18-day Swiss holiday itinerary, end Aug to Sept
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Hi there, my partner and I will be travelling to Switzerland for an 18-days holiday from 28 Aug – 15 Sep. I have researched and identified places of interest that we would like to visit. The following is the broad itinerary. I have some difficulties putting the various places/activities together within each canton as I do not know the proximity of places to each other and whether they are grouped in the most time efficient manner. There are also several places that I would like to include but do not know how or where to fit them in. I would also like comments if the proposed itinerary is doable or overly ambitious.
I will be purchasing a 15-day Swiss Travel Pass and a 3 day Tell Pass for the Lucerne part of the trip instead of another Swiss Travel Pass for 3 days. Is this a good idea?
Aug 28 – 31 in Lucerne. Day 1 – Arrive in Zurich mid day, travel to Lucerne. Visit Old Town, Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, Jesuit Church, Glacier garden. Day 2 – Visit Mt Titlis, any other suggestions for the rest of the day?, Day 3 – Visit Mt Stanserhorn, other suggestions? Day 4 – Visit Mt Rigi, take cruise on Lake Lucerne, Day 5 – Visit Mt Pilatus and travel to Interlaken. (if possible, I would like to include Burgenstock, Weggis and Victorinox Museum in one of the days’ programme)
Sep 1- 3 in Interlaken. Day 1 – Travel from Lucerne, visit Harder Kulm, cruise on Lake Thun / Lake Brienz. Day 2 – Visit Schynige Platte, hiking in the area, and Wilderswil, Day 3 – Visit Aare Gorge and Meiringen before making our way to Grindelwald. (Would it be possible to include a trip to Lake Oeschinen, Niesen Mountain, Ballenberg Open-air Museum during the time in Interlaken?)
Sep 4 – 7 in Grindelwald. Day 1 – Grindelwald First, Cliff Walk, Hike to Bachalpsee Lake, Day 2 – Visit to Jungfrajoch (flexible/weather dependent), explore Murren (hiking or things to do?) , Day 3 – Doing a bike tour to Furka Pass area, Day 4 – Go to Mannlichen, explore Lauterbrunnen to visit Trummelbachfalle and Staubach Falls or Wengen (Would be great if I can include Schilthorn, Pfingstegg, Grindelwald Glacier Canyon / Gorge, St Beatus Caves ?) Would it be possible to cover one of these on any day or Day 5 before Leaving Grindelwald for Zermatt?
Sep 8 – 10 in Zermatt. Day 1 – Gorgnergrat, Gorner Gorge / Matterhorn Museum, Day 2 Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, explore Zermatt town, Day 3 – Do the 5 lakes hike and explore Sunnegga. (Possible to do a hike to Lake Riffelsee?)
Sep 11 – 12 in Tirano. Day 1 – Take Glacier Express to St Moritz onward to Tirano. Day 2 – Day trip to Milan
Sep 13 – 15 in Zurich. Day 1 – Take the Bernina Express from Tirano to Chur then onward to Zurich. Explore Zurich town (any suggestions?), Day 2 – Visit Rhine Falls (any other suggestions for the rest of the day?), Day 3 – Depart Zurich.
This platform has been a rich resource for my trip planning. The tips and advice from experts and members have been most helpful. I would be most grateful for your advice and comments on the proposed itinerary. Am I being realistic? Is this achievable? So many places so little time. I will also welcome suggestions to fill any gaps in the itinerary, if any.
Thank you in advance.
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