Help with itinerary: Switzerland and Austria 20D
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Hello All,
Thank you so much in advance for taking the time to read my post and offering any tips or recommendations you may have. I’ve been working on this itinerary for quite a while and it’s making my head hurt. I’d have to say this is probably one of the most difficult trips to plan for and I would deeply appreciate your help! I will be travelling with my 81 yr old father. He’s is fairly healthy but cannot walk long distances as he has bad knees. (He needs to rest after walking 10-15 m – so I’m thinking I would bring a portable stool with us! =) ) I’d like to make this trip as comfortable and memorable for him as much as possible as he has always wanted to see the Alps and go where the Sound of Music movie took place. =)
Our goal is to see more nature and scenery rather than big cities, places where he can easily move around, and places that will have easy access to buses and trains without walking long distances. Can you help me with the following questions below?
– Does the number if days/nights seems ok for each destination? I’d like to not rush being that I with my father. The difficult part that I have to admit is getting to Montreux to Salzburg (at the end of Golden pass trip) which requires an overnight in Montreux and Zurich back to back in order to take the train to Salzburg. Is there an easier way than that? We don’t really have an interest to see Zurich other than to rest before taking the train to Salzburg the next day.
– Does the order of the itinerary seem the most efficient to see the destinations? Seems a bit zig zag but this was suggested to me by the Swiss tourisim office based on where I wanted to visit.
– Can you recommend what part of town/neighborhood to stay in that is not too expensive, clean and comfortable, easy access to transportation?
– I also have questions below asking how any hours to spend in the specific location and as to whether that location would be ok for my father to walk around.
ITINERARY
Fly into Milan 9/12: 8:20AM
LUGANO/TICINO (4 nights) – Recommendations on what part of town to stay in?
9/13: Milan –>Lugano (~2 hr)
9/13: Lugano: Boat Tour, explore Lugano
9/14: Lago Maggiore/Ascona/Locarno – how many hours to explore?
9/15: Verzasca Valley (Lavertezzo) – how many hours to explore? How can I get there from Lugano? I read it wasn’t that easy.
9/16: Lugano, boat tour, anything else?
LUCERNE (2 nights)
9/17: Lugano –>Lucerne via Gothard Express (5 hr)
9/17: Lucerne eve; chapel eve, old town – how many hours to explore?
9/18: Pilatus Golden Trip (5hr)
BERNESE OBERLAND (Wengen) (3 nights)
9/19: Lucerne –> Wengen (via Golden Pass + train) (2.5 hr)
9/19: Wengen – how many hours to explore? Would it be ok for my 81yr old father to walk around?
9/20: Grindelwald / Schynige Platte – how many hours to explore? Would it be ok for my 81yr old father to walk around?
9/21: Lauterbrunnen/ Murren – how many hours to explore? Would it be ok for my 81yr old father to walk around?
MONTREUX (1 night)
9/22: Wegen –> – Salzburg (2 nights)
ZURICH (1 night)
9/23: Zurich eve
AUSTRIA – Salzburg (2 nights)
9/24: Zurich –> Salzburg (5.5 hr)
9/24: Salzburg eve
9/25: Salzburg – Sound of Music Tour
9/26: Hallstatt
VIENNA (4 nights)
9/27: Salzburg –> Vienna (2.5 hr)
9/27: Vienna eve
9/28 – 30: Vienna
10/1: Vienna –> Milan
10/2: Milan –> NYC
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