Pearls of Switzerland 8 days / 7 nights

This summer we invite you to a new journey! A breathtaking route unites all the famous attractions of Switzerland: waterfalls and crystal clear rivers, traditional mountain villages and big cities, vast alpine meadows and peacefully grazing cows ...

Day 1.Arrival at the airport of Stuttgart (or Zurich).

Transfer to the hotel. Free time.Dinner.

Day 2.Tour to Basel (Switzerland). The Basel Minster, the Town Hall.

Basel is one of the main European cultural centers as there are more than 30 museums and art galleries. The majestic Rhine River crosses the city separating the old part called the Greater Basel from modern districts. The Greater Basel and its places of interest are just what we recommend you to visit: the Basel Minster built in the Romanesque - Gothic style, the fascinating Town Hall and the MittlereBrückeBridge, that provides majestic scenery. If you travel with children, we would like to recommend you The Toy Museum, where dolls and dollhouses, teddy bears and toy carrousels from all over the world are exhibited.

Day 3.Tour to Zurich, trip to the Rhine Falls (Switzerland). (Optional excursion - 90 euro)

Zurich is called "the second capital of Switzerland." But being the major economic and commercial center of the country, this wonderful city has not lost its charm of antiquity. The local symbols are the spires of the Fraumünster Church, the Grossmünster Church and the St. Peter’s Church. Getting up to the observation deck of the Grossmünster Church, you can enjoy the magnificent view of the city. In the Fraumünster Church you can admire the Marc Chagall’s stained-glass windows. Visiting the St. Peter’s Church you can see the world's largest chiming clock. After sightseeing in Zurich you will go to the legendary Rhine Falls.

Day 4.Excursion to Lucerne (Switzerland).The Kapellbrücke Bridge, the Lion Monument. (Optional excursion - 90 euro)

Lucerne is considered as a magical city, and it’s no coincidence. According to the legend its name -"Luminous" – is connected with the angel, who illuminated the path to the place, where the city was founded. Besides there is one of the oldest European wooden covered bridges in Lucerne – the Kappelbrücke Bridge. And the Lion Monument, the famous rock carving of a dying lion, is the symbol of the city.

Day 5. Trip to Liechtenstein, the town of St. Gallen

The Principality of Liechtenstein is one of the European microstates. We will visit its capital Vaduz and admire its landmark - the princely castle dating back to the 9th century, visit The Postage Stamp Museum, which confirms the reputation of Liechtenstein as one of the best stamps manufacturers in the world, taste wine in the princely wine cellars. At the entrance to the town of Balzers you will be amazed by the medieval Gutenberg Castle and its impregnable walls, gabled roofs, the stunning view of the Rhine Valley and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps. On the way back we will visit the capital of Eastern Switzerland – the town of St. Gallen. The Abbey of St. Gall (the founder of the town) and its library, magnificent bay windows and fantastic town center will not leave you indifferent.

Day 6.Tour to Berne.

The city of Bern is one of the smallest capitals in Europe, whose appearance has not changed for 1,000 years. Historic towers, 11 unique fountains, the most monumental temple in Switzerland – the Bern Minster - that are the reasons why UNESCO declared Bern the World Heritage Site. You will take a walk along the longest in Europe shopping promenade, admire the astronomical clock with moving figures and see the symbols of Bern – brown bears living leisurely at the bank of the sky-blue Aare River.

Day 7. Bernese Alps: gorges and waterfalls.

We will follow in the footsteps of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes: go up by the rock railway to the Reichenbach Fall, where the decisive fight with Professor Moriarty took place, and visit the Holmes’ study in the museum. After that we will walk through the deep canyon of the Aare River and then go to the Lauterbrunnen waterfalls valley, where a lift, located directly inside the rock, moves the visitors to the Trümmelbach Falls, which gather water from the glaciers of the three famous peaks of Switzerland - Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger.

Day 8. Transfer to the airport of Stuttgart (or Zurich).