You may have been to Switzerland, but you haven’t seen THIS Switzerland.

Ready for an escape from typical touring? Get away to a truly idyllic setting unknown to most tourists in the picture-perfect Swiss Alps. Our lodging for the week is in Wengen, a car-free village located at the base of the Eiger, Monche, & Jungfrau peaks. Wengen is one of the most beautiful places on earth! You will be given a Berner Oberland Pass allowing you to travel throughout the entire region by all modes of transport. Each day of this huband- spoke tour is filled with guided day trips that encompass amazing diversity at a leisurely pace, followed by elegant dining at our hotel each evening.

Day 1 Fly to Zurich
Depart today for Zurich, Switzerland. Get your camera ready for some spectacular scenery.

Day 2 Lauterbrunnen / Wengen (D)
Upon arrival in Zurich, board our coach and travel through the rolling Swiss landscape past sparkling lakes up into the massive Swiss Alps. The scenery is increasingly spectacular as you arrive in Lauterbrunnen, with its towering cliffs. Transfer by cog rail to the enchanting village of Wengen, your home for 6 nights.

Day 3 Interlaken / Lake Cruise (B, D)
Enjoy a day trip to Interlaken (the land between the lakes) with its mile-long shopping district filled with woolens, lace, and watches. Enjoy the alpine view from the Schynegge Platte. This afternoon, sail on a lake steamer across Lake Brienz. In Brienz, visit the Jobin Wood Carving School or take a ride on the Rothorn steam train for a bird’s-eye view of the lakes and mountains. Later, board a Swiss Rail train back to Lauterbrunnen, then cog rail up to Wengen.

Day 4 Grindelwald / The Eiger (B, D)
Ride the rails up to the Jungfraujoch Mountain. Travel to a height of 11,133 feet through a tunnel built in the mountain

Eiger. Then on to the village of Grindelwald via the cog railway. Continue on to “First” via the world’s longest cable car. During your afternoon in Grindelwald, visit the shops, or explore the garden-like cemetery. Then return to Wengen via the Mannlichenbahn cable car.

Day 5 Reichenbach Falls / Schwarzwaldalp (B, D)
Visit Reichenbach Falls, where Sherlock Holmes met his match in “Professor Moriarty.” Travel to Grindelwald to board a Postal Transport bus for an excursion over the Grosse Scheidegg beneath hanging glaciers. Visit Schwarzwaldalp, Reichen-bach Falls, and Merrigen. Ride Swiss Rail along Lake Brienz and back to Wengen.

Day 6 Lauterbrunnen Valley (B, D)
Today, board the cog rail for an excursion to the glacier carved Lauterbrunnen Valley. Board a PTT bus for Trummelbach Falls and enjoy lunch at the lovely cafe. Continue to Stechelberg to take the cable car to Murren. Enjoy free time or take the cable car up to the Schilthorn, a revolving restaurant at the “top of the world.”

Day 7 Staubbachbankeli (B, D)
Join your vacation manager for a moderate walk through alpine meadows and forests, past brown cows with ringing bells to Staubbachbankeli Overlook. This overlook of the Lauterbrunnen Valley is a view you’ll never forget. Enjoy lunch at Mary’s Café, only a short distance away.

Day 8 Transfer to Zurich (B, D)
Descend from your paradise on the now familiar cog rail train. Board your private motorcoach and travel to Lucerne to see the Lion’s Monument and the Kapellbrucke Bridge. After free time, continue to Zurich for the night. Tonight, gather for a Farewell Dinner with your new travel friends.

Day 9 Zurich / Fly Home (B)
Coach to the Zurich airport and fly home.