7 days · 6 nights
France, Switzerland

From Alsace to the Swiss Alps

Seven days from Strasbourg to the Alps: the Alsace Wine Route and Colmar, Basel and Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, the Bernese Oberland, Bern and Gruyères, then Besançon.

Duration

7 days · 6 nights

Departure and return

Paris (CDG or Orly)

Countries visited

France, Switzerland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Strasbourg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive to Alsace, Notre-Dame Cathedral and La Petite France, boat trip on the Ill, night in Strasbourg
2. Day 2Alsace Wine Route — Obernai, Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle, Riquewihr, tasting at a wine grower’s, Little Venice in Colmar, night in Colmar
3. Day 3Basel and Lucerne — cathedral and old town of Basel, Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, night in Lucerne
4. Day 4Lake Lucerne — cruise on Lake Lucerne, cogwheel railway up Mount Pilatus, night in Lucerne
5. Day 5Bernese Oberland — Brünig Pass, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen valley and Trümmelbach Falls, mountain railway to Kleine Scheidegg, night in Interlaken
6. Day 6Bern and Gruyères — old town of Bern and Zytglogge clock tower, medieval town and cheese dairy of Gruyères, chocolate factory in Broc, night in Besançon
7. Day 7Besançon — Vauban citadel and the Doubs loop, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 6 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.