Explore Switzerland
Quality not quantity
mostly off the beaten tourist paths
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Guided tour |
9 days, 8 nights, hotels 3* or 4* - all inclusive! |
| All 4 language regions of Switzerland (D, F, I, RR) | small groups, maximum 12 guests, min. 6 participants |
- 3 days with public transport
- 6 days chauffeur driven minibus
- 4 UNESCO World Culture Heritage
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- Castles Bellinzona
- Abbey Library St. Gall
- Albula Bernina Railways
- Old Town of Berne
- 2 Hands on experience
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- Chocolate
- Cheese
- 5 privately guided tours
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- Zurich city sightseeing
- Bellinzona 1 of 3 castles (UNESCO)
- St. Gall Abbey Library (UNESCO)
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Gruyere castle
- Berne city sightseeing (UNESCO)
All tours offered by the Switzerland Travel
Shop are conducted by Travelwell, our Destination Management Company,
founded in 1974.
| 2022 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2022 |
| Start | - | - | - | - | Sat 14th | - | Sat 09th | Sat 13th | - | Sat 08th | - | - | Start |
| End | - | - | - | - | Sun 22nd | - | Sun 17th | Sun 21st | - | Sun 16th | - | - | End |
| Trip # | - | - | - | - | EXS01/22 | - | EXS02/22 | EXS03/22 | - | EXS04/22 | - | - | Trip # |
| p/p in double | - | - | - | - | 5'560.00 | - | 5'860.00 | 5'860.00 | - | 5'560.00 | - | - | All Costs in CHF |
| single | - | - | - | - | 6'145.00 | - | 6'445.00 | 6'445.00 | - | 6'145.00 | - | - |
Extra nights for early arrival / late departure at the same hotel incl. 24 hrs public transport: CHF 220.00 / B&B double room / double occupancy
Lake Zurich
Gotthard Base Tunnel
Bellinzona
Extra nights: For early arrival - before start of trip - you may book additional overnights at the same hotel - including public transport in the Zurich area - through Travelwell
| 1) Welcome to Switzerland | Overnight: Zurich (I) | Saturday |
| City sightseeing in downtown Zürich - privately guided - Welcome Dinner Cruise on the Lake Zurich | ||
| 2) Italian part of Switzerland | Overnight: Zurich (I) | Sunday |
| We travel by train through the longest railroad tunnel in the world (57 km / 35.5 miles long), the Gotthard Base Tunnel. In Bellinzona a local guide will explain / show us the site of one of the three castles, the first UNESCO World Heritage Site on this trip. Back to the northern side of the alps we will travel with the "Treno Gottardo" via the old, very beautiful route, through the Gotthard Summit Tunnel, directly to Zurich. | ||
| 3) Eastern part of Switzerland | Overnight: Zurich (I) | Monday |
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The first real mountain peak on this trip, is the mount "Hoher Kasten". Lunch is served at the revolving restaurant with views of 4 of the 5 countries surrounding Switzerland
(FL, AT, DE, FR, |
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Hoher Kasten
Abbey Library St. Gall
Wiesner Viaduct
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4) Transfer to St. Moritz, Engadin |
Overnight: Engadin (II) |
Tuesday |
| On the way to the Engadin we have the opportunity to make a beautiful, easy mountain hike in the Landwasser valley. In Davos Wiesen Station - in the middle of the hike - lunch awaits us. In the afternoon, we will have the possibility to visit the museum of the Albula - Bernina line - the 3rd UNESCO world cultural heritage. | ||
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5) The second day in Engadin |
Overnight: Engadin (II) |
Wednesday |
| The horse-drawn omnibus takes us to the Roseg valley, where we can survey the glacier. Who would like - and is sporty (enough) - can also take the bike as an alternative - or even walk one or both ways. After lunch, we will climb further up, we take the funicular up to the Muottas Muragl. There is probably no better view of the Upper Engadin. | ||
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6) Transfer to the Bernese Oberland |
Overnight: Gwatt, Thun (III) |
Thursday |
| Depending on the season and snow / road conditions, we drive this transfer over the Oberalp Pass or through Central Switzerland. In order not to sit all day in the minibus, we will visit a museum around noon (Sargans or Grimsel). | ||
Landwasser Viaduct / Albula Line
Horse carriage, Val Roseg
Oberalp pass - source of the Rhine
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7) Hands On Experience # 1 |
Overnight: Gwatt, Thun (III) |
Friday |
| Today's program includes a trip to french-speaking Switzerland and the history of chocolate. For the chocolate is a "Hands On Experience" on the schedule. The picturesque town of Gruyere and the venerable castle will round out the day. There is a special surprise for dinner. | ||
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8) Hands On Experience # 2 |
Overnight: Zurich (I) |
Saturday |
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On the way back to Zurich, we will stop in Berne, our last UNESCO World Heritage on this tour. A local guide will show you around the town, and, as a special event, you will be
able to visit the world Famous Clock Tower - not only from outside - but also see the inside with its medieval clockwork! |
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9) Rhine falls |
End of tour — travel onward or home |
Sunday |
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With those guests who leave not before 15:00 pm from Zurich, we will visit the Rhine falls, the largest waterfall in Europe, in the morning. |
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Extra nights: For late departures - after end of trip - you may book additional overnights at the same hotel - including public transport in the Zurich area - through Travelwell
Hands On Experience
Berne, Old Town
Rhine falls
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