A Week In Scenic Switzerland: Zermatt Special Tour

Itinerary

• Day 1 - Welcome to Zurich - Interlaken

  Arrive at Zurich Airport. Take a direct train from Zurich Flughafen (Airport) for Interlaken. Check in at hotel. You are free to explore Interlaken, the captivating "capital" of Switzerland's beautiful Bernese Oberland. It is surrounded by the crystal-clear lakes of Thun and Brienz, sparkling streams, fantastic falls and by the unique Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountain range. Visit the "Höheweg" promenade that links the urban centre of Interlaken West with the much more scattered Interlaken East. It is one of the best locations in Switzerland for souvenir and watch shopping and meteorological instruments. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Interlaken.

• Day 2 - Top of Jungfraujoch

  Continental breakfast at the hotel. Board the train from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald, from where you take the cog wheel train that takes you to the top of Jungfraujoch the world’s highest railway station at 11333 ft. Experience the view on the biggest glacier in the Alps, the Aletsch Glacier and ice palace. Spend the evening at leisure. Overnight at Interlaken.

• Day 3 - Interlaken to Zermatt

  Continental breakfast at the hotel. Check out and reach Interlaken railway station for your train to Zermatt (Via Spiez & Brig). The 3.30 Hrs. journey and three train changes don’t bother you much as you savour the breathtaking scenery en route, as the train winds its way around mountains and over gorges to Zermatt. Upon spotting the Matterhorn, you will be overwhelmingly excited by its impressive beauty. Reach Zermatt. Check-in at hotel. Go out and take a short refreshing walk along the marked footpaths through the varying terrain in the beautiful valley. Zermatt is one of the finest ski resorts of the world that provides the opportunity to ski even in the middle of summer as the highest slopes have snow year-round. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Zermatt.

• Day 4 - Gornergrat Peak

  After continental breakfast at the hotel, discover a stunning natural paradise: The Gornergrat train takes you from Zermatt to the top of the 3’089m (11’333 ft.) Gornergrat. The journey goes through aromatic stone pine and larch forests and across alpine meadows, which are blossoming with flowers in summer and covered with snow in winter. Experience twenty-nine 4000 m mountains covered with snow and ice. Enjoy the breath taking view over the most famous peak in Switzerland – the Matterhorn. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Zermatt.

• Day 5 - Zermatt to Lucerne

  Continental breakfast at the hotel. Check out of hotel. Reach Zermatt railway station for your train to Lucerne via. Brig and Bern. Reach Lucerne and check in at the hotel. You can explore the beautiful city on foot on your own OR spend the day at leisure. The leafy pedestrian walkways are wide and ideal for a walking tour. Visit the Chapel Bridge, the Water Tower, the Lion Monument and museums like the Swiss Transport Museum, the Art Museum and the Bourbaki Panorama. The sight of the beautiful lake Lucerne, surrounded by the mountain peaks of Titlis and Rigi, is a refreshing one. Spend the evening at leisure. Overnight at Lucerne.

• Day 6 - Excursion to Mt Titlis

  Continental breakfast at the hotel. Reach Interlaken railway station. Take a train to Lucerne. Reach Lucerne and check in at the hotel. Today get ready for an excursion to Mt. Titlis. Take a train to Engelberg. Your roundtrip ticket takes you from Engelberg to Mount Titlis by cable car. At 3020 m / 10,000 ft. the glacier paradise with the world famous ROTAIR-provides a 360-degree panoramic view of the snow covered valleys, glaciers, the Black Forest region, lakes and mountains. Experience the snow on top of Mount Titlis. Try the chair lift Ice Flyer (weather permitting). The view of the glacier crevasses is spectacular! Check out from hotel and proceed to Lucerne railway station for your train back to Zurich. Arrive in Zurich and check in at hotel. Late in the evening take a stroll at the Bahnhofstrassethe most beautiful shopping street in the world. Overnight at the hotel in Zurich.

• Day 7 - Departure Day

  Continental breakfast at the hotel. Check out(12 noon) as per your flight details. We will miss you.