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Best of Switzerland

8 days
From Zurich to Bern
2.3
3 traveler reviews
Best of Switzerland - Intrepid Travel
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Tour Operator:
Intrepid Travel
Max group size:
12
Age range:
15 to 99
Operated in:
English
Tour id:
126796
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Highlights

  • Explore Zurich by night on a guided walk
  • Ride the steepest cogwheel train to Mt Pilatus
  • Walk the First Cliff Walk in Grindelwald
  • Taste Gruyère cheese at a local fromagerie
  • Tour the ancient Zytglogge in Bern

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Zurich
  2. Day 2 Lucerne
  3. Day 3 Lucerne / Mt Pilatus
  4. Day 4-5 Jungfrau region
  5. Day 6 Bulle
  6. Day 7 Bern
  7. Day 8 Bern
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Operated by

Intrepid Travel

Number of tours

1,300

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

6 hours

Response rate

96%

Back in 1989, two guys from Melbourne, Australia by the names of Darrell and Manch set off on an adventure to the other side of the world. They travelled to Africa and without air conditioning on their modified truck, they filled it with supplies, some beer, a bunch of aviator sunglasses, and...

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Average
    2.3
  • Itinerary
    Average
    2.3
  • Guide
    Average
    2.3
  • Transport
    Average
    3.0
  • Accommodation
    Rather poor
    2.0
  • Food
    Average
    2.3
  • 4.6
  • Best of Switzerland reviewer 1
    · February 16th, 2023
    Do not take this trip it's not alocal tour leader it's a rip off go to albatross tours there the real thing
    Intrepid Travel commented on this review
    Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear that you were not happy with the leader, we specify in our essential trip information that all Intrepid group trips in Europe are accompanied by one of our local European group... Show more
    Trip date: August 2022
  • Best of Switzerland reviewer 2
    · August 25th, 2022
    This was not the best of Switzerland Far from it. DATE 3RD August 2022 1. The tour leader(not guide)told us this was a blind tour (thats a new one)which means the leader had not done the tour before and was not a local The tour leader was from Italy Not a local as promised in the itinerary this is from the itinerary (Your local group leader will provide expert advice on how to make the most of your free time, as well as giving you orientation walks around each place so you can get your bearing) this from there trip notes the local tour guide was the main reason i took the tour Our tour leader did the tour from a phone as the leader had never been there before. I come 33hours from Australia to get a local tour guide !!!! I paid single supp and didntt know some hotel rooms are 2star I only found out when I got the itinerary from the leader from our whats app group when we started if it had had the names that are web sight trip itinerary I could have looked them up if I known some were 2 star I could have made an informed decision. Here are the hotel names look them up and decide for yourself 1.Zurich hotel Montana self check in not easy (terrible room) 2.st Gallen hotel elite 2 star nothing in room apart from bed 3.Lucern Hotel Alpha 4.Jungfrau interlaken youth hostel 5.bulle very noisy Hine Adon 6.Bern nothing special Hotel National Also there is a lot of back tracking on the trains thats not on the trip notes like St Galan you there from ZURICH to st galan then back to zurch Jungfrau you do 8 train rides 3 up the mountain 3 down the mountain then a train to bern the another train to bulle thats 8 trains in one day Bulle you catch the train to Maison gruyere then train back to bulle then bus from bulle to choclate factory gruyere right past where you been in the morning This is not a tour I would recommend
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    Intrepid Travel commented on this review
    Hi, thank you for taking the time to write to us about your experience with us in Switzerland. We're very sorry to read your trip was not what you hoped for and we appreciate your feedback. Customer satisfaction and safety are our top priorities, could... Show more
    Trip date: August 2022
  • Best of Switzerland reviewer 3
    · July 3rd, 2022
    Good, but there was definitely a lack of information given to folk on the tour. As in what to wear, how strenuous it's going to be ... etc.
    Intrepid Travel commented on this review
    Hi Chip! We are glad to hear that you overall enjoyed the tour but are sorry to hear you felt ill-informed on the tour. We always aim to provide the best experience for our guests and your feedback helps us improve the experience. We hope to welcome you... Show more
    Trip date: June 2022

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8 days
Best of Switzerland
From Zurich to Bern

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