
Backpack Switzerland: Zurich — Lucerne — Interlaken - Montreux - Zermatt - Chur - Lugano | Dates - Customized
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Backpacking trip - you travel with a budget, stay in backpack hostels with other travelers coming from different countries, you explore the culture of the different country, explore the city - either by walking or by local transport, try the different local cuisine, enjoy the nightlife.
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Hostels - Where you stay are a very social hostel, so it's not only about meeting people from India but also people from the rest of the world.
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Trip Description - Travel + Meet new people + See city like a tourist + Socialize + Explore + Eat + Walk + Dance + Drink + Enjoy
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Couples/Sole Female travelers are welcome but keep note you would be staying in backpack hostels where you would be staying in mixed dorms of either 6/8/10 beds shared by both males and females. Hostels have common bathrooms as well.
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Solo female travelers - please let us know at the time of booking if you want to stay in an only Female dorm.
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Trip cost - Average 1 Lakh per person
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Minimum group size: 10, Max group size: 20
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The trip can be customized as per your dates, and budget. Please reach out on the email or number mentioned.
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For itinerary queries please contact naman.mayoite@traveltodiscover.co or call at 9741000732.
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Trip Itinerary
Your trip starts in Zurich.
Day 1: Arrival - Zurich - Explore Zurich
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Arrival at Airport
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Check-in at the hostel
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After breakfast, explore Lake Zurich. This long, crescent-shaped lake curves past the wooded peaks of Pfannenstiel to the east and the Albis chain to the west.
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Lunch
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After lunch, visit Altstadt (Old Town).
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 2: Zurich - Lucerne by train ( without a Swiss pass )
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After breakfast, leave for lucerne by train
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Check-in at the hostel
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After lunch, Explore Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge).
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You can also explore Lake Lucerne by boat.
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 3: Excursion to Mt.Titles ( Day 1 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, head out for the trip to Mt. Titlis.
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Train from Lucerne to Engelberg Station
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Then, Cable Car to the Summit.
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Dinner & Drinks at Lucerne.
Day 4: Golden Line Sec 1 - Lucern - Interlaken ( Day 2 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, leave for Interlaken by train.
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Check-in at the hostel
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Lunch
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Evening, take a walk through Höhematte Park.
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Dinner & Drinks
Day 5: Excursion to Jungfrauch ( Day 3 Swiss Pass )
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Begin your excursion with a coach journey from Interlaken to the mountain resort of Grindelwald.
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Board the cable car at the Grindelwald Terminal for a spectacular ride to the Eiger Glacier.
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Change to a cogwheel train that will take you to the peak of Jungfraujoch.
Day 6: Golden Line sections 2 & 3 - Interlake to Montreux ( Day 4 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, leave for Montreux by train.
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Check-in at the hostel
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Leisure on your own.
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 7: Explore Montreux ( Day 5 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, explore Montreux Lakeside Promenade.
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It is embellished with different plant sculptures and statues and is truly a sight to behold at any time of the day.
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Lunch
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After lunch, explore Chillon Castle (Optional).
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Dinner & Drinks
Day 8: Montreux to Zermatt ( Day 6 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, leave for Zermatt by train.
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Check-in at the hostel
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Lunch
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Evening, witness the beautiful Matterhorn.
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The 4,478-meter peak has four distinct faces, one for each compass point.
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 9: Excursion Cogwheel in Zermatt ( Day 7 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, head out for the cogwheel excursion in Zermatt.
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The Gornergrat is your excursion destination in Zermatt
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The cogwheel railway takes you up from the village to 3,100 meters above sea level.
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You can't get enough of the panorama at the top – mountains, and glaciers as far as the eye can see.
Day 10: Train from Zermatt to Chur with 1st change at Visp and 2nd change at Zurich ( Day 8 Swiss Pass )
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After breakfast, leave for Chur by train with 1st change at Visp and 2nd change at Zurich
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Check-in at the hostel
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Lunch
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Leisure time
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 11: Bernina Express from Chur to Lugano ( without a Swiss pass ) - tickets r subject to availability
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After breakfast, leave for Lugano by train.
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Check-in at the hostel
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Lunch
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Leisure time
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Dinner & Drinks.
Day 12: Train from Lugano to Milan central ( without a Swiss pass )
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After breakfast, leave for Milan Central by train.
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The Trip ENDS here.
Inclusions:
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Guidebook for the trip
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All hostel accommodations
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Breakfast at all times - Healthy meals
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Swiss Pass
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Visit to Mt.Titlis
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Visit to Mt.Pilatus
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Visit to Jungfracuh
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Visit to Glacier 3000
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Bernina Express
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Visa documents full assistance
Exclusions:
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Flights from India to and fro
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Travel Insurance
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Visa fees
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Lunch & dinner and drinks at all times
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Anything not mentioned
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Specific tour guide fees
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Local taxes paid
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Due to any unavoidable circumstances - if any route changes or plan change -- the extra cost would be incurred individually **
Terms & Conditions
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You are an adult and you have to take full responsibility for yourself at all times and respect other cultures.
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If you are caught doing anything illegal you would be facing the consequences alone, travel to discover will not come into the picture.
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You have to follow all the instructions told by the trip leader at all times.
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When you are traveling alone you have to tell the team about your whereabouts.
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You have to abide by all the rules and regulations of another country.
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You would be traveling with other people, you have to respect everyone's privacy.
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We have a plan/itinerary for the whole trip but some things might get changed according to the situation please be prepared. (like flight delays etc)
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No refund in case of cancellation of flights or interconnecting flights/trains.
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We would be staying in a backpacker hostel all the time and would be sharing the room with other people, you are responsible for your own stuff and yourself