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Switzerland picturesque villages
Switzerland picturesque villages













See the Rose Garden, one of the most beautiful parks in Bern offering an unrivaled view over the rooftops of the historic Old Town. Travel to Bern, the beautiful capital city of Switzerland featuring cobblestone streets under medieval arches making it one of Europe’s most picturesque cities & registered as a UNESCO historic site. Upon arrival in Zurich, Switzerland meet your Premier World Discovery Tour Director. Today board your overnight flight to Europe.ĭay 2 - aRRIVE IN ZuRICh, SWITZERLaND - bERN - WENgEN † Order of days is subject to change due to weather. Please check with your doctor if altitude is a potential health concern if considering the optional sightseeing. Optional excursions are weather permitting and feature high altitudes up to 11,300 ft. Max elevation of included sightseeing is 7,600 ft. The village of Wengen sits at an altitude of 4,200 ft. Program is not appropriate for wheelchair or other mobility aids. PLEASE READ! activity & altitude Note - Please note, this exciting program is active with daily walking, train rides and other modes of transportation like cable cars, boats, motor-coaches & buses. Roundtrip air package includes hotel transfers. †Land only rates do not include hotel transfers. Transfer to the Zurich Airport for your flight home filled with wonderful memories of your Alpine Swiss Villages & Rails Tour. This evening join your fellow travelers for a Farewell Dinner. Continue to Zurich and check in to your hotel for your final night. Enjoy a Lucerne Walking Tour featuring the famous Lion’s Monument, the historic wooden Chapel Bridge and a walk along shores of beautiful Lake Lucerne.

switzerland picturesque villages

Then travel over Brunig Pass to Lucerne, situated in the geographical heart of Switzerland and poetically described by Alexandre Dumas as “a pearl in the world’s most beautiful oyster”. Visit one of the most scenic local resident streets in Europe, the Brunngasse in Brienz, which will include a visit to a local Wood Carving Shop. This morning descend on the now familiar Cog Railway and board your motorcoach for the first time in days. Later enjoy dinner with your fellow travelers. This afternoon ride the panoramic Express Train along Lake Brienz to Interlaken, then the Cog Train up to your hotel in Wengen. Enjoy some time on your own to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum and try a Meringue at a cafe. Later travel to the village of Meiringen known for being the home of the tasty Meringue and the site of Sherlock Holmes’ final case.

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deep Aare River Gorge, carved over thousands of years by the Aare River. Later descend out of the mountains to the amazing 600 ft. Then board a famed yellow Postbus and travel through the most remote portions of Switzerland for exploration of the Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge which features waterfalls, natural whirlpools and fantastic rock formations. Today travel by Cog Train along the sheer walls of the Swiss Alps back to nearby Grindelwald. ( B )ĭay 7 - ROSENLauI - aaRE RIVER gORgE - MEIRINgEN Later return to Wengen to enjoy the evening at your own pace.

switzerland picturesque villages

Later continue on to “Summit in First” via the grindelwald-Männlichen gondola Cableway, Europe’s longest cable car to an altitude of 7,600 ft. This afternoon travel via Cog Railway to enjoy the included visit to the resort village of Grindelwald to explore, shop and maybe visit a local cafe. This morning is at leisure to relax or maybe join the half day Optional Jungfraujoch Mountain Rail Excursion, referred to as the Top of Europe, a place where the highest railway station in Europe is located (11,300 ft.).















Switzerland picturesque villages