masterpiece of engineering as the last section of the stretch is built on the mountain itself. Once you arrive back in Grindelwald, your driver will drive you to Lucerne via the mountain pass Brünig. In Lucerne you can enjoy your afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation : Accommodation: Lucerne for 1 night.
9
DAY 9 LUCERNE - DEPARTURE FROM ZURICH (SUNDAY)
Transfer to Zurich airport or extend your stay in Switzerland.
Meals : Breakfast
Hotel information:
Accommodations are guaranteed 4*.
Hotel names will be advised at least 4 weeks from the travel date.
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Prices per person, in $CA, starting from, |
4* Hotels | ||
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2023 Departure Dates (Saturday arrivals) |
Double |
Single |
Triple |
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15 July 12 August 9 September 7 October |
5875 | 7640 |
5090 |
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Individual private transfer from Zurich Airport – Hotel in Zurich |
+139 per person | ||
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