Swiss Highlands & Bavarian Alps 2023

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Our 8-day Bern to Munich journey, begins in Switzerland, where you'll visit the capital city of Bern, St. Gallen and the Bernese Oberland, and the Lake Constance region; in Germany, explore Munich and the Bavarian Alps...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • Indulge your passion for scenic splendors
    • Alpine highs
    • historic sites and all-embracing cultural traditions that play out in Swiss cities and Bavarian towns. Bear witness to local life in Bern
    • past and present. Try schwingen in Affoltern
    • cheese in Emmental
    • and chocolate in Maestrani. Dine with royalty in a Habsburg Castle
    • explore Munich's must-see sites and pay a poignant visit to Dachau with a knowledgeable guide.Sightseeing in Bern includes the Rosengarten
    • the Bärengraben
    • and the Zytglogge clock tower
    • where you'll begin an Einstein Experience tour that explores Switzerland's de facto capital through the eyes of the great physicist. Traveling through the Bernese Overland

What's this trip about?

    Our 8-day Bern to Munich journey, begins in Switzerland, where you'll visit the capital city of Bern, St. Gallen and the Bernese Oberland, and the Lake Constance region; in Germany, explore Munich and the Bavarian Alps...

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Zurich, Switzerland
End CityMunich

Travel Themes

  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Switzerland
  • Germany

Attractions

  • Appenzell
  • Munich

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Meet the Habsburgs during a private lunch at Switzerland's Habsburg Castle Two nights in Bern with guided sightseeing to the Rose Gardens, Bear Park, and the Einstein Museum in the Bern History Museum; the craftsman village; Schwingen wrestling and an Emmental cheese tasting Swiss chocolate making at a chocolate factory A textile demonstration and visit inside the famous Abbey Library in St. Gallen

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Zurich / Bern

Tour Begins: 6:00 PM, Bellevue Palace Bern.
A transfer is included from Zurich Airport to the Bellevue Palace Bern, a jewel of Art Nouveau architecture ideally located in the historic heart of this UNESCO World Heritage City amidst stunning Alpine views. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner tonight, inspirin...
Day 2 Beauty, Bears and Brains in Bern

A garden of delights awaits your discovery on a drive to the flower-filled Rosengarten and the famous Bear Park, Bärenpark. Long a symbol of the city and its namesake, bears have been a draw in Bern since the 1500s when they were fi...

Day 3 Habsburg Castle & The Abbey Library

Drive to the Emmental region this morning for a day of Swiss traditions. Experience a taste of local life on visit to the Craftman's Village in Wasen, see a Swiss sumo-like wrestling demonstration at the "Schwingen" club in Affolter...

Day 4 Alpine Highs In Appenzell

The imperial legacy of the Habsburgs comes alive today when you meet the Habsburgs during a Tauck Exclusive lunch at medieval Habsburg Castle, one of the most influential royal houses in Europe during the Middle Ages. Next it's on t...

Day 5 Oberammergau's Passion Play

Drive to Appenzell for a day of scenic delights. Ride a cable car up towering Santis Peak for views of mountains and cliff-top chalets that will take your breath away, then spend the afternoon exploring the sights in the town's car-...

Day 6 A Palace & Royal Carriages in Munich

A morning drive to the village of Oberammergau is highlighted by a stop and guided visit of the Passion Play Theater. Once every ten years, as each new decade begins, some 2,000 local residents of Oberammergau join forces to perform...

Day 7 Dachau & Munich as You Wish

Depart for Dachau this morning, where the first of Germany's infamous Nazi concentration camps opened in 1933 and was used as a model for others that followed. Your visit to the memorial site will be a poignant one that provides his...

Day 8 Journey Home

Tour Ends: Munich.
Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from Bayerischer Hof hotel to Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport. Allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in at the airport.

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PORTOFCALL : Munich, Germany

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Dates & Availability

Price From $5,490
Price per day$686
Last Updated: 10/19/2023

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It's easy to see the world's sights. To stand in long lines, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue vacation as everyone else. But that's not good enough for us, and it's not good enough for you. We believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energize and transform. And above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

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