Swiss Special

7N/8D Engelberg - Interlaken

SIGHTSEEING: ENGELBERG: Mt. Titlis, Lucerne City tour, Mt. Rigi, Rhine Falls INTERLAKEN: Bern City tour, Mt. Jungfraujoch, Trummelbach falls, Montreux – Chillon Castle, Geneva City tour, Glacier 3000, Aare Gorge - In Hasli Valley

DAY 1: ARRIVAL AT ZURICH – ENGELBERG Arrival at Zurich International Airport. Validate your Swiss pass from the station at the Zurich airport itself and pick your train to Engelberg. Rest of the day will be free for you. Overnight in Engelberg.

DAY 2: ENGELBERG – MT. TITLIS – LUCERNE CITY TOUR - ENGELBERG After Breakfast enjoy a spectacular trip to Mount Titlis – at 3020 m/10000 ft. From board a gondola which takes you up to the Trübsee. You continue your trip by another gondola to Stand and finally the first revolving TitlisRotair cable car takes you up to Mount Titlis. For a spectacular, close-up insight into a glacier, visit the glacier cave and ride the Ice Flyer chairlift. After returing back from Mt. Titlis continue your journey towards Lucerne

DAY 3: ENGELBERG – MT. RIGI - RHINE FALLS – ENGLEBERG After breakfast Visit Mt. Rigi - the sun terrace above lovely Lake Lucerne. With unique views over the snowcapped Alps, wonderful walks, superb sledge runs plus cross-country and downhill skiing. It's an oasis of unspoilt nature - a real paradise for the young and for the young- at-heart. Lucerne City Tour: Take a train to beautiful city Lucerne. It’s a small city with many tourist attractions which you can explore on your feet. Visit famous attractions like Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument and many more. After visiting Lucerne take your train back to Lucerne. Overnight in Engelberg. (Breakfast) Rhine Falls: Take a train from Engelberg to Schaffhausen to visit Rhine Falls - Europe's largest water fall (150 meters wide, 23 meters high).It is only 23 meters high but has an impressive width of 150 meters and an average of 25'000 cubic feet of water per second (700m3/sec). After visiting Rhine Falls. Overnight inEngelberg. (Breakfast)

DAY 4: ENGELBERG – INTERLAKEN - BERN CITY TOUR

After breakfast take a train from Engelberg to Interlaken. Arrive at Interlaken Station. Transfer and check in to the hotel. Take rest for a while and take a train to the capital of Switzerland - Bern. It is a capital that is full of life - where international glamour meets special quirks, best described as "typical for Bern". Take a walking tour around the historic Old City. Enjoy medieval architecture, Gothic cathedrals, and pretty cobblestone streets lined with cafes, restaurants and boutiques. Bern is a small and picturesque city by the River Aare, and its medieval Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The buildings have been preserved extremely well and it is a fascinating area. Walking is the best way to get around the cobblestone streets anyway: cars are not even allowed in! The medieval stone arcades are filled with cafes, restaurants and boutiques, and many of Bern’s tourist attractions are here: highlights include the Gothic cathedral Münster and the old clock tower Zytglogge. After your visit to Bern, take a train back to Interlaken. Overnight in Interlaken. (Breakfast)

DAY 5: INTERLAKEN – TRUMMELBACH FALLS – JUNGFRAUJOCH - INTERLAKEN

After Breakfast visit Trummelbach Falls. Enjoy Breathtaking view of 10 glacier waterfalls flowing INSIDE a mountain. Lit up, reach by stairs &/or elevator. Thundering might of nature on display! After visiting Trummelbach falls take a train to the highest railway station in Europe 'Top of Europe' and a view of Europe's longest glacier. Enjoy the incredible world of eternal snow and ice. Visit the Ice Palace, experiencethe breathtaking panorama view from the Sphinx Observation Terrace overlooking the Aletsch Glacier (Europe's longest glacier) and thesnow-capped peaks of the neighboring countries. An unforgettable alpine tour to the majestic world of the Jungfraujoch - the Top of Europe at 3'454 m /11'333 ft. Overnight in Interlaken. (Breakfast)

DAY 6: INTERLAKEN – GLAICER 3000 - MONTREUX CHILLON CASTLE – GENEVA CITY TOUR - INTERLAKEN

After breakfast take a train to Gstaad and Escape to the high Alps for a breath of pure crisp air and eye-popping mountain vistas. Drive past picture-postcard meadows and lakes to the white-topped peaks around Col du Pillon. Take a breathtaking cable-car ride to the top of Glacier 3000 and catch stunning views of 24 thousand-meter high alps. Take the options of snow bus, husky sled and Alpine roller coaster rides at 3000 meters, or of lunch at a panoramic restaurant.Chillon Castle: After visiting Glacier3000, take a train to Montreux to visit Chillon Castle - an architectural jewel located in the most beautiful setting imaginable on the shores of Lake Geneva, right at the foot of the Alps. The castle consists of 100 independent buildings that were gradually connected to become the building as it stands now. Visiting the Castle of Chillon is like going back in time! Each hall or room unveils a part of the castle’s history.Geneva: After your visit to one of the most visited historic castle of Switzerland take a train to Geneva. Geneva is a global city, home to many international groups, UN agency headquarters and other diplomatic organizations. You can go for a ride on a mini-train to get a taste of Geneva's history. After your visit to Geneva city Take a break from exiting journey of a day and train back to Interlaken. Overnightin Interlaken. (Breakfast)

DAY 7: INTERLAKEN – AARE GORGE - IN HASLI VALLEY

After breakfast visit Aare Gorge. The power of water is impressively displayed in the Aare Gorge near Meiringen. Through the course of millennia the river has eroded a deep bed in the limestone. The entire ravine can be effortlessly hiked on foot, thanks to bridges and tunnels. The Aare Gorge between Meiringen and Innertkirchen is nearly 200 meter deep and hardly more than a meter wide at its narrowest point. The fascinating, narrow gorge is the result of a limestone rocks, the "Kirchet", which hindered the flow of the Aare from the Grimsel region. Over the course of millenia, the water has eroded variouspaths – today's Aare Ravine is the most recent of those paths. Since the end of the 19th century, the 1.4 kilometer long adventure gorge can be reached by safe bridges and tunnels. There is a large parking lot and a restaurant at the main entrance, to the East of Meiringen. It takes about 40 minutes to hike through to the otherentrance/exit, on the opposite side, namely, the Innertkirchen side. Take a train back to Interlaken. Overnight in Intlaken. (Breakfast)

DAY 8: INTERLAKEN – GENEVA – INDIA

After breakfast check out and take a train to Geneva. Transfer to the Geneva International Airport for your connecting flight back to India. (Breakfast)