Summertime Alpine Highlights & the Swiss Glacier Experience

Summertime Alpine Highlights & Swiss Mountain Railways

Combine some of Switzerland's best scenery with picturesque rail rides.

Your holiday at a glance
Day 1 Local departure then onwards to northern France for an overnight stay.
Day 2 Continue south to Giswil in Switzerland for a 6-night stay. B,D
Day 3 Lucerne and Pilatusbahn. B,D
Day 4 Jungfrau Railway up to Keine Scheidegg and Grindelwald. B,D
Day 5 Travel on the Swiss Glacier Express.  B,D
Day 6 Brienz and Interlaken. B,D
Day 7 Reichenbach Falls Funicular Railway and Meiringen. B,D
Day 8 To Paris area for an overnight stay. Latin Quarter excursion B
Day 9 To Calais then return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner

Excursions and visits
Lucerne (included), Pilatusbahn and Cable Car (optional). With its lakeside setting and historic sights, Lucerne offers a unique charm. Walk along the old town wall, across the 14th-century Chapel Bridge – originally part of the town’s fortifications. The Pilatusbahn is the world’s steepest cog railway and has been in operation since 1889. It climbs Mount Pilatus at a 48% gradient, rising 6791 feet above sea level. The original passenger steam cars had an average speed of 2-3mph; today, the electric cars run at 6mph and reach the top in just 30 minutes. Take in the views before returning by cable car. Return by coach to our hotel.
Jungfrau Railway (included). To Lauterbrunnen for an exciting ride on the Jungfraubahn Railway. The cog-wheel train will take us up to the Kleine Scheidegg, from where there are superb views of the north face of the Eiger, and the Monch and Jungfrau mountains. We then travel by train to the Alpine village of  Grindelwald with time for sightseeing. 
Swiss Glacier Express (included). We leave Giswil and drive to Andermatt  to join the famous Swiss Glacier Express train from Andermatt to Chur. Riding the ‘slowest express train in the world’, we climb through unforgettable scenery to the summit of the Oberalp Massif. Panoramic windows allow for breathtaking views as we pass through quaint mountain towns and see the mighty Rhine River as a mountain stream. Return by coach from Chur to Giswil.
Brienz and Interlaken  (optional, included on Silver Service). Enjoy the superb lakeland scenery for which Switzerland is so justly famed.  We travel along the shores of Lake Brienz, with its crystal clear greeny-blue waters, backed by hillsides with rolling pastures and fruit trees, to the town of Brienz, where time almost seems to have stood still.  Explore the souvenir shops, visit perhps a wood carvers workshop and see the old steam engines at the Rothorn Railway.  In the afternoon we visit Interlaken, the holiday resort rich in tradition, situated between the lakes of Thun and Brienz at the foot of the famous trio of peaks, the Eiger, Monch and the Jungfrau.
Reichengach Falls and Meiringen (optional). To Meiringen and then we take the Reichenhach Falls Funicular Railway up to see the dramatic falls, where according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty fought out their deadly battle.
Paris Latin Quarter (optional). In the evening after arrival at our hotel in the Paris area, join our visit to the lively Latin Quarter in the centre of Paris near the River Seine. Savour the atmosphere of Parisian life in the evening, see the souvenir shopps, and purchase something to eat in one of the many restaurants and cafes.

Your hotels
You’ll stay for six nights at the 3-star Hotel Krone situated in Giswil in the heart of Switzerland.  The hotel has a bar, restaurant and lift.  The reception, restaurant bar and some bedrooms are located in the main hotel, whilst the majority of the accommodation is in two separate buildings 40 metres away.  All bedrooms have T.V. and telephone. Overnight stays in northern France and Paris area are in city-style hotels.

9 days from £649

What’s Included?
• FREE local joining points
• Travel by executive coach
• 8 nights' accommodation with breakast and 6 evening meals
• 3 excursions

Upgrade to Silver Service for luxury coach travel and enjoy these added benefits..
.• Porterage in all hotels
• Smaller, more personal group
• EXTRA excursion: Brianz & Interlaken

Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions

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Executive Coach - Tour ref: 9SMR
May 30	649   Sep 5	649
Supplements
Single Room	119

Silver Service - Tour ref: 9SMRV
May 16	749	Aug 22	759
Jun 13	759	Sep 12	759
Jul 25	759	Sep 26	749
Aug 1	759	Oct 10	729
Supplements
Single Room	119