Can you review this itinerary?

zimmee

7 posts
new member

Sep 6, 2011 - 1:16 AM

I am not sure I have grouped sites/days together properly...
I will have my own rental car.
Thanks so much for your kind advice.

Day #1
Morning in [u]Lucerne[/u]
Boat trip on Lake Lucerne
Afternoon on [u]Mt Pilatus[/u]
What to do? ThePilatus can be accessed from 2 sides: Cogwheel train from Alpnachstad oraerial gondola/cable car from Lucerne-Kriens. To get to Alpnachstad you caneither take the train from Engelberg with a change at Hergiswil or get off atStansstad and take the boat. For Kriens take the train all the way to Lucerneand then short bus ride plus a 10 minutes’ walk. See if you can purchase thetickets at the Engelberg train station or Tourist Office.
Drive to Kandersteg
Day #2
[u]Morningin Interlaken[/u]
[u]
[/u][u]Afternoonat Truembbelbach Falls[/u] [u]StaubachFalls[/u] Evening at [u]HarderKulm[/u]
Day #3
[u]Murren a[/u]nd cablecar to Mt. [u]Schilthorn[/u]
What to do? To get to the Schilthorn from the valley floor either of aseries of cable cars mustbe taken. The cable cars begin in [u]Stechelberg[/u] leaving to Gimmelwald andthen onto Mürren. From Mürren another cable car is taken to Birg, which is thefinal change before the Schilthorn. this cable airway is the longest and wasthe most technically challenging airway to be built. The other way up is totake the cable car from [u]Lauterbrunnen[/u] to Grütschalp and a trainto Murren, from where the cable car must be taken. Between Birg and the summit,the cable car passes over Grauseeli, a small lake.
Bönigen-Iseltwald: Trail of the ThreeWaterfalls
[u]Grindelwald[/u]
Sunset @ Mountain Lodge Faulhorn: The MountainLodge Faulhorn, located at an altitude of 2681 m.a.s.l., offers seeminglyendless views, taking in Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Day #4
Grindelwald
[u]Gletscherschlucht[/u](Glacier Gorge) – at the village end of Grindelwald lies the wildly romantic,thunderous glacier gorge with its glacial mills and striations as well as thepink and green marble blocks, through which a path leads over man-madefootbridges and through rock galleries and tunnels.
[u]First[/u] (2168m) – over 100 km of hiking trails as well as 50 km of ski pistes and a tobogganrun can be found on the south-facing, not overly steep First slope.
[u]Pfingstegg[/u] – at1391 is the lookout post of Grindelwald and offers a unique vista across thevalley floor.
Drive to [u]Kloten[/u] via [u]Zurich[/u]and
[u]Giessbach Falls[/u]

Annika

4949 posts
expert &
moderator

Sep 8, 2011 - 1:30 PM

Hello zimmee! Most of your plans are doable, but some days don't have a logical grouping or order of activities. Some examples are getting to the Faulhorn lodge by evening, which can only be reached on foot from First; and planning the glacier gorge, First, Pfingstegg, the Giessbach Falls and Zurich/Kloten all in one day. Consulting the Swiss timetable, and a good online Swiss map such as maps.search.ch, will help you locate all activities and find out about traveling times.

Be sure to check this:
Learn how to plan your trip Travel CO2 neutral!

Can you review this itinerary?

Learn about the Swiss Alps

More on MySwissAlps.com

Swiss tips in your mailbox

Get a customized itinerary for your trip