Switzerland officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities.The country is situated in Western-Central Europe,[note 5] and is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva. The establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy dates to the late medieval period, resulting from a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy. Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
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Day 1 | ARRIVAL ZURICH – LUZERN Arrival Zurich airport at morning. Validate your Swiss pass on airport railway station counter. Board the train for Luzern. Late evening enjoy Lion monument, the wooden chapel bridge. Overnight Luzern. |
Day 2 | LUZERN Day for Mount Titlis excursion. Luzern to Engelberg by train, then board Gondala to Trubsee. Then Trubsee to Titlis Rotair cable car takes you up to Mount Titlis & back to Luzern. Overnight Luzern. |
Day 3 | LUZERN Day for Mount Rigi excursion. Lucerne to Vitznau by Boat / Post Bus. Vitznau to Rigi Kulm by Cogwheel railway. Explore 360-degree panorama on the summit. Return Journey Rigi Kulm to Rigi Kaltbad by Cogwheel railway. Rigi Kaltbed to Weggis by Aerial cable car. Weggis to Lucerne by Boat. Overnight Luzern. |
Day 4 | LUZERN - INTERLAKEN Morning board the Golden Pass Line train for Interlaken. Evening enjoy Boat ride in Lake Breinz or lake Thun. Overnight Interlaken. |
Day 5 | INTERLAKEN Day for Jungfraujoch Excursion. Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald by train. Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg by train. Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch by train. Visit Ice Palace, Sphinx viewing platform, walks in the snow. RETURN JOURNEY Jungfraujoch to Kleine Scheidegg by train. Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen by train. Wengen to Lauterbrunnen by train. Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken Ost by train. Overnight Interlaken. |
Day 6 | INTERLAKEN Day for Schilthron Excursion. Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen by train. Lauterbrunnen to Grutschalp by cable car. Grutschalp to Murren by train. Murren to Schilthron by cable car. Explore Piz Gloria restaurant - James Bond 007 walk of fame [Spectacular views of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau], Skyline walk at Birg, beautful Scenic village Murren. Return journey by Cable car Schilthorn - Birg - Mürren - Gimmelwald - valley station Stechelberg. Then by PostBus to Lauterbrunnen. Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken Ost by train. Overnight Interlaken. |
Day 7 | INTERLAKEN Explore DDLJ location saneen, Zweisimmen, Gstaad with Golden Pass Line train. Overnight Interlaken. |
Day 8 | INTERLAKEN - ZURICH DEPARTURE Interlaken to Zurich airport by Train. Departure Zurich Airport for onward Journey. |