• 5 Dinner (D)
• 13 Breakfast (B)

• Lake Geneva: Visit Chillon Castle with the Head of Collections to discover the artifacts, treasures and history of the chateau.
• Bellinzona: Explore the stunning town of Bellinzona with your Local Expert. Julie will passionately share with you her insights into the three marvelous castles, and her personal stories about how she fell in love with this city and decided to move to the area.

Use your included mountain railways pass to explore the Engadine St. Moritz area by cable car, funicular and chairlift where services are available. Choose the routes that appeal to you and rise above the resort for expansive views of the surrounding Alpine landscape.

The pass gives you flexibility to experience the mountains at your own pace rather than on a fixed guided excursion. Seasonal operation and weather can affect which lifts are running, making each available ascent a chance to see a different side of the Engadine.

Insight Vacations

• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over dinner with wine at a local restaurant in Lucerne. This hosted gathering offers an opportunity to get acquainted while sharing a meal in one of Switzerland’s best-known lakeside cities.

Lucerne’s old town, wooden bridges and mountain backdrop have drawn visitors for centuries. The dinner provides a convivial introduction to the people who will share your journey through the country.

Ride an open-top cable car to Mount Stanserhorn and walk its scenic summit paths, looking out across the Swiss Alps. In clear weather, the views extend towards France’s Alsace region and Germany’s Black Forest. Keep watch for marmots and other mountain wildlife.

The panoramic cable car uses solar power. This conservation-focused visit also offers the chance to hear from a Swiss ranger about the mountain’s native plants and animals, connecting the sweeping scenery with efforts to protect it.

Explore Lucerne’s historic landmarks, including the timbered Chapel Bridge, the Jesuit Church and the Lion Monument. The bridge crosses the River Reuss beneath its distinctive roof, while the church brings Baroque architecture to the city’s riverfront.

Carved into a sandstone cliff, the Lion Monument commemorates Swiss Guards killed during the French Revolution. Together, these sights reveal Lucerne’s medieval trading heritage, religious art and place in wider European history.

Discover Bern with a local expert among the arcades and fountains of Switzerland’s capital. See the Cathedral of St. Vincent and Federal Palace, admire seasonal floral displays and gather at the medieval clock tower to watch its painted figures move.

The city’s well-preserved old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the Ogre Fountain, an arresting Renaissance figure hints at the stories embedded in Bern’s public spaces and centuries-old streets.

Walk through Gruyères with your Travel Director to see its cobbled main street and the exterior of its 13th-century castle. The small hilltop town rises above green Alpine foothills and gives its name to one of Switzerland’s best-known cheeses.

Its fortified setting and compact medieval streets offer a glimpse of the region’s long history. The orientation introduces the town’s principal sights; entry to the castle is not specified as part of this experience.

Get to know Montreux with your Travel Director on the shore of Lake Geneva. This resort town is known for its long waterside promenade, with lake views framed by the mountains rising along the eastern end of the basin.

Montreux’s sheltered setting helped establish its reputation as a place to linger by the water. The orientation gives you a sense of its lakeside layout and the elegant atmosphere that distinguishes it from Switzerland’s mountain villages.

Visit a family-run winery overlooking Lake Geneva to taste local wines and enjoy a light farm-to-table dinner made with locally sourced produce. Take in the panorama across the lake while learning how the family cares for its estate.

The experience brings the region’s vineyards and food traditions together. Hear about the winery’s sustainable agricultural practices, including efforts to reduce waste and reuse production by-products, as the family works to preserve the property for future generations.

Step inside Chillon Castle on a special tour of the lakeside stronghold once held by the Dukes of Savoy. Explore its rooms and collections, and discover the history behind a fortress built on a rocky island at the eastern end of Lake Geneva.

The castle inspired Lord Byron’s poem The Prisoner of Chillon; look out for the place where he is said to have left his mark. Its waterside position makes the medieval architecture as memorable as the stories within.

See Geneva’s Jet d’Eau and Floral Clock with your Travel Director during an orientation of the lakeside city. The towering fountain rises from the harbour, while the planted clock brings colour to the gardens beside the water.

These two landmarks capture different sides of Geneva: its commanding setting on Lake Geneva and the Swiss tradition of precision timekeeping. The visit provides a focused introduction to the city’s best-known waterfront sights.

Cruise Lake Geneva in first-class comfort, taking in the changing shoreline from the water. Sit back as lakeside settlements and Alpine slopes form a broad panorama around one of Europe’s largest lakes.

The lake’s scenery helped inspire writers and artists of the Romantic era. Travelling by boat offers a quieter perspective on this landscape, with open views that reveal why its meeting of water and mountains has held such lasting appeal.

Discover Martigny’s Roman past during an orientation that includes a view of its surviving amphitheatre. Set in the upper Rhône Valley, the town occupies a historic Alpine crossroads near the route to the Great St. Bernard Pass.

The amphitheatre recalls Martigny’s importance in Roman times, when the settlement was known as Forum Claudii Vallensium. Seeing the ancient structure in its present-day setting makes the valley’s long history of travel and exchange tangible.

Meet St. Bernard dogs at Barryland in Martigny and learn how the breed became associated with Alpine rescue. The park, supported by the Barry Foundation, is dedicated to protecting, breeding and sharing the story of these Swiss mountain dogs.

Their history is closely tied to the hospice at the Great St. Bernard Pass, where dogs were bred for generations. Discover the story of Barry, the celebrated rescue dog whose reputation helped make the breed an enduring Alpine symbol.

Explore Sion with your Travel Director and see the cathedral and Old Town Hall beneath the town’s two rocky heights. Above the streets, the fortified church sites of Valère and Tourbillon give Sion its striking skyline.

These hilltop landmarks reflect the historic power of the bishops who ruled the region. From the medieval centre, their position over the Rhône Valley is clear, bringing together Sion’s religious heritage, defensive history and mountain setting.

Explore car-free Zermatt with your Travel Director, getting to know a mountain village of wooden chalets and narrow streets. Snow-dusted peaks frame the resort, and the Matterhorn may be visible when the weather is clear.

Zermatt’s traffic-free character preserves a sense of place at the foot of some of the Alps’ most recognisable mountains. The orientation introduces the village itself, rather than a mountain ascent, and helps you appreciate its distinctive Alpine atmosphere.

Explore Lugano with your Travel Director beside its mountain-ringed lake. This Swiss city lies in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, where Mediterranean influences give its streets and waterfront a different character from the country’s northern Alpine resorts.

The orientation introduces Lugano’s lakeside setting and local atmosphere. It is an opportunity to notice the cultural shift in language and pace while remaining in Switzerland, with the water and surrounding hills always close at hand.

Discover Bellinzona’s three medieval fortifications with a Local Expert who shares their history and personal insights into the city. These castles once guarded a strategic route through the Alps and remain defining features of the Ticino capital.

Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the fortifications show how medieval rulers defended this important mountain corridor. Your expert’s perspective brings the stone walls and towers into focus as part of both Bellinzona’s past and its living cityscape.

Take in St. Moritz’s spa quarter and glacial lake in a high-altitude resort set among the Engadine mountains. Elegant buildings and open water give the town a character quite unlike the smaller chalet villages of the Swiss Alps.

St. Moritz has a long reputation as a mountain retreat, associated with its mineral springs and winter-sports heritage. Exploring its resort setting reveals how Alpine scenery and polished hospitality have shaped its enduring identity.

Travel by regional train along the Glacier Express route through the Swiss Alps, crossing the sweeping Landwasser Viaduct and passing mountain valleys on the way towards Andermatt. Tunnels, bridges and steep-sided scenery make the engineering part of the experience.

The regional train is powered by hydroelectricity. This journey follows a celebrated railway corridor, offering its dramatic landscapes from the train window without implying travel aboard the branded Glacier Express service.

Explore Lauterbrunnen’s Valley of Waterfalls on a village orientation and see Staubbach Falls spill from a sheer cliff. The cascade drops nearly 300 metres, often breaking into fine spray before it reaches the valley floor.

Lauterbrunnen’s name evokes the many waterfalls found in its surrounding valley. With high rock walls and mountain scenery enclosing the village, the visit gives you a close view of the landscape that has made this Bernese Oberland valley so distinctive.

Explore Grindelwald with your Travel Director and take in the village’s setting beneath the Eiger’s north face. Alpine buildings, valley scenery and nearby peaks give this Bernese Oberland resort a strong sense of its mountain location.

Grindelwald has long been a base for people drawn to the surrounding glaciers and high Alps. The orientation focuses on the village and its landscape, helping you recognise the features that distinguish it from Switzerland’s lakeside towns and larger resorts.

Visit the Jobin Swiss Woodcarving Center in Brienz to learn about a craft closely associated with this lakeside village. Trace the trade’s development from the early 19th century and see how woodcarving became part of the area’s identity.

Brienz’s carving tradition grew alongside travel to the Bernese Oberland, with makers producing intricate work for visitors and local use. The centre places those objects in context, offering an insight into the skill and livelihoods behind a recognisable Swiss craft.

See Zurich’s principal landmarks with your Travel Director, including Grossmunster and Fraumunster, the River Limmat and elegant Bahnhofstrasse. The orientation connects the city’s church-lined old centre with its well-known shopping boulevard.

The Limmat runs through the historic heart of Zurich, while the two landmark churches recall its centuries of religious and civic life. This introduction offers a clear picture of how the city’s older streets and modern commercial centre sit side by side.

Share a farewell dinner featuring Swiss classics at a local Zurich restaurant, accompanied by wine. Rejoin your Travel Director and fellow travellers around the table for a hosted close to the group’s time together.

The meal is an occasion to raise a glass and reflect on the places and traditions encountered across Switzerland. Its focus on Swiss dishes gives the evening a local flavour beyond a routine hotel dinner.

Consider an excursion to the Klein Matterhorn during your time in Zermatt. A trip towards this high Alpine summit offers a very different perspective from the village streets, with mountain scenery and views that depend on the weather.

Rising above Zermatt’s surrounding peaks, the Klein Matterhorn is a distinctive destination for travellers keen to experience the high mountains. This is a suggested activity, not an included excursion; it is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability and conditions.

Visit Isola Bella from Stresa on an optional experience in Italy’s Lake Maggiore district. The island is celebrated for the Borromeo family’s Baroque palace and formal gardens, set against the lake and surrounding hills.

Its terraces and ornate setting reflect the ambitions of a powerful family who transformed a small island into a showpiece. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; the precise visit arrangements will be confirmed with your Travel Director.

Consider a train journey over the Bernina Pass while staying in St. Moritz. The mountain railway route is known for high-altitude scenery, with wide views across the Engadine and towards the dramatic landscapes of the Bernina range.

Rail travel here places the changing Alpine terrain at the centre of the experience, from valleys to exposed mountain stretches. This suggested journey is at additional cost and bookable on tour, with routes and services subject to availability.

Travel by mountain railway towards Jungfraujoch on a suggested excursion from the Grindelwald area. Known as the “Top of Europe,” this high-altitude destination offers views of the surrounding Bernese Alps and, conditions permitting, access to the Ice Palace and Sphinx observation deck.

The journey is a way to experience the high-mountain landscape beyond the village. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour; access to particular attractions depends on operating conditions and the arrangements available locally.

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