Not sure why but we never visit Switzerland until this year. My gosh it is a pretty (and expensive :) ) country, should be high on everyone who loves outdoors' must-see list.
Our itinerary:
Day 1: Fly to Zurich.
Day 2: Arrive Zurich in the morning, transfer to Lucerne by train. Lucerne sightseeing.
Day 3: Day trip to Bern.
Day 4: Day trip to Mt Pilatus.
Day 5: Go to Lauterbrunnen by train. Check out Gimmelwald and Murren.
Day 6: To Jungfrau.
Day 7: Go to Zermatt by train. Check out Matterhorn.
Day 8: Go to Lausanne by train. Lausanne sightseeing.
Day 9: Day trip to Montreux.
Day 10: Day trip to Geneva.
Day 11: Go to Chamonix, France by train + bus. Check out Aiguille du Midi and Pointe Helbronner.
Day 12: Day hike to Lac Blanc.
Day 13: One more look around Chamonix before taking an afternoon bus back to Geneva, Switzerland.
Day 14: Fly home from Geneva.
A few notes about this trip:
1. Get the Swiss Travel Pass. I know it seems expensive (cost us almost $500 pp for a 15-days Swiss Travel Pass), but believe me it really saves you money and time because everything in Switzerland is expensive if you have to buy tickets each time.
2. Chamonix's Mont Blanc MultiPass is sold in days not 24, 48 ... hours. But it is still a good value if you plan to go up Aiguille du Midi and Le Brévent.
(To be continued)
