Swiss Alps and cities with aged parents in July
A traveler named Ashish is planning a 10-day trip to Switzerland with his spouse and parents in July. They want to explore both cities and the Alps while ensuring that the itinerary is comfortable for his parents, who can do light hikes. Ashish seeks advice on suitable activities and how much walking to expect in mountain cities to make the trip memorable for his family.
- Consider using the Swiss Travel Pass for convenient train travel across the country.
- Bernese Oberland and the Jungfrau region are ideal for easy and moderate hikes, ensuring your parents enjoy the Alps without strenuous treks.
- Plan to incorporate scenic train rides and boat trips on Lake Lucerne for a variety of experiences during your stay.
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Hello
I am planning a 10 day trip to Switzerland (cities and Alps both) with my spouse and parents (63 and 60 years) in the month of July. My parents can walk comfortably and can do light hikes. How practical it is for them to get a flavor of Alps?
– We plan on taking trains everywhere
– Light luggage which can be easily moved around
– While covering any mountain city, how much walking (in a single stretch) can we expect? Is it wishful thinking to cover the standard itineraries (posted by wonderful people on this forum) with parents?
– As this is their 1st trip to any place in Europe, I want to make it memorable. If I remove lengthy / difficult hikes, are there sufficient activities which can make the trip wonderful?
P.S: I am in process of drafting my itinerary and wish to make bookings in next 2-3 weeks. Hence wanted to put locations where parents will be comfortable with sight seeing.
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Hello Ashish and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
You are clearly not familiar with the phrase “life begins at 60”. 😉
Start here http://www.myswissalps.com/plantrip.
Hi Ashish5584,
Travelling on Swiss trains is fairly easy: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/practical/howtotravel
Travelling with luggage is standard. Most travellers just take them along, but if you have too many to carry, there are various services you can use at the station to transport your luggage: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/practical/luggage
It’s easy to plan your journey once you know how to use the SBB timetable: http://www.myswissalsp.com/timetable
Most travellers will head for the Bernese Oberland and the Jungfrau Region to get a typical Swiss Alps experience. So, you probably want to start your trip planning here. These destinations offer a variety of hiking trails from easy to moderate to difficult. You can do a search from the links below:
- Bernese Oberland: http://www.myswissalps.com/berneseoberland
- Jungfrau region: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauregion
- Hiking information:http://www.myswissalps.com/hiking
As for sightseeing in cities, we have plenty of resources here: http://www.myswissalps.com/cities
Also, you might like to ride one of the panoramic trains during your trip: http://www.myswissalps.com/activities/scenictrips/trainI hope this will help you come up with a basic itinerary. Feel free to share it and ask for feedback.
Regards,
Anna
Hello Ashish,
Just to encourage you and your parents. We plan to do our fourth trip to Switzerland for the month of Sept. We are in our late seventies and do enjoy easy hikes approx. 5 – 7klms in length. There are so many beautiful places to visit we never have enough time! Mageo.
I almost spit my coffee out when I saw that your aged parents were 60 & 63 years old, since by that measure I too am an aged parent. Rest assured they can certainly get a flavor of the Alps at that age if they can walk comfortably and do light hikes. The basic question is, do they want to go hiking, or would they rather do more walking? We were in Switzerland for 10 and 15 days respectively the past two years, and did a lot of walking, both in cities and the mountains. Enjoyed every minute of it.
We stayed in Zurich on our way in and out of country, and used Luzern as our base for the balance of the trips. The Old Town sections of each are very interesting, although each is different, and easy to walk. Zurich requires a bit more walking through that section but it is not at all difficult; the old churches are pretty spectacular. I’m sure they would find plenty in either of those towns that would make their trip memorable.
We also used trains extensively during our day trips from both cities, took boat rides on Lake Luzern, and visited several mountain towns. Although we were never very far from Zurich or Luzern, it was all scenic in different ways, from lakeside train rides to boat trips to city walks to the mountains in the Jungfrau region. Switzerland is truly an impressive and memorable country. Your aged parents will love it.
thanks all
Really appreciate your guidance
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