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Best of Switzerland

Depart:
Independent Tour-Land Only

10 Days/ 9 Nights

Daily April 1-Ocotrber 31
Price per Person:

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Shorter versions available.

Package Includes:

9 nights accommodation in hotel category selected all with private facilities
Breakfast daily
Arrival transfer in Zurich
Rail transportation between cities-2nd class reserved seats for superior tourist class and first class packages and 1st class reserved seats for superior first class package
Scheduled walking tour of Lucerne
Hotel taxes and service charges

Itinerary

Day 1 Zurich
Welcome to Zurich. Self-confident and prosperous, Zurich is the blueprint of Swiss perfection with its banking muscle. You will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 2 Zurich-St. Moritz
This morning is at leisure to explore Zurich on your own. Transfer on your own to the Zurich train station to board your train St. Moritz. Upon arrival in St. Moritz transfer on own to your hotel.

Day 3 St. Moritz
Today is at leisure. The cosmopolitan resort St. Moritz is one of the most tradition-steeped holiday resorts around. Even its name is protected as a quality brand and all over the world is equated with style, elegance and class

Day 4 St. Moritz
Full day at leisure to explore St. Moritz surroundings on your own

Day 5 St. Moritz-Zermatt
Arrive to train station on your own and get ready for the Glacier Express is the most famous railway in the world. It travels from St. Moritz to Zermatt in around seven hours. It is a day trip through untouched mountain landscapes, glamorous health resorts, deep gorges, delightful valleys, 91 tunnels and across 291 impressive bridges. Transfer on own to your hotel

Day 6 Zermatt
Day at leisure, perhaps you may wish to visit the Gornergrat, a ridge of the Pennine Alps, the mysterious mountain was only made accessible to a wider public in 1898 through the construction of Switzerland’s first electric coghweel railway. The Gornergrat railway runs from Zermatt’s 4812m over the Riffelalp to the 9267m Gornergrat vantage point. From here you have a thrilling 9.3 miles view of 29 of Switzerland’s 54 12,000m high mountain peaks

Day 7 Zermatt
Free day to explore other surrounding areas on your own.

Day 8 Zermatt-Lucerne
Transfer on your own to train station. Train ride to Lucerne. Upon arrival, transfer on own to your hotel. Afternoon is free.

Day 9 Lucerne
See the beautiful bridges and sights of Lucerne on a walking city tour! A guided tour to see many of the city’s most stunning attractions including: Lion Monument, Chapel Bridge, Town Hall, Jesuit Church, Concert Hall and Congress Hall. The afternoon is at leisure to discover this unique city on your own.

Day 10 Lucerne-Zurich Airport-End of Tour
Transfer on your own to train station. Train ride to Zurich airport. You can extend your stay in Switzerland or continue to Germany Italy or Austria.

Additional nights available.

Hotels

Superior Tourist Class:
Zurich: Hotel Montana
St. Moritz-Hotel Hauser
Zermatt: Hotel La Couronne
Lucerne: Hotel Waldstaeterhof

First Class:
Zurich: Hotel Leonardo Boutique Rigihof
St. Moritz: Hotel La Margna
Zermatt: Hotel Alex Schlosshotel
Lucerne: Hotel Continental Park

Superior First Class:
Zurich: Hotel Glockenhof
St. Moritz: Hotel Schweizerhof
Zermatt: Hotel Boutique Alex
Lucerne: Hotel Art Deco Montana




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