Tailor Made Rail
Annecy & the Mont Blanc Express
8 daysfrom $1,735
Vacations By Rail · Escorted tour
GoldenPass, Mont Blanc & Jungfrau in Winter
From glitzy Montreux to mountainous Interlaken, enjoy an effortless journey on an instantly iconic direct route, passing frozen rivers, icy lakes and picture-perfect winter scenes.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Montreux
A scenic Swiss beginning in Lake Geneva
Arrive at Geneva airport and take the train to lakeside Montreux; check into the hotel and meet the Tour Manager and group for the first dinner.
- Day 2overnight: Montreux
Touring the fairytale Château de Chillon
Trolleybus to Villeneuve for a guided tour of Château de Chillon; free time to explore Montreux's promenade and statues.
- Day 3railovernight: Montreux
Mont Blanc Express across the Alps to Chamonix
Via Martigny, board the Mont Blanc Express to Chamonix, France, with free time; optional visit to the Mer de Glace glacier via the Montenvers cogwheel railway; return to Montreux for dinner.
- Day 4railovernight: Interlaken
The GoldenPass Express from Montreux to Interlaken
Board the GoldenPass Express panoramic carriages via Gstaad and Spiez (Lake Thun) to Interlaken, with a light lunch at the seats.
- Day 5railovernight: Interlaken
Gondola to the spectacular 'Top of Europe'
Train to Grindelwald, then the Eiger Express gondola and Jungfrau Express to Jungfraujoch, Europe's highest train station; descend via Kleine Scheidegg and Lauterbrunnen.
- Day 6overnight: Interlaken
Exploring the Bernese Oberland at leisure
Free day; options include Wengen and Mürren, Lucerne via the Brünig Pass, or Lake Brienz and Brienz village.
- Day 7railovernight: Interlaken
Uncover Thun and cruise the length of the lake
Train to Thun to explore its 12th-century castle and medieval center; cruise the length of Lake Thun back to Interlaken.
- Day 8rail
Traveling home
After breakfast, walk to Interlaken's station and take the direct train to Zürich's airport, where the vacation concludes.
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 7 nights' 4 & 5-Star hotel accommodation
- First & Standard Class rail travel; all rail, cruise and coach travel throughout
- Breakfast each day, 1 lunch, 5 dinners
- Group luggage transfers between all hotels
- Swiss Half Fare Card (50% discounted fares on free days for rail, boat and most mountain railways)
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance (not included but can be arranged)
- Flights and Airport transfers
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