Switzerland Cities & Landscapes

On arrival at Geneva Airport, you take the free hotel shuttle to the accommodation, following the signs for “Hotel Shuttles” outside the arrivals hall to the designated pick-up point. You can check in from 3 pm, and the rest of the evening is free to rest after your journey or head into the city for dinner.

Please note: All optional activities can be booked and paid for locally. All excursions depart at the exact times listed in the programme. Please meet your guide in the hotel lobby for included sightseeing.

Geneva - Lauterbrunnen - Interlaken Region. After breakfast and check-out, we leave Geneva at 7:30 am for the Interlaken region and the Lauterbrunnen Valley, often called the pearl of the Bernese Oberland. What we see depends on the season.

April to November 2027
We step inside the mountain at Trummelbach, Europe’s largest waterfall within a mountain, then see the Reichenbach Falls, which Arthur Conan Doyle made famous as the scene of Sherlock Holmes’s death. We finish by walking through the Aare Gorge, a glacial ravine. Entry to all three is included.

November 2026 to March 2027
We visit the Staubbach and Murrenbach Falls, the best known of the 72 waterfalls that tumble from the valley’s sheer cliffs, then climb to the Giessbach Falls and explore the Panoramic Sigriswil Bridge.

Full-Day Excursion to Jungfraujoch
Alternatively, you can opt for a full-day excursion to Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest railway station at 3,454 metres, travelling up by guided train with a stop at Eismeer station along the way. This excursion costs CHF 300 per person including train tickets, with a minimum of 3 people.

We check in to our accommodation in the Interlaken region at 5:30 pm. Your evening is free.

Interlaken Region - Bern - Gruyeres - Lake Geneva RegionAfter breakfast, we depart from the Interlaken region at 9 AM, heading for Bern. Once we have arrived, we will embark on a two-hour guided tour of the city, exploring its medieval old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its arcaded streets, clock tower, and impressive cathedral.

At 2 PM, we continue to the Gruyeres region, where we visit the charming medieval town of Gruyeres. Here, we discover the traditional cheese-making process at La Maison du Gruyere before indulging our sweet tooth at the famous Maison Cailler chocolate factory in Broc. Entrance to both the cheese factory and the chocolate factory is included.

By late afternoon, we transfer to the Lake Geneva region, where we will spend the night. This evening, around 6 PM, is free for you to relax, enjoy dinner, or take a stroll along the lakeside promenade.

You have a free day in the Montreux region. You might walk along the flower-lined promenade, regarded as one of Europe’s most luxurious, or visit Queen: The Studio Experience. Chaplin’s World is another option. Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life on the outskirts of Vevey, and the modern museum beside his former mansion is among the most visited in Switzerland. You could also take a trip from Vevey on a classic steamboat, admiring the lakeside towns from the water with views of the Swiss and French Alps. Alternatively, you have the option to join one of the following excursions.

Day Excursion to France (Evian-les-Bains, Yvoire & Annecy)
From 8:30 am to 5 pm, you can opt to explore three French towns. Evian-les-Bains is France’s best-known spa resort and the birthplace of Evian mineral water. Yvoire, around 30 minutes’ drive from Evian and Geneva, is a medieval village on Lake Leman that has stayed unchanged for seven centuries and is listed among the most beautiful villages in France. Annecy, capital of the Haute-Savoie department and known as the Venice of the Alps, is a medieval town on a mountain-ringed lake, with cobbled lanes, flower-decked bridges over its canals, ochre facades reflected in the water, and swans, boats and yachts on the lake. This excursion costs CHF 150 per person, with a minimum of 4 people.

Day Excursion to Glacier 3000
From 9 am to 4 pm, you can opt to visit Glacier 3000, set at 3,000 metres, with easy slopes on the glacier and activities for non-skiers, all against a panorama of 24 peaks over 4,000 metres. The highlight is the Peak Walk by Tissot, the world’s only suspension bridge linking two mountain peaks. At 107 metres long and 80 centimetres wide, it joins the View Point with the main summit of Scex Rouge, 5 metres higher, and looks out over the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. This excursion costs CHF 200 per person including cable car tickets, with a minimum of 4 people.

Day Excursion to Chamonix - Mont Blanc
From 9 am to 6 pm, you can opt to travel by coach through the Arve Valley to Chamonix, a mountain village at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak. A renowned cable car climbs the Aiguille du Midi, a 3,842-metre rocky peak beside Mont Blanc, where a high-mountain site set up for visitors’ comfort and safety offers a 360-degree panorama of the Mont Blanc massif, the Chamonix Valley and the major peaks of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. The summit comprises the Piton Nord, the Piton Central with its Mont Blanc gallery, and the Mont Blanc terrace. You also ride a little red train from Chamonix to Montenvers and the Mer de Glace, France’s largest glacier, ringed by the peaks of Les Drus, Les Grandes Jorasses and Les Grands Charmoz, where exhibits cover the glacier and Alpine nature. This excursion costs CHF 250 per person including cable car and train tickets, with a minimum of 4 people.

Evening Excursion to the Thermal Baths at Les Bains de Lavey
From 5:30 pm to 9 pm, you can opt to unwind at Les Bains de Lavey, where natural springs feed hot pools, underwater massage jets and eucalyptus hammams, followed by hot chocolate or mountain herb tea. This excursion costs CHF 85 per person including entrance, with a minimum of 4 people.

Lake Geneva Region - Lausanne - Montreux - Geneva. After breakfast and check-out, we set off at 9 am on a journey along the Swiss Riviera. In Lausanne, we tour the Olympic Park, then join a walking tour of Vevey and Montreux and visit Chillon Castle, with entrance included.

At 2 pm, we continue to Geneva for a two-hour city tour from 3 pm, before checking in to our accommodation. Your evening is free.

After your final breakfast, we arrange your transfer to Geneva Airport. The drive takes you through the Lake Geneva region, with views of the water and surrounding landscapes along the way. On arrival at the airport, this will mark the end of the tour. Safe travels!