Duration: 9 nights / 10 days
Destinations: Zurich - Appenzell - St.Moritz - Ascona - Interlaken - Zermatt - Geneva - Zurich
Day 01: Zurich - Schaffhausen (Rhine Fall) - Kreuzlingen - Appenzell
Begin the Magical Switzerland tour from Zurich till you reach Schaffhausen. See the spectacular Rhine Falls. Enjoy a noon drive on the road along Bodensee, on the Germany-Austria border. Arrive at Kreuzlingen and spend some time at leisure. Drive to Appenzell. Overnight in first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 02: Appenzell - Saentis - Vaduz - Heidiland - Chur - St. Moritz
Enjoy a delightful morning on the Schwaegalp Pass, see a local cheese factory and drive through Toggenburg-region and Heidiland with its picturesque farmhouses as you drive past Vaduz. Continue the Magical Switzerland tour to Chur. Cross Lenzerheide and the lovely Julier Pass till you arrive at a mountain resort in St. Moritz. Overnight at first class 4-star hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 03: St. Moritz and regionM
Tour the attractions of St. Moritz. Overnight at first class 4-star hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 04: St. Moritz - Maloja Pass - Como (Italy) - Ascona
Drive past the aqua blue lakes Silvaplana and Sils and drive through thirteen hairpin bends till you arrive at the Maloja Pass. Enter Italy at Castasegna and tour the scenic Breggaglia Valley. Drive past Chiavenna and tour Lake Como. Re enter Switzerland at Gandria and drive along a scenic stretch to Lugano. Time at Drive past Pass Ceneri till you arrive at Ascona in the evening with the Magical Switzerland Tour. Overnight at luxury 4-star Villa Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 05: Ascona
See the Valley of Maggia and Verzasca, Isle of Brissago (Italy), Sasso mountain, Locarno, during the day. Drive back to the hotel at Ascona. Overnight at Ascona/dinner on your own.
Day 06: Ascona - Gotthard Pass - Brienz - Interlaken
The Magical Switzerland tour takes you on a luxury drive past breathtaking mountain passes. Cross the St. Gotthard Pass, Furka Pass. Drive to Lake Thun and tour the woodcarvers' village Brienz till you arrive at Interlaken late in the afternoon. Overnight at first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 07: Interlaken
Tour the local attractions of Interlaken. Overnight at Interlaken/dinner on your own.
Day 08: Interlaken - Kandersteg - Zermatt
Drive along the shores of Lake Thun till you arrive at the village Spiez, drive through a romantic valley to the mountain-resort of Kandersteg. Ride through Loetschberg Tunnel to the Valais in the Valley of the river Rhone. Drive past fruit trees and vineyards till you arrive at Taesch where you board a cogwheel train to Zermatt. Check-in at luxury 4-star hotel. Enjoy a sightseeing tour to the local Zermatt attractions. Dinner on your own.
Day 09: Zermatt - Chillon - Montreux - Geneva
Post breakfast ride the train to Taesch where you board a van. Drive through the scenic Rhone River Valley, drive past the Chillon Castle till you arrive on the shores of Lake Geneva. Relax awhile and continue with the Magical Switzerland tour to Montreux and then to Geneva. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Geneva. Overnight at first class 4-star Hotel/dinner on your own.
Day 10: Geneva - Yverdon - Murten - Berne (City tour)- Lucerne (City tour)- Zurich
Drive to Yverdon till you arrive at Lake Neuchatel. See local farms and vineyards till you arrive at Murten, which is surrounded by the walls of an old castle. Tour the city of Avenches with its Roman excavations. Drive to Berne. Enjoy a cit tour, drive to Entlebuch and then to Lucerne. Tour the Lion Monument and walk over the 14th century wooden Chapel Bridge. Drive back to Zurich.
Magical Switzerland Tour ends.
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