From horse-drawn carriages
to high speed trains

Quality not quantity

mostly off the beaten tourist paths



Guided tour
8 days, 7 nights, hotels  4**** - all inc­lusi­ve!
All 4 language regions of Switzerland (D, F, I, RR) small groups, min. 8, maximum 16 participants
  • 8 days 19 different Swiss public transport systems
  • 6 days Minibus with driver/guide
  • 3 UNESCO World Culture Heritage
    • Lavaux Vinyards
    • RhB Albula / Bernina Line
    • Bellinzona 3 Castles
  • 1 Hands on Experiance
    • Chocolate
  • 3 privately guidet tours
    • Emosson Hydroelectric power system
    • Lotschberg Base tunnel system
    • Stoos surface cable car construction


2024 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec CHF
Start - - - - sold - sold - 12th 11th - - Start
End - - - - out - out  - 19th 18th - - End
1 pax/double - - - - 6'520.00 - 6'520.00 - 6'520.00 6'520.00 - - paid separately
2 pax/double - - - - 12'800.00 - 12'800.00 - 12'800.00 12'800.00 - - paid together
1 pax/single - - - - 7'240.00 - 7'240.00 - 7'240.00 7'240.00 - -  

 

Extra nights for early arrival / late departure at the same hotel incl. 24 hrs public transport: CHF 255.00 / B&B double room / double occupancy / per 2 person & night


All tours offered by the Switzerland Travel Shop are conducted by Travelwell, our Destination Management Company, founded in 1974.


                                 

Start / End in Zurich
ZRH Airport or

Central Railway Station


   
    Bookings and payments
 
                               
  For booking request, please e-mail us (switzerland@travelwell.info)!
If we can confirm you your request (there are limited availabilities),
we will provide you with all needed information for the payment!
 
   
   

Zurich, Paddle Steamer

Rochers de Naye

Vertic Alp, Emosson


Extra nights: For early arrival - before start of trip - you may book additional nights at the same hotel - including public transport in the Zurich area - through Travelwell - E-Mail us accordingly!

1) Steam train / Welcome dinner
Overnight: Zurich (I) incl. L + D + B&B
Sunday

Your tour will start at 12:00 pm!
AM: Arrival in Switzerland / Zurich (Airport or Main Station) - transfer to the hotel. Please ensure, that your scheduled arrival time at Zurich is before 11:00 am - our program starts 12:00 pm (you may arrive a day earlier and book an extra night at the same hotel).

PM: Very close to Zurich, in Bauma, the first highlight is awaiting the group. The Dampfbahn Zurcher Oberland (Steam train) will shuttle us from Hinwil to Bauma and back. Welcome Dinner is served on the Vessel of the ZSG, Zurichsee Schifffahrts­gesellschaft (Fleet of the Lake Zurich).
If we are lucky, it will be on one of the old 2 steamboats: Town of Zurich or Town of Rapperswil.

2) Swiss chocolate / Rochers-de-Naye Overnight: Lausanne (II) incl. L + D + B&B
Monday
AM: On the way to the French speaking part of Switzerland, you will be introduced to the secrets of Swiss chocolate and Swiss cheese.
PM: The cog railroad up to the Rochers-de-Naye is cresting through a most beautiful landscape. On the top, we will enjoy the breathtaking lookout over the Lake Geneva area into the French and Swiss Alps.
3) Vertic Alp Emosson. Overnight: Spiez (III) incl. L + D + B&B
Tuesday

AM: Transfer by minibus to Martigny to reach the Mont-Blanc Express train. Passing through the magical Trient Valley with its rocky outcroppings, forests, wild gorges and classic alpine villages. In order to visit the Emosson hydroelectric power system, we will be using the 3 different mountain railways of the Vertic Alp Emosson.

PM: Continuing to Spiez, we will travel by the car shuttle train Lotschberg.

Gotthard Base Tunnel

Stoos, surface cable car

Brusio, world unique circular viaduct


4) Lotschberg base tunnel Overnight: Horw (Lucerne) (IV) incl. L + D + B&B
Wednesday
AM: Visit the base tunnel system of the Lotschberg and be int­ro­du­ced to the safety and security system of one of the world's longest railway tunnel systems. Later, we will visit the tunnel system itself - on foot.
PM: As a contrast, we will also use the world unique "Cabrio" aerial cable car up to the Stanserhorn.
5) Stoos surface cable car Overnight: St. Moritz (V) incl. L + D + B&B
Thursday

AM: On the way to the Engadin, we will visit the "Verkehrshaus" in Lucerne, with the Railway Museum of Switzerland.

PM: The new Stoos surface cable car is a construction, you can not see anywhere else in the world (so far)!

6) Bernina Pass
Overnight: St. Moritz (V) incl. L + D + B&B
Friday
AM: On the way to the Italian Switzerland you get to see the UNESCO World Heritage route over the Bernina Pass.
In Brusio you pass the circular viaduct with the Rhaetian Railway, this is how the difference in altitude is overcome.
PM: Excursion by horse-drawn carriage to the largely untouched Val Roseg. Dinner will be served at the Roseg Glacier Restaurant and then we will return to the starting point by horse-drawn carriage.

Landwasser Viaduct /Albula Line

Gotthard Base Tunnel

Zurich Airport


7) Helical tunnels Albula line Overnight: Zurich (I) incl. L + D + B&B
Saturday
On the way to Zurich, we will visit the construction site of the new Albula Tunnel, travel on the RhB Albula Bernina Line with its helical tunnels and call by the RhB train museum in Bergun.

The RhB Railways system from Chur to Tirano (Italy) crossing through the Albula tunnel and over the Bernina pass, is listed as a UNESCO World Culture Heritage.

8) Gotthard summit- & base tunnel / End End of tour — travel onward or home incl. L + D + B&B
Sunday
AM: Gotthard summit and base tunnel.
From Zürich via the summit tunnel to Bellinzona in the southern part of Switzerland, where the Italian language is natively spoken. The return journey takes us through the longest railroad tunnel (57km) in the world.

PM: End of main program at Zurich Airport: 14:30 pm

Earliest flight departures for:
- Europe - scheduled time of departure - 17:00 pm
- Intercontinental - scheduled time of departure - 18:00 pm

Extra nights: For late departures - after end of trip - you may book additional nights at the same hotel - including public transport in the Zurich area - through Travelwell - E-Mail us accordingly!

Gruyer, Cheese

Stanserhorn, Cabrio Cable Car

Cailler, Chocolate