BEST OF SWITZERLAND

• Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience for a social-impact guided walking tour.
• This evening, attend a dinner to launch your Swiss experience.

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 14:45

Included Experience: Zürich Orientation, Embark on a walking tour of Zürich’s Old Town with a Local Change Maker

• We leave the bright lights of Zürich behind and stop in Bern with its Old Town, admiring its medieval streets, ornate fountains and arcaded walkways.
• Journeying to Lake Geneva, we arrive in the resort town of Montreux, set against the pristine backdrop of snow-covered peaks and vineyards.
• After lunch, consider joining an Optional Experience to cruise Lake Geneva, including a visit to the Charlie Chaplin museum in his former estate, Manoir de Ban.

Included Experience: Bern Orientation

Optional Experience: Chaplin’s World and Lake Geneva Cruise

• This morning, we visit Chillon Castle, immortalised by Lord Byron’s ‘Prisoner of Chillon’.
• For nearly four centuries, this water fortress was the residence of the Counts of Savoy and an important stop for traders.
• Our next stop is the Lavaux region, a charming wine village above Lake Geneva, where we’ll Connect With Locals over lunch at our Be My Guest experience.
• Continue your journey to the resort town of Zermatt, set against the backdrop of the snow-capped Matterhorn.

Included Experience: Enjoy the Flavours of Local Wine, Cheese and Breads at a local Vineyard Overlooking Lake Geneva, Chillon Castle Visit

• Spend a full free day soaking up Zermatt’s crisp mountain air and panoramic vistas.
• Relax in beautiful surroundings or consider an Optional Experience to the Klein Matterhorn for the most spectacular mountain views.

Optional Experience: Klein Matterhorn Excursion / Zermatt Dinner Experience

• Leave the alpine charm of Zermatt and journey to the shores of Lake Maggiore.
• Take a lunch break by the water, soaking up the Italian elegance of this spot.
• You might choose to join an Optional Experience by private launch to Isola Bella, where a Local Specialist will guide you through the grand Baroque palace and its tiered gardens, once a playground for aristocrats.
• Continue on to Locarno in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking region, known for its lakefront promenade.

Optional Experience: Discover The Borromean Islands

• Leave Locarno behind and travel deep into the Swiss Alps, arriving in St. Moritz with time to explore.
• You might stroll along the lakefront, browse the shops in the town centre or simply take in the mountain views from a local cafe.
• For something different, there’s the Optional Experience to Roseg Valley by horse and carriage.
• Later, board the Rhaetian Railways and travel the UNESCO-listed route past the glaciers of Piz Bernina towards Poschiavo.
• Return to St. Moritz where a relaxed group dinner rounds off the day.

Included Experience: Travel over the Bernina Pass

Optional Experience: Roseg Valley by the Horse and Carriage

• Journeying through lush green landscapes, past Lake Zürich, we arrive in lakeside Lucerne.
• Pay tribute to the brave Swiss Guards, who lost their lives defending King Louis XVI at the Lion Monument, and admire the iconic wooden Chapel Bridge before strolling past the city’s colourful façades.
• Consider joining a cruise on the tranquil lake waters and then ride the world’s first double deck ‘CabriO’ cable car to the top of Mount Stanserhorn.

Included Experience: Lucerne Orientation

Optional Experience: ‘Swisstainable’ Mount Stanserhorn And Lake Cruise / Swiss Folklore Evening with Dinner

• We travel to Interlaken at the heart of Switzerland, which lies in the shadow of the Jungfrau Mountain.
• Stopping in the village of Brienz en route, we’ll Dive Into Culture and gain insights into the centuries-old tradition of wood carving for which this village is so famous.
• Spend some time on your own and enjoy superb views of the peaks of the Bernese Oberland.
• This evening, we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our fellow travellers and Travel Director toasting the highlights of Switzerland we’ve enjoyed along the way.

Included Experience: Visit the Jobin wood sculpture museum and discover Switzerland’s wood-carving heritage

• As our journey through the Best of Switzerland comes to an end, we bid our newfound friends a fond farewell.

Departure Transfer: Arrive at the airport at 08:00