ALPINE CIRCLE GRAND TRAIN TOUR BY SWISS YOUTH HOSTEL 7 days / 6 nights

Tips for the individual discovery of the regions

Route: place of residence → → → Laax → Andermatt → → Lugano –> Tirano –> St. Moritz → Davos

Day 1 – Travel from your place of residence to Laax • Individual arrival by public transport • 1st night at the wellnessHostel3000 in Laax

Day 2 – Discover the Laax Region • Excursion to the Gorge with Cabrio Bus (Rheinschluchtticket ) • Mobility car trip to Val in • Highlights: Rhine Gorge Caumalake Unesco Sardona • 2nd night at the wellnessHostel3000 in Laax

Day 3 – Laax – Locarno, 5 hours • Laax – Ilanz 30 min • Ilanz – 40 min • Disentis – Andermatt – 1 h 15 • Andermatt – Locarno 2 h 15, alternative route via • Highlights on the way: Cloister Disentis Source of the Rhine region Gotthard pass UNESCO World Heritage Castles of Mediterranean feeling Piazza Grande • 3rd night at the Youth Hostel in Locarno Day 4 – Discover the Locarno region • Mediterranean feeling Piazza Grande • Viewpoint Cardada and highest point (Dufourspitze) of – visible at the same time • Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso • Boat to the Brissago islands lowest shipping line in Switzerland • A trip to The Verzasca or Maggia Valley with the Mobility Car • 4th night at the Youth Hostel in Locarno

Day 5 – Day of Travel Locarno – St. Moritz, 6 hours 30 • Locarno – Tirano approx 3 h 30 • Tirano – St. Moritz approx 2 h 30 • Travel on the bus from Lugano to Tirano and on the Bernina Express with panorama car to St. Moritz • Highlights on the way: UNESCO World Heritage Bernina Express Glacier experience Diavolezza Engadine experience • 5th night at the Youth Hostel in St. Moritz

Day 6 – Discover St. Moritz • Glacier experience Diavolezza • Boat trip Silsersee, highest shipping line in Switzerland • Discover the Engadine • Engadine lakes • Excursion with the Mobility Car to the Bergell or the National Park • 6th night at the Youth Hostel in St. Moritz

7th day – Day of Travel St. Moritz – Davos – Residence • Visit the National Park Centre (route via Flüela) Possible itineraries for the journey home • Journey home via Albula Line: Visit the Train Museum Bergün Landwasser viaduct near Filisur Nostalgia Train Davos – Filisur Zügenschlucht walk • or journey home via Flüela: Visit National Park Centre Stop in Susch: typical Engadine village Muzeum Susch Post car via Flüela pass