Advice needed: 7 night trip in July/August
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Hi
Apologies in advance for a long post. This is the longest trip I have planned, our first in Europe and since there is a lot to see, a lot of activities. We are a family of four (two adults, two kids – aged 8.5 and 4 when we travel). We are flexible on dates – sometimes in July/August of this year.
Here is the itinerary I have planned. Please advice if this will be too much with a family like ours. We don’t intend to do any hiking. Just sightseeing etc.
- Day 1:——–Arrive in Zurich in morning Zurich -> Lucerne (50 mins) [direct]Local town sightseeing in Lucerne. Lucerne -> Mt Rigi -> Lucerne (1 hr 30 min one way)Night stay: Lucerne
- Day 2:——–Local town sightseeing in Lucerne. Lucerne -> Mt Titlis -> Lucerne (1 hr 35 mins one way)Night stay: Lucerne
- Day 3:——-Lucerne -> Interlaken (2 hrs) [direct]Local town sightseeing in Interlaken. Interlaken -> Jungfraujoch Interlaken – Zweilütschinen – Grindelwald -> Kleine Scheidegg -> Jungfraujoch. Return: Jungfraujoch -> Interlaken Jungfraujoch -> Kleine Scheidegg -> Wengen -> Lauterbrunnen -> Zweilutschinen -> Interlaken
- Night stay: interlaken
- Day 4:——–Interlaken – not sure where to go, or if necessary to stay another day. Perhaps somewhere East of Interlaken
- Night stay: Interlaken
- Day 5:——-Interlaken -> Zermatt (2 hrs 15 min) [change trains at Spiez and Visp]Local town sightseeing in Zermatt. Zermatt -> Gornergrat (cog train, 35 mins, one way)Views of Matterhorn. Night stay: Zermatt
- Day 6:——–Zermatt -> Spiez (1 hr 47 min) [change train at Visp]Local town and lake sightseeing, etc; Nigt stay: Spiez
- Day 7:——-Spiez -> Montreux via Golden Pass Train Route: Spiez -> Zweisimmen -> Gstaad -> Montreux. Local town sightseeing in Montreux, Lusanne, Geneva. Night stay: Montreux/Geneva
- Day 8:——–Montreux -> Geneva (1 hr 12 min) [direct]Fly out of Geneva (not returning to Zurich)
Questions:
- Will this be too much for a family of four with children aged 8.5 and 4 when we travel ?
- Would I need to book two rooms ? Here in the US we could fit in a single room king bed ?
- Are hostels a safe place for kids ? Like a Quad Room with private bathroom ?
- B&B (http://www.bnb.ch/en) seems like a decent alternative ? Would you recommend that instead. We want to stay in the same room
- What are the checkin/checkout times typically ? Here in the US they are usually 3:00 PM and 11:00 AM.
Thanks
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