Sunday, September 21, 2014

14D/13N Switzerland Itinerary

Sharing my Swiss itinerary online...I will add photos as my trip progresses..

InterlakenDay 1-4, 22-25 Sep (Hotel Rössli, 4N)
D1 – Unterseen Old Town
D2 – Lauterbrunnen, Kleine Scheidegg/Jungfraujoch, Grindelwald
D3 – Unterseen, Interlaken town/Harder Kulm, Bern City/Old Town
D4 – Lake Brienz/Giessbach falls, Lake Thun/Thun Old Town


ZermattDay 5-7, 26-28 Sep (Hotel Bristol, 3N)
D5 – Zermatt town
D6 – Zermatt Old town/Bahnhofstrasse, Gornergrat
D7 – Furi/Zum See

MontreuxDay 8-9, 29-30 Sep  (Hotel Splendid, 2N)
D8 – Montreux city, Vevey/Lavaux vineyards
D9 – Chillon castle, Sunset cruise

Montreux/GenevaDay 10-11, 1-2 Oct (ibis Styles Geneva Station, 2N)
D10 – Territet Funi, Geneva city
D11 – Palais des Nations (UNOG), Geneva Old Town/Jet d'Eau/St. Pierre Cathedral

Zurich - Day 12-14, 3-5 Oct (Hotel Marta, 2N)
D12 – Zurich city/Bahnhofstrasse
D13 – Zurich Zoo
D14 – Old town/Lindenhof, Back to SG


Lake Thun, Interlaken 

Hotel Rössli, Unterseen

Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen

Wengen

Kleine Scheidegg

Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch

Top of Europe, Jungfraujoch

Grindelwald

Unterseen

Unterseen

Höheweg, Interlaken

Harder Kulm. Interlaken

Harder Kulm. Interlaken

Bern Old Town

Zytglogge Clock, Bern

Aare River, Bern

Aare River, Bern

Bear Park, Bern

Lake Brienz cruise, Interlaken

Iseltwald, Brienzersee

Brienzersee

Brienzersee

Giessbach, Brienzersee

Giessbach Bahn, Brienzersee

Giessbach Falls, Brienzersee

Walking behind Giessbach Falls, Brienzersee

Grand Giessbach Hotel, Brienzersee

Brienzersee

Paddle Steamer boat, Lake Thun

Thunnersee

Spiez Castle, Thunnersee

Thunnersee

Oberhofen Castle, Thunnersee

Thunnersee

Thun Old Town

Thun Old Town

Thun Old Town

Thun Old Town

Thun Castle

Bahnhofstrasse, Zermatt Town

Ancient Valais Houses, Old Town

Matterhorn & Zermatt Town

Golden Matterhorn in the Mornings

Matterhorn, Gornergrat

Matterhorn, Gornergrat Bahn

Matterhorn and surrounding Alps

Matterhorn, Observatory Gornergrat

Highly recommended short half day trek from Furi to Zum See to Zermatt town. Take Cable car and drop off one stop up, at Furi station. Follow well marked paths downhill to Zum See, lunch or tea break at Zum See restaurant (thumbs up food & service), then follow signage and walk downhill to Zermatt town. Whole trip should last about 4-5hrs including lunch stop. Suitable for families too.

Matterhorn Express Cable Car

View from Cable Car

Furi

Furi

Valais Black Face Sheeps

Up close and personal with sheeps

Baby Sheep

Furi

Zum See Hamlet

Zum See Restaurant

Zum See Restaurant

Zum See Restaurant

Downhill scenery

Heading towards Zermatt Town

Zermatt with Gornergrat Bahn at backdrop

Zermatt Town

Vineyards and Alps

Vineyards

Vineyards

Lavaux Vineyards

Lavaux Vineyards

View from Mt Pèlerin, Vevey

Montreux City

Château de Chillon, Montreux

The 1000yr old Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon

View from Top of Château de Chillon

United Nations Office at Geneva

The Broken Chair Monument

UNOG

UNOG

UNOG Visitor Pass

UNOG Conference Room

UNOG Conference Room

UNOG Conference Room

UNOG Conference Room

Basilique Notre-Dame de Genève

Pont du Mont Blanc

140m tall Jet d'Eau fountain

Flower Clock at Jardin Anglais

Old Town

Old Town

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Genève, Old Town

Mur des Réformateurs

Promenade des Bastions

Trams at Geneva City

Zurich Station

Direct Tram to the Zoo

Ticket

Flamingo

Emperor Penguin

Piranha

Tiny Monkey with mustache

Silver Back Gorilla

Red Panda

Manul Cat

Snow Leopard

Tiger

New Fancy Elephant Enclosure

Nice & Spacious Elephant Park

Masoala Regenwald

Zurich City

Zurich City

Zurich City

Zurich City

Lindenhof Zurich City

Zurich City

Grossmünster, Zurich City

Fraumünster & St. Peter across Limmat river

Mühlesteg Bridge, Zurich

心锁 on Mühlesteg Bridge

Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich

Zurich at Night


All related photos and captions has been added.

Hotel reviews updated!

Flight experience with Finnair

Getting around on the Swiss Travel System

Shopping at Swiss supermarkets

Cheap Eats in Switzerland

Fast Food in Switzerland

Dining Experience at Mountain Restaurant, Zermatt

Asian Restaurants in Switzerland

Swiss Luxury Confectionery






5 comments:

  1. Hi may i know how you travel to unter seen from Helsinki? I'll be going to unterseen from Milan, Italy. I'm planning to go to jungfraujoch and looking for the best place to stay.

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  2. hi, u can take a flight from Milan to Zurich airport and transfer to a train heading towards Interlaken OST station. Alight at Interlaken West station (one stop before Interlaken OST), Unterseen is just few minutes on foot from there. Train timetables are available on SBB website, check my blog on 'getting around on swiss travel system' for more details.

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  3. Hello, lovely photos you have here and you really covered a lot of places! I'm just wondering did you visit all these places via a travel package or was it a free and easy one? :)

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    1. Hi Liwen, no SG travel agent has an itinerary that covers Swiss in such detail. I DIY every single thing for this trip. You'll notice at the end of the blog, there are several links to my other blogs on tips to survive a trip in Swiss. Happy planning :)

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  4. Wow you cover a lot of places! Thank you for sharing :)

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