5 Nights / 6 Days
TRAVEL ITINERARY
DAY 1 – ARRIVAL IN ZERMATT
Arrival
in Zermatt by train 2nd class from the Swiss border or airport. Enjoy Zermatt,
the famous car-free Alpine resort at the foot of the Matterhorn.
Overnight in Zermatt.
DAY 2 – ZERMATT TO GORNERGRAT
(1H20)
From
Zermatt, the popular Gornergrat Bahn, Europe’s highest open-air cogwheel railway,
takes you up to the Gornergrat. The train crosses impressive bridges, galleries
and tunnels. On the Gornergrat viewing platform you are surrounded by 29 peaks
rising to above 4000 m.
Overnight
in Zermatt.
DAY 3 – GLACIER EXPRESS TO
ST.MORITZ (8H)
Board
the Glacier Express and enjoy one of the greatest rail journeys in the world.
An 8 hour rail journey takes you across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and
across the Oberalp Pass at 2033 m to St. Moritz. Overnight in St. Moritz.
DAY 4 – ST.MORITZ
Day
at leisure in St. Moritz. Chic, elegant and exclusive with a cosmopolitan
ambiance, it is located at 1’856 m in the middle of the Upper Engadine lake
landscape. The dry, sparkling «champagne climate» is legendary and the
celebrated St. Moritz sun shines for an average of 322 days a year.
Overnight
in St. Moritz.
DAY 5 – BERNINA EXPRESS TO LUGANO
(6H45)
Today
you travel with the Bernina Express of the Rhaetian Railway along the UNESCO
World Heritage route. Enjoy an Alpine switchback ride, taking you from the high,
towering glaciers of the mountains down to the swaying palms of Italy. The
Bernina Express is the highest railway line across the Alps, linking Northern
and Southern Europe in the most spectacular way! The Bernina Express train
takes you to Tirano where you will have time for an optional lunchbreak. Then
board the Bernina Express coach to Lugano in the beautiful Ticino.
Overnight in Lugano.
DAY 6 – DEPARTURE FROM LUGANO
Return
to Swiss border or airport or individual onward journey.
TOUR ENDS!!
