Christmas Markets |
5 - 9 days |
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guided tour |
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| chauffeur driven |
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From 5 to 9, book as many days as you like |
9 days |
8 days |
7 days |
6 days |
5 days |
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From Sat Nov 28th till Wed Dec 23rd, book any 5 to 9 - as many days as you like. Arrival and departure
as you like! |
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| Program | 5-9 days: 1st day arrival - 3-7 days in Switzerland - last day, departure |
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An extraordinary Christmas markets tour in Switzerland. You will be: |
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Daily schedule |
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Arrival day - Meet & assist at ZRH A/P - Transfer ZRH A/P -> Hotel Time to get over the jetleg or may start to explore Zurich. At the earliest: Sat Nov 28th 2020 |
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| 2 | Monday | Zurich | City sightseeing | |
| 3 | Tuesday | Berne | City sightseeing, Self made Swiss cheese | |
| 4 | Wednesday | St.Gall | City sightseeing, Excursion Hoher Kasten | |
| 5 | Thursday | Basel | Self made Swiss chocolate | |
| 6 | Friday | Lucerne | City sightseeing, "Glasi Hergiswil" | |
| 7 | Saturday | Winterthur | Rhine Falls, Stein am Rhein | |
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Sunday |
Chur | City sightseeing, Excursion Weisshorn | |
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Departure day - Transfer to the A/P. DEP hotel 2:45 before flight departure! At the latest: Wed Dec 23rd 2020 |
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Highlights |
Special places to be visited | |||
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• up to 2 Hands-On Experiences • up to 5 City Sightseeings
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German part |
Rhaeto Romance part | ||
| • Hoher Kasten |
• Arosa Weisshorn |
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UNESCO World Heritage |
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| • Berne | • St.Gall | |||
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| Program dates / booking codes | ||||||||
| Year | Start | End | Trip | Code | ||||
| 2020 | Sat Nov 28th | Wed Dec 23rd | - | CH 20 | ||||
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| Program dates / booking codes | ||||||||
| Year | Start | End | Trip | Code | ||||
| 2021 | Wed Dec 01st | Thr Dec 23rd | - | CH 21 | ||||
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low season |
high season |
open for bookings | guaranteed departure |
almost fully booked, but still bookable |
sold out |
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Costs per person in CHF |
Costs may still be adjusted due to changes in purchasing prices (after the CV19 pandemic) |
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Our rates are based on current costs. We reserve the right to change the price on published offers due to change of currencies exchange rates or other reasons without prior notice.
Costs incl. half board in chosen hotel class, all needed transfer and described excursions, entry fees to museums, documentation, meet and assist at ZRH A/P upon arrival, city tax and VAT.
| Standard Hotel |
Silver program |
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5 |
double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + |
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2'090.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | HB | 2'350.00 | ||
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6 |
double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + |
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2'520.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | HB | 2'840.00 | ||
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7 |
double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + |
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2'960.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | HB | 3'350.00 | ||
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8 |
double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + |
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3'430.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | HB | 3'890.00 | ||
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9 |
double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + |
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3'750.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | HB | 4'280.00 | ||
| Extra night Zurich incl. B&B, City tax and VAT | |||||
| double room, double occupancy | 17 m² + | from | 130.00 | ||
| single room (or double room, single use) | 15 m² + | from | 192.00 | ||
| Day card (24 hrs) all public transport + entry fees for 40 museums | 27.00 | ||||
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| Superior Hotel | Gold program | ||||
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5 |
double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | HB | 2'130.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 20 m² + | HB | 2'430.00 | ||
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6 |
double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | HB | 2'570.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 20 m² + | HB | 2'940.00 | ||
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7 |
double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | HB | 3'020.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 20 m² + | HB | 3'470.00 | ||
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double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | HB | 3'500.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 20 m² + | HB | 4'030.00 | ||
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double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | HB | 3'830.00 | |
| single room (or double room, single use) | 20 m² + | HB | 4'440.00 | ||
| Extra night Zurich incl. B&B, City tax and VAT | |||||
| double room, double occupancy | 22 m² + | from | 198.00 | ||
| single room (or double room, single use) | 22 m² + | from | 212.00 | ||
| Day card (24 hrs) all public transport + entry fees for 40 museums | 27.00 | ||||
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| Meals: | |
| Included is half board, every day in Switzerland - all the rest of the meals you cater yourself. | |
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Transport incl. |
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Transfer on arrival and departure from airport to hotel and v.v. All needed transfers for the excurisons as described in the program with a minibus. |
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| City Sightseeing: | |
| Berne - Chur - Lucerne - St.Gall - Zurich | |
| We have always a local specialist, an expert in his town, awaiting the group for an extraordinary, private guided tour! | |
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| Hands-On Experience: | |
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Self made Swiss chocolate Self made Swiss cheese |
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| Museums: | |
| All entry fees for the museums described in the program are included | |
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| Not included (with the 9 day program): | |
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• Lunch arrival day / departure day
• Lunch or dinner is alwasy included (second meal you cater yourself on the markets) • Travel insurance • Cost of Visa (Schengen area) |
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| Minimum- / Maximum size of group | |||
| Minimum size of group: 6 | Maximum size of group: 15 | passengers | |
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| A different way to explore Christmas Markets |
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Unlike most other offers, travelling to christmas markets in Europe, you are going to stay during your whole stay in Switzerland at the same hotel in Zurich. From there, travelling by minibus, you reach all markets with in 1:00 hr max. 1:30 hrs. • NO packing and unpacking every day • NO luggage haul from one hotel to the other This does make this trip much more convenient for you! This offer includes every day half board - one meal you cater your self at the markets. |
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| Day excursions |
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Sunday Chur
| Market |
• Old Town |
Lunch: Dinner: |
Included At own |
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City sightseeing in Chur, the oldest town of Switzerland and the first town on the Rhine on its way from the source to Rotterdam (Netherlands), where it feeds the North-Sea. Lunch on the mountain-top of the Weisshorn (2'653 meter of altitude / 8'704 feet) |
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Back in Chur, time to visit the market in the old town of this lovely small city. |
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Monday Zurich
| Markets |
• Hauptbahnhof |
Lunch: Dinner: |
At own Included |
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| am | Leisure, time to do some shopping in the "Glatt Mall", nearby | ||||
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City sightseeing in Zurich and visite the markets. |
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Tuesday Winterthur
| Market |
• Old Town - Winterthur |
Lunch: Dinner: |
Included At own |
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| am | Excursion to the Rhine Falls, largest waterfalls in Europe | ||||
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Sightseeing of the picturesque old town of Schaffhausen. Afterwards continuing to Winterthur to visite the market. |
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Wednesday St.Gall
| Market |
• Old Town, Marktplatz |
Lunch: Dinner: |
Included At own |
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| am | Excursion to the Mount "Hoher Kasten". | ||||
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City sightseeing in St.Gall where you will visit the UNESCO world heritage, the Abbey and the old library. |
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Thursday Basel
| Markets |
• Barfusserplatz |
Lunch: Dinner: |
At own Included |
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| am | Self made Swiss chocolate | ||||
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Leisure, time todo some shopping and have lunch at own in the "Glatt Mall". Continuing to Basel to visit the Markets. |
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Friday Lucerne
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• Franziskanerplatz |
Lunch: Dinner: |
Included At own |
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| am | Visit the most famous "Glasi Hergiswil", the only place in Switzerland, where you can watch a live production of glass blowing. | ||||
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Lucerne is always worthwhile for a Sighseeing on foot. After the nice walk you will have time to visit the Market. |
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Saturday Berne
| Markets |
• Waisenhausplatz |
Lunch: Dinner: |
Included At own |
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| am | Hands-On Experience - produce some Swiss Cheese yourself | ||||
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City sightseeing old town of Berne, a UNESCO World heritage |
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| Additional day excursions / Zurich |
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Extra I - available daily:
EXTRA costs - CHF 159.00 per pax / CHF 79.50 kids, 6-15
You may need an extra day / night in Zurich
Mount Titlis - Glacier Paradise German speaking part
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10:00 AM from Zurich-Sihlquai (bus terminal) An excursion to the highest vantage point in Central Switzerland. In Engelberg we board the aerial cableway for a 40 minute trip to the high alpine glacier region. Enjoy a ride in the revolving „ROTAIR” gondola that takes you up to the summit at 3020 m (10’000 ft.) overlooking the Swiss Alps. Snow and ice are guaranteed. During 2 hour stay on the mountain visit the Ice Grotto and if the weather allows ride the „Ice Flyer” the modern chairlift offering spectacular views into glacier crevasses and ice falls, walk over Europe’s highest suspension bridge „Titlis Cliff Walk” and sledge on snow, even in summer, on the „Fun Lift”. Return by coach via Lucerne (1 hour at leisure). |
Extra II - available daily:
EXTRA costs - CHF 244.00 per pax / CHF 122.50 kids, 6-15
You may need an extra day / night in Zurich
Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe German speaking part
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8.30 AM from Zurich-Sihlquai (bus terminal) The majestic world of the Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe at 3'454 m /11'333 ft. You reach Lauterbrunnen by coach, where you board the cogwheel train for the most interesting trip to Jungfraujoch - Europe's highest railway station. Enjoy the incredible world of eternal snow and ice. Visit the „Alpine Sensation“ a round-tour subway officially opened to mark the centenary of Jungfrau Railway, the Ice Palace, experience the breathtaking panorama view from the Sphinx Observation Terrace, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier (Europe’s longest glacier). The down hill trip takes you to Grindelwald where your coach awaits you. Arrival in Zurich at approx. 8 pm. |
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Name change of pax is possible till 48 hrs before start of trip (at extra costs: CHF 100.00) |
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| Deposit: | ||
| non refundable | silver program: | CHF 500.00 / per pax |
| gold program: | CHF 500.00 / per pax | |
| platinium program: | n.a. |
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| Rest payment: | |
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If payed with credit card - due 45 days before start of trip! If payed with wire transfer - due 30 days before start of trip! |
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