Best of Switzerland

Lucerne – Interlaken –Top of Europe/Jungfraujoch

 


Day 1

Arrival Lucerne

Transfer by train from the border/ airport to Lucerne

Short walk from the railway station to your hotel

Depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to discover the Old Town.

Lucerne lies on the River Reuss, at the end of Lake Lucerne, framed by impressive mountains. The city has been a stronghold of tourism since 1840, thanks to the well-preserved Old Town with its Chapel Bridge and Water Tower.

Check in and installation at your hotel and overnight in Lucerne.


Day 2

Mount Titlis, Mount Pilatus or Stanserhorn (optional tours)

Breakfast at the hotel

Today, you have the time to do one of the below optional excursions

Titlis - Mount Titlis is the highest glacier excursion destination and biggest ski and snowboard paradise in Central Switzerland. The Titlis, Engelberg‘s ‚house mountain‘, and its glacier park are accessible by revolving Rotair cableway. At an altitude of 3020 meters above sea level visitors are treated to a fabulous view of the central Alps.

Pilatus - The panoramic gondolas and aerial cableway will take you to the summit of Mount Pilatus (7000ft / 2132m). From here, you will enjoy unforgettable views over the surrounding mountains and lakes. Time at leisure for lunch or a short hike to the summit of the mountain.

Stanserhorn - The latest masterpiece of Swiss engineering is a unique open top aerial cable car which takes you up to Mt. Stanserhorn (6230ft / 1900m). A magnificent panoramic view over ten lakes, 100 kilometers of the Alpine mountain range and three countries awaits you.

Overnight at the hotel in Lucerne.


Day 3

Lucerne – Interlaken

Check out from the hotel after breakfast

Entertaining journey on board of the Zentralbahn or a regional train via the Brünig pass to Interlaken. The town lies in the Bernese Oberland on an alluvial plain, between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. The vacation destination, which is presided over by the three mighty mountains, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau that is the starting point for numerous activities.

Check in, installation and overnight at the hotel in Interlaken.


Day 4

Interlaken / Excursion Jungfraujoch

Breakfast at the hotel
Departure for an excursion to Jungfraujoch

The Jungfrau Railway, which leads through the heart of the mountains and up to the highest train station in Europe (3454m), offers unbelievable views of the mountain giants Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and of the longest river of ice in the Alps – the Aletsch glacier at 22 km length. It climbs nearly 1400 meters in height and covers a distance of more than seven kilometers in tunnels along the nine kilometer long stretch.

Back to the hotel and overnight in Interlaken.


Day 5

Departure

Check out from the hotel after breakfast

Time for souvenir shopping before you get transferred by rail to the border/airport back home or on to your next holiday destination.


Included services

* Swiss Card 2nd class: border/ airport – Lucerne – Interlaken – border/ airport
* Two nights’ stay with breakfast at a hotel in Lucerne
* Two nights’ stay with breakfast at a hotel in Interlaken
* Excursion to Jungfraujoch (non-guided)

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