9 Days in Grindelwald, Lucerne, Zermatt mid August
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Dear experts,
My wife and I will be travelling to Switzerland in mid August this year and we need your help on a few points. Please have a look at our itinerary (i.e. Zur – Grindelwald – Zermatt – Lucerne – Zur).
Itinerary
Day 1: Grindelwald.
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Arrival at Zurich airport. Plan is to take a train directly to Grindelwaldin early afternoon.
Day 2 to 4: Grindelwald.
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Plan to visit Jungfraujoch, kleine scheidegg, Stilhorn, Lake Thun
Day 5: Zermatt
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Train from Grindelwald to Zermatt
Day 6: Zermatt
Day 7: Lucerne
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Train from Zermatt to Lucerne in the morning
Day 8: Lucerne
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Plans to visit Mt Rigi, Mt. Pilatus and Chapel Bridge.
Day 9: Zurich
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Train from Lucerne directly to Zurich airport for flight home that departs at 9pm at night.
Advice needed:
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Clothing
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I heard that the weather is erratic, especially in the Alps. We are having a bit of difficulty packing given that it is summer. Would a goose down jacket be needed (esp for Matterhorn & Jungfraujoch). Other than a wind breaker shell jacket with light fleece, would you advise other kind of clothes to bring (e.g. thermal inner wear).
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Are hiking shoes necessary.
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We plan to use our sneakers/trainers in some simple hikes in the BO and also in Zermatt.
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Would you know the typical temperature range (deg cel) in the above areas in early to mid Aug.
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Please do feel free to add on places of interest to my above itinerary as I believe I could be missing out on a few good places.
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Scenic trains
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As I will be buying a 8 day Swiss Travel pass, would you recommend for us to reserve any of the trains beforehand? As I heard that scenic/panaromic trains require advance booking. However, I am unsure if my route above is able to include any of the special trains.
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Does the Golden Pass train cover my ride from Zurich to Grindelwald on Day 1? Or perhaps the ride from Zermatt to Lucerne on Day 7.
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Prepaid card
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Would you recommend any company that sells prepaid cards at Zur airport? As we would need to use the phone data for further planning. Or perhaps a mobile wifi rental.
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Would you help to provide some advice? Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Stanley
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