Switzerland:
• Orientation tour of Lucerne
• Visit Mount Titlis
• Cruise on Lake Lucerne
• Chance to visit Jungfraujoch with Lunch and Interlaken (Optional)
• Orientation tour of Bern
• Orientation tour of Gstaad
• Visit Maison Cailler Chocolate factory
• Walking tour of Zermatt
• Chance to visit Matterhorn Glacier Paradise (Optional)
• Ride on the Scenic Golden Pass Train
• Visit Charlie Chaplin Museum
• Orientation tour of Geneva
• Orientation tour of Zurich
• View the Rhine Falls
HOTELS
- 1 night at Hotel Novotel Zurich / Movenpick Zurich or similar in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 2 nights at Terrace/ Central or similar in Engelberg, Switzerland.
- 3 nights at Hotel Alpine Classic / Moxy / Ibis or similar in Leysin / Sion / Lausanne , Switzerland.
- 1 night at Hotel Novotel Zurich / Movenpick Zurich or similar in Zurich, Switzerland.
MEALS
- Daily continental breakfast. (Breakfast includes bread with butter, jam, cereals, juice, milk and coffee)
- 4 Indian Jain / vegetarian / non-vegetarian lunches.
- 7 Indian Jain / vegetarian / non-vegetarian dinners. Note: Packed lunches, if applicable, will be Jain / vegetarian. In certain places, there is a possibility of providing cash out to the passengers instead of packed lunches.
- L : Lunch | D : Dinner | PL : Packed lunch | PD : Packed Dinner LL : Local Lunch | LD : Local Dinner
Note: On the days, Mt Titlis is closed due to maintenance or weather conditions, we shall take the group to alternate mountain excursion.
SIGHTSEEING
- On certain departures, we may sometimes amend / reverse the itinerary. However, all the services / inclusions will remain the same.
- Generally, you will have to walk to sightseeing places, amusement parks and the airports sometimes for a long distance; however,
the same will be timely instructed by the Tour Manager. It is advisable to carry a good pair of comfortable sports shoes. The
tour manager and the driver will do their best to get you as close to the monuments as possible.
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Day: , Name: , Description:
Day: 1, Name: Welcome to Zurich!, Description: On arrival, our Tour Manager
/ Local Representative will
meet and welcome you
outside the airport. Later,
we proceed to the hotel and
check–in.
Overnight in Zurich,
Switzerland. (D)
Note: Joining direct passenger
/ NRI can check-in on your own
at the hotel. The standard
check-in time is 1500 hrs. We
may have to proceed directly
for dinner or Packed dinner
will be provided in case of late
arrivals of flight or long queue
at the immigration.
Day: 2, Name: Visit Mt. Titlis – Orientation tour of Lucerne, Description: Today, we drive to Lucerne for an orientation tour: See the
Lion Monument and Kapellbrucke. Next, we enjoy some
free time to explore the town and shop for Swiss watches,
knives, chocolates and souvenirs. Later, we proceed to
Mt. Titlis where you will take cable car rides including the
world’s first rotating cable car, the Rotair – to the top
of Mt. Titlis at 3,020 meters. Do visit the “Cliff Walk” - a
suspension bridge along the cliff of Mt. Titlis.
Overnight in Engelberg, Switzerland. (B, L, D)
Day: 3, Name: Day at leisure OR Chance to visit Jungfraujoch with lunch and Interlaken (Optional), Description: Today, the day is at leisure
OR you can join us for a visit
to Jungfraujoch - The Top of
Europe. We board the cable car
followed by a cogwheel train
up to a height of 3,454 meters
to Europe’s highest railway
station. Visit the Ice Palace and
the Sphinx observatory deck to
view the longest glacier in the
Alps. Later, we visit Interlaken.
Overnight in Engelberg,
Switzerland. (B, D)
Note: Guests who do not opt for
this Optional excursion will get
packed dinner delivered at the
hotel when the group arrives.
Day: 4, Name: Golden Pass Train – Orientation tour of Gstaad - Visit Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory, Description: Today, we board the scenic
Golden Pass train and enjoy
panoramic views as we
journey through alpine forest
and picturesque villages.
Next, we proceed for an
Orientation tour of Gstaad
and see the Bollywood trails.
Later, we visit The Maison
Cailler Chocolate Factory
to witness how the famous
Swiss Chocolates are made. In
the evening, we see the city
of Montreux situated on the
shoreline of Lake Geneva at
the foot of the alps.
Overnight in Leysin / Sion /
Lausanne, Switzerland. (B, L, D)
Day: 5, Name: Visit Zermatt – Chance to visit Matterhorn Glacier Paradise (Optional), Description: Today, we visit Zermatt and
explore this mountain village
at the foot of the Matterhorn
on a walking tour.
Next, we proceed for an
excursion to the Matterhorn
Glacier Paradise - you are
whisked up by the Matterhorn
Express cable railway and
further up by a lift built into
the rock - to the highest
sightseeing platform in
Europe.
Overnight in Leysin / Sion /
Lausanne, Switzerland. (B, D)
Day: 6, Name: Visit Charlie Chaplin Museum – Cruise from Vevey to Lausanne – Orientation tour of Geneva, Description: Today, we visit the Charlie Chaplin Museum in Vevey and
explore some aspects of the life and legacy of Charlie
Chaplin – one of the world’s most renowned comic actors.
Next, we proceed to Geneva for an orientation tour: see
Jet d’Eau fountain & the historic Old Town. Here, we also
take a cruise on Lake Geneva.
Overnight in Leysin / Sion / Lausanne, Switzerland. (B, L, D)
Day: 7, Name: Orientation tour of Bern - Orientation tour of Zurich – View Rhine Falls, Description: Today, we proceed to Bern -
the capital city of Switzerland.
On arrival, we enjoy an
orientation tour: see the
Bear Pit, Gothic fountains,
Zytglogge (Clock Tower)
and the Swiss Parliament
building. Next, we proceed
for an Orientation tour of
Zurich: See the old town
and spend some time at
the Bahnhofstrasse. Later,
we drive to Schaffhausen in
Switzerland to see the Rhine
falls.
Overnight in Zurich,
Switzerland. (B, L, D)
Day: 8, Name: Fly back home with pleasant memories!, Description: Today, we proceed to Zurich airport for your flight back
home. Kindly spare a few minutes to share your feedback
with your Tour Manager. Your valued suggestions will be
most appreciated. Arrive home with pleasant memories
of your Swiss tour, which we are sure you will treasure
for a lifetime. (B)
Note: • Due to flight connectivity, few groups may
depart out of Milan / Geneva instead of Zurich. Kindly
check with your sales staff for your exact flight details.
• major European cities, there are parking restrictions
for coaches, and it is not possible to stop at all the places
during the city tour. Your Tour Manager will try his/her
best to stop coach wherever possible for a photo stop.
- Sightseeing and accommodation as per the above-mentioned itinerary.
- All transfers and extensive excursions with entrance fees (as specified in the itinerary) by a deluxe air-conditioned coach.
- Services of a professional, friendly and multilingual Tour Manager or a local Representative. (Subject to minimum 15 customers).
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- Air tickets required to participate in this tour
- Visa charges, Insurance, Airport & Port taxes.
- Tipping is expected from anyone providing your service e.g., Coach Driver, Local Guides, Hotel & Restaurant staff etc. It is mandatory to tip a nominal amount of CHF 3 per person/per day. For the entire duration of this tour, which is 08 Days, the total Tips amount is CHF 24 per person to be paid to the Tour Manager on Day 01 of the tour.
- No porterage included.
- Any expenses of a personal nature such as porterage, laundry expenses, wines, mineral water, food and drink not in the regular menu provided by us, minibar, telephone calls, etc.
- Meals other than that are mentioned in your itinerary.
- Cost of excursions, city sightseeing, entrance fees and local guides availed of by the passengers, other than that mentioned in your itinerary.
- Airport transfers, Cost of Suggested / Optional Excursions.
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VISA REQUIREMENTS
- Multiple entry Schengen Visa.
- You must be in possession of a Multiple Entry Schengen visa. The cost of visa is not included in your package tour price. It would be best to check with your travel agent and the consulates nearest to you for advice and information. Please ensure that your travel documents are ready in time for departure.
Ticketing Requirements
- For this tour you would require confirmed air tickets to arrive into Zurich and depart from Zurich. It would be advisable to check with your sales officer or local travel agent for ticketing.
HOTELS
- All hotels will be either around the airport area or on the outskirts.
- The hotel room size in Europe would be up to 16 – 18 sq. mts.
- Most hotels in Europe have only Twin beds. The double bed will be Queen size and not King size.
- As a 3rd person in a triple room, most hotels use rollaway beds and room size may be the same as the double room.
- For Child with bed: At times hotel don’t have enough roll away beds, in that case they might give a double and a separate single room.
- A person 11.99 years and below is considered a child and 12 years and above, an adult.
- Hotel rooms may not be air conditioned / air cooled nor will fans be provided. Air conditioning / cooling in hotels are set as per European weather conditions.
- Functioning of Air cooling / Air conditioning in hotels is subject to official declaration of summer by the local authority.
- During heat wave in Europe air conditioning of the hotels and coaches may cease to function as they are not built for such high temperatures.
- Most hotels in Europe do not provide tea kettles in the rooms.
- Due to international events and trade fairs all throughout Europe such as the Air Show, music festivals, ice skating championships etc., you may have to stay in hotels further away from the city.
- In Switzerland the stay may be split in two hotels.
- Any damage caused to the hotel rooms / Coach during your stay shall be payable by the passengers.
- We also reserve the right to substitute a hotel of similar class if it is deemed advisable or necessary.
- In certain cities hotels have not started the buffet breakfasts yet and if the same does not change by the time the tours begin, we will either provide breakfast or the groups will be taken to an Indian / local restaurant for breakfast.
COACHES
- Most of your journey in Europe is by coach and hence you are requested to keep the coach clean.
- Due to hygienic reasons, it is not permitted to use toilets on the coach. However, the tour manager will make comfort stops during long drives.
- Eating & drinking is not permitted on the coach.
- One check-in bag and one handbag per person only, due to limited boot space on the coach.
- In major European cities, there are parking restrictions for coaches, and it may not be possible to stop at all the places during the city tour. Tour Manager will try his/her best to stop coach wherever possible for a photo stop.
- Coaches are non-wheelchair compliant. There are steps to board / alight from the coach.
- Due to private coaches being forbidden inside most of the European cities, as per EU norms to preserve them and to avoid getting them polluted and overcrowded, most of your sightseeing will be done by local buses and on foot.
GENERAL POINTS
- On some occasions you may have to join another group in case the group does not have adequate members.
- A local representative or a driver may only be there to assist you during your initial part of the tour.
- Arrival and Departure flights should be booked according to the group flight timings. In case there is any sightseeing involved on the first or last day of the itinerary to avoid missing any of the services. Please check with your sales officer for the group flight timings.
- Security alerts and random closures might affect the itinerary.
- Please take extra care of your personal belongings while on the tour, every country you travel to is prone to thefts and bag snatching. TCIL will not be liable for any loss of belongings / baggage.
- Disabled clients should carry their own wheelchair and should be accompanied by a qualified companion who is able to provide assistance to the disabled client.
- TCIL shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss, baggage loss, theft, injury, accident, death, breakdown or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangement, weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine and any other cause whatsoever and all such loss or expense must be borne by the passengers. Insurance policies must be carried while on tour.
- The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delays or changes in schedules of train, airplane, bus, ship or other services.
- The Tour Manager and the company reserves the right to amend the itinerary, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised. For the convenience of our passengers, we will sometimes amend the itinerary. However, all the services will remain the same.
- There are no refunds for any services i.e., meals, sightseeing etc. not utilized on your tour.
- All optional activities will have to be booked and paid to the Tour Manager on Day 01 of the tour. Payments to be made by cash in EURO only. (Credit or Debit cards not accepted).
- Optional tours are booked & paid on 100% non-refundable & non cancellation policy.
- GST will be applicable for all optional activities pre-paid in India.
- The images used in this brochure are for representation purposes only.
- Please refer to the Booking Form for detailed “Terms and Conditions”.
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