Bringing to life the best of Swiss Railways
06/07/2020 · By Katie Shaw
If you're looking for the perfect destination for a scenic rail escape, few places tick the box quite as well as Switzerland.
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2024 Tour code: 24SIS
About the tour
Join us on this amazing all-inclusive getaway to the Swiss Alps, with a jaw-dropping trip to the 'Top of Europe' on the iconic Jungfrau Express. Based in the quaint village of Wilderswil, in a picture-book alpine setting, you're close to the buzzing resort town of Interlaken, set between two shimmering lakes.
From Europe's highest station we look out across a staggering panorama of snow-capped peaks and the stunning Aletsch glacier. A brilliant ride through the Bernese Oberland on the Schynige Platte Railway takes us up to the beautiful Botanical Alpine Garden, where there are great views of the Jungfrau… and a relaxing cruise across turquoise Lake Brienz adds extra sparkle to this ultimate Swiss escape.
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Itinerary
Your holiday starts when you meet your group and Tour Manager at London St Pancras to join the Eurostar to Paris. From here, we change trains and continue by rail to the attractive French city of Strasbourg for the first night of our holiday. There's time to look around pretty Strasbourg before dinner - don't miss the area called 'Little France', with its half-timbered houses, cobblestoned streets and medieval atmosphere. Tonight we dine at a local restaurant.
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4.5 / 5 · 209 reviews
L Brown
Submitted 30/Sep
Would have benefited from a stop over on the return journey Yvonne could not have done any more for us lovely company.
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Mary Walton
Submitted 29/Sep
Great, except for carrying our luggage on the outward and return journeys, exacerbated by the number of changes. But overall it didn't stop us enjoying ourselves.
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steven martyn
Submitted 29/Sep
fabulous holiday, great guide and really well organised company.
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Ross McMillan
Submitted 23/Sep
Generally very well organised and managed by our excellent tour manager. A few beefs: 1. The hotel for the Swiss stay .The bathroom had a shower bath with no handholds not suitable for slight mobility problems. lunch boxes not satisfactory. Cramped restaurant room. 2. The summit platform of the Jungfrau Joch turned out to be very overcrowded so that it was very difficult to access the lifts and circulate around the viewpoints. Poor signage.
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S Davison
Submitted 23/Sep
Holiday overall was excellent and the journey up to the Jungfrauhoch was wonderful. However the visitor centre itself was disappointing. The layout was confusing - there needed to be more staff to direct visitors, the ice palace was dangerous - one of our party slipped and damaged an elbow, the centre overcrowded with people taking selfies.
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Martin Harris
Submitted 23/Sep
Excellent excursions, good food in hotel, travelling to and from Switzerland by trains was a bit exhausting.
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