My 5 day Swiss itinerary for February with 6 y/o
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Hi,
I want some help with my 5 (and a half) days Swiss itenerary that i have put together.We are a couple travelling with a 6 year old daughter from Feb 18th 2017 . Here is the brief plan i came up with:
18th : Land in Paris at 16:00 —> Train to Geneva
19th – Day 1 : Geneva to Zermatt (Train)
Zermatt by about 9:00 A.M., you should have plenty of time to take the Gornergrat Railway and the Klein Matterhorn cable car. They are two very different rides and scenery and I love them both. I would head up the cable car first as it usually shuts down earlier than the Gornergrat. You can easily have lunch on the way up or down either. The shops in the village close about 6 or 7. The mountaineering museum is worth a visit and a walk through the old sections of the village is well worthwhile. Stop at the visitor center in the square by the train station to get a map of the village and ask about any special activities.
The same night, take train to Interlaken. Stay overnight at Interlaken.
20th – Day 2 : Jungfrau excursion to Top of Europe
21st – Day 3: from Interlaken you take the train to Grindelwald and then up to Kleine Scheidigg(not all the way to the top of the Jungfrau) and get off there. Hike down the beautiful, well-marked path to the next train stop at Alpiglen. Will take about an hour. Then ride back down to Grindelwald, have a nice late lunch in a cafe overlooking the North Wall of the Eiger, and then back down to Interlaken and take the Winter boat cruise in Lake Thun and then to Lucerne. Heaven, and in my opinion, a perfect day in the Bernese Oberland.
Can I get to Lucerne from Lake Thun ? What is the last train timing and how long will it take?
Can i combine Wengen village along with Grindelwald? How do I get to Wengen and out of it? Can you tell me the details? How about Murren? Will I get to see the beautiful flowers in these regions?
That night stay in Lucerne.
22nd – Day 4 : Mt.Titlis in Lucerne / Mt. Rigi
Assuming we have the Swiss pass, which excursion would you suggest? Mt.Titlis or Mt.Rigi , given that we have visited Jungfrau on Day 2.
23rd : Bernina express from Chur to Tirano/Lugano and back to Chur. From CHur to Geneva at night.
I heard that the local train and Bernina follow the exact same route, but the local train has the adventage of getting off at some stations and spending time there. Am I right? Can i just take the local train from Chur to Tirano and get the same scenery and experince?
Is the same valid for Glacier Express route too? Does local trains follow the Glacier express route?
24th – Day 6 – Spend time in Geneva and to Barcelona in evening 5pm flight.
Please suggest any modfications in the above itenerary. If I take the swiss travel pass for 4 days, how can i cover 5 days? I am open to take any scenic train or just the route if it saves me money. Please suggest and also answer the few questions i have asked above.
Thanks.
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