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WEEK
2
Start Early to
Interlaken
TRANSPORTATION: Murren--> Lauterbrunnen --> Interlaken
--> Zermatt about 3:30 train hrs.
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 4
Drop Bags at Interlake Ost Station.
Interlaken
SIGHT SEEING:
--You can spend the morning exploring
Interlaken or continue to
Ballenburg Folk
Museum Ballenberg can be reached by railway
from Interlaken straight to Brienz or to Brünig. about 20 min.
About 2 or 3 pm return to Interlaken Ost for your Bags.
Interlaken -->
Zermatt about 3:00
train hrs.
-LODGINGS:
--Zermatt
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Zermatt
MAP
Zermatt Mt.
Peaks
***Ride highest aerial cable car in
Europe
The 14,692 feet high
Matterhorn
Sunnegga-Rothorn
The
"Sunnegga
express" underground funicular
takes three minutes to
lift the visitor up some 701 m/ 2,300 feet to the Sunnegga sun terrace. From
there an aerial cableway carries you up to the Blauherd (2599 m/ 8,530 feet),
where a further cable car takes you up to the Unterrothorn (3,099 m/ 10,170
feet).
Gornergrat-Stockhorn
Take a trip with the
rack railway to the 3130 m/ 10,134 feet high Gornergrat. Enjoy panoramic
view of Matterhorn, the Monte
Rosa massif & Gornerglacier
From the Gornergrat top station, aerial cableways continue the journey
up to the Hohtaelligrat (3272 m/ 10,735 feet) and the Stockhorn (3407 m/
11,178
feet).
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Zermatt to
Chur
via Glacier Express
TRANSPORTATION: Zermatt--> Chur about 5:30 hr. or St
Moritz about 8 hours
Reserve Glacier Express
Panoramic seat when you purchase your Railpass.
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 5
Chur
map
--Old
Town
--Cathedral
--Get "do-it-yourself" walking tour map
-- April to October, each Wednesday 2:30 p.m., meet guided city
walking tours at the town hall
-LODGINGS:
--Chur
or
St
Moritz
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Chur to
Lugano
(also called Ceresio)
Start Early today
TRANSPORTATION: Chur bu Bus--> Bellinzona, Stazione ->
Tale train to
->
Lugan about 2-3 hours
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 6
get 25% off on bus Chur to Bellinzona, Stazione
Lugano
map
SIGHT SEEING: Lake Lugano is partly in Italy,
between lakes Maggiore and Como, and partly in the canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
--The
Parks
of Lugano
Family
Activities
Swiss
Miniature Village
Villa
Heleneum
LODGINGS:
--Lugano
&
Lugano
Room Finding
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Lugano to
Lucerne
(also called Luzern)
TRANSPORTATION: Lugano--> Lucerne
/Luzern about 2:30-2:45 hrs. depending on route you
take.
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 7
SIGHTSEEING
Enjoy Switzerland's
Riviera. Stroll along the Lake or take a boat ride. Or Hike into moutains
on either side of the village.
LODGINGS:
--Lucerne
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Lucerne
(also called Luzern) to Zurich later
in Day
TRANSPORTATION: From Lucerne -->
Mont Pilatus
-->
Krims
-->
Lucerne
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 8 for Ferry & later today to
Zurich
Purchase Passholder
discounted voucher for Train & aerial gondola when you purchase your
Railpass.
SIGHTSEEING:
--Mount
Pilatus
Is a
Feary
& Steep narrow gauge train ride away. The Narrow gauge Train is
steepest in the world.
Enjoy Magnificent Views
at Summet and Lunch. Later take Aerial Gondola to village of Krims. Catch
20 min Bus back to Lucerne.
TRANSPORTATION: From Lucerne -->Zurich about 1 hour
Enjoy Evening walk in Zurich
LODGINGS:
--Zurich
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Zurich
Day trip to to
Appenzel
& Ebenalp
TRANSPORTATION: From Home base --> Lauterbrunnen to
Ebenalp
* Use Swiss Flexi Rail
Pass Day 9 ask for pass discounts on arial gondolas and
buses.
SIGHT SEEING:
--Visit village of
Appenzel
train to Wasserauen --> about 11 min. away & then
catch the cable
car to
Ebenalp
get 25% off cablecare w/ pass cover
Do 15-minute hike down to a narrow, sunny ledge and the
Wildkirchli--literally, little wild church--a 400-year-old cave church that
housed hermit monks from 1658 to 1853. Here you can see the bones of cave
bears and stone tools from the Early Stone Age.
Clinging nearby is a hut built into the cliff to shelter pilgrims
who hiked here to pray with the monks
Para-gliders and hang-gliders find ideal wind conditions
on this local mountain.
Return to Zurich and home tomorrow.
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