Your Accommodation
Sunstar Hotel Wengen (4-star), 7 nights half board.
This comfortable hotel is superbly located on a hillside on Wengen’s main street and offers a fine restaurant, bar, lounge and an indoor pool. It also has a sun terrace and well-appointed guest rooms with minibar, cable TV and hairdrier.
Your Itinerary
DAY 1 UK/Zurich
We fly to Zurich and meet our Tour Manager for the transfer to the village of Lauterbrunnen. Here we take the short but exceptionally scenic train journey to the charming village of Wengen. Accessible only by rail, this is a perfect base for exploring the Swiss Alps. We spend seven nights at our hotel on a half board basis.
DAYS 2 – 7 Wengen & the Bernese Oberland
With a superb location and backdrop of towering snow-covered peaks, the delightful village of Wengen has a wonderful network of paths radiating into the surrounding countryside. Make the most of these beautiful surroundings during the next six days and join our excursions to venture further afield.
Included excursions:
Berne & Thun (full day)
We enjoy a guided walking tour of the charming Swiss capital. We see the magnificent Gothic cathedral, the mediaeval houses of the Kramgasse and the famous 12th-century clock tower. On our return journey we make a stop in lakeside Thun, with its picturesque castle and charming mediaeval centre.
Three Passes Tour (full day)
A day of magnificent scenery awaits as we take to the mountains over the Grimsel, Susten and Furka Passes. We enjoy views of the Rhone Glacier and both the Bernese and Valais Alps as we follow the high altitude frontier between German and Italian speaking Switzerland.
Grindelwald (half day)
We board the mountain train in Wengen and journey via the Kleine Scheidegg mountain to Grindelwald, a popular holiday resort set at the foot of the daunting north face of the Eiger, where two vast glaciers from the Jungfrau Mountain descend almost to the village itself.
Optional excursions:
Swiss Lakes (full day)
We visit two of Switzerland’s stunning lakeside towns, Brienz, whose crystal-clear lake is surrounded on all sides by forested mountains; and Lucerne, an enchanting mediaeval town situated on the north shores of Lake Lucerne. Here we see the 14th-century covered bridge, slender-spired churches and fine mediaeval houses. This area is renowned for its woodcarving and we make a stop at a local woodcarving centre for an insight into the craft.
Jungfraujoch (full day)
Experience the incredible rail journey from Wengen to the Jungfraujoch. Known as the Top of Europe, this is the highest railway station in Europe at over 11,000 feet. The track snakes its way up the Kleine Scheidegg and onwards past the north face of the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch. We travel through a tunnel carved into the mountain and stop briefly to view the amazing sea of ice through windows in the rock. As we alight at the station, the views are breathtaking over the Aletsch Glacier and the Monch and Jungfrau peaks.
DAY 8 Zurich/UK
We return to Lauterbrunnen by train where we join our coach for the journey to Zurich airport and our homeward flight.
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The Pound has recently fallen significantly in value against other European currencies and, in common with many other businesses, our prices now include an additional charge for all new bookings which has been introduced to cover these additional costs.
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Travel Information
Flights
British Airways between Heathrow and Zurich;
departs 0940h / return arrival 1415h.
All timings are approximate and may be subject to variation
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