Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland for groups: Neuschwanstein, Vienna and Zermatt

Day 1 : Journey to the Romantic Rhine

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Koblenz, with breaks along the way, and discovery of the Deutsches Eck.
• Drive along the Rhine to Rüdesheim and a walk along the Drosselgasse.
• Check-in at the hotel and dinner (on request).

Day 2 : Rhine cruise and Rothenburg

• Cruise on the Rhine to the Lorelei rock (on request).
• Drive to Franconia.
• Arrival in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and check-in at the hotel.

Day 3 : Romantic Road and Munich

• Walk on the ramparts and through the lanes of Rothenburg.
• Along the Romantic Road to Dinkelsbühl.
• Drive to Munich and check-in at the hotel for two nights.

Day 4 : Munich

• Guided walking tour of the centre (on request).
• Marienplatz and the Town Hall Glockenspiel, the Frauenkirche, the Viktualienmarkt.
• Visit to the Munich Residenz (on request).
• Dinner in a Bavarian beer hall (on request).

Day 5 : Neuschwanstein

• Drive to Füssen.
• Visit to Neuschwanstein Castle (on request).
• Discovery of the Pilgrimage Church of Wies, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Check-in at the hotel in Füssen.

Day 6 : Linderhof and Oberammergau

• Visit to Linderhof Palace (on request).
• Stop at Ettal Abbey.
• Walk in Oberammergau and its painted façades.
• Drive to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and check-in at the hotel for two nights.

Day 7 : Zugspitze

• Ascent to the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak (on request).
• Free afternoon in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Day 8 : Journey to Innsbruck

• Drive to the Tyrol.
• Walk through the old town of Innsbruck to the Golden Roof.
• Visit to the Innsbruck Hofburg (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel for two nights.

Day 9 : Tyrol

• Funicular and cable car ascent to the Nordkette (on request).
• Visit to the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens (on request).
• Tyrolean evening (on request).

Day 10 : Journey to Salzburg

• Drive to Rattenberg, a small glassmaking town.
• Drive to Salzburg.
• Check-in at the hotel for three nights.
• Dinner (on request).

Day 11 : Salzburg

• Guided tour of the old town (on request).
• The Getreidegasse and Mozart's Birthplace.
• Funicular ride up to Hohensalzburg Fortress (on request).
• The Mirabell Palace gardens.

Day 12 : Salzkammergut

• Drive to Lake Wolfgang.
• Cruise on the Wolfgangsee (on request).
• Walk in Hallstatt: the coach drops the group off at the car park at the entrance to the village.
• Return to Salzburg.

Day 13 : Melk and the Wachau

• Drive to Melk.
• Visit to the Benedictine Abbey of Melk (on request).
• Cruise on the Danube in the Wachau valley (on request).
• Arrival in Vienna and check-in at the hotel for four nights.

Day 14 : Imperial Vienna

• Panoramic coach tour of the Ring.
• Guided tour of the Hofburg and St Stephen's Cathedral (on request).
• Visit to Schönbrunn Palace (on request).

Day 15 : Artistic Vienna

• Visit to the Belvedere and Klimt's works (on request).
• Afternoon at the Prater and its Giant Ferris Wheel.
• Evening in a wine tavern in Grinzing (on request).

Day 16 : Free day in Vienna

• Free day.
• Break in a traditional Viennese café.
• Classical music concert (on request).

Day 17 : Journey to Zell am See

• Drive to the Salzburg region.
• Arrival in Zell am See and a walk along the lakeshore.
• Check-in at the hotel for two nights.

Day 18 : Grossglockner High Alpine Road

• The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, open in season.
• Stop at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe viewpoint, facing the Pasterze glacier.
• Return to Zell am See.

Day 19 : Liechtenstein and Lucerne

• Drive over the Arlberg Pass.
• Stop in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein.
• Drive to Switzerland and arrival in Lucerne.
• Check-in at the hotel for three nights.

Day 20 : Lucerne

• Walk on the Chapel Bridge and through the old town.
• The Lion Monument.
• Cruise on Lake Lucerne (on request).
• Fondue dinner (on request).

Day 21 : Mount Pilatus and a free afternoon

• Ascent of Mount Pilatus by cogwheel railway (on request).
• Free afternoon in Lucerne.

Day 22 : Journey to Interlaken

• Drive over the Brünig Pass.
• Stop in Brienz, on the shores of its lake.
• Arrival in Interlaken and a walk along the Höheweg.
• Check-in at the hotel for three nights.

Day 23 : The Jungfrau

• Drive to Lauterbrunnen and its valley of waterfalls.
• Train ascent to the Jungfraujoch (on request).
• Return via Grindelwald.

Day 24 : Free day in Interlaken

• Free day.
• Cruise on Lake Thun (on request).
• Visit to the Trümmelbach Falls (on request).

Day 25 : Journey to Valais

• Drive to Valais.
• Arrival in Täsch: the coach stops here, as Zermatt is closed to traffic.
• Check-in at the hotel for two nights.

Day 26 : Zermatt and the Matterhorn

• Shuttle train to Zermatt.
• Train ascent to the Gornergrat, facing the Matterhorn (on request).
• Walk through the village and return to Täsch.

Day 27 : Montreux and Lake Geneva

• Drive to Lake Geneva.
• Visit to Chillon Castle (on request).
• Walk along the Montreux lakefront.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 28 : Lavaux, Bern and the Black Forest

• Drive through the terraced vineyards of Lavaux.
• Stop in Bern: the old town and the Zytglogge.
• Drive to the Black Forest and check-in at the hotel near the Titisee.

Day 29 : Black Forest

• Walk along the shores of the Titisee.
• The Triberg Waterfalls and cuckoo clocks.
• Visit to the Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum (on request).
• Drive to Baden-Baden and check-in at the hotel.

Day 30 : Baden-Baden, Heidelberg and return

• Walk along the Lichtentaler Allee and past the Kurhaus.
• Drive to Heidelberg and visit to the castle (on request).
• Return journey.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.