Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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The Alps: Munich, Innsbruck, Lucerne and the Jungfraujoch
12 days from Munich to Zurich across Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland: Neuschwanstein, the Zugspitze, Innsbruck, Lucerne and the Jungfraujoch.
12 days · Munich to Zurich · up to 12 guests
Lake Lucerne and the city from the Bürgenstock, a photochrom print from about 1905 Photo: Photochrom Print Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burgenstock,_view_of_Lucerne,_Lake_Lucerne,_Switzerland-LCCN2001703070.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Start and end
- Munich to Zurich
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
City walks of two to three hours on cobbles, the uphill path to Neuschwanstein of about 30 to 40 minutes (or the shuttle bus), and three days at altitude: 2,962 m on the Zugspitze, about 2,070 m at Pilatus Kulm (about 2,130 m on the Tomlishorn path) and 3,454 m on the Jungfraujoch. Mountain walks are short and every one has a lift or train alternative, so you can sit any of them out. No driving day goes past about 3.5 hours.
- Meals included
- 11 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,705 (estimated price)
- Season
- June to September
Highlights
Why this trip
- Neuschwanstein on a timed morning ticket, then the road through Austria to Garmisch under the Zugspitze
- The first cable car up the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, then down by cogwheel train and over to Innsbruck on the Mittenwald railway
- Innsbruck's Golden Roof, the bronze figures of the Hofkirche and the Bergisel ski jump, with an afternoon free
- A lunch stop in Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein, and a night in Appenzell's painted village
- The Ebenalp cable car and the Aescher guesthouse under its cliff, then three nights in Lucerne
- The Pilatus round trip: lake boat, the steepest cogwheel railway in the world and the cable cars down
- Lake Brienz by boat, Lauterbrunnen's waterfalls and the Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m above the Aletsch Glacier
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,705 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Munich
Munich Airport to your hotel in the old town
- Dinner
- Stay in Munich
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Munich Airport (MUC), about 40 km north-east of the city. A driver meets you in the arrivals hall in the arrival window we send with your final itinerary and takes you about 45 minutes into the centre; if you land outside it, we send clear directions for the train, which runs straight to Marienplatz. The hotel is a short walk from the old town, so if you arrive early you can wander out on your own: the Viktualienmarkt food market, the twin onion domes of the Frauenkirche, the arcades of the Hofgarten.
Evening
In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the twelve days ahead: which days start early, what to pack for the summits, how the trains and cable cars fit around the vehicle, and how we switch the mountain days when the weather turns. Then we walk together to a welcome dinner of Bavarian cooking at a local restaurant.
Included
- Pick-up at Munich Airport (MUC) in the arrival window
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Munich on foot and the Englischer Garten
Marienplatz, the Viktualienmarkt, the Hofgarten and the Englischer Garten
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Munich
We start on foot at about 9 am, before the shops open, while Marienplatz is still quiet. Your guide leads the group past the neo-Gothic New Town Hall and the Old Town Hall to the Frauenkirche, then through the Viktualienmarkt as the stalls fill, and back to Marienplatz for the Glockenspiel at 11 am, when the figures in the tower re-enact a royal wedding and the coopers' dance.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal of Bavarian food in the old town. Afterwards we walk through the Hofgarten to the Englischer Garten, one of the largest city parks in Europe, stopping at the Eisbach, where surfers ride a standing wave under the Prinzregentenstrasse bridge, and on along Prinzregentenstrasse past the tower of the Bavarian National Museum. By about 3 pm the rest of the day is yours: a beer garden under the chestnuts, the Residenz, or the Pinakothek galleries.
Included
- Guided walk in Munich's old town: Marienplatz, the New Town Hall, the Frauenkirche and the Viktualienmarkt
- The Glockenspiel at 11 am
- Sit-down lunch in the old town
- Walk through the Hofgarten and the Englischer Garten to the Eisbach wave
Optional experiences
- The Munich Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, the Pinakothek galleries or the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site (entry free, guided tours extra), at your own cost
Free time: Afternoon and evening free from about 3 pm
Activity: About 3 hours on foot, on flat paving and park paths.
Neuschwanstein, then Garmisch
Munich to Hohenschwangau, then through Reutte and Ehrwald to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Drive about 3.5 h
We leave Munich at 8 am in our own vehicle and drive about two hours south-west as the Alps rise ahead, to Hohenschwangau at the foot of Neuschwanstein. King Ludwig II began the castle in 1869 and never saw it finished; it opened to visitors weeks after his death in 1886. Our timed tickets are booked well ahead, and the walk up through the woods takes about 30 to 40 minutes, or you can ride the shuttle bus. The guided tour of the throne room, the singers' hall and the king's rooms lasts about half an hour.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Hohenschwangau, by the Alpsee. In the afternoon we drive about an hour and a quarter through Austria, past Reutte and along the Ehrwald basin under the western face of the Zugspitze, and back into Germany at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Evening
Evening free to walk Ludwigstrasse in Partenkirchen, lined with painted houses.
Included
- Neuschwanstein Castle guided tour on a timed ticket
- Sit-down lunch in Hohenschwangau
- Drive through the Ehrwald basin to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Optional experiences
- Hohenschwangau Castle, Ludwig's childhood home, at your own cost if timings allow
Easier option: Ride the shuttle bus up to the castle and the horse carriage or bus down.
More active option: Walk up to the castle and, when it is open, on to the Marienbrücke footbridge for the view back over the gorge.
Free time: Evening free in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Activity: The path from Hohenschwangau to the castle climbs about 150 m in 1.5 km, and the castle tour has about 160 stairs.
The Zugspitze, then the train to Innsbruck
Garmisch to Eibsee, the cable car to the Zugspitze, the cogwheel train down, then the Mittenwald railway to Innsbruck
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Innsbruck
- Drive about 15 min
Morning
A short drive takes us to the Eibsee, and we ride the first cable car we can book straight up to the Zugspitze summit at 2,962 m, the highest point in Germany, while the morning air is usually clearest. On a clear day the view reaches into four countries, and the summit terrace straddles the border with Austria.
Afternoon
We drop by the glacier lift to the Zugspitzplatt, the high snowfield below, for a sit-down lunch, then ride the cogwheel train down through the mountain to Garmisch. Here we leave the road: while the vehicle carries the luggage, we take the regional train on the Mittenwald railway, a mountain line of its own that runs through Mittenwald, over the Seefeld plateau and down the slopes above the Inn valley into Innsbruck main station, about an hour and twenty minutes on a direct train.
Evening
A short walk takes us to the hotel in the old town, with the evening free.
Included
- Zugspitze cable car from the Eibsee to the summit (2,962 m)
- Glacier lift to the Zugspitzplatt and sit-down lunch
- Cogwheel train down to Garmisch
- Mittenwald railway from Garmisch to Innsbruck, with your luggage sent ahead by vehicle
Easier option: Stay on the summit terrace and the Zugspitzplatt restaurant; there is no walking needed beyond the stations.
More active option: A short walk on the Zugspitzplatt snowfield paths, or, if cloud covers the summit, the walk round the Eibsee instead, about 7 km on a level path.
Free time: Evening free in Innsbruck
Activity: The summit is at 2,962 m and can be near freezing in summer: bring a warm layer and sunglasses. If the Eibsee cable car is closed for its maintenance period, we go up by the Tyrolean Zugspitze cable car from Ehrwald or the cogwheel train from Garmisch.
Innsbruck: the Golden Roof and the Bergisel
Innsbruck old town, the Hofkirche and the Bergisel ski jump
- Breakfast
- Stay in Innsbruck
Innsbruck sits in the Inn valley with the Nordkette range rising straight behind the old town. We start on foot at about 9 am at the Golden Roof, the late-Gothic balcony built around 1500 for Emperor Maximilian I and covered in gilded copper tiles, then walk the arcaded Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse to the Hofburg and into the Hofkirche, where Maximilian's empty tomb is guarded by 28 larger-than-life bronze figures of his ancestors and heroes.
Morning
Late morning a short drive takes us up to the Bergisel ski jump, rebuilt to a design by Zaha Hadid and opened in 2002; a lift and a short climb reach the tower's cafe terrace, with the whole city below and the landing slope dropping away underneath.
Evening
We are back in town by about 1 pm, and the afternoon and evening are free: a cake on Maria-Theresien-Strasse, the river promenade, or a ride up the Nordkette.
Included
- Guided walk in Innsbruck's old town: the Golden Roof, Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse and the Hofburg
- The Hofkirche and the tomb of Maximilian I
- The Bergisel ski jump tower
Optional experiences
- The Nordkette cable cars to Hafelekar, Ambras Castle or Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, at your own cost
Free time: Afternoon and evening free from about 1 pm
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot, mostly flat; the ski jump tower has a lift.
Over the Arlberg to Vaduz and Appenzell
Innsbruck through the Arlberg road tunnel to Vaduz, Liechtenstein, then to Appenzell
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Appenzell
- Drive about 3 h
We leave Innsbruck at about 8:30 am and drive west up the Inn valley, through the Arlberg road tunnel and down past Bludenz and Feldkirch, about two hours with a coffee stop, into Liechtenstein, a principality of about 40,000 people between Austria and Switzerland. In Vaduz, its small capital, we walk the main street under the castle, the Prince's residence, which is not open to visitors but looks down on the town from its cliff. Visit the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein in its black concrete cube, or have a souvenir stamp put in your passport at the visitor centre.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Vaduz. In the afternoon we cross the Rhine into Switzerland and drive about an hour, about 45 km up the Rhine valley and over the Stoss pass from Altstätten, into the green hills of Appenzell, a village of painted wooden house fronts below the Alpstein range.
Evening
A short walk with your guide along the Hauptgasse and the Landsgemeinde square, where the canton still votes by show of hands, and the evening is free.
Included
- Drive over the Arlberg route with a coffee stop
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein: the main street and the castle view
- Sit-down lunch in Vaduz
- Short guided walk in Appenzell: the Hauptgasse and the Landsgemeinde square
Optional experiences
- Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein passport stamp and an Appenzeller cheese tasting, at your own cost
Free time: Evening free in Appenzell
Ebenalp and the Aescher, then Lucerne
Appenzell to Wasserauen, the cable car to Ebenalp, then to Lucerne
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Lucerne
- Drive about 2.5 h
A ten-minute drive takes us to Wasserauen and the cable car to Ebenalp at about 1,640 m, on the northern edge of the Alpstein. From the top station a path of about 20 minutes leads down through the Wildkirchli caves, where cave bear bones and Stone Age tools were found, to the Aescher, a wooden mountain guesthouse built against an overhanging cliff.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal on the mountain, with the Seealpsee lake far below. Then we ride back down and drive about two hours west to Lucerne, on the motorway by St Gallen and Zurich, arriving by late afternoon.
Evening
Your guide walks you from the hotel to the lakefront for a first look at the Chapel Bridge in the evening light, and the evening is free. Lucerne is home for the next three nights, so you unpack once.
Included
- Ebenalp cable car from Wasserauen
- Walk through the Wildkirchli caves to the Aescher guesthouse
- Sit-down lunch on the mountain
- First walk to the Lucerne lakefront with your guide
Easier option: Stay at the Ebenalp top station terrace; the path to the Aescher has steps and a narrow section through the caves.
More active option: Walk on down from the Aescher to the Seealpsee and Wasserauen, about 1.5 to 2 hours on a steep mountain path, instead of the cable car.
Free time: Evening free in Lucerne
Activity: The path from Ebenalp to the Aescher drops about 180 m with steps and a short cave passage; the walk back up takes about 25 minutes.
Lucerne old town
Lucerne: the Chapel Bridge, the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument
- Breakfast
- Stay in Lucerne
Morning
A slower morning, starting on foot at about 9:30 am. Your guide leads the group across the Chapel Bridge, the covered wooden bridge first built in the 14th century and restored after a fire in 1993, past the octagonal Water Tower, and along the Reuss to the Spreuer Bridge with its painted Dance of Death panels. We climb to the Musegg Wall, where several of the medieval towers are open to walk up in summer, then come down through the old town squares with their painted facades to the Lion Monument, carved into a sandstone cliff in 1821 for the Swiss Guards killed in Paris in 1792.
Afternoon
The walk ends by about midday, and the afternoon is free. If today is clearly the sunnier day, we swap it with tomorrow and go up Pilatus instead.
Included
- Guided walk in Lucerne: the Chapel Bridge, the Water Tower, the Spreuer Bridge and the old town squares
- The Musegg Wall towers (in season)
- The Lion Monument
Optional experiences
- The Swiss Museum of Transport, the Rosengart Collection or a lake cruise, at your own cost
Free time: Afternoon and evening free from about midday
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot, with steep steps up the Musegg towers that you can skip.
Pilatus by boat, cogwheel and cable car
Lucerne by boat to Alpnachstad, the cogwheel railway to Pilatus Kulm, then the cable cars down to Kriens
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Lucerne
- By boat
Today is the Pilatus round trip.
Morning
Late morning we board a lake boat at the pier opposite the station and cruise about an hour and a half across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, below the wooded Bürgenstock. There we change to the red cogwheel cars of the Pilatus railway, opened in 1889 and climbing at up to 48 percent, the steepest cogwheel railway in the world, to Pilatus Kulm, at about 2,070 m.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal at the top, with the lake spread out on one side and the line of the Bernese Alps on the other on a clear day. Afterwards there is time for the short paths along the ridge, then we ride down by the aerial cableway to Fräkmüntegg and the panorama gondola to Kriens, and the city bus back to Lucerne by late afternoon. If the morning webcams show Pilatus in cloud, we go up on day 8 instead.
Included
- Lake Lucerne boat to Alpnachstad
- Pilatus cogwheel railway to Pilatus Kulm (about 2,070 m)
- Sit-down lunch on Pilatus
- Aerial cableway and panorama gondola down to Kriens
Easier option: Stay on the summit terraces between the two hotels at the top; there is no walking needed beyond the stations.
More active option: Walk the ridge path to the Tomlishorn, the highest point of Pilatus at about 2,130 m, about 45 minutes there and back on a path cut into the rock.
Free time: Evening free in Lucerne
Activity: The Pilatus railway runs only in the summer half of the year; if it is closed, we go up and down by the cable cars from Kriens.
Over the Brünig, Lake Brienz and Lauterbrunnen
Lucerne over the Brünig Pass to Brienz, by boat to Interlaken, then the Lauterbrunnen valley
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Interlaken
- Drive about 1.5 h
We leave Lucerne at about 9 am and drive about an hour over the Brünig Pass, past Lake Lungern, down to Brienz, a village of wood carvers on the turquoise lake of the same name.
Afternoon
After a sit-down lunch by the water, we board the lake boat to Interlaken, about an hour and a quarter past the Giessbach falls and wooded shores, while the vehicle takes the luggage on to the hotel. In the afternoon a short drive takes us into the Lauterbrunnen valley, where 72 waterfalls drop off sheer limestone walls. We stop under the Staubbach Falls, nearly 300 m high, and walk into the Trümmelbach Falls, ten glacier waterfalls that thunder down inside the mountain, carrying meltwater from the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau; a tunnel lift and lit galleries reach them.
Evening
Back in Interlaken by early evening, with the evening free.
Included
- Drive over the Brünig Pass to Brienz
- Sit-down lunch in Brienz
- Lake Brienz boat from Brienz to Interlaken
- Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen
- Trümmelbach Falls
Optional experiences
- The Harder Kulm funicular above Interlaken in the evening, at your own cost
Easier option: Skip the stairs inside the Trümmelbach Falls and wait in the valley meadows below the Staubbach.
Free time: Evening free in Interlaken
Activity: Inside the Trümmelbach Falls there are wet steps and spray; bring a light rain jacket.
The Jungfraujoch
Interlaken to Grindelwald, the Eiger Express and the Jungfrau railway to the Jungfraujoch, then down via Kleine Scheidegg, Wengen and Lauterbrunnen
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Interlaken
- By train
Morning
Our one early start: we leave the hotel at about 7:30 am for the train to Grindelwald Terminal, about 45 minutes, and an early Eiger Express gondola, before the late-morning peak; we confirm the first departure for your date. From Eigergletscher the Jungfrau railway runs through tunnels cut inside the Eiger and the Mönch, opened in 1912, to the Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m, the highest railway station in Europe. On top, the Sphinx terrace looks down the Aletsch Glacier, the longest in the Alps, at the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage area; then the Ice Palace, carved into the glacier, and the snow plateau.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal at the top or at Kleine Scheidegg on the way down, under the north face of the Eiger. The train continues down through Wengen to Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken by mid-afternoon. If the summit webcams show cloud, we go up the Schilthorn or to Schynige Platte instead.
Evening
In the evening, a farewell dinner together.
Included
- Train to Grindelwald and the Eiger Express gondola
- Jungfrau railway to the Jungfraujoch (3,454 m): the Sphinx terrace, the Ice Palace and the snow plateau
- Sit-down lunch on the mountain
- The train down via Kleine Scheidegg, Wengen and Lauterbrunnen
- Farewell dinner in Interlaken
Easier option: Ride the trains the whole way and stay indoors at the top if the altitude bothers you.
More active option: Walk from Kleine Scheidegg down to Wengernalp, about an hour under the Jungfrau, and pick up the train there.
Free time: Late afternoon free before the farewell dinner
Activity: The Jungfraujoch is at 3,454 m: move slowly at the top, and bring sunglasses, sunscreen and a warm layer.
Zurich and home
Interlaken to Zurich old town, then Zurich Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 2.5 h
Morning
After breakfast we leave Interlaken at about 8:30 am with the luggage in the vehicle and drive about two hours north, along Lake Brienz, over the Brünig and past Lucerne, to Zurich. A short guided walk of about an hour takes in the Lindenhof terrace above the Limmat, St Peter's church with its large clock face, the Fraumünster and the Grossmünster across the river, with time for a coffee on the old town lanes. We reach Zurich Airport (ZRH) at about 1:30 pm. Book a flight leaving after about 4:30 pm to see Zurich on the way; for an earlier flight we drive straight to the airport and arrive by about 11 am. If you are staying on, we can drop you at Zurich main station instead. Your guide sees you to the terminal before saying goodbye.
Included
- Drive from Interlaken to Zurich
- Short guided walk in Zurich's old town
- Drop-off at Zurich Airport (ZRH) or Zurich main station
Easier option: For a flight before about 4:30 pm, we skip the Zurich walk and drive straight to the airport.
Activity: Book a flight leaving Zurich after about 4:30 pm to include the old town walk.
- Munich2 nights
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 night
- Innsbruck2 nights
- Appenzell1 night
- Lucerne3 nights
- Interlaken2 nights
- Zurichend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: June to September brings snow-free paths, full boat timetables and the Pilatus railway running. Summer afternoons often bring cloud and thunderstorms to the peaks, so we go up early and keep the order flexible. Marmots are common around the upper stations, and the meadows are in flower in June and July.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want the high Alps of three countries in one trip, without a coach of forty
- Mountain views from cable cars and trains, with short walks rather than hikes
- Two and three-night bases with free afternoons
- First-time visitors who want Neuschwanstein, Lucerne and the Jungfraujoch together
Not for you if you want
- Travellers who want Vienna, Salzburg or Zermatt: see our other Alps and Switzerland trips
- Serious hikers: the walks are short, and every one has a lift alternative
- Step-free access: castle stairs, cave paths and station steps are part of most days
- Travellers who want a winter trip: several lifts and boats run only in summer
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
11 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Munich2 nights
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 night
- Innsbruck2 nights
- Appenzell1 night
- Lucerne3 nights
- Interlaken2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 11 nights in central hotels: 2 in Munich, 1 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2 in Innsbruck, 1 in Appenzell, 3 in Lucerne, 2 in Interlaken
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Munich Airport (MUC) in the arrival window and drop-off at Zurich Airport (ZRH) or Zurich main station
- Our own vehicle and driver for the road days and your luggage
- Zugspitze cable car, glacier lift and cogwheel train
- The Mittenwald railway from Garmisch to Innsbruck
- Ebenalp cable car
- Lake Lucerne boat, Pilatus cogwheel railway, cableway and gondola
- Lake Brienz boat
- Trains, the Eiger Express and the Jungfrau railway to the Jungfraujoch
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from Munich to Zurich, with local guides at Neuschwanstein
Activities
- Guided walk in Munich's old town and the Englischer Garten
- Neuschwanstein Castle guided tour
- The Zugspitze summit
- Guided walk in Innsbruck: the Golden Roof, the Hofburg and the Hofkirche
- The Bergisel ski jump tower
- Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- Guided walk in Appenzell
- Ebenalp, the Wildkirchli caves and the Aescher
- Guided walk in Lucerne: the Chapel Bridge, the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument
- The Pilatus round trip
- Staubbach Falls and Trümmelbach Falls
- The Jungfraujoch: the Sphinx terrace, the Ice Palace and the snow plateau
- Short guided walk in Zurich's old town
Meals
- 11 breakfasts
- 8 sit-down lunches: Munich, Hohenschwangau, the Zugspitzplatt, Vaduz, Ebenalp, Pilatus, Brienz and the Jungfrau day
- 2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Munich and a farewell dinner in Interlaken
Not included
- International flights to Munich and from Zurich
- Travel insurance
- ETIAS travel authorisation, if it is in force on your dates (not yet, and the start date is not confirmed)
- Lunches and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Optional visits, such as the Nordkette, the Munich Residenz, Swarovski Crystal Worlds and Harder Kulm
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,705 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Questions
What does the price include?
Eleven nights in central hotels, 11 breakfasts, 8 sit-down lunches and 2 dinners, airport transfers, our own vehicle and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan: Neuschwanstein, the Zugspitze, the Mittenwald railway, Ebenalp, the Pilatus round trip, the Lake Brienz boat, Trümmelbach Falls and the Jungfraujoch.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, in our own vehicle. Coach tours on this route run with groups of about 20 to 50, so with us boarding a cable car is quick and everyone fits around one lunch table.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from Munich to Zurich, handles every ticket, reservation and connection, and briefs you each morning on times and stops. Neuschwanstein is shown by the castle's own guides, as the castle requires.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderate. Expect city walks of two to three hours, the uphill path to Neuschwanstein (or the shuttle bus), and three days at altitude, up to 3,454 m on the Jungfraujoch. Every mountain walk is short and has a lift or train alternative, so you can sit any of them out.
I am travelling solo. What does a single room cost?
A room of your own is from CAD 1,705 more, shown up front. You get the same hotels, the same room standard and the same location as guests sharing a room, and you are never placed in a separate or lesser hotel.
How long are the drives?
No day drives more than about three and a half hours. The longest are Munich to Garmisch via Neuschwanstein, about 3.25 hours, and Innsbruck to Appenzell via Vaduz, about 3 hours, each broken by a sit-down lunch. On day 4 we take the train into Innsbruck instead of driving.
What happens if the mountains are in cloud?
We go up early and your guide checks the summit webcams each morning. In Lucerne we can swap the Pilatus and old town days, and if the Jungfraujoch is clouded in we go up the Schilthorn or to Schynige Platte instead. We confirm at booking how unused tickets are rebooked or refunded.
When is the best time to go?
June to September, when the paths are clear of snow, the lake boats run full timetables and the Pilatus railway is open. July and August are busiest, so we take the first lifts; June and September are quieter, with cooler mornings.
Do I need a visa?
Canadian, US, UK and Australian citizens do not need a visa for Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein or Switzerland for stays of up to 90 days in any 180. The EU's ETIAS travel authorisation is not yet in force and its start date is not confirmed; we tell you before you book if it applies to your dates.
Why does this trip skip Salzburg, Vienna and Zermatt?
To keep drives under four hours and stay two or three nights in most places. Salzburg and Vienna are in our Munich, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna trip, and Zermatt and the Gornergrat are in our Switzerland by train trip, which pair well before or after this one.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. Besides the small group, the trip comes as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels and tickets.
How does booking work?
Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes, from CAD 10,235 for the small group. Send your preferred dates as an enquiry. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request.
See Sight Tours has been providing travel services across North America since 2006. Operating in 20 cities across Canada and the USA, the company specializes in small group tours that offer personalized, high-quality experiences for travelers.
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