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Continue to Broc for a tour of PROGRAM Depart for Zürich, Switzerland.A MEIRINGEN poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon.” the Nestlé Chocolate Factory. John Ruskin, English author Independent Exploration: Today is at HIGHLIGHTS and art critic, 1819-1900 leisure for further exploration of DAY TWO D Meiringen, or you may choose to use DAY ELEVEN B | D DAY FOURTEEN B Embrace Switzerland from two MEIRINGEN your Bernese Oberland Regional Pass to – Holmes and nemesis Professor Moriarty GLACIER 3000 ZERMATT home bases, modest and rugged Upon arrival, transfer to the Alpin Sherpa explore the region. Perhaps explore Brienz, were presumed to have met their deaths. where you can enjoy a steamer cruise on Excursion: Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 Excursion: Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Meiringen and the holiday Hotel in Meiringen. Explore the majestic Alpine setting of your new Swiss home the lake, or journey to Interlaken to see the offers breathtaking views of 24 mountain Drive to Zermatt, a small village at the resort town of Villars. during an orientation walking tour. immense floral clock at Kursaal Gardens. peaks, including the Matterhorn, Jungfrau base of the Matterhorn. You may choose and the tallest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc. to ride the open-air cogwheel railroad0 to Discover Switzerland by train, DAY FOUR B | D – In the evening, gather with fellow travelers LAUTERBRUNNEN/ A hiking paradise in the summer, Glacier Gornergrat and take in spectacular views. bus, boat and on foot. Your DAY NINE B | D for a Welcome Reception and Dinner. 3000 affords a hike to Oldenhorn peak and regional rail passes allow you to MÜRREN GSTAAD/ a fixed rope route to Gemskopf. For a Excursion: Lauterbrunnen Valley. Journey travel across the country. VILLARS-SUR-OLLON memorable thrill, you may choose to ride DAY FIFTEEN B | D by train to Lauterbrunnen and take a cable the Alpine Coaster0, the world’s highest DAY THREE B | L | D This morning, check out of the Alpin VILLARS – View the stunning Reichenbach car to Grutschalp, overlooking the bobsleigh track. If you want a more MÄGISALP/ Sherpa Hotel and take a scenic mountain Independent Exploration: Spend your last Falls. waterfalls and colorful Alpine meadows leisurely day, perhaps settle in at a café and drive to Villars-sur-Ollon. day in Switzerland at leisure. You may REICHENBACH FALLS of Lauterbrunnen Valley, the biggest nature enjoy the sweeping vistas. Trek through Rosenlaui Gorge. choose to take a train to explore some of – Educational Focus: Switzerland 101. conservation area in Switzerland. Hike Excursion: Magnificent Gstaad. Discover a the scenic mountains near Villars. Journey to the resort town of Examine the history and cultural diversity or ride the gauge railway to the car-free region of forested slopes and picturesque – of the Swiss. Trace how an alliance formed village of Mürren. Walk the flower trail at This evening, join fellow travelers for a ALPIN SHERPA HOTEL HOTEL DU GOLF & SPA Gstaad. dairy farms as you travel to the resort town DAY TWELVE B in 1291 led to the country’s unique stance Allmendhubel and enjoy the views of the Farewell Reception and Dinner. Set against the striking backdrop of the For five generations, the owners of Hotel Independent Exploration: Spend the Gorge, a refreshing experience in the of Gstaad. Enjoy easy access to mountain GENEVA Travel to Zermatt and behold on neutrality. Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. afternoon and evening at leisure. Consider middle of mountain landscapes. attractions, visit designer boutiques or Swiss Alps, the Alpin Sherpa Hotel is du Golf have been welcoming guests to – Excursion: Geneva. Enjoy a guided Excursion: Magnificent Mägisalp. A cable shopping or eating dinner in Lucerne. Take simply admire the jaw-dropping views. situated in the heart of Meiringen, just this Swiss-style chalet in the heart of the the breathtaking Matterhorn. Educational Focus: Climbing the Swiss walking tour of Geneva, known worldwide DAY SIXTEEN B car delivers you to the mountain plateau the train of your choice back to Meiringen. steps from the town’s rail station and Vaud Alps. Enjoy international ambience Alpine Mountains. During a discussion Continue to Villars, a cheery mountain Visit the medieval Château de of Mägisalp, which overlooks the idyllic as the Capital of Peace. The city is home to IN TRANSIT extensive cable railway. Established in and breathtaking mountain views from – about the Swiss Alps, examine DAY SEVEN B | D village in the French-speaking part of Chillon in Montreux. Haslital countryside. If you choose, take a several global organizations, including the After breakfast, transfer to the Geneva 1980 by Meiringen’s honored resident your home base in Switzerland’s Lake mountaineering with a local expert. BERN Switzerland, and the Hotel du Golf and Spa. short walk to Bidmi. An exhilarating hike DAY SIX B | D European headquarters for the United airport for the return flight to your Arnold Glatthard, a renowned mountain Geneva region. Feel rejuvenated in the Excursion: Beautiful Bern. Visit the Swiss Here, the hotel provides a new perspective A – Enjoy adventure at Glacier 3000. or cable-car ride back down the mountain Nations, but it also boasts immaculate gateway city. guide and an international ski star, the hotel’s indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, Tucked into the cultural and geographic heart of GRINDELWALD/ capital of Bern. Enjoy a guided walking on Switzerland’s stunning landscape. completes your morning adventure. landscapes and popular attractions. There NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Your Travel Alpin Sherpa Hotel features an elegantly massage rooms and sauna, and unwind DAY FIVE B ROSENLAUI GORGE tour of this historic city, which German will be time for independent exploration. Director will describe the length and difficulty decorated interior, cozy ambience and under a blue sky on the hotel’s panoramic Europe, Switzerland nourishes the soul with its Excursion: Aare Gorge and Reichenbach writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once LUCERNE Excursion: Glittering Grindelwald. level of each walk. You may choose to participate friendly staff. Relax in the hotel’s sauna sunbathing terrace. This relaxing Falls. A section of the River Aare flows wrote was the “most beautiful we have ever DAY TEN B | D Excursion: Luminous Lucerne. Lucerne’s Securely nestled by the Jungfrau, Mönch or ride the mountain lifts. Your rail pass provides or whirlpool, enjoy a cocktail on the 69-room retreat features an array of snowy peaks, crystalline lakes and crisp Alpine air. through a narrow chasm created by seen.” Some of the city’s most popular sites cobblestone streets and slender spires and Eiger mountains, Grindelwald offers MONTREUX DAY THIRTEEN B | D unlimited second-class travel on trains and boats open terrace and dine on authentic Swiss amenities, from a tennis court and garden thousands of years of erosion. Cliffs evoke the storybook image of a Swiss town. include the Clock Tower, Einstein House While you explore the country by train, by boat and sheer Alpine beauty. Travel through Grosse Excursion: French Connection. Travel to GRUYÈRES/BROC and up to a 50% discount on mountain lifts. cuisine surrounded by glorious scenery to a choice of dining options, including stretch high overhead as you explore the Investigate Lucerne’s medieval Old Town and the Cathedral of Bern, a stunning the Edwardian town of Montreux. This A Scheidegg, a lush mountain pass and enjoy Excursion: Swiss Chocolate Train. Get Provided for Air Program participants. in the heart of the Bernese Oberland. traditional wood-fired Swiss specialties. walkways at the base of the cliff wall for and famous Chapel Bridge on a guided example of late Gothic architecture. After jewel of the Swiss Riviera has charmed lunch at leisure amidst the Alpine ready to indulge. Board the Swiss Chocolate 0A surcharge, discounted with your rail on foot, you can hear the sound of cowbells in about a mile (1,400 meters). Explore the walking tour. Sail beautiful Lake Lucerne experiencing the city, cruise Lake Thun on artists, musicians and literati for centuries. meadows. Follow the scenic mountain Train in Montreux and take a scenic pass, will apply. gorge, then continue to Reichenbach Falls, in a 19th-century paddle steamer. a paddle steamer, which stops at the Cruise Lake Geneva to the Château de mountain pastures, sip a light-bodied local vintage trails as you wind your way through the journey to Gruyères and Broc. In Gruyères, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock rock façades of the Rosenlaui Glacier villages along its shores. Chillon. This enthralling medieval castle Included meals indicated each day as visit the Castle of Gruyères and La Maison B | L | D = Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner. overlooking the vineyards and feel the serenity of timeworn trails underfoot as you embrace the Matterhorn Bern Lauterbrunnen Valley Glacier 3000 Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva charm of Switzerland. Here, in one of the oldest democracies in the world, you’ll find four languages commonly are spoken, and the country’s iconic scenes are equally diverse, from the raw beauty REGIONAL RAIL PASSES of Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge to the pristine shores of The Swiss Federal Railway system provides a convenient and comfortable way to conquer Switzerland’s peaks, arrive at trailheads and reach dramatic viewing points Lake Geneva. anywhere in the country. Your Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva-Alps regional passes are excellent ways to use this system. The passes will be used on excursions, plus you will be able to use them during free time. The passes also provide free or discounted rides on boats, cableways and more. View of Jungfrau from Bern “Mountains are the beginning and end Aare Gorge Reichenbach Falls DAY EIGHT B and the story of Francois Bonivard, its du Gruyère, home of the famous Le Gruyère DAY ONE ACCOMMODATIONS of all scenery.” famous prisoner, inspired Lord Byron’s epic AOC cheese. Continue to Broc for a tour of PROGRAM Depart for Zürich, Switzerland.A MEIRINGEN poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon.” the Nestlé Chocolate Factory. John Ruskin, English author Independent Exploration: Today is at HIGHLIGHTS and art critic, 1819-1900 leisure for further exploration of DAY TWO D Meiringen, or you may choose to use DAY ELEVEN B | D DAY FOURTEEN B Embrace Switzerland from two MEIRINGEN your Bernese Oberland Regional Pass to – Holmes and nemesis Professor Moriarty GLACIER 3000 ZERMATT home bases, modest and rugged Upon arrival, transfer to the Alpin Sherpa explore the region. Perhaps explore Brienz, were presumed to have met their deaths. where you can enjoy a steamer cruise on Excursion: Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 Excursion: Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Meiringen and the holiday Hotel in Meiringen. Explore the majestic Alpine setting of your new Swiss home the lake, or journey to Interlaken to see the offers breathtaking views of 24 mountain Drive to Zermatt, a small village at the resort town of Villars. during an orientation walking tour. immense floral clock at Kursaal Gardens. peaks, including the Matterhorn, Jungfrau base of the Matterhorn. You may choose and the tallest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc. to ride the open-air cogwheel railroad0 to Discover Switzerland by train, DAY FOUR B | D – In the evening, gather with fellow travelers LAUTERBRUNNEN/ A hiking paradise in the summer, Glacier Gornergrat and take in spectacular views. bus, boat and on foot. Your DAY NINE B | D for a Welcome Reception and Dinner. 3000 affords a hike to Oldenhorn peak and regional rail passes allow you to MÜRREN GSTAAD/ a fixed rope route to Gemskopf. For a Excursion: Lauterbrunnen Valley. Journey travel across the country. VILLARS-SUR-OLLON memorable thrill, you may choose to ride DAY FIFTEEN B | D by train to Lauterbrunnen and take a cable the Alpine Coaster0, the world’s highest DAY THREE B | L | D This morning, check out of the Alpin VILLARS – View the stunning Reichenbach car to Grutschalp, overlooking the bobsleigh track. If you want a more MÄGISALP/ Sherpa Hotel and take a scenic mountain Independent Exploration: Spend your last Falls. waterfalls and colorful Alpine meadows leisurely day, perhaps settle in at a café and drive to Villars-sur-Ollon. day in Switzerland at leisure. You may REICHENBACH FALLS of Lauterbrunnen Valley, the biggest nature enjoy the sweeping vistas. Trek through Rosenlaui Gorge. choose to take a train to explore some of – Educational Focus: Switzerland 101. conservation area in Switzerland. Hike Excursion: Magnificent Gstaad. Discover a the scenic mountains near Villars. Journey to the resort town of Examine the history and cultural diversity or ride the gauge railway to the car-free region of forested slopes and picturesque – of the Swiss. Trace how an alliance formed village of Mürren. Walk the flower trail at This evening, join fellow travelers for a ALPIN SHERPA HOTEL HOTEL DU GOLF & SPA Gstaad. dairy farms as you travel to the resort town DAY TWELVE B in 1291 led to the country’s unique stance Allmendhubel and enjoy the views of the Farewell Reception and Dinner. Set against the striking backdrop of the For five generations, the owners of Hotel Independent Exploration: Spend the Gorge, a refreshing experience in the of Gstaad. Enjoy easy access to mountain GENEVA Travel to Zermatt and behold on neutrality. Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. afternoon and evening at leisure. Consider middle of mountain landscapes. attractions, visit designer boutiques or Swiss Alps, the Alpin Sherpa Hotel is du Golf have been welcoming guests to – Excursion: Geneva. Enjoy a guided Excursion: Magnificent Mägisalp. A cable shopping or eating dinner in Lucerne. Take simply admire the jaw-dropping views. situated in the heart of Meiringen, just this Swiss-style chalet in the heart of the the breathtaking Matterhorn. Educational Focus: Climbing the Swiss walking tour of Geneva, known worldwide DAY SIXTEEN B car delivers you to the mountain plateau the train of your choice back to Meiringen. steps from the town’s rail station and Vaud Alps. Enjoy international ambience Alpine Mountains. During a discussion Continue to Villars, a cheery mountain Visit the medieval Château de of Mägisalp, which overlooks the idyllic as the Capital of Peace. The city is home to IN TRANSIT extensive cable railway. Established in and breathtaking mountain views from – about the Swiss Alps, examine DAY SEVEN B | D village in the French-speaking part of Chillon in Montreux. Haslital countryside. If you choose, take a several global organizations, including the After breakfast, transfer to the Geneva 1980 by Meiringen’s honored resident your home base in Switzerland’s Lake mountaineering with a local expert. BERN Switzerland, and the Hotel du Golf and Spa. short walk to Bidmi. An exhilarating hike DAY SIX B | D European headquarters for the United airport for the return flight to your Arnold Glatthard, a renowned mountain Geneva region. Feel rejuvenated in the Excursion: Beautiful Bern. Visit the Swiss Here, the hotel provides a new perspective A – Enjoy adventure at Glacier 3000. or cable-car ride back down the mountain Nations, but it also boasts immaculate gateway city. guide and an international ski star, the hotel’s indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, Tucked into the cultural and geographic heart of GRINDELWALD/ capital of Bern. Enjoy a guided walking on Switzerland’s stunning landscape. completes your morning adventure. landscapes and popular attractions. There NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Your Travel Alpin Sherpa Hotel features an elegantly massage rooms and sauna, and unwind DAY FIVE B ROSENLAUI GORGE tour of this historic city, which German will be time for independent exploration. Director will describe the length and difficulty decorated interior, cozy ambience and under a blue sky on the hotel’s panoramic Europe, Switzerland nourishes the soul with its Excursion: Aare Gorge and Reichenbach writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once LUCERNE Excursion: Glittering Grindelwald. level of each walk. You may choose to participate friendly staff. Relax in the hotel’s sauna sunbathing terrace. This relaxing Falls. A section of the River Aare flows wrote was the “most beautiful we have ever DAY TEN B | D Excursion: Luminous Lucerne. Lucerne’s Securely nestled by the Jungfrau, Mönch or ride the mountain lifts. Your rail pass provides or whirlpool, enjoy a cocktail on the 69-room retreat features an array of snowy peaks, crystalline lakes and crisp Alpine air. through a narrow chasm created by seen.” Some of the city’s most popular sites cobblestone streets and slender spires and Eiger mountains, Grindelwald offers MONTREUX DAY THIRTEEN B | D unlimited second-class travel on trains and boats open terrace and dine on authentic Swiss amenities, from a tennis court and garden thousands of years of erosion. Cliffs evoke the storybook image of a Swiss town. include the Clock Tower, Einstein House While you explore the country by train, by boat and sheer Alpine beauty. Travel through Grosse Excursion: French Connection. Travel to GRUYÈRES/BROC and up to a 50% discount on mountain lifts. cuisine surrounded by glorious scenery to a choice of dining options, including stretch high overhead as you explore the Investigate Lucerne’s medieval Old Town and the Cathedral of Bern, a stunning the Edwardian town of Montreux. This A Scheidegg, a lush mountain pass and enjoy Excursion: Swiss Chocolate Train. Get Provided for Air Program participants. in the heart of the Bernese Oberland. traditional wood-fired Swiss specialties. walkways at the base of the cliff wall for and famous Chapel Bridge on a guided example of late Gothic architecture. After jewel of the Swiss Riviera has charmed lunch at leisure amidst the Alpine ready to indulge. Board the Swiss Chocolate 0A surcharge, discounted with your rail on foot, you can hear the sound of cowbells in about a mile (1,400 meters). Explore the walking tour. Sail beautiful Lake Lucerne experiencing the city, cruise Lake Thun on artists, musicians and literati for centuries. meadows. Follow the scenic mountain Train in Montreux and take a scenic pass, will apply. gorge, then continue to Reichenbach Falls, in a 19th-century paddle steamer. a paddle steamer, which stops at the Cruise Lake Geneva to the Château de mountain pastures, sip a light-bodied local vintage trails as you wind your way through the journey to Gruyères and Broc. In Gruyères, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock rock façades of the Rosenlaui Glacier villages along its shores. Chillon. This enthralling medieval castle Included meals indicated each day as visit the Castle of Gruyères and La Maison B | L | D = Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner. overlooking the vineyards and feel the serenity of timeworn trails underfoot as you embrace the Matterhorn Bern Lauterbrunnen Valley Glacier 3000 Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva charm of Switzerland. Here, in one of the oldest democracies in the world, you’ll find four languages commonly are spoken, and the country’s iconic scenes are equally diverse, from the raw beauty REGIONAL RAIL PASSES of Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge to the pristine shores of The Swiss Federal Railway system provides a convenient and comfortable way to conquer Switzerland’s peaks, arrive at trailheads and reach dramatic viewing points Lake Geneva. anywhere in the country. Your Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva-Alps regional passes are excellent ways to use this system. The passes will be used on excursions, plus you will be able to use them during free time. The passes also provide free or discounted rides on boats, cableways and more. View of Jungfrau from Bern “Mountains are the beginning and end Aare Gorge Reichenbach Falls DAY EIGHT B and the story of Francois Bonivard, its du Gruyère, home of the famous Le Gruyère DAY ONE ACCOMMODATIONS of all scenery.” famous prisoner, inspired Lord Byron’s epic AOC cheese. Continue to Broc for a tour of PROGRAM Depart for Zürich, Switzerland.A MEIRINGEN poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon.” the Nestlé Chocolate Factory. John Ruskin, English author Independent Exploration: Today is at HIGHLIGHTS and art critic, 1819-1900 leisure for further exploration of DAY TWO D Meiringen, or you may choose to use DAY ELEVEN B | D DAY FOURTEEN B Embrace Switzerland from two MEIRINGEN your Bernese Oberland Regional Pass to – Holmes and nemesis Professor Moriarty GLACIER 3000 ZERMATT home bases, modest and rugged Upon arrival, transfer to the Alpin Sherpa explore the region. Perhaps explore Brienz, were presumed to have met their deaths. where you can enjoy a steamer cruise on Excursion: Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 Excursion: Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Meiringen and the holiday Hotel in Meiringen. Explore the majestic Alpine setting of your new Swiss home the lake, or journey to Interlaken to see the offers breathtaking views of 24 mountain Drive to Zermatt, a small village at the resort town of Villars. during an orientation walking tour. immense floral clock at Kursaal Gardens. peaks, including the Matterhorn, Jungfrau base of the Matterhorn. You may choose and the tallest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc. to ride the open-air cogwheel railroad0 to Discover Switzerland by train, DAY FOUR B | D – In the evening, gather with fellow travelers LAUTERBRUNNEN/ A hiking paradise in the summer, Glacier Gornergrat and take in spectacular views. bus, boat and on foot. Your DAY NINE B | D for a Welcome Reception and Dinner. 3000 affords a hike to Oldenhorn peak and regional rail passes allow you to MÜRREN GSTAAD/ a fixed rope route to Gemskopf. For a Excursion: Lauterbrunnen Valley. Journey travel across the country. VILLARS-SUR-OLLON memorable thrill, you may choose to ride DAY FIFTEEN B | D by train to Lauterbrunnen and take a cable the Alpine Coaster0, the world’s highest DAY THREE B | L | D This morning, check out of the Alpin VILLARS – View the stunning Reichenbach car to Grutschalp, overlooking the bobsleigh track. If you want a more MÄGISALP/ Sherpa Hotel and take a scenic mountain Independent Exploration: Spend your last Falls. waterfalls and colorful Alpine meadows leisurely day, perhaps settle in at a café and drive to Villars-sur-Ollon. day in Switzerland at leisure. You may REICHENBACH FALLS of Lauterbrunnen Valley, the biggest nature enjoy the sweeping vistas. Trek through Rosenlaui Gorge. choose to take a train to explore some of – Educational Focus: Switzerland 101. conservation area in Switzerland. Hike Excursion: Magnificent Gstaad. Discover a the scenic mountains near Villars. Journey to the resort town of Examine the history and cultural diversity or ride the gauge railway to the car-free region of forested slopes and picturesque – of the Swiss. Trace how an alliance formed village of Mürren. Walk the flower trail at This evening, join fellow travelers for a ALPIN SHERPA HOTEL HOTEL DU GOLF & SPA Gstaad. dairy farms as you travel to the resort town DAY TWELVE B in 1291 led to the country’s unique stance Allmendhubel and enjoy the views of the Farewell Reception and Dinner. Set against the striking backdrop of the For five generations, the owners of Hotel Independent Exploration: Spend the Gorge, a refreshing experience in the of Gstaad. Enjoy easy access to mountain GENEVA Travel to Zermatt and behold on neutrality. Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. afternoon and evening at leisure. Consider middle of mountain landscapes. attractions, visit designer boutiques or Swiss Alps, the Alpin Sherpa Hotel is du Golf have been welcoming guests to – Excursion: Geneva. Enjoy a guided Excursion: Magnificent Mägisalp. A cable shopping or eating dinner in Lucerne. Take simply admire the jaw-dropping views. situated in the heart of Meiringen, just this Swiss-style chalet in the heart of the the breathtaking Matterhorn. Educational Focus: Climbing the Swiss walking tour of Geneva, known worldwide DAY SIXTEEN B car delivers you to the mountain plateau the train of your choice back to Meiringen. steps from the town’s rail station and Vaud Alps. Enjoy international ambience Alpine Mountains. During a discussion Continue to Villars, a cheery mountain Visit the medieval Château de of Mägisalp, which overlooks the idyllic as the Capital of Peace. The city is home to IN TRANSIT extensive cable railway. Established in and breathtaking mountain views from – about the Swiss Alps, examine DAY SEVEN B | D village in the French-speaking part of Chillon in Montreux. Haslital countryside. If you choose, take a several global organizations, including the After breakfast, transfer to the Geneva 1980 by Meiringen’s honored resident your home base in Switzerland’s Lake mountaineering with a local expert. BERN Switzerland, and the Hotel du Golf and Spa. short walk to Bidmi. An exhilarating hike DAY SIX B | D European headquarters for the United airport for the return flight to your Arnold Glatthard, a renowned mountain Geneva region. Feel rejuvenated in the Excursion: Beautiful Bern. Visit the Swiss Here, the hotel provides a new perspective A – Enjoy adventure at Glacier 3000. or cable-car ride back down the mountain Nations, but it also boasts immaculate gateway city. guide and an international ski star, the hotel’s indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, Tucked into the cultural and geographic heart of GRINDELWALD/ capital of Bern. Enjoy a guided walking on Switzerland’s stunning landscape. completes your morning adventure. landscapes and popular attractions. There NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Your Travel Alpin Sherpa Hotel features an elegantly massage rooms and sauna, and unwind DAY FIVE B ROSENLAUI GORGE tour of this historic city, which German will be time for independent exploration. Director will describe the length and difficulty decorated interior, cozy ambience and under a blue sky on the hotel’s panoramic Europe, Switzerland nourishes the soul with its Excursion: Aare Gorge and Reichenbach writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once LUCERNE Excursion: Glittering Grindelwald. level of each walk. You may choose to participate friendly staff. Relax in the hotel’s sauna sunbathing terrace. This relaxing Falls. A section of the River Aare flows wrote was the “most beautiful we have ever DAY TEN B | D Excursion: Luminous Lucerne. Lucerne’s Securely nestled by the Jungfrau, Mönch or ride the mountain lifts. Your rail pass provides or whirlpool, enjoy a cocktail on the 69-room retreat features an array of snowy peaks, crystalline lakes and crisp Alpine air. through a narrow chasm created by seen.” Some of the city’s most popular sites cobblestone streets and slender spires and Eiger mountains, Grindelwald offers MONTREUX DAY THIRTEEN B | D unlimited second-class travel on trains and boats open terrace and dine on authentic Swiss amenities, from a tennis court and garden thousands of years of erosion. Cliffs evoke the storybook image of a Swiss town. include the Clock Tower, Einstein House While you explore the country by train, by boat and sheer Alpine beauty. Travel through Grosse Excursion: French Connection. Travel to GRUYÈRES/BROC and up to a 50% discount on mountain lifts. cuisine surrounded by glorious scenery to a choice of dining options, including stretch high overhead as you explore the Investigate Lucerne’s medieval Old Town and the Cathedral of Bern, a stunning the Edwardian town of Montreux. This A Scheidegg, a lush mountain pass and enjoy Excursion: Swiss Chocolate Train. Get Provided for Air Program participants. in the heart of the Bernese Oberland. traditional wood-fired Swiss specialties. walkways at the base of the cliff wall for and famous Chapel Bridge on a guided example of late Gothic architecture. After jewel of the Swiss Riviera has charmed lunch at leisure amidst the Alpine ready to indulge. Board the Swiss Chocolate 0A surcharge, discounted with your rail on foot, you can hear the sound of cowbells in about a mile (1,400 meters). Explore the walking tour. Sail beautiful Lake Lucerne experiencing the city, cruise Lake Thun on artists, musicians and literati for centuries. meadows. Follow the scenic mountain Train in Montreux and take a scenic pass, will apply. gorge, then continue to Reichenbach Falls, in a 19th-century paddle steamer. a paddle steamer, which stops at the Cruise Lake Geneva to the Château de mountain pastures, sip a light-bodied local vintage trails as you wind your way through the journey to Gruyères and Broc. In Gruyères, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock rock façades of the Rosenlaui Glacier villages along its shores. Chillon. This enthralling medieval castle Included meals indicated each day as visit the Castle of Gruyères and La Maison B | L | D = Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner. overlooking the vineyards and feel the serenity of timeworn trails underfoot as you embrace the Matterhorn Bern Lauterbrunnen Valley Glacier 3000 Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva charm of Switzerland. Here, in one of the oldest democracies in the world, you’ll find four languages commonly are spoken, and the country’s iconic scenes are equally diverse, from the raw beauty REGIONAL RAIL PASSES of Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge to the pristine shores of The Swiss Federal Railway system provides a convenient and comfortable way to conquer Switzerland’s peaks, arrive at trailheads and reach dramatic viewing points Lake Geneva. anywhere in the country. Your Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva-Alps regional passes are excellent ways to use this system. The passes will be used on excursions, plus you will be able to use them during free time. The passes also provide free or discounted rides on boats, cableways and more. View of Jungfrau from Bern “Mountains are the beginning and end Aare Gorge Reichenbach Falls DAY EIGHT B and the story of Francois Bonivard, its du Gruyère, home of the famous Le Gruyère DAY ONE ACCOMMODATIONS of all scenery.” famous prisoner, inspired Lord Byron’s epic AOC cheese. Continue to Broc for a tour of PROGRAM Depart for Zürich, Switzerland.A MEIRINGEN poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon.” the Nestlé Chocolate Factory. John Ruskin, English author Independent Exploration: Today is at HIGHLIGHTS and art critic, 1819-1900 leisure for further exploration of DAY TWO D Meiringen, or you may choose to use DAY ELEVEN B | D DAY FOURTEEN B Embrace Switzerland from two MEIRINGEN your Bernese Oberland Regional Pass to – Holmes and nemesis Professor Moriarty GLACIER 3000 ZERMATT home bases, modest and rugged Upon arrival, transfer to the Alpin Sherpa explore the region. Perhaps explore Brienz, were presumed to have met their deaths. where you can enjoy a steamer cruise on Excursion: Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 Excursion: Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Meiringen and the holiday Hotel in Meiringen. Explore the majestic Alpine setting of your new Swiss home the lake, or journey to Interlaken to see the offers breathtaking views of 24 mountain Drive to Zermatt, a small village at the resort town of Villars. during an orientation walking tour. immense floral clock at Kursaal Gardens. peaks, including the Matterhorn, Jungfrau base of the Matterhorn. You may choose and the tallest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc. to ride the open-air cogwheel railroad0 to Discover Switzerland by train, DAY FOUR B | D – In the evening, gather with fellow travelers LAUTERBRUNNEN/ A hiking paradise in the summer, Glacier Gornergrat and take in spectacular views. bus, boat and on foot. Your DAY NINE B | D for a Welcome Reception and Dinner. 3000 affords a hike to Oldenhorn peak and regional rail passes allow you to MÜRREN GSTAAD/ a fixed rope route to Gemskopf. For a Excursion: Lauterbrunnen Valley. Journey travel across the country. VILLARS-SUR-OLLON memorable thrill, you may choose to ride DAY FIFTEEN B | D by train to Lauterbrunnen and take a cable the Alpine Coaster0, the world’s highest DAY THREE B | L | D This morning, check out of the Alpin VILLARS – View the stunning Reichenbach car to Grutschalp, overlooking the bobsleigh track. If you want a more MÄGISALP/ Sherpa Hotel and take a scenic mountain Independent Exploration: Spend your last Falls. waterfalls and colorful Alpine meadows leisurely day, perhaps settle in at a café and drive to Villars-sur-Ollon. day in Switzerland at leisure. You may REICHENBACH FALLS of Lauterbrunnen Valley, the biggest nature enjoy the sweeping vistas. Trek through Rosenlaui Gorge. choose to take a train to explore some of – Educational Focus: Switzerland 101. conservation area in Switzerland. Hike Excursion: Magnificent Gstaad. Discover a the scenic mountains near Villars. Journey to the resort town of Examine the history and cultural diversity or ride the gauge railway to the car-free region of forested slopes and picturesque – of the Swiss. Trace how an alliance formed village of Mürren. Walk the flower trail at This evening, join fellow travelers for a ALPIN SHERPA HOTEL HOTEL DU GOLF & SPA Gstaad. dairy farms as you travel to the resort town DAY TWELVE B in 1291 led to the country’s unique stance Allmendhubel and enjoy the views of the Farewell Reception and Dinner. Set against the striking backdrop of the For five generations, the owners of Hotel Independent Exploration: Spend the Gorge, a refreshing experience in the of Gstaad. Enjoy easy access to mountain GENEVA Travel to Zermatt and behold on neutrality. Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. afternoon and evening at leisure. Consider middle of mountain landscapes. attractions, visit designer boutiques or Swiss Alps, the Alpin Sherpa Hotel is du Golf have been welcoming guests to – Excursion: Geneva. Enjoy a guided Excursion: Magnificent Mägisalp. A cable shopping or eating dinner in Lucerne. Take simply admire the jaw-dropping views. situated in the heart of Meiringen, just this Swiss-style chalet in the heart of the the breathtaking Matterhorn. Educational Focus: Climbing the Swiss walking tour of Geneva, known worldwide DAY SIXTEEN B car delivers you to the mountain plateau the train of your choice back to Meiringen. steps from the town’s rail station and Vaud Alps. Enjoy international ambience Alpine Mountains. During a discussion Continue to Villars, a cheery mountain Visit the medieval Château de of Mägisalp, which overlooks the idyllic as the Capital of Peace. The city is home to IN TRANSIT extensive cable railway. Established in and breathtaking mountain views from – about the Swiss Alps, examine DAY SEVEN B | D village in the French-speaking part of Chillon in Montreux. Haslital countryside. If you choose, take a several global organizations, including the After breakfast, transfer to the Geneva 1980 by Meiringen’s honored resident your home base in Switzerland’s Lake mountaineering with a local expert. BERN Switzerland, and the Hotel du Golf and Spa. short walk to Bidmi. An exhilarating hike DAY SIX B | D European headquarters for the United airport for the return flight to your Arnold Glatthard, a renowned mountain Geneva region. Feel rejuvenated in the Excursion: Beautiful Bern. Visit the Swiss Here, the hotel provides a new perspective A – Enjoy adventure at Glacier 3000. or cable-car ride back down the mountain Nations, but it also boasts immaculate gateway city. guide and an international ski star, the hotel’s indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, Tucked into the cultural and geographic heart of GRINDELWALD/ capital of Bern. Enjoy a guided walking on Switzerland’s stunning landscape. completes your morning adventure. landscapes and popular attractions. There NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Your Travel Alpin Sherpa Hotel features an elegantly massage rooms and sauna, and unwind DAY FIVE B ROSENLAUI GORGE tour of this historic city, which German will be time for independent exploration. Director will describe the length and difficulty decorated interior, cozy ambience and under a blue sky on the hotel’s panoramic Europe, Switzerland nourishes the soul with its Excursion: Aare Gorge and Reichenbach writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once LUCERNE Excursion: Glittering Grindelwald. level of each walk. You may choose to participate friendly staff. Relax in the hotel’s sauna sunbathing terrace. This relaxing Falls. A section of the River Aare flows wrote was the “most beautiful we have ever DAY TEN B | D Excursion: Luminous Lucerne. Lucerne’s Securely nestled by the Jungfrau, Mönch or ride the mountain lifts. Your rail pass provides or whirlpool, enjoy a cocktail on the 69-room retreat features an array of snowy peaks, crystalline lakes and crisp Alpine air. through a narrow chasm created by seen.” Some of the city’s most popular sites cobblestone streets and slender spires and Eiger mountains, Grindelwald offers MONTREUX DAY THIRTEEN B | D unlimited second-class travel on trains and boats open terrace and dine on authentic Swiss amenities, from a tennis court and garden thousands of years of erosion. Cliffs evoke the storybook image of a Swiss town. include the Clock Tower, Einstein House While you explore the country by train, by boat and sheer Alpine beauty. Travel through Grosse Excursion: French Connection. Travel to GRUYÈRES/BROC and up to a 50% discount on mountain lifts. cuisine surrounded by glorious scenery to a choice of dining options, including stretch high overhead as you explore the Investigate Lucerne’s medieval Old Town and the Cathedral of Bern, a stunning the Edwardian town of Montreux. This A Scheidegg, a lush mountain pass and enjoy Excursion: Swiss Chocolate Train. Get Provided for Air Program participants. in the heart of the Bernese Oberland. traditional wood-fired Swiss specialties. walkways at the base of the cliff wall for and famous Chapel Bridge on a guided example of late Gothic architecture. After jewel of the Swiss Riviera has charmed lunch at leisure amidst the Alpine ready to indulge. Board the Swiss Chocolate 0A surcharge, discounted with your rail on foot, you can hear the sound of cowbells in about a mile (1,400 meters). Explore the walking tour. Sail beautiful Lake Lucerne experiencing the city, cruise Lake Thun on artists, musicians and literati for centuries. meadows. Follow the scenic mountain Train in Montreux and take a scenic pass, will apply. gorge, then continue to Reichenbach Falls, in a 19th-century paddle steamer. a paddle steamer, which stops at the Cruise Lake Geneva to the Château de mountain pastures, sip a light-bodied local vintage trails as you wind your way through the journey to Gruyères and Broc. In Gruyères, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock rock façades of the Rosenlaui Glacier villages along its shores. Chillon. This enthralling medieval castle Included meals indicated each day as visit the Castle of Gruyères and La Maison B | L | D = Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner. overlooking the vineyards and feel the serenity of timeworn trails underfoot as you embrace the Matterhorn Bern Lauterbrunnen Valley Glacier 3000 Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva charm of Switzerland. Here, in one of the oldest democracies in the world, you’ll find four languages commonly are spoken, and the country’s iconic scenes are equally diverse, from the raw beauty REGIONAL RAIL PASSES of Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge to the pristine shores of The Swiss Federal Railway system provides a convenient and comfortable way to conquer Switzerland’s peaks, arrive at trailheads and reach dramatic viewing points Lake Geneva. anywhere in the country. Your Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva-Alps regional passes are excellent ways to use this system. The passes will be used on excursions, plus you will be able to use them during free time. The passes also provide free or discounted rides on boats, cableways and more. View of Jungfrau from Bern “Mountains are the beginning and end Aare Gorge Reichenbach Falls DAY EIGHT B and the story of Francois Bonivard, its du Gruyère, home of the famous Le Gruyère DAY ONE ACCOMMODATIONS of all scenery.” famous prisoner, inspired Lord Byron’s epic AOC cheese. Continue to Broc for a tour of PROGRAM Depart for Zürich, Switzerland.A MEIRINGEN poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon.” the Nestlé Chocolate Factory. John Ruskin, English author Independent Exploration: Today is at HIGHLIGHTS and art critic, 1819-1900 leisure for further exploration of DAY TWO D Meiringen, or you may choose to use DAY ELEVEN B | D DAY FOURTEEN B Embrace Switzerland from two MEIRINGEN your Bernese Oberland Regional Pass to – Holmes and nemesis Professor Moriarty GLACIER 3000 ZERMATT home bases, modest and rugged Upon arrival, transfer to the Alpin Sherpa explore the region. Perhaps explore Brienz, were presumed to have met their deaths. where you can enjoy a steamer cruise on Excursion: Glacier 3000. Glacier 3000 Excursion: Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Meiringen and the holiday Hotel in Meiringen. Explore the majestic Alpine setting of your new Swiss home the lake, or journey to Interlaken to see the offers breathtaking views of 24 mountain Drive to Zermatt, a small village at the resort town of Villars. during an orientation walking tour. immense floral clock at Kursaal Gardens. peaks, including the Matterhorn, Jungfrau base of the Matterhorn. You may choose and the tallest peak in the Alps, Mont Blanc. to ride the open-air cogwheel railroad0 to Discover Switzerland by train, DAY FOUR B | D – In the evening, gather with fellow travelers LAUTERBRUNNEN/ A hiking paradise in the summer, Glacier Gornergrat and take in spectacular views. bus, boat and on foot. Your DAY NINE B | D for a Welcome Reception and Dinner. 3000 affords a hike to Oldenhorn peak and regional rail passes allow you to MÜRREN GSTAAD/ a fixed rope route to Gemskopf. For a Excursion: Lauterbrunnen Valley. Journey travel across the country. VILLARS-SUR-OLLON memorable thrill, you may choose to ride DAY FIFTEEN B | D by train to Lauterbrunnen and take a cable the Alpine Coaster0, the world’s highest DAY THREE B | L | D This morning, check out of the Alpin VILLARS – View the stunning Reichenbach car to Grutschalp, overlooking the bobsleigh track. If you want a more MÄGISALP/ Sherpa Hotel and take a scenic mountain Independent Exploration: Spend your last Falls. waterfalls and colorful Alpine meadows leisurely day, perhaps settle in at a café and drive to Villars-sur-Ollon. day in Switzerland at leisure. You may REICHENBACH FALLS of Lauterbrunnen Valley, the biggest nature enjoy the sweeping vistas. Trek through Rosenlaui Gorge. choose to take a train to explore some of – Educational Focus: Switzerland 101. conservation area in Switzerland. Hike Excursion: Magnificent Gstaad. Discover a the scenic mountains near Villars. Journey to the resort town of Examine the history and cultural diversity or ride the gauge railway to the car-free region of forested slopes and picturesque – of the Swiss. Trace how an alliance formed village of Mürren. Walk the flower trail at This evening, join fellow travelers for a ALPIN SHERPA HOTEL HOTEL DU GOLF & SPA Gstaad. dairy farms as you travel to the resort town DAY TWELVE B in 1291 led to the country’s unique stance Allmendhubel and enjoy the views of the Farewell Reception and Dinner. Set against the striking backdrop of the For five generations, the owners of Hotel Independent Exploration: Spend the Gorge, a refreshing experience in the of Gstaad. Enjoy easy access to mountain GENEVA Travel to Zermatt and behold on neutrality. Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. afternoon and evening at leisure. Consider middle of mountain landscapes. attractions, visit designer boutiques or Swiss Alps, the Alpin Sherpa Hotel is du Golf have been welcoming guests to – Excursion: Geneva. Enjoy a guided Excursion: Magnificent Mägisalp. A cable shopping or eating dinner in Lucerne. Take simply admire the jaw-dropping views. situated in the heart of Meiringen, just this Swiss-style chalet in the heart of the the breathtaking Matterhorn. Educational Focus: Climbing the Swiss walking tour of Geneva, known worldwide DAY SIXTEEN B car delivers you to the mountain plateau the train of your choice back to Meiringen. steps from the town’s rail station and Vaud Alps. Enjoy international ambience Alpine Mountains. During a discussion Continue to Villars, a cheery mountain Visit the medieval Château de of Mägisalp, which overlooks the idyllic as the Capital of Peace. The city is home to IN TRANSIT extensive cable railway. Established in and breathtaking mountain views from – about the Swiss Alps, examine DAY SEVEN B | D village in the French-speaking part of Chillon in Montreux. Haslital countryside. If you choose, take a several global organizations, including the After breakfast, transfer to the Geneva 1980 by Meiringen’s honored resident your home base in Switzerland’s Lake mountaineering with a local expert. BERN Switzerland, and the Hotel du Golf and Spa. short walk to Bidmi. An exhilarating hike DAY SIX B | D European headquarters for the United airport for the return flight to your Arnold Glatthard, a renowned mountain Geneva region. Feel rejuvenated in the Excursion: Beautiful Bern. Visit the Swiss Here, the hotel provides a new perspective A – Enjoy adventure at Glacier 3000. or cable-car ride back down the mountain Nations, but it also boasts immaculate gateway city. guide and an international ski star, the hotel’s indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis, Tucked into the cultural and geographic heart of GRINDELWALD/ capital of Bern. Enjoy a guided walking on Switzerland’s stunning landscape. completes your morning adventure. landscapes and popular attractions. There NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Your Travel Alpin Sherpa Hotel features an elegantly massage rooms and sauna, and unwind DAY FIVE B ROSENLAUI GORGE tour of this historic city, which German will be time for independent exploration. Director will describe the length and difficulty decorated interior, cozy ambience and under a blue sky on the hotel’s panoramic Europe, Switzerland nourishes the soul with its Excursion: Aare Gorge and Reichenbach writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once LUCERNE Excursion: Glittering Grindelwald. level of each walk. You may choose to participate friendly staff. Relax in the hotel’s sauna sunbathing terrace. This relaxing Falls. A section of the River Aare flows wrote was the “most beautiful we have ever DAY TEN B | D Excursion: Luminous Lucerne. Lucerne’s Securely nestled by the Jungfrau, Mönch or ride the mountain lifts. Your rail pass provides or whirlpool, enjoy a cocktail on the 69-room retreat features an array of snowy peaks, crystalline lakes and crisp Alpine air. through a narrow chasm created by seen.” Some of the city’s most popular sites cobblestone streets and slender spires and Eiger mountains, Grindelwald offers MONTREUX DAY THIRTEEN B | D unlimited second-class travel on trains and boats open terrace and dine on authentic Swiss amenities, from a tennis court and garden thousands of years of erosion. Cliffs evoke the storybook image of a Swiss town. include the Clock Tower, Einstein House While you explore the country by train, by boat and sheer Alpine beauty. Travel through Grosse Excursion: French Connection. Travel to GRUYÈRES/BROC and up to a 50% discount on mountain lifts. cuisine surrounded by glorious scenery to a choice of dining options, including stretch high overhead as you explore the Investigate Lucerne’s medieval Old Town and the Cathedral of Bern, a stunning the Edwardian town of Montreux. This A Scheidegg, a lush mountain pass and enjoy Excursion: Swiss Chocolate Train. Get Provided for Air Program participants. in the heart of the Bernese Oberland. traditional wood-fired Swiss specialties. walkways at the base of the cliff wall for and famous Chapel Bridge on a guided example of late Gothic architecture. After jewel of the Swiss Riviera has charmed lunch at leisure amidst the Alpine ready to indulge. Board the Swiss Chocolate 0A surcharge, discounted with your rail on foot, you can hear the sound of cowbells in about a mile (1,400 meters). Explore the walking tour. Sail beautiful Lake Lucerne experiencing the city, cruise Lake Thun on artists, musicians and literati for centuries. meadows. Follow the scenic mountain Train in Montreux and take a scenic pass, will apply. gorge, then continue to Reichenbach Falls, in a 19th-century paddle steamer. a paddle steamer, which stops at the Cruise Lake Geneva to the Château de mountain pastures, sip a light-bodied local vintage trails as you wind your way through the journey to Gruyères and Broc. In Gruyères, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock rock façades of the Rosenlaui Glacier villages along its shores. Chillon. This enthralling medieval castle Included meals indicated each day as visit the Castle of Gruyères and La Maison B | L | D = Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner. overlooking the vineyards and feel the serenity of timeworn trails underfoot as you embrace the Matterhorn Bern Lauterbrunnen Valley Glacier 3000 Château de Chillon, Lake Geneva charm of Switzerland. Here, in one of the oldest democracies in the world, you’ll find four languages commonly are spoken, and the country’s iconic scenes are equally diverse, from the raw beauty REGIONAL RAIL PASSES of Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge to the pristine shores of The Swiss Federal Railway system provides a convenient and comfortable way to conquer Switzerland’s peaks, arrive at trailheads and reach dramatic viewing points Lake Geneva. anywhere in the country. Your Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva-Alps regional passes are excellent ways to use this system. The passes will be used on excursions, plus you will be able to use them during free time. The passes also provide free or discounted rides on boats, cableways and more. View of Jungfrau from Bern Reserve your trip to Switzerland today! Terms & Conditions Gstaad A FLEXIBLE NOT INCLUDED-Fees for passports and, if applicable, LAND PROGRAM INCLUDED FEATURES visas, entry/departure fees; personal gratuities; laundry CRUISE, For Office Use Only: B #: ______Date: ______and dry cleaning; excursions, wines, liquors, mineral 15-DAY waters and meals not mentioned in this brochure under September 4-18, 2014 ACCOMMODATIONS All excursions: Trip #:15-21156W PSR: ______included features; travel insurance; all items of a strictly ------RAIL & personal nature. – Seven nights in Meiringen, Switzerland, – Explore Meiringen, a city with a Paid Send to: Discover Switzerland MOBILITY AND FITNESS TO TRAVEL-The right is retained to decline to accept or to retain any person as a Full Price Brown Travelers at the first-class Alpin Sherpa Hotel. majestic setting. LAND AHI Travel WALKING