[Anonymous]

28 July 2019 at 9:18:00 #823094

Hi there,

This is my first trip to Switzerland for winter holiday from 22nd until 27th December 2019.

I am seeking for advice how should plan for our trip and where shall we stay. We have a group of 4 adults and kids. We are not going for skiing.

Arrival Day: Italy to Zurich

Leaving Day: Zurich airport, 1pm flight

Shall we plan glacier train to Zermatt?

Hope to receive some advices

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[pvonk]

Reply 1 of 11 • 28 July 2019 at 20:49:09 #918783

Welcome to MySwissAlps!

The forum moderators do not create itineraries, but they will offer suggestions regarding one that you put together. We know what you don’t want to do (ski), but we know nothing of your preferences and desires.

Here’s a link to a page that gets you started with creating an itinerary.

http://www.myswissalps.com/pl antrip/doityourself/co mposeitinerary

At the top of this page, the main menu, you might click on “Where to Sleep” to find places to stay. But before doing that, you need to explore (try “Where To Go”) places that interest you. Then find hotels for the places you want to go to.

• http://www.myswissalps.com/ac commodation
• http://www.myswissalps.com/wh eretogo

[User]

Reply 2 of 11 • 29 July 2019 at 10:21:55 #918784

Hi Pvonk,

Thank you for your advice.

Basically, we hope to explore in Jungfraujoch, Lucern & Zurich. Shall we stay in Lucern or Interlaken would be better?

We want to experience the gracier train to Zermatt if our time allow.

Our another concern during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, where shall we stay is better choice as I heard that mostly shops & restaurants will be closed.

Above are our main focus and seeking for advice.

[Arno]

Reply 3 of 11 • 29 July 2019 at 10:43:54 #918785

Hi Evepym,

Lucerne is more picturesque than Interlaken (I’m talking about the town itself, not the area). Jungfraujoch would be a very long day trip from Lucerne though. Doable but long. You can include the Glacier Express at the beginning or end of your trip, but that would require at least one night in Zermatt or Brig or St. Moritz. Please see:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
• http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
• http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch
• http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress
• http://www.myswissalps.com/ze rmatt
• http://www.myswissalps.com/br ig
• http://www.myswissalps.com/st moritz

[User]

Reply 4 of 11 • 29 July 2019 at 11:58:02 #918786

Hi Arno,

Thank you for your great advice! I’ve the same thought to take the Glacier Express either from beginning or end of the day. What do you think if i plan to stay as below?

1st night: Lucern, day trip

2nd night: Interlaken, half day spend in Lucern & half day spend in Interlaken

3rd night: Interlaken, Jungfraujoch

4th night: Zermatt, taken Glacier Train

5th night: Zurich

[Arno]

Reply 5 of 11 • 29 July 2019 at 12:15:57 #918787

Hi Evepym,

Sounds good! Keep in mind that you don’t need to go to Zermatt to pick up the Glacier Express. You can do that, but you can also make an early start from Interlaken to Brig and pick it up there. I think it’s worth it to travel all the way to St. Moritz. Then go to Zurich the next day.

[cam223]

Reply 6 of 11 • 29 July 2019 at 16:28:08 #918788

There’s plenty to do without skiing. We’ve been there in late November and visited the Christmas marts in Zurich. We also were in Zermatt (several people snowboarded but others didn’t). We walked around the village and took the train up to the Gornergrat and the “Bubbles” (cable cars) up to Klein Matterhorn. We did make our reservations for a rental months in advance and had reservations for all dinners. Once December starts you have to have reservations in Zermatt. It’s really a small place which is extremely picturesque with lots of visitors. We stayed above the village in a rental and the views were wonderful.

[User]

Reply 7 of 11 • 30 July 2019 at 5:04:53 #918789

Hi Cam223,

would you to share with us the hotel and restaurant you booked before in Zermatt? Will that be too late for us to book it now?

[User]

Reply 8 of 11 • 30 July 2019 at 5:07:38 #918790

Hi Arno,

Thank you so much! We wish to visit to St. Moritz but our times is limited, got to miss it out for this trip.

Wish you have good day ahead!

[Arno]

Reply 9 of 11 • 30 July 2019 at 5:25:37 #918791

Hi Evepym,

You’ll find hotel suggestions for Zermatt here, in case you haven’t seen it yet: http://www.myswissalps.com/ze rmatt/hotels.

[cam223]

Reply 10 of 11 • 30 July 2019 at 18:33:58 #918792

We stayed at the Heinz Julien Loft in Zermatt we booked through an agency located in Zermatt.

We ate at: Old Zermatt (fondue),at the Post Stubli and the Brown Cow (late lunch), Cervo Puro and at the restaurant in the Omnia hotel which was just below us. Since it was late November, many of the restaurants were still closed so we made certain that we had reservations. Some of these restaurants are small so it’s essential to reserve well in advance

[User]

Reply 11 of 11 • 31 July 2019 at 5:26:59 #918793

Thank you very much! @arno & @cam223