BEST OF SWITZERLAND

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Tour programme

Day 1:

1° day ZURICH

Welcome to Zurich. Meet your travel assistant. Brief introduction of the city during private transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner at your leisure. Overnight.

Day 2:

2° day ZURICH - BASEL

Hotel breakfast and start the guided tour Zürich. Long known as a hard-working financial centre, Switzerland's largest and wealthiest metropolis, Zurich is regularly recognized as one of the world's most liveable cities. See the Fraumünster, the 13th-century cathedral renowned for its stunning, distinctive stained-glass windows, Lindenhof square with spectacular views across the Limmat to the Grossmünster from a tree-shaded hilltop park, smack in the heart of the Aldstadt (Old Town). Lunch at leisure. In the afternoon, continue to the north, to the city of Basel, Switzerland's third-most populated city after Zurich and Geneva. Basel sits where the Swiss, German and French borders meet, nestled in an idyllic location on the banks of the Rhine River. Hotel check-in. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3:

3° day BASEL - BERN

Hotel breakfast and guided tour of Basel. See the Old town with a large market square, the Basel Minster one of the main landmarks and tourist attractions of the Swiss city of Basel, richly decorated red sandstone town hall and the late Romanesque-Gothic cathedral. Lunch at your leisure. Continue in the direction of Berne, the capital of Swiss confederation with historic city center listed as a UNESCO World heritage site.  Visit the House of Parliament, the seat of Swiss Government on the vibrant gathering place of the city, the Parliament square and the famous Clock Tower (Zytglogge), one of Bern's most important sights. Hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.

Day 4:

4° day BERN – GRUYÉRES – BROC – MONTREUX – CHILLON – LAUSANNE

Hotel breakfast and departure in the direction of Gruyères, architectural jewel dating from mediaeval times and best known for the production of the same name cheese.  Walking tour through historic city centre around the castle.  Continue to Broc and visit the “Maison Cailler” famous chocolate factory including the tasting off course. Drive to the Lake Geneva and stop in Montreux, known as the “Pearl of the lake”, where you will have free time for the lunch at your leisure. In the afternoon, visit the mediaeval castle in Chillon, (Château de Chillon) one of the most visited castles in Switzerland and in Europe, situated in a unique natural environment on the shores of the lake. The castle was a home of the Counts of Savoy. Continue to Lausanne, hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.

Day 5:

5° day LAUSANNE – LUCERNE – ZURICH

Hotel breakfast and departure to Lucerne, a small town on the “Lake of the Four Forested Settlements". Start the guided tour of the town. Contributing to Lucerne's cityscape alongside the world-famous Chapel Bridge and Water Tower are the Musegg Wall, the Jesuit Church, the Mill Bridge and the Lion Monument. Lunch at your leisure. In the afternoon, time at your disposal. Depart to Zurich. Dinner at your leisure. Overnight.

Day 6:

6° day ZURICH

Hotel breakfast. Transfer to the airport in the time for your flight.

Included

• Modern air-conditioned motor coach designed for sightseeing • English speaking tour guide from first to last day of the program • Hotel accommodation in 4 star hotel, rooms with private facilities and breakfast buffet • Meals as per itinerary • Special visits and sightseeing as specified in the program (entrance fees not included) • English speaking driver and local English speaking guides • Luggage handling (1 per person) • Service charges and hotel taxes • 24/7 English Speaking Assistance by phone

Not included

• Flights, not mentioned entrance fees, meals and drinks, insurance, tips

Unesco sites

• Historical city center of Bern

BEST OF SWITZERLAND