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Switzerland Grand Tour

Ten-day Swiss coach tour with Bernina Express alpine rail journey

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Euroventure's Switzerland Grand Tour is a 10-day escorted coach journey that starts in Zurich and ends in Interlaken, traveling through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and into Italy. A Tour Director travels with the group throughout, and travelers stay in six carefully selected hotels. The signature highlight is the Bernina Express, a narrow-gauge railway from St Moritz to the Italian town of Tirano, which crosses the highest railway route over the Alps. The itinerary also includes an Alpine train ride from Tasch into the car-free mountain resort of Zermatt, surrounded by Switzerland's highest peaks including the Matterhorn. Days combine driving through alpine valleys, lake regions (Lugano, Maggiore, Geneva, Lucerne), and visits to storybook cities: medieval Berne with its 1530 Zytglogge clock tower, Lucerne with its Chapel bridge and Lion monument, and the cheese-making village of Gruyeres. Travelers are grouped with up to 50 others on a private luxury coach equipped with air conditioning and wifi. Nine breakfasts and four dinners are included, along with accommodation in three-star and four-star properties.

What to know before you look closer

  • The itinerary shows only five night locations across nine nights; gaps on Days 3 and 7 are not detailed.
  • Group size reaches 50 travelers, which may affect the pace in shared activities.
  • From-price of GBP 1,949 (approximately USD 2,603) excludes optional rail transfers from elsewhere in Europe and the Mount Stanserhorn excursion.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Zurich

    Zurich

    Check into your hotel and meet your Tour Director and group that evening.

  2. Day 2overnight: St Moritz

    St Moritz

    Drive through Appenzell's Old Town, the Principality of Liechtenstein and its capital Vaduz, Heidiland and the Rhine Valley, ascending the Julier Pass to St Moritz, twice host of the Winter Olympics (1928 and 1948).

  3. Day 4overnight: Lugano

    Lugano

    Travel to subtropical Lake Lugano, then Lake Maggiore, Italy's second-largest lake; optional boat trip to the garden island of Isola Bella.

  4. Day 5railovernight: Zermatt

    Zermatt

    Cross the Simplon Pass to a resort surrounded by Switzerland's highest mountains, including the Matterhorn; the car-free town of Zermatt is reached via an alpine train from Tasch.

  5. Day 6overnight: Lausanne

    Lausanne

    Travel through the lower Rhone Valley's vineyards and apricot groves to crescent-shaped Lake Geneva; free day to explore Lausanne or take an optional trip to Geneva.

  6. Day 8overnight: Lucerne

    Lucerne

    Visit a cheese factory in Gruyeres, then Berne, Switzerland's capital, with its medieval architecture and the Zytglogge clock (built 1530). Continue along Lake Thun via Interlaken and the Brunig Pass to Lucerne, with its Chapel bridge and Lion monument.

  7. Day 9overnight: Zurich

    Zurich

    Breakfast in Zurich to end the tour, reflecting on the trip with the group.

The moments this trip is built around

  • Day 2Drive through the Principality of Liechtenstein and ascend the Julier Pass to St Moritz, site of two Winter Olympics.
  • Day 5Travel by Alpine train from Tasch into car-free Zermatt, surrounded by Switzerland's highest mountains including the Matterhorn.

Included

  • Private luxury coach with air conditioning and free wifi
  • Accommodation in top-rated, specially selected hotels
  • 9 breakfasts, 4 dinners
  • Peace of mind with alternative travel included if there is a strike or similar disruption
  • An experienced and local Tour Director to travel with you throughout

Questions travellers ask

Is train travel included?
Yes. The Bernina Express from St Moritz to Tirano and the Alpine train from Tasch to Zermatt are included. Coach travel links other destinations.
Is this an escorted or independent tour?
Fully escorted. Euroventure provides a Tour Director throughout the 10 days.
What meals are included?
Nine breakfasts and four dinners are included in the tour price.
What are the hotel accommodations?
Stays are in specially selected hotels: Novotel Zurich City-West, Hotel Baeren (St Moritz), Ibis Lugano, Alpine Hotel Perren (Zermatt), Ibis Lausanne Crissier, and Ibis Styles Luzerne City (Lucerne).
When does the tour run in 2026?
Departures are scheduled in July, August, and September 2026, all at the same price of GBP 1,949.
What is included in the tour price?
Accommodation, nine breakfasts, four dinners, private luxury coach with air conditioning and wifi, Tour Director, and alternative travel if there is a strike or similar disruption.

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