Itineraries

7 wonders of Switzerland (9 days/8 nights)

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:31 +0100

Find out the World Heritage Sites in Switzerland which forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which are considered as having outstanding universal value...

Day 01 | Zürich - Chur
Train transfer from the airport to Chur - Check in at your hotel - Free time at leisure - Welcome dinner - Overnight in Chur

Day 02 | St. Gallen & Chur
Breakfast - Walking tour in old town of Chur - Visit of the Cathedral - Excursion along with lunch in St. Gallen to visit the Domkirche Cathedral and Stiftsbibliothek, UNESCO World Heritage site - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Chur

Day 03 | St. Moritz & Müstair
Breakfast and check out - Transfer by train to St. Moritz - After check in, transfer by train to Müstair with lunch on the train - Visit of the Benedictine Convent of St. John, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Evening at leisure - Overnight in St. Moritz

Day 04 | St. Moritz & Lugano
Breakfast and check out - Visit of the Giovanni Segantini Museum and Museum Engiandianis - Lunch - Private transfer to Lugano - After check in at your hotel, transfer by train to visit the Monte San Giorgio, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Lugano

Day 05 | Lugano & Locarno
Breakfast - Walking tour in old town and around town - Transfer by train to Bellizona to visit the Three Castles, defensive wall, and Ramparts of the Market in Town of Bellinzone, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Lunch - Transfer by train to Locarno - Walking tour in the old town - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Lugano

Day 06 | Aletsch Glacier
Breakfast and check out - Private transfer to Brig - Check in at your hotel and lunch in town - Transfer by train to Bettemeralp - A short walk to visit Aletsch Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Free time at leisure for promenade along Riederalp village and Bettemealp village - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Brig

Day 07 | Montreux - Lavaux
Breakfast and check out - Transfer by train to Montreux and check in at your hotel - Transfer by train to Cully/Rivaz - Visit a local winemaker in the Lavaux UNESCO Vineyard and light lunch/aperitif - Chill out walk back to the Cully lakeside - Transfer by train to Veytaux-Chillon to visit the Chillion Castle - Transfer by Bus to Montreux - Free time for shopping and leisure - Overnight in Montreux

Day 08 | Gruyères & Bern
Breakfast - Transfer by Belle Epoque train Golden Pass Line to Gruyères - Visit of the cheese factory - Individual visit of the medieval town and castle of Gruyères - Typical Swiss fondue lunch - Transfer by train to Bern - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Walking tour in the old town - Visit of the Bear pits - Free time at leisure and shopping - Overnight in Montreux

Day 09 | Montreux - Zürich
Breakfast - Transfer by train to airport - departure

A Touch of Switzerland (7 days/6 nights)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:32 +0100

Discover the best that Switzerland has to offer in this one-week tour in the western part of the country. Enjoy stunning Swiss Alpine scenery. Tour cities and castles wedded in their past, with architecture and street plans essentially unchanged since medieval times.

Day 01 | Geneva & Lausanne
Arrival in Geneva - Transfer to Lausanne - Free time at leisure - Lunch in Lausanne - Visit of the Old Town and the Cathedral - Visit of the Olympic museum - Visit of the Thai Pavilion - Dinner in Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 02 | Montreux, Vevey & Täsch
Breakfast - Boat transfer to Montreux - Visit of the Castle Chillon - Lunch in Montreux - Transfer to Vevey - Sightseeing and visit of the Nestlé HQ - Transfer to Täsch - Dinner and overnight in Täsch.

Day 03 | Täsch & Zermatt
Breakfast - Transfer to Zermatt - Sightseeing and lunch in Zermatt - Excursion to Gornergrat railway, the highest open-air cog railway in Europe that goes up to the 3’089 metres - Dinner in Zermatt - Overnight in Täsch.

Day 04 | Aletsch & Lucerne
Breakfast - Transfer to Bettmeralp - Visit of the Aletsch Glacier, the longest in Europe and UNESCO World Heritage Site - Lunch in Bettmeralp - Transfer to Lucerne via the Furka pass, source of the Rhône river - Dinner and overnight in Lucerne.

Day 05 | Lucerne & Bern
Breakfast - Sightseeing in Lucerne including the world-famous medieval chapel bridge and the Old Town - Lunch in Lucerne - Excursion to the Pilatus mountain, so-called dragon mountain - Transfer to Bern - Time at leisure for shopping - Dinner and overnight in Bern

Day 06 | Bern & Interlaken
Breakfast - Visit of the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - Transfer to Lauterbrünnen and visit of the Trümmelbach Falls (summer only) - Excursion to Schilthorn, the longest aerial cableway in the Alps with an unimpeded panoramic of the Alps - Lunch in Mürren - Transfer to Interlaken - Time at leisure - Dinner and overnight in Interlaken.

Day 07 | Interlaken, Gruyère & Geneva
Breakfast - Transfer to Gruyère - Visit of the Old Town of Gruyère and its Castle - Live chocolate making - Transfer to Geneva - Sightseeing and shopping - Transfer to the airport.

Aerial Alps (7 days/6 nights)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:25 +0100

Experience a very memorable ballooning over the majestic Alps at Chateau d’Oex where has a unique micro climate which has made it Europe’s most popular ballooning destination...

Day 01 | Geneva/Zürich - Château-d’Oex/Gstaad
Arrival - Transfer by train to Château-d’Oex/Gstaad - Check in at hotel - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 02 | Château-d’Oex
Breakfast - Hot air balloon flight over the Alps - Lunch at Le Chalet with Live Cheese making demonstration - Visit of the hot air balloon museum - Free time at leisure - Dinner - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 03 | Château-d’Oex - Rougemont/L’Etivaz
Breakfast - Hiking in the natural reserve of “La Pierreuse) - Bus transfer to l’Etivaz to visit a cheese cellars - Afternoon at leisure - Dinner - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 04 | Bern
Breakfast - Panoramic train transfer to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland - Sightseeing of the old town, UNESCO World Heritage site - Lunch - Afternoon at leisure - Train transfer back to Gstaad - Dinner - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 05 | Montreux & Lavaux
Breakfast - Panoramic train to Montreux - Visit of Chillion Castle - Lunch - Boat transfer to Vevey to visit the Alimentarium, a food museum of the Nestlé foundation - Visit Lavaux, UNESCO World Heritage site, for wine tasting - Panoramic train transfer to Rossinière for a gastronomic dinner - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 06 | Gruyère & Fribourg
Breakfast - Train transfer to Gruyère - Visit of medieval village - Visit of the Gruyère Castle - Visit of the Giger Museum - Lunch - Train transfer to Fribourg - Visit of the old town, one of the most magnificent old town in Switzerland, together with local guide - Visit of the Art & History museum - Train transfer back to Gstaad - Dinner - Overnight in Château-d’Oex/Gstaad

Day 07 | Château-d’Oex/Gstaad - Geneva/Zürich
Breakfast - departure

Cross Culture (7 days/6 nights)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:17 +0100

Swiss-French is not only the name used for the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland, but also sharing boarder, home of a charming Medieval village - Yvoire..

Day 01 | Geneva/Zürich - Lausanne
Arrival - Transfer by train to Lausanne - Check in at hotel - Free time at leisure - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 02 | Lausanne
Breakfast - Walking tour in old town - Visit of Lausanne Cathedral - Lunch - Visit of the Art Brut museum - Evening visit of the famous Museum Foundation de L’Hermitage - Arty dinner at restaurant “L’Esquisse” - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 03 | Geneva - Yvoire & Evian (French part)
Breakfast - Train transfer to Geneva - Walking tour - Visit of Patek Phillip museum - Boat transfer to the French side of the Leman lake - Visit of the medieval town Yvoire - Lunch - Boat or bus transfer to Evian - Free time at leisure - Boat transfer back to Lausanne - Dinner - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 04 | Martigny - Aigle
Breakfast - Train transfer to Martigny - Visit of the heritage of the romans - Lunch - Visit of the Giannada museum and its prestigious paintings collections - Train transfer to Aigle - Visit of Aigle Castle and its Wine museum - Train transfer to Lausanne - Dinner - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 05 | Dijon (French part)
Breakfast - TGV train transfer to Dijon in France - Sightseeing - Lunch and wine tasting - TGV train transfer back to Lausanne - Dinner - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 06 | Gruyère & Fribourg
Breakfast - Train transfer to Gruyère - Visit of medieval village - Visit of the Gruyère Castle - Visit of the Giger Museum - Lunch - Train transfer to Fribourg - Visit of the old town, one of the most magnificent old town in Switzerland, together with local guide - Visit of the Art & History museum - Dinner in Fribourg - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 07 | Lausanne - Geneva/Zürich
Breakfast - departure

Swiss Breeze (7 days/6 nights)

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:06 +0100

Be at ease with gentle wind from the lake and the mountains, experience these casual places from the lake level to up high of Swiss Alps.

Day 01 | Geneva/Zürich - Montreux/Vevey
Arrival - Train transfer to Montreux/Vevey - Free at leisure - Dinner - Overnight in Montreux/Vevey

Day 02 | Lausanne
Breakfast - Embark a Belle Epoque boat to Lausanne - Walking tour in Lausanne old town - Lunch - Visit of the Olympic museum - Free time at leisure - Dinner in Lausanne - Overnight in Montreux/Vevey

Day 03 | Montreux - Rochers de Naye
Breakfast - Chill out walk along lake side to visit Chillion castle - Cogwheel train transfer to Les Rochers-de-Naye - Sightseeing - Lunch at the panoramic view restaurant - Cogwheel train transfer back to Montreux - Free at leisure - Dinner - Overnight in Montreux/Vevey

Day 04 | Sierre - Aletsch
Breakfast - Train transfer to Sierre - Check in to hotel - Train and cable car transfer to Riederalp / Bettmeralp - Free time at leisure - Lunch - Sightseeing - Visit of the Aletsch Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage site - Train transfer back to Sierre - Gastronomy dinner - Overnight in Sierre

Day 05 | Saas Fee or Leukerbad
Breakfast - Destinations for your alternative - Overnight in Sierre
Saas Fee: Ideal for outdoor activities, hiking and excitement
Leukerbad: Ideal for relaxation, wellness and spa

Day 06 | Sierre - Zermatt Gornergrat
Breakfast - Train transfer to Zermatt - Lunch - Excursion to Gornergrat for a fantastic view of mountains surrounded Zermatt - Free time at leisure - Train transfer back to Sierre - Swiss Traditional Dinner - Overnight in Sierre

Day 07 | Sierre - Geneva/Zürich
Breakfast - departure

Via Romana (7 days/6 nights)

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:21 +0200

Almost two thousand years on, Roman building methods and Roman culture remain fascinating as ever. The Via Romana uses the mysterious ‘Roman roads’ in Switzerland. An excellent way to discover different aspects of Roman culture.

Arrival day | overnight in Geneva
Check-in in Geneva - Visit of the Old Town, St-Peter’s cathedral - Visit of the Museum of History and Art - Overnight in Geneva

Day 01 | Geneva - Nyon
Boat trip to Nyon - Visit of the town and visit of the Roman museum - Overnight in Nyon

Day 02 | Nyon - Lausanne
Boat trip to Lausanne - Visit of the Old Town - Archeological visit - Visit of the Roman museum of Lausanne-Vidy - Overnight in Lausanne

Day 03 | Lausanne - Orbe
Train trip to La Sarraz - Hike along the Entreroches canal until Orbe - Visit of Orbe - Overnight in Orbe

Day 04 | Orbe - Yverdon-les-Bains
Easy hike from Orbe to Yverdon-les-Bains - Visit of the mosaics of the Roman Vila of Orbe-Boscéaz - Visit of the museum of Yverdon-les Bains - Overnight in Yverdon-les-Bains

Day 05 | Yverdons-les-Bains - Estavayer-le-Lac
Boat trip to Neuchâtel - Visit of the Latenium museum in Hauterive - Boat trip to Estavayer-le-Lac - Overnight in Estavayer-le-Lac

Day 06 | Estavayer-le-Lac - Avenches
Hike from Estavayer-le-Lac to Vallon - Visit of ‘lacustre’ village of Hauterive and of the Roman villa of Vallon - Bus or train transfer to Avenches - Overnight in Avenches

Day 07 | Avenches
Visit of the ancient Roman capital of Switzerland - Visit of all the various archeological sites of Avenches - Visit of the Roman museum

Mountain Fairy-tale (3 days/2 nights)

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:29 +0100

Above Aigle rise the 3000m-plus peaks of the Alpes Vaudoises, centred on a handful of attractive, small-scale resorts such as Villars and Les Diablerets that offer excellent skiing, stunning views and a cosy atmosphere well away from the clutter and bustle of the huge resorts further away in Valais.

Day 01 | Montreux & Villars
Arrival in Montreux - Excursion to the Rochers-de-Naye by rack-railway - Didactic walk on the balcony of Lake Geneva - Lunch at the “hostellerie de Caux” - Transfer back to Montreux - Transfer to Villars - Dinner at “La Renardière” in Villars - Overnight in Villars.

Day 02 | Villars & Les Diablerets
Breakfast - Accompanied didactic walk along the “Stone Trail” - Lunch in “Solalex” - Excursion to the glacier of Les Diablerets - Tranfer by cablecar to the Restaurant Botta for an aperitif - Dinner at “L’Auberge de la Poste” in Les Diablerets - Overnight in Villars.

Day 03 | Pays-d’Enhaut & Gruyères
Breakfast - Transfer to Château-d’Oex - Visit of the museum “Espace Ballon” - Visit of the Grand Chalet of Rossinière, home of the artist Balthus - Lunch at “Les Jardins de la Tour” - Individual visit of the medieval town of Gruyères and its castle - Transfer back to Montreux on a Belle-Epoque Train.

Good Food, Good Mood (7 days/6 nights)

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:50 +0200

From Geneva to Sierre, discover the best cuisine that this beautiful region has to offer. Come across the special yet largely unknown wines from the UNESCO Lavaux, La Côte and Valais regions.

Day 01 | Geneva & Lausanne
Arrival from Zurich/Geneva airport - Transfer to Lausanne - Check-in - Day at leisure - Welcome dinner in town - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 02 | Lausanne & Lavaux
Breakfast - Private guided tour of Lausanne’s old town and the cathedral - Transfer to Cully/Rivaz in Lavaux - Visit of the Lavaux UNESCO vineyard - Lunch in Lavaux - Walk back to Cully lakeside - Transfer back to Lausanne - Visit of the Olympic museum - Evening at leisure - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 03 | Aigle & Sierre
Breakfast - Transfer to Aigle and short walk to the the castle - Visit of the Aigle castle and its wine museum - Transfer to Sierre - Gastronomy lunch at the restaurant Terminus (Chef Didier de Courten, cook of the year 2006) - Visit and wine tasting at Château Villa - Transfer to Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 04 | Montreux & Vevey
Breakfast - Transfer to Montreux on a Belle-Epoque boat along the Lavaux vineyards - Lakeside stroll on the Montreux lakeside to the Chillon castle - Visit of the Freddy Mercury statue - Visit of the Chillon Castle - Lunch in Montreux - Transfer to Vevey - Walk through the town - Visit of Charlie Chaplin statue and the Nestlé’s Food Museum - Gastronomy dinner in Vevey - Transfer back to Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 05 | Gruyères
Breakfast - Transfer to Montreux and then transfer to Gruyères on the Golden Pass Line in a Belle-Epoque train - Visit of the cheese factory - Individual visit of the medieval town of Gruyères and its castle - Typical fondue lunch in Gruyères - Time at leisure - Belle-Epoque train back to Montreux and transfer back to Lausanne - Dinner in Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 06 | Geneva & La Côte
Breakfast - Transfer to Morges/Severy and visit of the historical Nut Oil Mil - Transfer to the Domaine Meylan in Mont-sur-Rolle - Visit of the wine cellars and wine tasting - Transfer to Geneva through Yvoire (medieval town) on a Belle-Epoque boat - Lunch on board - Private sightseeing tour in Geneva - Time and shopping at leisure - Transfer back to Lausanne - Optional stop in Nyon and visit of the Castle - Dinner in Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 07 | Lausanne & Zurich
Breakfast - Day at leisure - Transfer to Zurich airport.

Terraces of Lake Geneva (3 days/2 nights)

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:51 +0200

The Lake Geneva Region can be ranked amongst the world's best for superlative cuisine. Few areas can in fact boast such a density of multi-starred and award-winning establishments, also featuring regional cuisine. Here, in this wine-growing land, rich in products of the soil and lake, creativity and quality always answer present at mealtimes.

Day 01 | Lausanne & Lavaux
Check-in in Lausanne - Transfer to the Lavaux UNESCO heritage vineyard - Wine tasting with the local winemaker - Transfer back to Lausanne - Time at leisure - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 02 | Montreux & Vevey
Breakfast - Boat trip to Montreux - Visit of the Chillon Castle - Stroll back on the lake side to the centre of town - Lunch in Montreux - Transfer to Chexbres - Wine tasting in Chexbres - Transfer back to Lausanne - Gastronomy dinner at restaurant “La Rotonde” in Lausanne - Overnight in Lausanne.

Day 03 | Aigle
Breakfast - Transfer to Aigle - Time at leisure - Visit of the Aigle Castle and its wine museum - afternoon at leisure.