Description

 Your Fly, Tour & Cruise package includes: 

·      Economy class flights from Sydney to Zurich, returning from Rome

·      8 day Best of Switzerland tour with Globus

-      Includes daily breakfast, 1 lunch & 4 dinners, superior hotels, included sightseeing + more

·      Economy class flight from Zurich to Rome

·      1 night accommodation in Rome

·      10 night Italy, Spain and Monaco cruise onboard the Celebrity Edge

-      Includes all entertainment and meals onboard (specialty restaurants excluded)

·      Transfers throughout

·      Port charges, fees, gratuities onboard your cruise and airline taxes

Tour Itinerary

 12 Sep 2019: Arrive In Zurich, Switzerland.

Welcome to Zurich! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel.

Meals: Welcome Dinner

Hotel: Movenpick Zurich Airport

13 Sep 2019: Zurich-Vaduz, Liechtenstein-St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Discover Zurich's well-preserved old town with its medieval guild houses during your orientation walk, and stop at the famous Sprungli Confectionery to taste the traditional Chocolate Pralines. A scenic drive following Lake Zurich and Lake Walen into the high Alps leads you to the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein, clutched between Switzerland and Austria, with a surface of just 100 square metres. Stop in the capital, Vaduz, and take pictures of the castle overlooking the town and the residence of the rulers. Re-enter Switzerland, and ascend the Rhine Valley into the mountainous Grisons, a canton where three of the country's four languages are spoken. The 2,287-metre Julier Pass, an important Alpine road since Roman times, leads to the Engadine. This valley is considered by many as the most beautiful mountain area in the world, with deep-blue lakes, airy larch forests that turn golden in the fall, mountain peaks exceeding 3,657 metres, and quaint villages with massive white stone houses in the characteristic Grisons style. This afternoon, arrive in St. Moritz, the elegant resort that hosted the Winter Olympics twice, for your overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: Laudinella

14 Sep 2019: St. Moritz-Lake Como, Italy-Lugano, Switzerland.

Take in a gradual change of scenery as you descend towards the enchanting shores of Italy's Lake Como and continue on to the southern tip of Switzerland. The vegetation south of the Alps is Mediterranean: chestnut groves, vineyards, and olive and fig trees are a stark contrast to earlier today as you were within walking distance of glaciers. Afternoon arrival in the popular subtropical resort town of Lugano allows time for shopping under the arcades of Via Nassa or an espresso on flower-festooned Piazza Riforma. To truly appreciate splendid Lake Lugano, an optional boat ride is available, followed by dinner at a traditional "grotto" restaurant.

Meals: breakfast

Hotel: De La Paix

15 Sep 2019: Lugano-Stresa, Italy-Tasch, Switzerland-Zermatt.

Continue from Lake Lugano to the Italian shore of Lake Maggiore for a break in Stresa, the "Pearl of the Lake." An optional boat ride to enchanting Isola Bella can be arranged. Continue over lofty Simplon Pass into the Swiss Valais, an area renowned for its excellent wines and great mountain resorts. To reach the most famous of them, leave the coach behind in Tasch and board a Mountain Train to climb the last few miles up to car-free Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets beneath the Matterhorn.

Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: Pollux

16 Sep 2019: Zermatt-Lake Geneva.

This morning, you can join an exciting optional excursion to Klein Matterhorn for spectacular views of the surrounding Alps. Later, motor through the vineyards and apricot groves of the lower Rhone Valley, and arrive at beautiful Lake Geneva for your overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel: Eurotel Montreux

17 Sep 2019: Lake Geneva-Berne-Lucerne.

In the stately capital of Berne, your guided tour starts at the Bear Park, followed by a panoramic view of the city from the Rose Garden. Next, enjoy a walking tour through the beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. Witness the hourly parade of painted figures at the Clock Tower and take pictures of ornate, flower-adorned fountains. See life in rural Switzerland and look forward to a special lunch at a traditional Swiss working farm. Cross the Brunig Pass that connects the Bernese Oberland to central Switzerland and arrive in picturesque Lucerne. An optional dinner excursion is available to a folklore party with yodeling for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Hotel: Romantik Hotel Wilden Mann

18 Sep 2019: Lucerne.

Follow your Tour Director for a pleasant walk and admire Thorwaldsen's impressive lion monument, dedicated to the Swiss Guards who protected the Royal House of France during the French Revolution. Walk along ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered Chapel Bridge to the Jesuit Church, the first large baroque church built in Switzerland on the north side of the Alps. Afterward, another true Swiss experience: a trip to the top of Mount Pilatus, the "Guard of Lucerne," where you receive a special Souvenir cap to always remember this experience! Tonight, a farewell dinner awaits at your hotel for a proper auf Wiedersehen.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel: Romantik Hotel Wilden Mann

19 Sep 2019: Lucerne-Zurich Airport.

Morning transfer to Zurich Airport in time for homebound flights leaving no earlier than 10 am.

Meals: Breakfast

Cruise Itinerary