Via Cook Tour of Switzerland Your individual rail tour through the Belle Époque

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1 Jungfrau Tours AG Tel. +41 (0) Incoming Travel Mon-Fri business hours Strandbadstrasse 3 mobile +41 (0) Interlaken Sat-Sun emergency only Switzerland info@jungfrautours.ch Via Cook Tour of Switzerland Your individual rail tour through the Belle Époque After passport control, follow the signs to the railway station in the airport building. Pick up your travel documents at the SBB Railway Centre just above the escalators leading to the platforms. The Swiss Card is your main train ticket throughout the tour and needs to be shown on all trains, also along with other provided train tickets for special sections. Always travel with the Swiss Card with you and show it when buying tickets for public transport to get your 50% discount. Always double check the platform numbers before you step into the train. Zurich Airport - Kandersteg Your Swiss Card is already validated for today. DAY 1 Additional special rail tickets for the section Spiez-Kandersteg are in your documents. Take any train to Kandersteg. A train leaves every hour at 18 minutes past the hour usually from platform 4, travel time 2 hours 25 minutes h dep Zurich Airport, usually platform h arr Bern, usually platform 5, change train h dep Bern, usually platform h arr Kandersteg Your hotel will pick you up at the train station. Call them to inform them of your arrival time. Waldgasthof Ruedihus/Waldhotel Doldenhorn phone Doldenhornstrasse Kandersteg Enjoy this peaceful holiday resort with its wooden chalets that has maintained its village character. Beside it offering a fantastic view of the Blumlisalp Massif it is a absolute hiker s paradise. Your hotel will inform you of activity possibilities. Your get 50% discount of public transport with your Swiss Card. Overnight in Kandersteg Kandersteg Day at leisure. A visit to lake Oeschinen See is recommendable or a hike up to the mountains. Your hotel will inform you of sightseeing possibilities. Remember your Swiss Card. Overnight in Kandersteg.

2 Kandersteg - Interlaken To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date DAY 2 Additional special rail tickets for the section Kandersteg-Spiez are your documents h dep Kandersteg, usually platform h arr Spiez, usually platform 5, change train h dep Spiez, usually platform h arr Interlaken Ost, usually platform 5 Your hotel is about 5 minutes walk from the station. When coming out on the square by the main exit, turn to the right and follow the road leading to the centre. Your hotel is on your right hand side, see description in your documents. Hotel Royal St. Georges Höheweg Interlaken Time at leisure. Explore Interlaken with its famous Höheweg facing the Jungfrau Mountain or take a stroll through the old town of Unterseen across the river Aare. For a panoramic view over Interlaken, the lakes and the Alps, take the funicular to Harder Kulm. You will get a reduced price with your Interlaken Visitor Card, available in your hotel. Overnight in Interlaken Kandersteg - Wengen To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date DAY 2 Additional special rail tickets for the section Kandersteg-Spiez are your documents h dep Kandersteg, usually platform h arr Spiez, usually platform 5, change train h dep Spiez, usually platform h arr Interlaken Ost, usually platform 5, change train h dep Interlaken Ost, platform 2A h arr Lauterbrunnen, change train h dep Lauterbrunnen h arr Wengen Your hotel is about 5 minutes walk from the station, see description in your documents. Hotel Falken Waldbort 3823 Wengen Enjoy this tradition-imbued, car-free holiday resort which has retained all the character of a picture-postcard mountain village, with its nostalgic timber houses, dispersed holiday chalets and hotels dating from the belle époque period. Your hotel will inform you of sightseeing possibilities. Overnight in Wengen. Excursion Interlaken Jungfraujoch/Top of Europe To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date. DAY 3 Additional special rail tickets for the section Wengen-Jungfraujoch-Grindelwald are in your documents. This unique excursion is the highlight of every Swiss Tour and takes full day. By cogwheel trains you reach the highest railway station of Europe on 3454m h dep Interlaken OST, platform 2A

3 09.29 h arr Lauterbrunnen, change train h dep Lauterbrunnen h arr Kleine Scheidegg, change train h dep Kleine Scheidegg h arr Jungfraujoch Visit of the attractions: Sphinx-Terrace, Ice Palace, the Alpine Sensation round tour, Plateau with walks in the eternal snow. Optional lunch at the Restaurant Crystal or selfservice Take any train back to Interlaken. The trains leaves every half hour, the connections are adapted. We recommend a stop in picturesque Grindelwald The glacier village of Grindelwald lies embedded in a welcoming green hollow surrounded by commanding mountains and dominated by the Eiger north face and the Wetterhorn. Example: h dep Jungfraujoch h arr Kleine Scheidegg, change train h dep Kleine Scheidegg h arr Grindelwald, change train Optional stop at the glacier village with a later train back to Interlaken. Departures every half hour at 19 and 49 minutes past the hour h dep Grindelwald h arr Interlaken OST Overnight in Interlaken Excursion Wengen - Jungfraujoch/Top of Europe Additional special rail tickets for the Jungfraujoch are provided in your documents. This unique excursion is the highlight of every Swiss Tour and takes full day. By cogwheel trains you reach the highest railway station of Europe on 3454m h dep Wengen h arr Kleine Scheidegg, change train h dep Kleine Scheidegg h arr Jungfraujoch Visit of the attractions: Sphinx-Terrace, Ice Palace, the Alpine Sensation round tour, Plateau with walks in the eternal snow. Optional lunch at the Restaurant Crystal or selfservice Take any train back to Wengen. The trains leaves every half hour, the connections are adapted. Example: h dep Jungfraujoch h arr Kleine Scheidegg, change train h dep Kleine Scheidegg h arr Wengen Overnight in Wengen

4 Wengen / Interlaken - Giessbach Additional special rail tickets for the ship section are provided in your documents. To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date. DAY 3 Additional special rail tickets for the ship section are provided in your documents h dep Wengen h arr Lauterbrunnen, change train h dep Lauterbrunnen h arr Interlaken Ost Go directly to the docs situated behind the train station h dep Interlaken Ost, Steamboat cruise h arr Giessbach The hotel is accessible by means of Europe's oldest funicular, it is included in the price for hotel guests. Grandhotel Giessbach Brienz The Giessbach brook tumbles in 14 stages, over a length of 500 meters and out of the high valleys of the Faulhorn area down to Lake Brienz. Historic Grand Hotel Giessbach is located at the foot of this nature spectacle. The Giessbach brook has its source in the high valleys and basins of the Faulhorn-Sägis Valley and feeds the world famous Giessbach Falls, which tumble into Lake Brienz near the landing stage. Since the 19th century, there has been a footpath that leads to and under the waterfall. Overnight in Giessbach Giessbach - Lucerne To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date DAY 4 Your hotel offers shuttle transfers to Brienz, organize your transfer directly with them. If you have time, leave your luggage in lockers at the train station and spend some time in lovely Brienz. Most of the houses in the street date from the 18th century and are decorated with wood carvings. Brienz, which is well-known as the "village of carving" has a long tradition in wood processing and to this day has a school for carving and violin-making. Take any panoramic train to Lucerne. The following direct connection runs every hour at 25 minutes past the hour, usually from platform 1. Travel time 90 minutes h dep Brienz, platform 1, h arr Lucerne, platform 12 Take a taxi to your hotel (not included) or about 15 minutes walk, see description in your documents. Hotel Wilden Mann phone Bahnhofstrasse Luzern Explore the beautiful city with the historical district, the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument. Information about sightseeing is available at the hotel reception. For excursions to Mt. Pilatus, Mt. Rigi or Mt. Titlis and lake cruises you will get 50% reduction with your Swiss Card. Overnight in Lucerne

5 Lucerne Day at leisure. Explore the beautiful city with the historical district, the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument. Information about sightseeing is available at the hotel reception. For excursions to Mt. Pilatus, Mt. Rigi or Mt. Titlis and lake cruises you will get 50% reduction with your Swiss Card. Overnight in Lucerne Lucerne - Zurich Airport To validate your Swiss Card for today fill in the travel date. DAY 5 Take any train to Zurich Airport, travel time 60 minutes. This direct connection runs every hour, usually from platform 6: h dep Lucerne h arr Zurich Airport We wish you a pleasant journey through Switzerland!