8 days · 7 nights
Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Switzerland, Como and Maggiore
Eight days through Germany, Switzerland and Italy: Heidelberg, the Rhine Falls, Lucerne and Mount Pilatus, Lugano, Lakes Como and Maggiore, the Borromean Islands, Locarno and Freiburg.
- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Departure and return
- Eindhoven
- Countries visited
- Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Heidelberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, castle and Great Barrel, Old Bridge over the Neckar, Hauptstraße and old university town, night in Heidelberg
- Day 2Rhine Falls — Black Forest road, Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, old town of Schaffhausen and Munot fortress, night in Lucerne
- Day 3Lucerne and Mount Pilatus — Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, old town, ascent of Mount Pilatus on the world’s steepest cogwheel railway, night in Lucerne
- Day 4Gotthard and Lugano — Lake Lucerne, Gotthard massif, lake and old town of Lugano, night in Como
- Day 5Lake Como — Como Cathedral, boat to Bellagio, Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo, village of Varenna, night in Como
- Day 6Lake Maggiore — Borromean Islands, palace and gardens of Isola Bella, Fishermen’s Island, Stresa lakefront, night in Stresa
- Day 7Locarno — Piazza Grande, Madonna del Sasso sanctuary, Ticino valley and Gotthard Pass, night in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Day 8Freiburg im Breisgau — Gothic minster, Bächle streams, Münsterplatz market, return to Eindhoven, 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.