8 days · 7 nights
Switzerland, Italy
Switzerland, Italy
Glacier Express and the Italian Lakes
Eight days from the Swiss Alps to the Italian lakes: Lucerne, Interlaken and Zermatt beneath the Matterhorn, the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express, Lake Como, Lugano and the Rhine Falls.
- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Departure and return
- Luxembourg
- Countries visited
- Switzerland, Italy
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Lucerne — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive to central Switzerland, Chapel Bridge and old town of Lucerne, Lion Monument, night in Lucerne
- Day 2Interlaken and the Valais — Brünig Pass, Interlaken between lakes Thun and Brienz, Lötschberg car-carrying train, shuttle train from Täsch, night in Zermatt
- Day 3Zermatt — Gornergrat rack railway facing the Matterhorn, car-free village and old larch-wood barns of Zermatt, night in Zermatt
- Day 4Glacier Express — panoramic train journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz, Oberalp Pass, Rhine Gorge, Landwasser Viaduct, night in St. Moritz
- Day 5Bernina Express — UNESCO-listed Bernina line, Morteratsch Glacier, spiral viaduct of Brusio down to Tirano, drive to Lake Como, night in Como
- Day 6Lake Como — boat to Bellagio and Varenna, Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo, Como Cathedral, night in Como
- Day 7Lugano and the Gotthard — old town and shores of Lake Lugano, Gotthard road tunnel, drive into German-speaking Switzerland, night in Zurich
- Day 8Rhine Falls — Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, return to Luxembourg, 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
- 7 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.