Christmas in the Wonderful Swiss Alps

Switzerland is renowned for its mountainous landscape and picture-perfect scenery and, on this Christmas tour, you will experience everything this Winter Wonderland has to offer. We will enjoy fantastic excursions on the Gornergrat Railway and the GoldenPass Railways along with visits to Evian and Montreux.

7 days from £1,199pp

Single Room Supplement from £229pp

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Your Tour Includes

  • 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 4 evening meals including Christmas dinner
  • Local joining points
  • Porterage at the hotel

Itinerary

Please choose your preferred 7 day itinerary

Local departure by coach or home connect service, then to Northern France for an overnight stay.

We continue to our hotel in Switzerland, arriving in time for dinner.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

We leave our hotel today and descend to the shores of Lake Geneva where we visit the Birthplace of the Natural Mineral Water, Evian.

We will then continue to Montreux, which is nestled in a sheltered bay, surrounded by snow-covered Alps. Experience the magical Christmas atmosphere with its glittering lights and discover the ambience of one of Switzerland's most beautiful Christmas markets. With all its attractions and more than 150 richly decorated chalets, the market is truly overflowing with gifts (Christmas market dates subject to confirmation).

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Evian
  • Montreux

Merry Christmas! After breakfast, we drive to Montreux and board the GoldenPass panoramic train to Gstaad, enjoying the amazing scenery along the way. Gstaad is a village in the Bernese Oberland located at 1,050m and the car-free village centre is lined with numerous exclusive shops, restaurants and hotels. All houses are built in chalet style, which gives the place a special charm. This afternoon we visit the famous cheese dairy in Gruyeres. In addition to a small sample of the cheese, during an audio guide tour you will learn about the production of this famous Swiss cheese.

This evening we enjoy a Christmas dinner with live entertainment.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • GoldenPass Panoramic Train
  • Gstaad
  • Gruyeres Cheese Factory

After breakfast we make the journey to Täsch where we board the shuttle train to Zermatt. The famous Alpine village lies at the foot of the Matterhorn – probably the world’s most famous mountain. Zermatt has preserved its original character and the traditional chalets which are lit up with twinkling coloured lights make Zermatt an idyllic picture of festivity.

After some free time, we take the cog railway to the Gornergrat to enjoy the Panorama of the famous Matterhorn. In the afternoon, we take the train back to Täsch and travel by coach back to the hotel.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Zermatt
  • Gornergrat Railway

We depart the hotel this morning and travel to our overnight in northern France.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast

Return home.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast

Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Hotel Le Relais Alpin in Les Mosses.

Overnight hotels in northern France will be in city-style hotels.

Single Room Supplements

Single Room Supplement from £229.00

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