Special Interest Groups Switzerland
Swiss Glacier Tour 7Nights
Destination:
1st day:
Arrival in Zurich - Airport
in the morning,
pick up by the guide and the Minibus or privat car,
drive to Interlaken.
Overnight in Interlaken,
Indian Dinner in Interlaken.
2nd day:
Titlis and Lucerne
Excursion to Engelberg and visit
of the Mount Titlis.
The Titlis is the highest glacier excursion destination and biggest ski and
snowboard paradiese in Central Switzerland. The Titlis, Engelberg's "House
Mountain" and it's glacier park are accessible by revolving rotair cableway.
At an altitude of 3020 metres above sea level visitors are treated to a
fabulous view of the central Alps. The Titlis Glacier Park and "Ice Flyer"
chairlift are a paradise for those keen to glide down the slopes on skis or
some of the other snow-gliding equipment for beginners and adventurers
which is available free of charge and there are a freestyle park, glacier
grotto in the eternal ice and walking options on the Titlis.
Visit of Lucerne and Cruise on the Lake Lucerne,
Excursion to the famous sightseeing attractions in Lucerne
including Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument and Hofkirche.
Enjoy a cruise on the lake lucerne which is fascinating due ist
picturescque landscape and historical sites.
Overnight in Interlaken,
Indian Dinner in Interlaken.
3rd day:
Jungfraujoch
Full day excursion to Jungfrau Joch.
The Jungfrau Railway, which leads through the heart of the mountains
and up to the highest train station in Europe (at 3454 meters above sea level),
offers unbelievable views of the mountain giants Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau
and of the longest river of ice in the Alps.
The Jungfrau Railway leads from Kleine Scheidegg up to Jungfraujoch. It
climbs nearly 1400 meters in height and covers a distance of more than seven
kilometers in tunnels along the nine kilometer long stretch.
In the interior of the summit at Europe's highest train station (the peak
is called "Sphinx"), a lift takes visitors to the peak with it's observatory and
the famous observation platform, from which one has a magnificent view
of the mountains and the Aletsch Glacier. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region with
it's unique plant and animal world is the first Unesco World Natural Heritage
Site in the entire Alpine region.
Further sights include the Ice Palace, the Ski and Snowboard Park and the
glacier restaurant "Top of Europe".
Overnight in Interlaken
Indian Dinner in Interlaken
4th day
Leukerbad
Full day excursion to the famous Spa of Leukerbad,
Largest thermal baths and wellness resort.
Leukerbad is the largest spa and wellness resort in the Alps -
and this in combination with a rich offering of sports and culture
as well! Most of the thermal baths and wellness applications are
open to the pubicand available to guests all year round.
A copious supply of 3.9 million litres of 51°C flows into the therrmal
baths of Leukerbad every single day, bringing relief to body and soul.
Even the Ancient Romans appreciated the hot springs of Leukerbad
and took the waters both to forget the stress of their increasingly hectic
everyday lives and to replenish their stocks of energy.
In any of the 30 thermal pools full of bubbling hot spring water,
available for your indulgence 365 days of the year and what could
be pleasanter than relaxing in a jacuzzi or a steam bath while
admiring the impressive rocky arena of the Gemmi with which
Leukerbad is surrounded?
Drive from Leukerbad to Zermatt,
Dinner and Overnight in the Hotel in Zermatt.
5th day:
Zermatt - Klein Matterhorn
Europes highest cable car whisks you up onto the Klein Matterhorn
over gigantic glacial crevasse.
After alighting, you walk through a tunnel to the lift that will take
you up to a viewing platform with 360° views of no fewer than 38 peaks -
all of them over 4000 m high! Fifteen meres below the surface of the
glacier there is a Glacier Palace with ice sculptures, a wine tasting
and a chance to see a crevasse from the inside.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Zermatt.
6th day
Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. Moritz
From Matterhorn to the Upper Engadine in seven and a half hours.
There are of course faster ways to travel but non as beautiful as
the journey by Glacier Express, the panoramic train travelling right
through the Swiss Alps. Here the journey is really the destination
Up to the 2033 meter-high Oberalp Pass, down into the Rhine-Canyon,
through 91 tunnels and over 291 bridges from Zermatt at the foot of
the Matterhorn, to the world-famous spa resort St. Moritz.
The daytime journey by Glacier-Express is anything but boring. The
panorama cars offer uninhibited views of Alpine passes and mountain
lakes, steep cliffs and pristine forests. You will enjoy the sight of deep
ravines formed by water that exhibit bizarre rock formations, and you
will traverse gently sloping plains and characeristic mountain villages.
The first Glacier Express started in Zermatt in 1930.
Dinner and Overnight at a Hotel in St. Moritz
7th day
St. Moritz-Zurich
Morning free time at St. Moritz for Shopping and Exploring
the Village of St. Moritz.
In the afternoon trainride from St. Moritz to Zurich.
Dinner in an indian Restaurant in Zurich.
Excursion Zurich by Night,
Overnnight at the Hotel in Zurich.
8th day
In the morning drive from Zurich
to the airport.
Package cost: On Request Basis
