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Scenic Swiss Trains &

Magic Italian Lakes

Day 1 | Zurich – Vaduz – Davos (B/-/D) the world’s first fully electrified cog railway. Today it belle époque hotels create an ambience of classic
Arrival at Zurich airport. Scenic coach ride along the is a modern, eco-friendly railway, equipped with a re- gentility. Take a stroll along its impressive palm-li-
Zurich- und Walensee to Landquart. Drive to Davos generative braking system that generates electricity ned promenade and enjoy the fine views across the
via Klosters. Dinner and overnight in Davos. on the descent and so saves energy. Thus the energy shimmering lake to the Borromean Islands just off-
for one to two new mountain drives is won by three shore. Farewell dinner at local restaurant. Overnight
Day 2 | Davos – Chur – Brig (Glacier Express) downhill drives. The panorama is among the finest in in Como.
(B/-/D) the world. The views take in the Monte Rosa range
Short bus ride to Chur where you step aboard the with Switzerland’s highest peak (Dufourspitze, 4,634 Day 8 | Milano (B/-/D)
world-famous Glacier Express and take your reser- m), the second-largest glacier in the Alps, the Gorner Transfer to Milano airport.
ved seat for a spectacular ride through the heart of Glacier and a total of 29 mountains above 4,000 m,
the Swiss Alps. Picturesque landscapes of ice-cap- including, of course, the Matterhorn in all its glory.
ped mountains and stone-built villages, with chalet- Dinner and overnight in Brig.
style houses, will be in sight as you ascend to the
highest point of the route, 2,033 metres to the icy Day 5 | Brig – Simplon pass – Como (B/-/D)
Oberalp Pass. Our base for the next 3 days will be Scenic drive via the Simplon pass to the North Italian
the charming mountain resort of Brig. Dinner and Lake region where we will stay 3 nights. Dinner and
overnight in Brig. overnight in Como.
Day 3 | Brig – Montreux (B/-/D) Day 6 | Como (B/-/D)
Morning departure by coach to Lake Geneva. Our first The delights of Lake Como are many and varied and
stop is Chillon Castle located on the western bay of this morning you can enjoy one of its many high-
Lake Geneva. A local expert will show you the medie- lights. Our boat tour takes us to the elegant and ex-
val Castle, former home to the Counts of Savoy, im- clusive resort of Bellagio which, with its idyllic loca-
mortalised by Lord Byron's “Prisoner of Chillon”. Drive tion on a promontory on the lake, is often described
further to Montreux where you have some free time as the most beautiful town in Italy, Spend the after-
to explore the city on your own. Return to the Rhone noon exploring at your own pace before returning to
Valley in late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Brig. your resort by boat. Dinner an overnight in Como.

Day 4 | Brig – Zermatt (Gornergrat Bahn) Day 7 | Lake Maggiore & Stresa (B/-/D)
(B/-/D) Today we visit nearby Lake Maggiore and its most at-
Day trip to famous Zermatt. Leave the coach behind tractive lakeside town, Stresa, which owes its origin
in Taesch and board a mountain train to climb the to the days of the ‘Grand Tour’ when Europe’s 19th
last few miles up to car-free Zermatt, a picturesque century aristocracy, having crossed the border from
cluster of rustic chalets beneath the Matterhorn. In Switzerland, experienced their first taste of Italy! Un-
Zermatt board the “Gornergrat Bahn” one of Switzer- mistakably Mediterranean in character, its shores,
land’s top excursion destinations since 1898. It was lined with oleanders and palms, backed by classic
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