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Tops of Switzerland (for international guests)
Self-guided 5-day Swiss rail tour: Jungfraujoch, Lucerne, Mount Pilatus
5 daysfrom $1,084
80% rail
Vacations By Rail · Independent rail vacation
Peaks of Switzerland featuring Schilthorn & Jungfrau
Embark on this six-night independent journey based in Wengen. Brace yourself for the scenery as you travel between Swiss Alps summits.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Zurich
Arrive in Zurich
Arrive at your leisure and make your way to the centrally located hotel for check-in.
- Day 2railovernight: Wengen
To Wengen By Train
A roughly three-hour train journey via Bern and Interlaken to Wengen, arriving around lunchtime with the day free to explore.
- Day 3railovernight: Wengen
The Schilthorn
Independent train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen, then a series of cable cars up to the 9,744-foot summit of the Schilthorn, the James Bond '007 mountain', including the Skyline View Platform at Piz Gloria.
- Day 4railovernight: Wengen
Jungfrau Railway to Jungfraujoch - the Top of Europe
Train from Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg, then the Jungfrau Railway through a tunnel in the north face of the Eiger to Jungfraujoch, at over 11,000 feet, including the Sphinx Observation Deck and Ice Palace.
- Day 5railovernight: Wengen
Brienzer Rothorn
A self-guided choice of the heritage Brienzer Rothorn Railway from Brienz, or the Brienzer Rothorn Cable Car from Sorenberg via the Entlebuch Biosphere, both reaching the summit of Brienzer Rothorn.
- Day 6railovernight: Wengen
Schynige Platte/Interlaken With Harder Kulm
Local railway to Wilderswil, then the Schynige Platte Railway cog train to Schynige Platte (warmer months only), followed by the Harder Kulm funicular in Interlaken with views over Lakes Brienz and Thun.
- Day 7rail
Tour Conclusion
After a final breakfast, take the train back to Zurich, where you are free to make your way home.
Included
- 6 nights hotel accommodation
- Rail travel on the Jungfrau Railway and the Schynige Platte Railway
- Breakfast Every Day
- Swiss Half Fare Card, permitting 50% discounted fares on free days for rail, boat and most mountain railway journeys
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
