Anybody with a really great 6-7 day itinerary?

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    11 June 2016 at 19:10:53 #809418

    Hi Everyone – I’ll be in Switzerland for 6-7 days and was wondering if anyone had a really great itinerary that they would like to share with me. I will be travelling with one other. We will be flying into Basel and mostly likely out of Geneva.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    Slowpoke
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    11 June 2016 at 23:06:25 #852982

    When?

    Please check these links:

    http://www.myswissalps.com/ge ttingstarted

    There is a whole lot of information in the links included there.

    Slowpoke.

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    12 June 2016 at 0:03:40 #852983

    Hi Slowpoke – early July.

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    12 June 2016 at 9:11:38 #852984

    And what part of Switserland ?

    What do like, high in the mountains, walking, cities ?

    With a rent a car or by train ?

    Slowpoke
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    12 June 2016 at 14:41:50 #852985

    Hi Navigatio-

    Early July is a good time to visit the Jungfrau region. Although the summer season begins in late June, some moderately high trails may not open until late June. The major crowds arrive in August, but July can also get quite busy.

    as of yesterday, this special trail was not yet open –

    http://www.myswissalps.com/hi king/maennlichen-kleinescheidegg

    Altitude is about 2300 meters to 2060 meters.

    A standard itinerary would usually include some time at Luzern (about 1 hour from Basel by train after you reach the main station by shuttle bus from the airport) and time in the Bernese Oberland, especially the Jungfrau region.

    http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne

    http://www.myswissalps.com/be rneseoberland

    http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion

    http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/tips-about-wengen-and-the-jungfrau-region-by-kim

    There are refinements in those regions for various types of activities…hiking, scenic trains, museums, etc.

    Here is one example of hiking and lake scenery from the southern part of lake Lucerne:

    http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/the-swiss-path-and-southern-lake-lucerne

    Take a look at the links above and consider two bases – Luzern and Interlaken – or, better, one of the alpine towns south of Interlaken, such as Wengen. (I like Wengen.) If you do them in that order, the train circuit makes sense. Interlaken is a good train connection base and a poor tourist destination for alpine scenery.

    This map will give you the train routes if you zoom in far enough, so you can see where they run.

    map.search.ch/

    Under “points of Interest” in the menus, play with the entries under “traffic.”

    There are more detailed topo maps available if you are a hiker. Ask.

    The timetable lets you know about all kinds of public transport.

    http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

    Let s know what you think after you look over those links.

    By the way – a really great itinerary takes 6-7 weeks, not 6-7 days. 😉

    So, if you don’t like those ideas, spend some more time with:

    http://www.myswissalps.com/wh eretogo

    Slowpoke

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    13 June 2016 at 11:55:04 #852986

    Hi Brahms,

    We are pretty open to try new things – one of us is athletic, the other is not (so an easier hike would be best). We will go by train (or most inexpensive option as we are both students).

    Thanks!

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    13 June 2016 at 21:24:07 #852987

    Thank you for your answer. Slowpoke have already give a great answer. We like very much the Bernese Oberland. It is the region you can do very good by train and cablecar.

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