Depart:
Independent Tour-Land Only
6 Days/ 5 Nights
Daily April 1-December 31
Lucerne-Interlaken-Zweisimmen-Montreux
Price per Person:
Please Call or Email for prices.
Package Includes:
Swiss card for 4 transfers in 1st class
5 nights accommodation in hotel category selected all with private facilities
Breakfast daily
1st class seat reservations for the Golden Pass Panoramic Brunig, BLS and MOB trains
Excurson to Mount Pilatus
Any additional tickets for excursions to travel by train, boat, postal coaches and cable cars can be purchased at a discount of 25-50% off the regular fares
Hotel taxes and service charges
Itinerary
Day 1 Lucerne
Arrival in Lucerne by 1st class train from the Swiss border or any Swiss airport. Self transfer to your centrally located hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure to begin your exploration of this historic city located on Lake Lucerne. Overnight in Lucerne.
Day 2 Lucerne
Today you will enjoy an excursion by boat and cogwheel train to Mount Pilatus. Overnight in Lucerne.
Day 3 Lucerne-Interlaken
From Lucerne over the Brunig Pass to Interlaken by the Luzern-Interlaken Express. On your journey you will pass 3 small lakes before reaching Lake Brienz with its very distinctive color due to its glacial waters. Overnight in Interlaken.
Day 4 Interlaken
Full day at leisure. We suggest an excursion to the Jungfraujoch the highest train station in Europe (Top of Europe) or a boat trip on Lake Brienz. Overnight in Interlaken.
Day 5 Interlaken-Montreux
Trip by train to Zweisimmen. Change to the GoldenPass Panoramic train (or optional GoldenPass Classic) for the rest of the days memorable trip to Montreux. You find yourself among alpine forests, bubbling mountain springs and picturesque mountain villages. Overnight in Montreux.
Day 6 Montreux-End of Tour
After breakfast self transfer to the rail station for your trip to the Swiss border or any Swiss Airport. You may extend your stay in beautiful Alpine Switzerland.
Additional nights available.
Optional Chocolate Train Excursion:
Every Monday and Wednesday all year + Thursday May – June and September-October plus daily July and August
A coffee and a croissant will be served on board the Chocolate Train. The “Maison Cailler-Nestl” chocolate factory awaits you. Through a didactic itinerary, you will learn everything about the history of the Swiss chocolate making tradition followed by a chocolate tasting. Afterwards a bus takes you to the village of Gruyeres for some leisure time. You might go for lunch and enjoy the tasty local cheese fondue or visit the Gruyeres castle. Later that afternoon the bus takes you to “La Maison du Gruyere” for a visit of the demonstration cheese factory followed by the return travel to Montreux with the Chocolate Train.
Additional night in Montreux or Geneva is needed.
