Paris – Switzerland

Paris – Switzerland for 9 nights / 10 days

Paris – Switzerland

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Day 1: Welcome to Paris

Welcome to Paris ‘the City of Love’!

After arrival, meet your driver and proceed to the hotel & check in. Day free at leisure or free time to explore by own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Paris city tour with Eiffel Tower and River cruise

After breakfast proceed to guided tour of Paris. As the Capital of France, you will be treated to a superb panoramic view of the most famous monuments. The city can also be more inmate, revealing the charm of its medieval districts and its former villages to the casual stroller. See popular sites like Place De La Concorde, Arc de Triomphe. Notre Dame de Paris, Louvre Pyramid, Musée d’Orsay, Palais Garnier Opera, Champs Elysees Street, Alexander Bridge, Montmatre, Concords Square, a journey to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower for a breathtaking view and many other historic buildings. A glimpse of the Eiffel Tower, outlined romantically against the Paris skyline — that’s what you remember after vising France. Later on the day enjoy a cruise on River Seine. You’ll be able to see the best of Paris – The City Of Love. Enjoy Dinner by your own and proceed back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Paris - Versaille Palace

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Prepare to be blown away, as you make our way to the glorious Palace of Versailles. Look out the window and watch the landscape change before your eyes as the group travels by a comfortably, air-conditioned bus.

Once you and the group arrives, enjoy the VIP treatment as you can use the priority access to skip the long lines as well as being accompanied by a trilingual hostess to lead the way. As you enter, take note of the handy audio guide provided and with it being available in 11 languages makes it a great tool for many visitors.

Wander deep into the Hall of Mirrors, a room famous for having held many a ceremony during the Absolute Monarchy period in France and has since inspired various imitations throughout the world for its beauty and regency. Meander over to the State Apartments, the previous hunting lodge to Louis XIII and was after renovated to create a spectacular home for the King and Queen.

After the visit you will have free time to discover the massive gardens of the Palace designed by André Le Nôtre and explore the surroundings at your own pace. This is a fabulous way of seeing Versailles and is definitely a must-see whilst in Paris.

Proceed back to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Paris free day or Disneyland

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Day free at leisure or you can opt day trip to Disneyland 1 Day 1 Park. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 5: Paris - Geneva

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Check out and proceed to train station to board your train to Geneva. Upon arrival at Geneva station, activate your Swiss Travel Pass for 08 days (2nd class). Make your own way to hotel with Swiss Travel Pass.  After check in, enjoy Geneva boat ride and proceed to enjoy Traditional folklore dinner show. Back to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Geneva - Cheese & Chocolate - Zurich

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Leave early morning from hotel to Gruyeres.

Visit Le Gruyère AOP is a cheese with a long tradition and its making has been handed down over many generations of cheesemakers both in the alpine and village cheese dairies. La Maison du Gruyère guides you through a modern world of the senses and the Cerise (Cherry) introduces you to the secrets of the Gruyère AOP making.

Visit Chocolate Factory – Maison de Cailler – and dive into the wonderful world of Cailler chocolate with your every sense. Your eyes discover mysterious ancient Aztec cocoa rituals. Your ears hear fascinating accounts of the first ever chocolate recipe in Switzerland. Your hands feel roasted cocoa beans and your nose wants to follow the aroma of freshly made chocolate. After the tour you will be left alone in the tasting room to try as much chocolate as you like.

Proceed back to Geneva hotel. Collect your luggage from the hotel and proceed to Zurich by Train with Swiss Travel Pass. Upon arrival check in to the hotel and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Lucerne & Mt Titlis

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, proceed to Engelberg town – the base cable car station of Mt. Titlis. The TITLIS ROTAIR revolving gondola transports you easily to the mountain station. You can even have your photo taken in traditional Swiss costume in our photo studio. The glacier cave is only a snowball throw from the mountain station. The glistening, blue ice tunnel leads deep down into the fascinating world inside the glacier. You may also do the Titlis Cliff Walk. There is a pedestrian bridge along the cliff of Mount Titlis in the Swiss Alps. In the afternoon, proceed to Lucerne by Swiss Travel Pass. Enjoy an orientation tour of Lucerne where you will see Lion Monument and the famous Kapellbrücke (wooden bridge). Here you will have some free time to shop for the famous Swiss Watches, knives and chocolates. Proceed back to Zurich and overnight at hotel in Zurich.

Day 8: Zurich day free or Mt Jungfraujoch

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Day free at leisure or you can opt for Mt. Jungfraujoch Top of Europe, for a memorable encounter with snow and ice, a high–point of your tour!

Take a cogwheel train from Lauterbrunnen / Grindelwald Grund to a height of 3,454 metres to Europe’s highest railway station – a world of eternal ice and snow. Visit Ice Palace. Visit Sphinx observatory deck to view longest glacier in the Alps.  Overnight at the hotel in Zurich.

Day 9: Rhinefalls & Schaffhausen

Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Schaffhausen Europe’s largest waterfalls – and enjoy the Boat ride (boat ride only from March to October). Gaze at the water as it crashes down a drop of 75 feet (23 meters), pose for photos, and stroll around admiring.

Spend some time in the historic town of Schaffhausen. Climb up the Landmark “Munot” and have a view over the town. Back to Zurich. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Farewell

After a breakfast at the hotel, it would be time to say goodbye to Switzerland and board your flight back to home.

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