Switzerland Road Trip — Swiss Alpine Passes & Lakes Driving Tour — GPS Guided
Highlights
- Experience the most spectacular mountain pass ensemble in the world
- Drive the "BIG3" Route of Susten Pass — Grimsel Pass — Furka Pass
- Enjoy your driving tour with a scenic loop around the Lakes & Castles of the Bernese Highlands and stay at Interlaken
- Explore the pristine landscapes of Switzerland with countless shimmering lakes, snowcapped mountains and green meadows
Overview
Experience the most spectacular mountain pass ensemble in the world! Drive the "BIG3" Route of Susten Pass — Grimsel Pass — Furka Pass. Guaranteed the longest and most spectacular span of interconnected mountain roads in the Alps. Extend your driving tour with a scenic loop around the Lakes & Castles of the Bernese Highlands and stay at Interlaken.
Explore the pristine landscapes of Switzerland with countless shimmering lakes, snowcapped mountains and green meadows on this self-drive tour into the Swiss Alps. The scenic driving route will speak for itself with endless alpine vistas and stunning mountain roads.
- Day 1 - Individual Arrival to Zurich, Switzerland & Day at Leisure
At 5:30 PM meet your tour expert at the lobby of your hotel. Get a short briefing of the tour and take delivery of your touring pack with programmed GPS and Road-Book.
- Day 2 - Tour 1 — Six Lake Route & Susten Pass
After enjoying breakfast it is time to store the bags into the car and press "GO" on your pre-programmed GPS. Shortly after leaving your hotel in Zurich you will find yourself within the authentic Swiss countryside.
Your carefully selected scenic route will take you past wide green meadows and rollin hills towards Lake Lucerne with spectacular roads carved into the towering mountains. Near Weggis enjoy one of the most iconic views of Switzerland before you reach on of the highlights of this Swiss Alps Driving Tour:
The Susten Pass on foot of the Gotthard Mountain is with 26 bridges and tunnels hewn into the rock massive our absolute favourite Swiss Alpine Pass. Even Porsche seems to think that and shot the promotion of the 2016 model 911 R up here. No doubt you will fall in love with Switzerland up here!
Towards the end of the pass stop the Aare River Gorge and take a short walk between impressive rock formations before heading along the shores of Lake Brienzersee to your beautiful hotel.
- Day 3 - Tour 2 — Loop of Bernese Highlands ✂️ OPTIONAL
Extend your driving tour and stay a second night at your hotel in Interlaken. Choose to rest at your hotel end enjoy the spa — or drive a loop around the local lakes and panoramic routes of the Bernese Highlands.
Visit Lauterbrunnen in the morning. The village has 72 waterfalls that flow along the cliff edges of which the Staubbach Falls runs throughout the year and is the tallest free-falling waterfall in Europe. Optional is the 32 minutes trip (one way) with the aerial cableway taking you up to 2970 metres above sea level onto Schilthorn Mountain. Here you can experience a UNSECO World Heritage Site: the Swiss Skyline with mountains: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
At Oberhofen Castle get your postcard-perfect moment before heading to the heart of Switzerland. Where we recommend lunch at the medieval town of Gruyères before heading back to Interlaken on scenic roads.
- Day 4 - Tour 3 — Grimsel-Furka Pass Route
Waking up to the fresh air of the Swiss Alps you will enjoy breakfast with a stunning alpine view before experiencing two more truly spectacular alpine passes — the Beauty and the Legend.
The beautiful Grimsel Pass zigzags gently trough towering granite, tunnels, past hazy blue and water reservoirs before almost seamlessly connect to the legendary Furka Pass. Enjoy your personal James Bond Moment up here and get the same view as Sean Connery in the 1964 Goldfinger movie after chasing over the alpine pass in his Aston Martin DB5.
Up here visit also the easily accessed 100-metre long blue ice tunnel and ice chamber that has been cut new into the Rhone glacier every spring since around 1870. After a late lunch in the mountain resort of Andermatt make your way back to Zurich. The car pick up is arranged and you can make plans for the evening.
- Day 5 - Leisure & Departure
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and depart for your next destination.
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Breakfast at all hotels is included
- Flights are not included
- Gratuities
- Travel and medical insurance;
- Lunches & Dinner