Best of Switzerland

Best Holiday Package Switzerland – Swiss Tourism

Best Holiday Package Switzerland, Lucerne –Gotthard Base Tunnel- Lugano – Bernina Express – St. Moritz – Glacier Express – Zermatt – Matterhorn Glacier Paradise- Montreux – GoldenPassLine – Interlaken – Jungfraujoch – Zürich
10 Nights / 11 Days Tour Programme
 
Itinerary
1st day Arrival in Lucerne – the heart of Switzerland – by train 2nd class from the Swiss border or airport. Overnight in Lucerne.
2nd day Day at leisure in Lucerne. Overnight in Lucerne.
3rd day Train journey from Lucerne to Lugano. Experience
the new Gotthard Base Tunnel – with its 57 kilometres it is the longest train tunnel in the world. It takes only 17 minutes to travel this fast flat-track route under the Alpine massif in the heart of Europe. Continue from Bellinzona to Lugano. Overnight in Lugano.
4th day The Bernina Express of the Rhaetian Railway takes you along the UNESCO World Heritage route. Enjoy an Alpine switchback ride, taking you from a land of swaying palms to one of towering glaciers. Overnight in St. Moritz.
5th day Board the Glacier Express and enjoy one of the greatest rail journeys in the world. A 7½ hour rail journey takes you across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2033 m to Zermatt. Overnight in Zermatt
6th day An incomparable experience awaits you today: The Zermatt Bergbahnen AG takes you up to the highest cable car station in Europe on 12’739 ft. The 360° panorama is unique and do not miss their new highlights: Snow-Tubing, Cinema Lounge, Glacier palace, Peak Shop, Viewing platform.Overnight in Zermatt.
7th day Rail journey to Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva in the French part of Switzerland. Overnight in Montreux.
8th day The GoldenPassLine train takes you through mountain villages to the Bernese Oberland. Overnight in Interlaken.
9th day The journey to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe, at 3454 metres Europe’s highest altitude railway station, is a highlight of your visit to Switzerland. It offers visitors a high-Alpine wonderworld of ice, snow and rock, which can be marvelled at from vantage terraces, the Aletsch Glacier or in the Ice Palace. Overnight in Interlaken.
10th day Take the train to the lakeside discovery metropolis Zürich and enjoy some time at leisure. Overnight in Zürich.
11th day Return to Swiss border or airport or continue your stay in Switzerland at your own request.

*This tour can also be booked in the opposite direction.

Price per person from CHF 1’995.–

  3* hotel 

 

05.05.24–23.10.24

4* hotel

 

05.05.24–23.10.24

Double Room 1995 2440
     
Hotels Envisaged
 Lucerne 3star: Waldstätterhof, Drei Könige, Magic Hotel (breakfast at htl Krone about 80 m away), Des Alpes, IBIS Styles, Le Stelle
4star: Art Deco Hotel Montana, Radission Blu, Ameron Flora , Cascada
 Lugano 3star: Contintenal Park, International au Lac, Federale, Delfino
4star: Lugano Dante Center, Novotel Lugano – Paradiso
 St. Moritz: 3star: Baren, Soldanella, Hauser, Laudinella
4star: Art Boutique Hotel Monopol, Steffani, Crystal
 Interlaken 3star: City Hotel Oberland, Carlton-Europe, Weisses Kreuz, Beau Site, Bernerhof Goldey
4star: Du Lac, Interlaken, Royal St. Georges, Metropole, Krebs, Du Nord
 Montreux 3star: Helvetie
4star: Eurotel Riviera, Suisse Majestic
 Zermatt 3star: Sarazena, Bristol, Excelsior, Butterfly
4star: Swiss Alpine Hotel Allalin, Alpen Resort, Simi, Walliserhof, La Ginabelle, Pollux, Parkhotel Beau Site, Schlosshotel Zermatt, Mirabeau Hotel & Residence
 Zürich 3star: Montana, Comfort Inn Royal, Rütli
4star: Central Plaza, Glockenhof, Steigenberger Hotel Bellerive Au Lac

Supplements per person

  • From CHF 208.– upgrade to 1st class rail
  • From CHF 420.– upgrade to Glacier Express Excellence Class
  • From CHF 52.– lunch on board of the Glacier Express
  • From CHF 20.– Gotthard Panorama Express
  • City taxes
  • Hotel supplements Montreux Jazz Festival

Our Price Includes
point Swiss Travel Pass Flex 15 days in 2nd  class from/to Swiss border or airport.
point Seat reservation, Bernina Express (train + coach), Glacier Express, GoldenPassLine Montreux-Interlaken
point Excursion to Matterhorn glacier paradise  and Jungfraujoch
point 2 nights each in Lucerne, Zermatt + Interlaken, room, bath or shower/WC, breakfast
point 1 night each in Lugano, St. Moritz, Montreux, Zürich, room, bath or shower/ WC, breakfast
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Any additional tickets for optional excursions to travel by rail, boat, postal-coaches and cable cars can be purchased at 50% discount on most mountain railways, free entry at more than 500 museums (only valid on a selected travel day)

Some hotels may charge a local city tax on spot:
app. CHF 2–4 per person/night

Trains Dates:

Gotthard Panorama Express
15.4.–16.10.24 Tue–Sun + general public holidays
Bernina Express Bus
Fri-Sat: 4.–26.3.24
Thu-Sun: 31.3.–24.4.24 + 3.–27.11.24 + 16.2.–26.3.25
Daily: 28.4.–30.10.24
Bernina Express
Daily Chur – Pontresina – Tirano – Pontresina – Chur (connection from/to St. Moritz to Pontresina by regional train)
St. Moritz – Tirano – St. Moritz 14.5.–30.10.24
Glacier Express
12.12.23–23.10.24 + 10.12.24–1.4.25
GoldenPass Line
1.4.24–1.4.25