12 Day | Sunny Lakes & Dramatic Mountains Holiday

Flight from the UK to Zurich in under 2 hours with connecting rail travel to Lugano. Welcome to your hotel for your 3 night stay and enjoy your first taste of the Italian way of life in the Ticino region of Switzerland.

Soak up the Italian atmosphere of this attractive lakeside resort. Your Ticino Ticket gives you free travel on the region’s buses and trains to explore the area. You can even visit the medieval town of Bellinzona, which boasts three medieval castles. There are also discounts on the funiculars to visit the local mountains. Your Swiss Travel Pass gives you free travel further afield – enjoy a journey on the Centovalli Line and lunch in Domodossola.

Your next adventure is at a leisurely pace on the Gotthard Panorama Express. This unforgettable journey starts in special panoramic 1st class rail coaches for the spectacular journey through the original Gotthard Tunnel before meandering down to Flüelen. Here you board the lake steamer on your 2 hour cruise criss-crossing beautiful Lake Lucerne all the way to the attractive lakeside village of Weggis.

The delightful lakeside resort of Weggis is a peaceful village nestling below Mount Rigi. Your Swiss Travel Pass is a real bonus as it includes free and unlimited travel on the regular lake boats to explore the region including Lucerne’s beautiful Old Town. Travel to the scenic mountains of Rigi and Stanserhorn is also included and other cog railways and cable cars such as Pilatus are at 50% reduction.

The day starts with a boat journey to Lucerne to connect with the panoramic coaches of the Luzern-Interlaken Express which offer wonderful views on this two hour journey over the Brünig Pass to Interlaken. Here, you board the local trains to Lauterbrunnen and then Wengen for 4 nights.

Wengen is an idyllic car free mountain village perched on a sun soaked terrace with spectacular views to the high Alps and easy access into the high mountains. Your Swiss Travel Pass gives you free rail travel back to Interlaken and its two lovely lakes as well as rail travel to Grindelwald and Mürren. Mountain transport, for which your pass gives a 50% discount, takes you directly into the Alps at Männlichen or Kleine Scheidegg for stunning scenery and spectacular walks. Travel up to the famous Jungfraujoch with a 25% reduction.

After a last look around at the village, take the train back to Zurich airport for your flight to the UK.