The Swiss Explorer Small Group Tour

The Swiss Explorer

Scheduled Group Tour | Multiple 2024 Dates

Calling all explorers!

Embark on an unforgettable journey with fellow travelers on our small-group tour, “The Grand Tour of Switzerland,” a meticulously crafted group adventure with Switzerland Travel Centre and Tenon Tours. This exploration will take you through Zurich, St. Gallen, St. Moritz, Lugano, Zermatt, Montreux, Grindelwald and Lucerne. Choose your preferred departure date for a 9-day, 8-night adventure of a lifetime!

Adventure

Culinary

Outdoors

Rail

Day 1 / 9

Day 1: Arrival in Switzerland
Welcome to Switzerland! You’ll arrive in Zurich and enjoy your first day at your leisure in Switzerland’s largest city.

Overnight in Zurich

Highlights (optional): Private transfer available from the airport to your hotel
Day 2 / 9

Day 2: Zurich - Rhine Falls - St. Gallen
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before meeting your driver‐guide in the lobby for your first trip to the Rhine Falls, Europe’s largest and most powerful waterfall.

After lunch, your driver will take you to St. Gallen, where you get to experience a guided city tour of the beautiful medieval old town as well as the famous Abbey library.

Overnight in St. Gallen

Highlights (included): Private driver to Rhine Falls, private guided tour of St. Gallen.

Breakfast included
Day 3 / 9

Day 3: St. Gallen - Appenzeller Show Dairy - Liechtenstein - St. Moritz
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Today, you’ll make your way to one of Switzerland’s most famous resorts: St. Moritz. On the way, you’ll stop at the Appenzeller Show Dairy, where you can taste authentic Swiss Cheese and learn how it’s made. The next stop along your route to St. Moritz is Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, where you’ll have some leisure time to explore.

Overnight in St. Moritz

Highlights (included): Appenzeller Show Dairy Tasting

Breakfast included
Day 4 / 9

Day 4: St Moritz (Bernina Express Train) - Tirano - Lugano
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before boarding the famous Bernina Express Train. This panoramic train will take you through the Alps all the way to Tirano, Italy, where you’ll enjoy lunch.

Afterward, a private driver will travel along Lake Como, taking you back to Switzerland.

Overnight in Lugano

Highlights (included): Bernina Express Train tickets, private driver from Tirano to Lugano

Breakfast included
Day 5 / 9

Day 5: Lugano - Andermatt (Glacier Express) - Zermatt
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Your driver will pick you up in the lobby to take you over the Gotthard Mountain Pass to Andermatt, where you’ll enjoy leisure time and lunch. Later in the afternoon, you’ll board the famous Glacier Express Train to Zermatt.

Overnight in Zermatt

Highlights (included): Private driver to Andermatt, Glacier Express Train tickets

Breakfast included
Day 6 / 9

Day 6: Zermatt - Gornergrat - Montreux
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. You’ll have leisure time in Zermatt this morning before taking the cogwheel train up to the Gornergrat, where you’ll have a beautiful view atop the famous Matterhorn.

After your journey back to Zermatt, you’ll travel to the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Once you arrive in Montreux, you can enjoy your afternoon with some free time.

Overnight Montreux

Highlights (included): Cogwheel train to Gornergrat (Matterhorn)

Breakfast included
Day 7 / 9

Day 7: Montreux (GoldenPass Express) - Interlaken
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Your driver will bring you to the train station in Montreux, where you get to board the GoldenPass which passes through different language areas, landscapes and countless lakes on your way to Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. Enjoy some time at leisure in Interlaken by exploring the famous Höhematte park before traveling up to Harder Kulm, the local mountain with scenic views over the lakes and alps.

Overnight in Interlaken

Highlights (included): GoldenPass Express tickets, private driver from Interlaken to Grindelwald

Breakfast included
Day 8 / 9

Day 8: Jungfraujoch - Lucerne
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. In the morning, you’ll explore the famous Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. The journey to the top of Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest altitude railway station, is a masterpiece of engineering as the last section of the stretch is built in the mountain itself. On the way back to Interlaken, explore the famous mountain town Grindelwald as well as the Lauterbrunnen valley. Once you arrive back in Interlaken, your driver will drive you to Lucerne via the the mountain pass Brünig. In Lucerne, you may enjoy your afternoon at leisure.

Overnight in Lucerne

Highlights (included): Jungfraujoch tickets, driver to Lucerne

Breakfast included
Day 9 / 9

Day 9: Departure
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Unless you’ve planned a custom extension with Tenon Tours, today is your last day in Switzerland! You’ll depart the hotel and head to the Zurich Airport for your flight home.

Breakfast included

Tour Details

Available Dates

Available departure dates for this 9-day, 8-night scheduled tour. You can choose your preferred date when completing registration.

June 22, 2024
August 3, 2024
August 31, 2024
September 28, 2024
October 5, 2024

Pricing

Double: $5,749
Single: $7,385

Package pricing is shown per person based on room occupancy in USD.

Inclusions

Overnight stays in 4-star accommodations
Daily Breakfast
Luxury city transportation with a driver. (Pick up in Zurich on the second day; drop off on the last day in Zurich)
Luggage transportation including an allowance of 1 x large luggage and 1 x hand luggage per person
Vehicle equipped with Wi‐Fi
Rail ticket in 1st class for rail travel per itinerary
50% discount on additional rail tickets (local transport) and some mountain excursions
Seat Reservation on Bernina Express (St. Moritz ‐ Lugano)
Seat Reservation on Glacier Express (Andermatt ‐ Zermatt)
Seat Reservation on GoldenPass Express (Montreux ‐ Interlaken)
Excursion to Gornergrat (self‐guided)
Excursion to Jungfraujoch (self‐guided)
City tour of St. Gallen incl. UNESCO Abbey Library (privately guided)
Entry to Appenzell Show Dairy with Audio Guide (self‐guided)
Additional stops in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and Andermatt (self‐guided)

Exclusions

Meals other than those specified in the itinerary or list of inclusions
Personal expenses
Local taxes such as hotel city taxes
Travel insurance (optional)
Individual private transfer from Zurich Airport ‐ Hotel in Zurich (optional)

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