9 days · 8 nights
Germany, Switzerland

Lucerne, Zermatt and the Glacier Express

Nine days in the heart of the Swiss Alps: Heidelberg, the Black Forest, the Rhine Falls, Zurich, Lucerne, Mount Pilatus, Interlaken, the Jungfraujoch, Zermatt, the Glacier Express and Constance.

Duration

9 days · 8 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Switzerland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Heidelberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through the Rhine valley, Heidelberg Castle and old town on the Neckar, night in Freiburg
2. Day 2Black Forest and Rhine Falls — Lake Titisee in the Black Forest, Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, old town of Zurich on the Limmat, night in Zurich
3. Day 3Lucerne — Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, cruise on Lake Lucerne, night in Lucerne
4. Day 4Mount Pilatus and Interlaken — world’s steepest cogwheel railway to the summit of Pilatus, descent by cable car, Brünig Pass, night in Interlaken
5. Day 5Jungfraujoch — cogwheel train via Grindelwald and Kleine Scheidegg, Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m, Aletsch Glacier and Ice Palace, night in Interlaken
6. Day 6Zermatt — Lötschberg tunnel with the coach on board the train, Rhône valley, shuttle train from Täsch to Zermatt, views of the Matterhorn, night in Zermatt
7. Day 7Glacier Express — day aboard the Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. Moritz, Oberalp Pass, Rhine Gorge and Landwasser Viaduct, night in St. Moritz
8. Day 8Engadine and Lake Constance — lakes of the Upper Engadine, Julier Pass, old town of Chur, Switzerland’s oldest town, night in Constance
9. Day 9Triberg — waterfalls and cuckoo clocks of Triberg in the Black Forest, return to Cologne, 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
• 8 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.