Duration: 6 nights / 7 days
Destinations: Zurich - Murten - Gstaad - Grindelwald - Zermatt - Ascona - Davos
Day 01: Zurich - Lucerne - Solothurn - Delmont - Neuchâtel - Murten
Begin the Discover Switzerland Tour with a drive from Zurich at 09.00 a.m. Enjoy scenic sightseeing tours to the attractions of Lucerne. Tour the 14th century wooden bridge and shop for souvenirs. Later in the afternoon you drive through the farming region Entlebuch studded with traditional Swiss farmhouses towards the breathtaking Jura Mountains. Arrive at Solothurn and spend some time exploring panoramic Alpine vistas. Drive along narrow roads through soothing green meadows till you arrive at Delémont for an interesting shopping tour. Tour a cheese production unit and a horse breeding farm and continue with the Discover Switzerland Tours. Arrive at Murten set on the banks of Lake Murten. Overnight at a 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 02: Murten - Berne - Gruyères - Montreux - Castle Chillon - Gstaad
Breakfast at a Lakeside Murten hotel. Drive to the Roman excavations at Avenches with Discover Switzerland tours. Tour Bern and see the Old Clock Tower, Kramgasse and the 15th century Cathedral of St. Vincent. Continue with the Discover Switzerland tours to Gruyères. See acres of romantic vineyards, Lake Geneva and Chillon Castle. Drive to the spectacular Pillon Pass and continue driving to the ski-resort of Gstaad in the Bernese Alps. Overnight in a first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 03: Gstaad - Thun - Grindelwald
The Discover Switzerland Tour with Switzerland Flexi Tours takes you through calming green vistas overlooking snow-covered peaks and mountain waters to the exotic Lake Thun. Reach Grindelwald after you complete a sightseeing tour of the attractions en route. Overnight in Grindelwald in a first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
ay 04: Grindelwald - Interlaken - Kandersteg - Zermatt
Drive to Interlaken with the Discover Switzerland Tours, tour the scenic Lake Brienz and local woodcarver hamlets in Brienz. Enjoy a picturesque drive through the charming valley towards Kandersteg. Ride through the Loetschberg Tunnel to the Valais in the Rhone River Valley. Drive past vineyards and fruit trees till you arrive at Taesch where you board a cogwheel train to Zermatt. Overnight at luxury 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 05: Zermatt - Simplon Pass - Verbania (Italy) - Ascona
Breakfast at a Zermatt restaurant and ride the train back to Taesch where you board a van that drives you through the Rhone River Valley till you arrive on the foot of Simplon Pass on the Switzerland-Italy border. Cross the Italian border to Verbania and see old bridges, lake Maggiore and more. Re enter Switzerland and arrive at Ticinese village Ascona. Overnight at first class 4-star Hotel/Dinner on your own.
Day 06: Ascona - Lugano - Maloja Pass - St. Moritz - Davos
Tour the attractions on the banks of Lake Lugano. Drive along the scenic road to Gandria and cross the border into Italy. Tour Lake Como, pass by Menaggio and reach Chiavenna in the magnificent Breggaglia Valley. Re enter Switzerland at Castasegna and negotiate thirteen hairpin bends over the Maloja Pass till you arrive at the scenic Lake Sils. Continue with the Discover Switzerland till you arrive at St. Moritz. Reach Davos. Overnight in a first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 07: Davos - Oberalp Pass - Andermatt - Zurich
Drive through narrow mountain gorges till you arrive at village Disentis on the foot of Oberalp Pass. After some sightseeing continue the Discover Switzerland tour to the Oberlap Pass. Tour Furkapass, Susten Pass and drive to Zurich.
Discover Switzerland Tour ends.
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