This special edition of the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland puts history at the heart of your journey, blending vintage charm and unforgettable sights.
Stay in select Swiss Historic Hotels, each rich in character and tales of the past. Glide through the Swiss countryside in the Belle Époque carriage of the GoldenPass Line, where the past comes alive with every mile. It’s a truly immersive experience, where the charm of yesterday meets the beauty of today.
Arrival by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to Chur. Overnight stay at the Swiss Historic Hotel Stern in Chur.
Highlights: historical old town, Brambrüesch – the local mountain
Travel on the Glacier Express from Chur to Zermatt. Overnight stay in the Swiss Historic Hotel Monte Rosa in Zermatt.
Highlights: The slowest express train in the world, ride over the Oberalp Pass, the Rhine Gorge – the “Grand Canyon of Switzerland”, car-free mountain village of Zermatt.
Train ride with regular trains to Montreux. Overnight stay at the Swiss Historic Hotel Masson in Montreux.
Highlights: Gornergrat with view of the Matterhorn, Lake Geneva, Chillon Castle.
Journey with the GoldenPass Line in the Belle Époque carriage from Montreux to Zweisimmen and further in the regional train to Interlaken. From here you glide by boat across Lake Brienz. The Funiculare will take you to your destination for today. Overnight at the Swiss Historic Hotel Grandhotel Giessbach in Brienz.
Highlights: Gstaad, Château d’Oex, Lavaux wine terraces, turquoise-green Lake Brienz
In the morning, boat trip from your station Giessbach across Lake Brienz to Brienz. Here you board the Lucerne-Interlaken Express to Lucerne. Overnight stay at the Swiss Historic Hotel Wilden Mann in Lucerne.
Highlights: Giessbach Falls, Brünig Pass, Interlaken – gateway to Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau
Return trip by public transport from Lucerne to your final destination in Switzerland or extend your stay.
Highlights: Lucerne Old Town with Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument, proximity to the excursion mountains Rigi, Pilatus and Stanserhorn.
All hotels and accommodations included in your trip are carefully selected to meet a 4-star standard or higher. While we occasionally book 3-star hotels or B&B properties, they must meet our high standards of quality and comfort. To ensure consistency, we strive to have a team member visit each property regularly or conduct a thorough site inspection.
The tour package does not include flights to and from the tour’s starting location, but we are happy to provide you with a flight quote for your trip, along with travel protection for the duration.
Although booking flights might seem straightforward, hidden fees or service classes without seat assignments, meals, or checked bags can arise. With our experience since 1985, we are familiar with the best routings and have access to great contracts, often offering better prices than those available online.
Your first vacation quote, and up to two revisions, for trips of 9 or fewer days, and 45 days in advance of travel, are complimentary. If an itinerary requires further revisions subsequent to this, we will require a non-refundable deposit of $75 per person in order to continue.
If you are requesting a quote for a vacation that is 10 days in length, or with travel dates within 45 days, or to a non-core destination, a deposit of $75 per person will be required in order for us to begin working on your proposal.
Planning deposits can then be put towards the cost of the trip should you decide to proceed with the booking.
If you would like to create a custom itinerary before or after the tour to extend your trip, we would be happy to assist with this.
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