Switzerland itinerary for next May – 10 day trip
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Wow, I must confess I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed right now. I am just starting to plan an approximately 3 week train trip for next May. My husband and I are flying into Vienna and plan to spend a few days each in Vienna, Budapest and Venice and then spend the rest of the time in Switzerland. I thought we would aim for the Interlaken / Lauterbrunnen area. But now I am looking at sites like this and the options are paralyzingly gorgeous and abundant! I am hoping that some of the Switzerland travel experts on this site could give a bit itinerary advice if I specify some of our trip parameters/preferences.
- I would really like to limit transport to rail / bus / foot, if possible. We’ve never taken a train trip and I think it would add to the adventure to adhere to that constraint. (I.e. no taking a taxi to the next town over from the train station.)
- We love walking / hiking (easy to moderate) and taking pictures. We fancy ourselves a pair of budding Ansel Adams 🙂 and would like to have a couple of extended walks (3 – 6 hours) – again, that are accessible by rail / bus / foot. I don’t imagine there will be any difficulty finding photo worthy locations!
- Also interested in beautiful train rides.
- Mount Pilatus looks like a lot of fun.
- Since the first half of the trip will be entirely urban/cultural, we’re looking to be outside as much as possible and bask in Switzerland’s majestic Alpine beauty!
- Probably 8 – 10 days, including start from Venice (Bernina Express) and a day at airport city.
- My druthers would be to spend the days in only two locations – even one, if there is a spot that is really good for spoke day trips. I would like to have the trip be low stress – minimize unpacking and moving from place to place.
I have “purchased” our frequent flyer tickets to Vienna but will not be able to reserve our return flights for another week or so. I had originally thought we would take the train up to Zurich and spend the night there before returning … but now am looking at the map and train routes and think it might be easier to return from Geneva. Is there a significant difference in the ease of reaching either of these airports from the Bernese Oberland?
Thanks for any advice you can give on the best towns to stay in and which airport to fly out of.
Ann
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