Swiss Panoramic Trains
Places Covered : Zermatt – Gornergrat – Glacier Express – St. Moritz – Bernina Express – LuganoItinerary
DAY 1 – Arrival in Zermatt
Arrival in Zermatt by train. Enjoy Zermatt, the famous carfree Alpine resort at the foot of the Matterhorn.
Overnight in Zermatt.
DAY 2 – Gornergrat
Breakfast at the hotel. From Zermatt, the Gornergrat Bahn, Europe’s highest open-air cogwheel railway, takes you up to the Gornergrat. The train crosses impressive bridges, galleries and tunnels. On the Gornergrat viewing platform you are surrounded by 29 peaks rising to above 4000 m.
Overnight in Zermatt.
DAY 3 – Glacier Express Zermatt – St. Moritz (8h)
Breakfast at the hotel. Board the Glacier Express and enjoy one of the greatest rail journeys in the world. An 8 hour rail journey takes you across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2033 m to St. Moritz.
Overnight in St. Moritz.
DAY 4 – St. Moritz
Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure in St. Moritz. Chic, elegant and exclusive with a cosmopolitan ambiance, it is located at 1’856 m in the middle of the Upper Engadine lake landscape. The dry, sparkling «champagne climate» is legendary and the celebrated St. Moritz sun shines for an average of 322 days a year.
Overnight in St. Moritz.
DAY 5 – Bernina Express St. Moritz – Lugano (8h30)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you travel with the Bernina Express of the Rhaetian Railway along the UNESCO World Heritage route. Enjoy an Alpine switchback ride, taking you from the high, towering glaciers of the mountains down to the swaying palms of Italy. The Bernina Express is the highest railway line across the Alps, linking Northern and Southern Europe in the most spectacular way! The Bernina Express train takes you to Tirano where you will have time for an optional lunchbreak. Then board the Bernina Express coach to Lugano in the beautiful Ticino.
Overnight in Lugano.
DAY 6 – Lugano and return journey
Breakfast at the hotel. Time for leisure and individual return journey.
Tour Ends!
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Tour Price Includes
- Swiss Travel Pass Flex 4 days 2nd class
- Seat reservation in the Glacier Express and Bernina Express (train + coach)
- Excursion to Gornergrat
- 2 nights in Zermatt, 3* hotel, standard double room with breakfast
- 2 nights in St. Moritz, 3* hotel, standard double room with breakfast
- 1 night in Lugano, 3* hotel, standard double room with breakfast
- 50% discount on most mountain railways, free entry at more than 500 museums (only valid on a selected travel day)
Tour Price Excludes
- Meals other than those indicated above, drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls & expenses of personal nature.
- Local City tax or Resort fee are to be paid directly at hotel/resort if applicable.