7 days · 6 nights
France, Switzerland

The grand tour of Switzerland

Seven days in the heart of the Alps: Colmar, Lucerne and its lake, Mount Pilatus, Interlaken and the Lauterbrunnen valley, the Jungfrau, Gruyères and Bern, then Strasbourg.

Duration

7 days · 6 nights

Departure and return

Brussels

Countries visited

France, Switzerland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Colmar — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Little Venice and half-timbered houses, old town, Alsace wine tasting, night in Colmar
2. Day 2Lucerne — Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, old town and its painted façades, night in Lucerne
3. Day 3Lake Lucerne — lake cruise, ride up Pilatus on the world’s steepest cogwheel railway, cable car down, night in Lucerne
4. Day 4Interlaken — Brünig Pass, Aare Gorge, Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen, night in Interlaken
5. Day 5The Jungfrau — train up to the Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe and Aletsch Glacier, village of Grindelwald, night in Interlaken
6. Day 6Gruyères and Bern — medieval town of Gruyères, show cheese dairy, old town of Bern and Zytglogge clock tower, Bear Park, night in Basel
7. Day 7Strasbourg — Notre-Dame Cathedral and astronomical clock, Petite France quarter, return to Brussels, 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.