Thursday, October 9, 2008

Switzerland Tour Itineraries

Switzerland Tour Package: Charming Swiss Tour

Tour Package: Charming Swiss Tour

Duration: 3 days / 2 nights

Day 1: Arrival at Lucerne, check into your hotel and relax. Stay overnight at Lucerne.

Day 2: Travel aboard the paddle steamer William Tell and enjoy the scenic journey from Lucerne to Fluelen. Enjoy a three-course meal on board. Arrive at Fluelen and proceed by train to Lugano through the Gotthard tunnel, in 1st class cars with panoramic windows. Stay overnight at Lugano.

Day 3: Return to the nearest airport at the end of your Charming Swiss Tour. You can also choose to extend your tour of Switzerland.

Switzerland Tour Packages: Classic Alpine Glacier Express

Tour Package: Classic Alpine Glacier Express

Tour Duration: 3 days / 2 nights

Day 1: Arrive in St Moritz or Zermatt, Switzerland. Check into your hotel and relax. Stay overnight at St Moritz or Zermatt.

Day 2: Board the Classic Alpine Glacier Express Train, also known as the "Orient Express of the Alps." Ride in a heritage Pullman or Gourmino carriages furnished in a luxurious 1920's style. Listen to the expert travel commentary, which enhances the view of the Swiss Alps. Enjoy your apertif and lunch at the Gourmino Restaurant. Stay overnight at Zermatt or St Moritz.

Day 3: Return to the nearest airport at the end of your Classic Alpine Glacier Express Tour. You can also choose to extend your tour of Switzerland.

Switzerland Tour Package: Charming Swiss Tour

Tour Package: Glacier Express in Winter

Tour Duration: 3 days / 2 nights

Day 1: Arrive in St Moritz, check into your hotel and relax. Stay overnight at St Moritz.

Day 2: Board the Glacier Express for a tour to Zermatt. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Swiss Alps on your journey and lunch (optional) on board the Glacier Express. In winter the Glacier Express ahs only 1st Class coaches. Stay overnight at Zermatt.

Day 3: Return to the nearest airport at the end of your Glacier Express tour of Switzerland. You can also choose to extend your tour of Switzerland and take an excursion tour to the Gornergrat, where you can see stunning views of Mount Matterhorn.


Switzerland Tour Packages: Twin Peaks: Rhone and Glacier Express

Tour Package: Twin Peaks: Rhone and Glacier Express

Tour Duration: 5 days / 4 nights

Combine two highlights in one tour. Travel from Geneva on the Rhone Express to Zermatt and from Zermatt on the Glacier Express to St Moritz.

Day 1: Arrive in Geneva, check into your hotel and relax. Stay overnight in Geneva.

Day 2: Travel aboard the Steamship Rhone and enjoy the pleasant journey from Lucerne to Montreux. On your way you will pass the famous 140 m tall fountain at Geneva, picturesque vineyards and towns and the beautiful Chillon Castle. Eat your midday meal in style on the upper class deck or the Belle Epoque Lounge. Disembark at Montreux and board the train to Zermatt. Situated at a height of 1620 meters Zermatt is a beautiful Alpine town and is a car-free zone.
Stay overnight at Zermatt.

Day 3: Explore the sights in and around Zermatt, Switzerland. You could go on an optional excursion to Gornergrat on a cogwheel railway line. Stay overnight in Zermatt.

Day 4: Board the Glacier Express at Zermatt and travel to St Moritz. Enjoy the optional midday meal on this scenic train. Stay overnight in St Moritz.

Day 5: Return to the nearest airport at the end of your Twin Peaks: Rhone and Glacier Express Tour. You can also choose to extend your tour of Switzerland.


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