Ffestiniog Travel
Christmas & New Year in Switzerland
14 daysfrom $5,182
Ffestiniog Travel · Escorted tour
Swiss Alpine Holiday
A classic rail tour through stunning scenery, including journeys on the famous Bernina and Glacier Express rail routes.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Frankfurt
London to Frankfurt
Departing on a late morning Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Brussels, we make an onward connection to Frankfurt for an overnight stay. Dinner is included at our hotel this evening.
- Day 2railovernight: Chur
Graubünden
Leaving Frankfurt, we head south to Basle, from where all rail travel in Switzerland is in First Class using the Swiss Travel Pass provided. We travel to Chur, the oldest city in Switzerland, for a 4-night stay.
- Day 3overnight: Chur
At Leisure
A day to explore Chur and the surrounding area using the UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian Railways network, with an optional escorted excursion on offer.
- Day 4railovernight: Chur
Bernina Express
A full day excursion from Chur to Tirano in northern Italy, the only North-South Alpine rail crossing, with the summit of the line at 2253m (7391ft), in First Class.
- Day 5overnight: Chur
Leisure Time
A further day at leisure, with the offer of an optional escorted excursion using our First Class Swiss Travel Pass.
- Day 6railovernight: Interlaken
Glacier Express
We leave mid-morning on the Glacier Express route to Brig, changing trains and continuing onwards to Interlaken, our base for the next 3 nights.
- Day 7overnight: Interlaken
Free Time
Free time based in Interlaken. Possible optional excursions include Montreux and the Golden Pass route.
- Day 8overnight: Interlaken
Free Time
Free time based in Interlaken. Possible optional excursions include Montreux and the Golden Pass route.
- Day 9railovernight: Lucerne
Relax in Lucerne
A relaxing two-hour train journey over the Brünig Pass, through mountain and lake scenery, brings us to Lucerne, our base for the next 3 nights.
- Day 10overnight: Lucerne
Time at Leisure
Optional escorted excursions each day; possible destinations include Pilatus and the Rigi.
- Day 11overnight: Lucerne
Time at Leisure
Optional escorted excursions each day; possible destinations include Pilatus and the Rigi.
- Day 12overnight: Lausanne
On to Lausanne
Leisurely start before boarding a late morning service direct to Lausanne, where we stay for 2 nights.
- Day 13overnight: Lausanne
Explore
Lausanne’s medieval city has a 12th-Century Gothic cathedral and the 19th Century Palais de Rumine. Optional excursion destinations may include Zermatt or Murten.
- Day 14overnight: Cologne
To Cologne
A morning farewell to Lausanne as we begin our journey back home via Bern and Basle to Cologne for an overnight stay.
- Day 15rail
Homeward Bound
Taking a morning ICE service to Brussels, we connect with the Eurostar service, arriving in London mid-afternoon.
Included
- Standard Class travel to and from Switzerland
- First Class 15-day Swiss Travel Pass for unlimited travel
- Daily optional escorted excursions
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- All local taxes/fees
- Services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour
