France and Swiss Alps

Arrival at Paris

Arrive at Paris Airport and get transferred to your Hotel. Check in and relax. Overnight at the hotel.

 Paris

Early in the morning, we will leave for Versailles, the immense palace of the kings of France. After that, we will return to Paris at lunchtime where we provide a transfer to the Montmartre district. We will ascend by funicular to the hill and admire the spectacular view of Paris from the top. This neighborhood is known for its painters, artists, and its cabarets… Sit down for lunch and enjoy a magical atmosphere. Then, a scenic guided tour to discover the history, main boulevards, and the breathtaking monuments of Paris will take place. Return to the hotel. .

Overnight in Paris.

Includes Breakfast

Paris

We go to the center of Paris, starting by the Eiffel Tower area. You will have the opportunity to go up to the second floor of this remarkable metal monument (ticket included). Then, we enjoy a boat cruise along the River Seine, which divides the north of Paris from the south. Enjoy a free afternoon to explore as you choose.

Overnight in Paris.

Includes Breakfast

Paris - Semur - Beaune - Lyon

Today we travel to the center of France, to the Bourgogne region, famous for its wines. Making a stop in SEMUR EN AUXOIS, a small medieval town listed surrounded by impressive walls. After this, we will visit BEAUNE, located in the center of the Bourgogne region, with its streets full of flowers, hospice, and wine museum all points of interest. Continuing on, we will arrive in LYON in the mid-afternoon, the capital of Roman Gallia on the banks of the Rhône (its historic center has been declared a World Heritage site). We include a funicular climb to Notre Dame de Fourvière where we have a great view of the city. Enjoy some leisure time to walk around.

Overnight in Lyon.

Includes Breakfast

Lyon - Geneva - Chillon Castle - Gruyere - Leysin

We travel to Switzerland. Geneva, arrival. With our guide, we will go to the Palace of Nations (the headquarters of the United Nations in Europe) to the pretty English Garden with its clock made of flowers and we can admire the “Jet d´Eau”, the tallest fountain in Europe. Through vineyard landscapes, we go on to Chillon Castle, built in the waters of the lake. Entrance included to this fantastic medieval castle. After this, we will continue to the picturesque walled village of GRUYERE, known worldwide for its cheese. Nearby this area are located several of the main chocolate factories in Switzerland (NESTLE amongst them), and we visit the Cailler chocolate factory, with a tasting included! We will continue traveling through smaller roads amidst bucolic mountain landscapes and very picturesque wooden villages.- Arrival in Leysin, a beautiful little holiday village with spectacular views of the Rhône plain and Mont Blanc, known for its winter sports resort or its hiking possibilities.

Overnight in Leysin.

Includes Breakfast

Leysin - Glacier 3000 - Interlaken - Aareslucht - Chiasso

Today´s stage has beautiful high mountain scenery. Don´t forget your winter clothes; we climb to one of the most spectacular spots in Switzerland where you can see ice and snow all year round. We include the cable car ride up to GLACIER 3000 where you can walk on the suspended bridge in the gap between two mountain peaks, enter the Ice Cathedral or ¨play¨ in the Fun Park. Stop in INTERLAKEN and time for lunch. Afterwards, we travel to the AARESLUCHT GORGES. We then take the Sutenpass, one of the most beautiful roads in Switzerland that runs between glaciers and takes us to Italian-speaking Switzerland. Overnight stay in CHIASSO, a Swiss town on the border with Italy.

Overnight in Chiasso.

Chiasso - Lugano - Burglen - Altdorf - Lucerne

We will visit LUGANO the cosmopolitan capital of the Italian Switzerland with its beautiful lake. Time to stroll. We continue on the highway; we crossed St. Gotthard Pass. We stop in BURGLEN, the tiny village where William Tell was born; we shall see the chapel of the XVI century with paintings illustrating his life. If you want, you can also visit the museum of William Tell. In the neighboring city of ALTDORF, we can also find traces of his history. Continue to LUCERNE, free time to explore this beautiful city by the lake that bears its name. We will suggest, optionally, to take the cruise on the Lake of the Four Cantons, considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland.

Overnight in Lucerne.

Includes Breakfast

Lucerne - Einsiedeln - Heididorf - Vaduz - Feldkirch

We leave Lucerne driving along the Four Cantons Lake towards EINSIEDELN; its immense baroque abbey is the most important pilgrimage center in Switzerland. After that, we continue towards the East of Switzerland. MAIENFELD is the village which inspired Heidi’s story. In HEIDIDORF we will be visiting Heidi’s House (ticket not included. Entry to the facility is free), a picturesque place with beautiful landscapes that we will reach through a pedestrian path. Then we enter into the independent country of Liechtenstein, and its capital city VADUZ with its impressive castle. Time to stroll and have lunch. Subsequently, we go to the neighbor city of FELDKIRCH, in Austria, located next to the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany: charming walled city with a genuine historic city center and a castle.

Overnight in Feldkirch.

Includes Breakfast

Feldkirch - St. Gallen - Constance - Stein am Rhein - Rhine Waterfalls - Zurich

We start our day heading to ST. Gallen, whose center is part of the World Heritage List by UNESCO with a wonderful cathedral and its historic center. Afterwards we will continue by Constance Lake, between Germany and Switzerland. We will have time for a walk at Constance’s center before visiting Mainau Island (access by pedestrian bridge) with its stunning botanic garden (entry included). Then, again in Switzerland, we will take a stroll in Stein Am Rhein, a typical village on the Rhine River with precious houses with painted walls. We will also visit Rhine Waterfalls (entry included), the waterfalls with the most abundant flow in Europe. Arrival in Zurich at the end of the day.

Overnight in Zurich.

Includes Breakfast

Zurich - Rapperswill - Zurich

With our guide, we will have a tour of Zurich, the most populated city of Switzerland, and the country’s financial and cultural capital. The city of the banks has twice been declared the city with the best quality of life in the world. Afterwards, we will include a cruise of almost two hours on Lake Zürich. The boat makes brief stops to allow us to see the villages on the way. We get off in Rapperswill, a picturesque little village overlooked by its medieval castle. We go back to Zurich by train and appreciate the efficiency and punctuality of the Swiss railways.

Overnight in Zurich.

ncludes Breakfast

Departure - Zurich

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to India.

Includes Breakfast