5 nights relaxed and luxury Swiss trip

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Pree and her husband are planning a trip to Switzerland at the end of August. They want suggestions for an itinerary focused on offbeat places with beautiful views and a touch of luxury. Since this is their first visit, they prefer not to rush and are open to returning for more in the future.

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  • Consider visiting some lesser-known destinations to enjoy unique experiences while in Switzerland.
  • Look into using the Swiss Travel Pass for convenient travel on trains and buses.
  • Plan for possible rain, but don't worry, summer weather in August is usually pleasant.
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  • Anonymous
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    13 August 2018 at 19:15:12 #817860

    Hi All, my husband and I are planning to visit Switzerland this August end and need suggestions to construct the itinerary. We are interested to discover some offbeat places with beautiful views and a bit of luxury. We would like to cover 1-2 mountains at the max as this would be our first trip to Swiss and we would like to comeback later so we are not in hurry to pack everything in one trip.

    BR,

    Pree

  • Arno
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    Reply 1 of 3 • 13 August 2018 at 20:04:59 #894128

    Welcome to MySwissAlps Pree!

    Good decision to not hurry and come back for more. I guarantee you can come back many times without doing the same things twice.

    I’d recommend to look into the below pages and then post your tentative itinerary here, including exact travel dates and further questions you may have:

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    Reply 2 of 3 • 13 August 2018 at 20:14:42 #894129

    Hi Arno – thanks for the quick reply. Any idea how the weather is going to be in Aug-end? I can see rain in weather forecast for the next few days.

    BR, Pree

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    Reply 3 of 3 • 14 August 2018 at 6:13:55 #894130

    It is possible to get some rain in the summer. Often it doesn’t rain more than an hour or so. August is usually quite nice.

    Have a read here:

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