This trip includes
- 11 nights accommodation in a 4* hotel close to the main sites of interest
- Transfers airport / hotel / airport
- All breakfasts
- Rental car for 11 days
- Dinner aboard a steamboat on Lake Leman
- Dinner in a Bubble Melt Train
- Dinner in a creperie in Neuchâtel
- Culinary tuk-tuk tour in Zurich
Route
Day 1 - Geneva
After your installation at the hotel for 3 nights, discover Geneva, seat of the UN: the famous water jet, the flowered clock, the Place des Nations, the Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the old town. Geneva is surrounded by mountains and offers an exceptional view of the majestic Mont Blanc. End the day in a gourmet restaurant. There is no shortage of good restaurants in Geneva.
Day 2 - Geneva /Thonon-Les-Bains / Geneva
Drive to Thonon-Les-Bains in France for a visit of the castle of Ripaille and the belvederes overlooking Lake Geneva. The medieval castle is a high historical, cultural and wine-producing site.
Day 3 - Geneva / Annecy / Geneva
Return to France also today to visit the city of Annecy, famous for its old town, cobbled streets, winding canals and pastel-coloured houses. Climb up to the castle overlooking the city and don’t leave without tasting the famous reed, the chocolate filled mountain liqueurs!
Day 4 - Lausanne
You leave Geneva to settle down in Lausanne for 2 nights. You have plenty of time to tour the city which is entirely pedestrianised before boarding a steamboat on Lake Geneva, the Swiss Riviera, and enjoying an excellent raclette.
Day 5 - Lausanne / Gruyères / Lausanne
Go to Gruyères to discover its medieval village, its chocolate factories and, of course, the alpine cheese dairy. You will be awaited for a fondue tasting aboard the Fondue Train in Bulle.
Day 6 - Neuchâtel
Installation for 2 nights in the beautiful medieval Neuchâtel. Take a tour of the city to tame it and in the early evening, you will be expected for dinner at the castle’s 12th century creperie.
Day 7 - Neuchâtel / Bern / Neuchâtel
Drive a few kilometres to Bern, the capital of the country. It can certainly boast of having preserved its historical character so well: its old town is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
Day 8 - Zurich
To end this trip, you will stay for 4 nights in Zurich, an ultimate cosmopolitan city. See the two towers of the Grossmuenster and the dial of St. Peter’s Church. Afterwards, we will take you on a culinary tuk-tuk tour to discover the local Swiss cuisine.
Day 9 - Zurich
Take the day to explore the Old Town and shopping district, including the shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Day 10 - Zurich / Constance / Zurich
Drive to Lake Constance with a stop at the lively and charming little town of Stein Am Rhein. Admire the Romanesque churches from the early Middle Ages, the museum of pile dwellings as well as the monastery and Salem Castle.
Day 11 - Zurich
Enjoy the city and its terraces. This will be your last day in Switzerland.
Day 12 - Zurich / Montreal
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Montreal.