Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Take the 9 am Eurostar train from London to Paris to connect with the TGV High Speed service to Geneva for early evening arrival. Stay 1 night at the 3 star superior Manotel Kipling, situated between the station and lake with rooms decorated in the style of the British Raj!
Day 2-3: Midday train to Montreux where you change for the Golden Pass Panoramic express over the mountains to Zweisimmen with new 1st class Belle Epoque carriages (supplement). Local connection to Interlaken West arrive late afternoon and stay 2 nights at the Hotel Beau Site (3 star). The hotel is situated near Interlaken West station, use the Swiss rail Pass for excursions to Jungfraujoch, Piz Gloria, which is the mountain top layer in the film 'Her Majesty's Secret Service' (supplement) and other nearby resorts of Wengen, Grindelwald or Murren.
Day 4-5: Short 2 hour direct journey on the Brunig Panoramic train to Lucerne staying 2 nights at the 3 star Hotel Basletor. See the famous wooden chapel bridge which displays a series of 17th century paintings recently rebuilt after it was nearly destroyed by fire in 1993.
Day 6-7: Take the scenic 4 hour trip over the Gotthard pass to Locarno on Lake Maggiore. Stay at the 3 star Minotel Minusio situated 3 km from the station, facilities include a heated swimming pool. The arcades and piazzas of Locarno are overlooked by subtropical gardens of palms, camellias, bougainvillea, cypress, oleanders and magnolias, which flourish on the lakeside promenades and cover the wooded slopes which crowd in above the town centre.
Day 8: Take Centovalli railway, one of Switzerland’s most scenic rides. Little, clanky trains traverse the spectacular Centovalli – so named for its ‘hundred’ side valleys – most of the time winding slowly on precarious bridges and viaducts above ravines – sit on the left for the best views. Continue by onward trains from Domodossola changing at Geneva and Paris to arrive back in London in the early evening.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices are per person based on 2 travelling together, are subject to availability and range between:
- 2nd class return journey £730 – £950
- 1st class return journey £974 – £1,274.
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