France and Swiss Alps

10 Nights / 11 Days | 3 Countries / 7 Cities

France and Swiss Alps

10 Nights / 11 Days - 3 Countries / 7 Cities

Paris (3N)/Lyon (1N)/Leysin (1N)/Chiasso (1N)/Lucerne (1N)/Feldkirch (1N)/Zurich (2N)

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Paris (3N)/Lyon (1N)/Leysin (1N)/Chiasso (1N)/Lucerne (1N)/Feldkirch (1N)/Zurich (2N)

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  • day 1

  • FULL DAY

    Upon arrival, we'll transfer you to your hotel. Look for details of the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travelers on the hotel reception information boards. See you there!

  • day 2

  • FULL DAY

    Explore French history at Versailles, ascend Montmartre for its bohemian charm, enjoy a city tour of Paris, and return to the hotel with an optional variety show.

  • day 3

  • FULL DAY

    Experience Paris: ascend Eiffel Tower's second floor (ticket incl.), enjoy a River Seine cruise, and explore freely. Note: Tower climb time may vary.

  • day 4

  • FULL DAY

    Explore Bourgogne, known for wines, then to Lyon's Roman Gallia capital with UNESCO historic center. Ascend Notre Dame de Fourvière for city views. Optional Chambery stay for medieval city visit and castle tour.

  • day 5

  • FULL DAY

    Arrive Geneva, see Palace of Nations, Jet d'Eau. Visit Chillon Castle, Gruyeres for cheese, Cailler chocolate factory. Journey to Leysin for winter sports, hiking. Dinner incl. Note: Accommodation may be in Matigny.

  • day 6

  • FULL DAY

    Today: Glacier 3000 adventure, Interlaken lunch stop, Aareslucht Gorges visit, Sutenpass journey to Italian-speaking Switzerland. Overnight in Chiasso. Note: Cable car and Sustenpass road closures may alter plans.

  • day 7

  • FULL DAY

    Explore Lugano in Italian Switzerland, cross St. Gotthard Pass, visit William Tell's birthplace Burglen and Altdorf. Continue to picturesque Lucerne for free time. Optional Lake of the Four Cantons cruise.

  • day 8

  • FULL DAY

    Depart Lucerne, visit Einsiedeln's abbey, Maienfeld for Heidi's inspiration. Explore Heidi's House in Heidi Village. Visit Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital, with its castle. Lunch and stroll. Continue to Feldkirch, Austria, charming walled city with castle. Free time.

  • day 9

  • FULL DAY

    Start in St. Gallen, UNESCO-listed center with cathedral. Continue to Constance Lake, stroll in Constance, visit Mainau Island's botanic garden. Visit Stein am Rhein, picturesque village on Rhine River. Visit Rhine Waterfalls. End day in Zurich.

  • day 10

  • FULL DAY

    Explore Zurich with our guide. Cruise Lake Zurich, stopping at villages. Disembark in Rapperswil with its medieval castle. Return by efficient Swiss train. Note: Transfers may use public transport.

  • day 11

  • MORNING

    After breakfast, end of our services.

Day 1

| Paris

Upon arriving at the airport, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Check the information boards in the hotel reception area for details of the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travelers.

Day 2

| Paris

We come into contact with the history of France in the immense Palace of Versailles (admission not included) with its beautiful gardens. After that, on our way back to Paris, we head to Montmartre and take a cable car (included) to go up to this bohemian neighborhood known for its painters, artists, and cabarets. To contemplate the beauty of the impressive avenues and monuments of Paris, you will have a city tour with a local guide. Return to the hotel. Optionally you can attend the variety show.​

Day 3

| Paris

We go to the center of Paris, starting in the Eiffel Tower area. You will have the opportunity to go up to the second floor of this remarkable metal monument (ticket included). Then we enjoy a boat cruise along the River Seine, which divides the north of Paris from the south. Enjoy a free afternoon to explore as you choose. Note: in some cases the waits to go up the Eiffel Tower are long. Thus the climb may take place at a different time (or on Sunday) if it is considered convenient for organizational reasons.

Day 4

| Lyon

Today we travel to the center of France, to the Bourgogne region, famous for its wines. We will visit BEAUNE, located in the center of the Bourgogne region, with its streets full of flowers, hospice, and wine museum all points of interest. Continuing, we will arrive to LYON in the afternoon, the capital of Roman Gallia on the banks of the Rhône (its historic center has been declared a World Heritage site). We include a cable car climb to Notre Dame de Fourvière, where we have a great view of the city. Enjoy some leisure time to walk around. Note: in some cases, a part of the group will be accommodated in Chambery, a city near Lyon. In these cases, we will leave at the evening for CHAMBERY and accommodation. We will then have some time early in the morning to visit the capital of Savoy, a medieval-style city with a beautiful historic center and a large castle.

Day 5

| Leysin

We travel to Switzerland. GENEVA, arrival. We will see from the bus the Palace of Nations (the headquarters of the United Nations in Europe) and with our guide we will go to the pretty English Garden with its clock made of flowers and we can admire the “Jet d´Eau”, the tallest fountain in Europe. Through vignards landscapes, we go on to CHILLON CASTLE, built in the waters of the lake. Admission is included to this fantastic medieval castle. After this, we will continue to the picturesque walled village of GRUYERES, known worldwide for its cheese. Nearby this area there are several of the main chocolate factories in Switzerland (NESTLE amongst them), and we visit the Cailler chocolate factory, with a tasting included! We will continue traveling through smaller roads amidst bucolic mountain landscapes and very picturesque wooden villages.- Arrival in LEYSIN, a beautiful little holiday village with spectacular views of the Rhône plain and Mont Blanc, known for its winter sports resort or its hiking possibilities. Dinner included. Note: sometimes accommodation will be in a nearby alternative city (usually Matigny).

Day 6

| Chiasso

Today´s stage has beautiful high mountain scenery. Don´t forget your winter clothes, we climb to one of the most spectacular spots in Switzerland where you can see ice and snow all year round. We include the cable car ride up to GLACIER 3000, where you can walk on the suspended bridge in the gap between two mountain peaks, enter the Ice Cathedral, or "play" in the Fun Park. Stop in INTERLAKEN and time for lunch. Afterward, we travel to the AARESLUCHT GORGES. We then take the Sutenpass, one of the most beautiful roads in Switzerland that runs between glaciers and takes us to Italian-speaking Switzerland. Overnight stay in CHIASSO, a Swiss town on the border with Italy. Note: Occasionally, due to weather conditions such as rain or strong winds, the cable car to Glacier 3000 may not operate.Note: The Sustenpass road is normally closed until the end of May and since mid-October. In this case, the journey will be made by alternative roads.

Day 7

| Lucerne

We will visit LUGANO, the cosmopolitan capital of Italian Switzerland with its beautiful lake. Time to stroll. We continue on the highway, we cross St. Gotthard Pass. We stop in BURGLEN, the tiny village where William Tell was born, we shall see the chapel of the XVI century with paintings illustrating his life. If you want, you can also visit the Museum of William Tell. In the neighboring city of ALTDORF, we can also find traces of his history. Continue to LUCERNE, free time to explore this beautiful city by the lake that bears its name. We will suggest, optionally, to take the cruise along the Lake of the Four Cantons, considered one of the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland.

Day 8

| Feldkirch

We leave Lucerne driving along the Four Cantons Lake towards EINSIEDELN, its immense baroque abbey is the most important pilgrimage center in Switzerland. After that, we continue towards the East of Switzerland. MAIENFELD is the village which inspired Heidi’s story. In HEIDIDORF we will be visiting Heidi’s House (ticket not included. Entry to the facility is free), a picturesque place with beautiful landscapes that we will reach through a pedestrian path. Then we enter into the independent country of Liechtenstein, and its capital city VADUZ with its impressive castle. Time to stroll and have lunch. Subsequently, we go to the neighboring city of FELDKIRCH, in Austria, located next to the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany: a charming walled city with a genuine historic city center and a castle. Free time.

Day 9

| Zurich

We start our day heading to ST. GALLEN, whose center is part of the World Heritage List by UNESCO with a wonderful cathedral and its historic center. Afterwards, we will continue by Constance Lake, between Germany and Switzerland. We will have time for a walk at Constance’s center before visiting MAINAU Island (accessed by a pedestrian bridge) with its stunning botanic garden (entry included). Then, again in Switzerland, we will take a stroll in STEIN AM RHEIN, a typical village on the Rhine River with precious houses with painted walls. We will also visit the Rhine Waterfalls (entry included), the waterfalls with the most abundant flow in Europe. Arrival in ZURICH at the end of the day.

Day 10

| Zurich

With our guide, we will have a tour of ZURICH, the most populated city in Switzerland, and the country’s financial and cultural capital. The city of the banks has twice been declared the city with the best quality of life in the world. Afterward, we will include a cruise of almost two hours on Lake Zurich. The boat makes brief stops to allow us to see the villages on the way. We get off in RAPPERSWIL, a picturesque little village overlooked by its medieval castle. We go back to Zurich by train and appreciate the efficiency and punctuality of the Swiss railways. Note: Depending on the number of travelers, the transfers to and from the center might be carried out by public transport.

Day 11

| Zurich

After breakfast, end of our services.

Inclusions

Exclusions

Inclusions

  • General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance, hotel, and breakfast buffet.
  • Includes arrival transfer
  • City tour in PARIS
  • Excursion: Versailles in Paris (entrance not included)
  • Boat: River Seine in Paris, Zurich Lake
  • Transfer: Montmartre District in Paris, Versailles Palace in Paris (entrance not included)
  • Ticket admission: 2nd Floor Eiffel Tower in Paris, Chillon castle, Cailler chocolate factory, Aareslucht gorges, botanic garden in Mainau, Rhine Waterfalls
  • Train: Rapperswill- Zurich
  • Funicular: To Montmartre district in Paris, Lyon , cable car to Glacier 3000
  • 1 Dinner Included in LEYSIN

Exclusions

  • Visa
  • Insurance
  • AIR Fare
  • Optional sightseeing & meals
  • Meals other than specified in the itinerary.
  • Porterages, Tips, Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature.
  • Early check-in and Late check out
  • Cost of foreign exchange for personal use.
  • Any items or services not specified in the itinerary ‘HOLIDAY PRICE INCLUDES’ head.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy (Per Person)
Days before departure: Cancellation Charge:
10 days 100%
10 to 15 days 75% + Non Refundable Component
15 to 30 days 30% + Non Refundable Component
Hotel / Air 100% in case of non-refundable ticket / Hotel Room
Cruise / Visa On Actuals

Payment Policy

Payment Policy Online Advance as per Website
Within 45 to 30 days prior to the departure of the tour 75% of total tour cost or Non Refundable component whichever is higher
Within 30 days prior to the departure of the tour 100% of total tour cost

  • All Prices are in UAE AED and subject to change without prior notice.

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  • We are not holding any reservations of air seats, hotel rooms, conference rooms etc. Final availability status will only be known when we request for bookings.

  • Holiday Surcharge will be additional if applicable

  • Any overstay expenses due to delay or change or cancellation in flight will be on the guests own & Akbar Holidays will not be held liable for such expenses however we will provide best possible assistance.

  • Price on website //quoted are subject to availability at time of confirmation, we are currently not holding any blocking against the sent quotation.

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  • All Prices are in UAE AED and subject to change without prior notice.

  • Price quoted are subject to availablity at time of confirmation, we are currently not holding any blocking against the sent quotation.

  • Booking confirmations are subject to availability.

  • All Hotels Rooms are subject to availability

  • We are not holding any reservations of air seats, hotel rooms, conference rooms etc. Final availability status will only be known when we request for bookings.

  • Holiday Surcharge will be additional if applicable

  • Any overstay expenses due to delay or change or cancellation in flight will be on the guests own & Akbar Holidays will not be held liable for such expenses however we will provide best possible assistance.

About Explore Tour

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    AED 46,940.72

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    AED 23,940.72

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    AED 23,940.72

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