SWITZERLAND: IN THE LAND OF FAIRY TALES

Tour start date(s):	every Saturday
Duration:	8 days/7 nights
Location:	Zurich Region (arrival, 2 nights) – Jungfrau or Bern Region (2 nights) – Montreux or Yverdon Region (2 nights) – Geneva Region (1 night, departure)*
Price (including tax):	DBL $1720 USD, SNG $2320 USD (without the cost of the flight)

This tour is the perfect route for a first encounter with this amazing, unique country, where different cultures, languages, traditions, and customs coexist. Your long-standing dream to see this beautiful, luxurious, wealthy, peaceful, and very hospitable land is very close to realization.**

**Accommodation in 3*-4* hotels with breakfast. The listed hotels meet their star rating as determined by the Swiss Hotel Association.**

**Sights:**

Zurich, Einsiedeln Monastery, Liechtenstein, Stein am Rhein, Rhine Falls, Lucerne, Interlaken, Jungfrau, Valley of Waterfalls, Bern, Gruyères, Montreux, Annecy, Yvoire, Vevey, Lausanne, Geneva.

**Day 1** – Arrival in Zurich at any time. The escort will wait for tourists for a maximum of 30 minutes after the plane lands. Transfer to the hotel. Free time. Check-in at the hotel from 3:00 PM.

At 2:00 PM, a two-hour guided city tour of Zurich, including Bahnhofstrasse, Fraumünster Cathedral (Marc Chagall's stained glass - internal viewing is only possible if the cathedral is open to visitors, entrance fee – additional, 5 CHF), Niederdorf, Paradeplatz, and more. Overnight in the Zurich region or Zurich.

**Day 2** – Zurich – Stein am Rhein – Rhine Falls – Zurich. Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Stein am Rhein (a medieval town on the Rhine River, on the border with Germany), visit to Schaffhausen, stop at Rhine Falls (entrance tickets to the falls included).

Optional excursion to the Principality of Liechtenstein with wine tasting. Visit to the pilgrimage site of Europe – Einsiedeln Monastery, home to the "Black Madonna". We will visit the baroque architectural masterpiece (15th-century church) and have the opportunity to drink the healing water (150 CHF). Overnight in the Zurich region or Zurich.

**Day 3** – Zurich – Lucerne – Interlaken – Jungfrau Region. Breakfast. Check out from the hotel with luggage. Transfer from Zurich to Lucerne. Walking tour of Lucerne. Free time in Lucerne. Transfer to Interlaken. City walk, visit to the Kirchhofer watch and souvenir shop. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight in the Jungfrau region.

**Day 4** – Jungfraujoch – Valley of Waterfalls. Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. Optional excursions:

- Optional excursion to the Valley of Waterfalls and Lake Brienz. You will see the famous Reichenbach Falls, which Arthur Conan Doyle made famous as the site of Sherlock Holmes' demise.

You will also visit the highest waterfall in Switzerland, Staubbach Falls, and the only accessible waterfall inside a mountain in Europe, Trümmelbach Falls. – 220 CHF.

This excursion is available in spring, summer, and autumn.

- Excursion to Basel – 150 CHF per person (only in summer).

Day 5** – Jungfrau Region – Gruyères – Bern – Montreux Region. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Bern. Walking tour of Bern’s historic center, including the Bear Pit, Clock Tower, Government Building, and the old town’s arcades. Transfer to Gruyères. Walk through the medieval village with Gruyères Castle. Opportunity to try the local national dish, fondue, and buy fresh Swiss cheese. Optional excursion to the chocolate factory in Broc (30 CHF). Transfer to Montreux, city tour. Visit Montreux Palace, where the famous Nabokov lived for 16 long years. Check-in at the hotel. Free time in the evening. Overnight in the Montreux region.

**Day 6** – Montreux Region. Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. Relax at the resort.

Optional excursion to the thermal center in Lavey-Les-Bains (100 CHF), which may be closed for technical reasons.

Or optional excursion to France – Évian, Annecy, Yvoire (150 Euros). Overnight in the Montreux region.

**Day 7** – Montreux Region – Vevey – Lausanne – Geneva. Breakfast. Check out from the hotel with luggage. Visit Chillon Castle. Transfer to Lausanne with a stop in Vevey, where Charlie Chaplin lived and was buried. Stop at the picturesque lakeside promenade of Lausanne, near the Olympic Museum and Olympic Park. Transfer to Geneva. City tour including the international organizations district, Geneva Fountain, Flower Clock, Rose Garden, Old Town, and Reformation Wall. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight in the Geneva region.

**Day 8** – Geneva. Breakfast at the hotel. Note: For early departures, please arrange for a boxed breakfast at the reception. Transfer to the airport at any time.

**Tour cost includes:**

- Accommodation in 3-4* hotels with breakfast.

- Transportation according to the program. For groups of up to 16 people, transportation is provided by a minibus with a guide-driver in one person.

- Excursion program with licensed guides and entrance fees.

- 2 transfers.

**Attention!** Additional charge for headphones: 15 Euros per person (payable on site).

Triple room: The 3rd person will sleep on a folding bed. Complaints about room size and bed size are not accepted; it is recommended to book 1 DBL and 1 SGL.

**Tour cost in USD per person:**

- Double room: $1,720

- Single room: $2,320

Swiss hotels are environmentally conscious, so most hotels in Switzerland do not have air conditioning.

**Attention!**

Cost of additional nights in Zurich or Geneva:

- Double room with breakfast per person: $130

- Single room: $200