Switzerland

Friends Trip to Switzerland

Two mountains, a principality, a slice of Germany, and enough time to actually catch your breath.

11 Nights / 12 DaysDuration
5Cities

Switzerland scales well for groups of friends travelling together , trains that run every half hour, hotels with connecting or adjacent rooms, and enough mountain excursions that nobody has to compromise on the pace they want to go at.

This is one of the Switzerland itineraries we've planned for a group of friends before , 11 nights across Zurich, Lucerne, Grindelwald, Bern and Montreux, built for 3 adults travelling together, with a short onward stay in Paris after. It's shared here to show what a longer group trip through Switzerland could look like. A version built around your own group's size, pace and dates would look a little different , and that's the point.

Why This Trip

Why Travel to Switzerland with Your Friends

Why Travel to Switzerland with Your Friends

Four nights in Zurich at the start gives the group room to add on a Heidiland and Liechtenstein day tour and a Black Forest crossing into Germany , neither is standard on a first Switzerland itinerary, and both fit easily with a Zurich base.

From there it's Lucerne for the mountains , Titlis and Pilatus both by cable car , then Grindelwald, Bern and Montreux to close, each an easy train apart.

If you asked us, Mt. Pilatus gondola ride is the one to protect on a clear day. On a good afternoon you can see into Italy, and it's less crowded than Titlis.

Holiday Overview

Cities Covered
Zurich, Lucerne, Grindelwald, Bern, Montreux
Starting Price
₹3,01,667

per adult, based on 3 adults travelling together, excluding international airfare

Best Time to Travel
August, for long daylight hours across the mountain excursions
Experiences Covered
Heidiland & Liechtenstein tour, Black Forest & Rhine Falls day trip, Lake Lucerne cruise, Mt. Titlis, Mt. Pilatus, Grindelwald First, Gruyeres day trip, Chateau de Chillon, 15-day Swiss Travel Pass

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Trace Your Path

An itinerary designed
for every moment.

Zurich Day 1–4

A Heidiland and Liechtenstein tour, a Black Forest crossing into Germany with Rhine Falls, and the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Lucerne Day 5–7

A Lake Lucerne cruise, the Swiss Museum of Transport, and the cable cars up Mt. Titlis and Mt. Pilatus.

Grindelwald Day 8–9

Wengen, Lauterbrunnen and the Glacier Canyon, then Grindelwald First's Cliff Walk, Flying Fox zipline and mountain carts.

Bern Day 10

A day trip to Gruyeres for the town and its cheese dairy before checking in to Bern for the night.

Montreux Day 11–12

An afternoon at Chateau de Chillon and a stop at Chaplin's World.

Day By Day

Switzerland Trip Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Zurich

    Land in Zurich and transfer to the hotel for a free evening.

  2. Day 2

    Heidiland & Liechtenstein Tour

    A full-day guided tour out to the Heidiland region and into the Principality of Liechtenstein, with stops in Rapperswil and its medieval castle, and Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital.

  3. Day 3

    Black Forest & Rhine Falls

    A day trip across the border into Germany's Black Forest, with a stop at Titisee-Neustadt's cuckoo-clock workshops and Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfall, on the way back.

  4. Day 4

    Lindt Home of Chocolate

    The 15-day Swiss Travel Pass activates today. A visit to the Lindt chocolate museum, then a free day to explore Zurich.

  5. Day 5

    Lucerne Arrival , Lake Lucerne Cruise

    A train to Lucerne, the Swiss Museum of Transport in the afternoon, and a catamaran cruise on Lake Lucerne in the evening.

  6. Day 6

    Mt. Titlis Excursion

    A cable car from Engelberg to the summit of Mt. Titlis, with snow tubing, the Glacier Cave, and Europe's highest suspension bridge, the Cliff Walk.

  7. Day 7

    Mt. Pilatus with Gondola

    A cable car and cogwheel train climb one of the steepest routes in the world up Mt. Pilatus, with hiking trails and a kid-friendly adventure park at the summit.

  8. Day 8

    Grindelwald Arrival

    A train to Grindelwald, with time to explore Wengen and Lauterbrunnen and visit the Glacier Canyon.

  9. Day 9

    Grindelwald First

    Two adventure activities at Grindelwald First , the First Cliff Walk suspension bridge, a Flying Fox zipline, or mountain carts down the slopes.

  10. Day 10

    Bern Arrival , Gruyeres Day Trip

    A train to Bern, with a day trip to Gruyeres for the town and its cheese dairy before checking in to Bern for the night.

  11. Day 11

    Montreux Arrival , Chillon Castle

    A train to Montreux, with an afternoon at Chateau de Chillon and a stop at Chaplin's World.

  12. Day 12

    Departure to Paris

    The group continues on to Paris by train via Geneva , the next leg of a longer Europe trip.

What's Included

Experiences Included.

Where You'll Stay

Hotel Stays.

Placid Hotel Design & Lifestyle Zurich to open the trip, then Holiday Inn Express Luzern Keirns in Lucerne and Kreuz and Post in Grindelwald, with Eiger views from the balcony rooms.

Swissotel Kursaal Bern for the single Bern night, and Royal Plaza Montreux to close out the Swiss leg before the group continues on.

The Fine Print, Handled

What Travenza Holidays
Will Arrange.

Itinerary planning, hotel reservations, 15-day Swiss Travel Pass, private airport transfers, Schengen visa assistance, and travel support for the whole group.

Customised by group size and pace , this route was built to continue on to Paris after, but stands on its own as an 11-night Switzerland trip.

Ready When You Are

Plan Your Friends Trip to Switzerland

Two mountains, a principality, a slice of Germany, and enough nights in each town that the group never feels rushed between check-ins , this is Switzerland at a pace built for friends with time to spend.

This is one of the itineraries we've built for a group travelling together before, shared here to show what the trip could look like. A version built for your own group's size, pace and dates would look a little different.

Estimated from ₹3,01,667 per adult · All inclusive

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