Find your next holiday
Filter Holidays
Summertime Alpine Highlights & Swiss Mountain Railways
Stunning lakes, picturesque mountains and spectacular rail rides await on the Swiss holiday of a lifetime. Enjoy stunning scenery along the shores of Lake Brienz, and the spectacular mountain backdrop in Lucerne. Alongside this, you’ll enjoy some amazing trips by train, including the cogwheel Jungfrau Railway, offering superb views of the legendary north face of the Eiger, the Mönch and Jungfrau mountains, and the Reichenbach Falls Funicular Railway up to see the dramatic falls. You’ll also have the option to ride the famous Swiss Glacier Express on this impressive holiday in Switzerland.
Tour Includes
- 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 6 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
9 days from £1,349pp
Travel Options
Outbound &
Inbound Travel
Outbound
Travel
Inbound
Travel
On-Tour
Experiences
Steps to booking your Holiday
-
Tour Details Find a day-by-day breakdown
of the tour -
Select your Departure Browse the available
departure dates -
Checkout Follow our secure checkout
process to book your place
Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 9 day itinerary
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to northern France for an overnight stay.
Continue to our hotel in Switzerland for a six-night stay.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
This morning, after breakfast, we travel to the charming city of Lucerne on our included excursion. Nestling amongst the foothills of the Alps, Lucerne is home to the Hofkirche Cathedral, Rittersche Palace and one of the finest baroque churches in Switzerland, the Jesuit church. Known as the ‘city of lights’, Lucerne has plenty to offer its visitor, from strolling around an art gallery, exploring the shops, or simply relaxing in one of the cafés. Be sure to visit the ‘Zytturm’, which boasts the oldest public clock in Lucerne. Dating from 1535 the clock always strikes the hour one minute ahead of all the other clocks in the city. During the day there will the chance to join an optional cruise on the lake. Then, this afternoon, why not join our optional excursion on the Pilatusbahn, the world’s steepest cog railway, to the summit of Mount Pilatus? The Pilatusbahn has been in operation since 1889 and climbs Mount Pilatus at a 48% gradient, rising 6,791 feet above sea level. The original passenger steam cars had an average speed of 2-3mph and took more than 1 hour to reach the summit. Today the electric cars run at 6mph and take just 30 minutes to reach the top. We descend the mountain by cable car, which offers some spectacular views of the area.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pilatusbahn & Cable Car | 2024 £58 | 2025 £60 |
| Cruise on Lake Lucerne | 2024 £30 | 2025 £31 |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
Today our included excursion takes us over the scenic Brunig pass to the thousand-year-old town of Brienz. We have free time to explore the souvenir shops, perhaps visiting a wood carver’s workshop or catch a glimpse of the old steam engines at the Rothorn Railway. In the afternoon we continue along the shores of Lake Brienz, with its crystal clear greeny-blue water to the famous holiday resort of Interlaken. Situated between the lakes of Thun and Brienz and at the foot of the famous trio of peaks, the Eiger, Monch and the Jungfrau, the resort is rich in tradition.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Please note that due to the timetable of the Swiss Glacier Express, our train journey may operate in reverse, from Chur to Andermatt.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Glacier Express * | 2024 £94 | 2025 £97 |
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
* This excursion is extremely popular and must be pre-booked before your departure – please call to request your place.
Please note that due to track maintenance, the May 2024 departure will operate as a return journey from Lauterbrunnen to Kleine Scheidegg, and we will continue to Grindelwald by coach.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Set at the heart of the Hasliberg hiking region, the town of Meiringen is the destination of today’s included excursion. The creation of meringue and the death of Sherlock Holmes are the two claims to fame of the town. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed in Meiringen many times and the town is now home to the fascinating Sherlock Holmes Museum (entrance extra). During the day we take the Reichenbach Falls Funicular Railway up to see the dramatic falls and scene of the deadly battle between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
We leave Switzerland behind and make our way north through the French countryside to our overnight hotel on the outskirts of Paris.
Includes Breakfast
Return home.
Includes Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at the 3-star Hotel Engel in Emmetten in the picturesque heart of Switzerland.
Overnight stays in northern France and the Paris area will be in city-style hotels.
Hotel Engel
The Hotel Engel: a house with a long tradition, is characterized above all by its hospitality and its culinary delights. At the same time, the Hotel Engel proves to be an ideal starting point for all kinds of summer and winter activities. Situated in the heart of Switzerland, in the village of Emmetten.
Hotel Facilities
Need further information? Fill in our enquiry form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can
General
- 3 Star
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
Room
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Shower
- Free Wifi
Service
- Safe Box in Reception
Accessibility
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Disabled Rooms Available
Food & Drink
- Vegetarian Meals
- Gluten Free Menu
- Lactose or Dairy Free Menu
Transport
- Bus Stop Nearby
Hotel
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Reviews
4.1 Out of 5 ( 15 Reviews )
Reviews
Quality
4 / 5
Value for Money
3.9 / 5
Mary Gardner, 0 years ago
Excellent overall trip, coach and drivers first class really made the holiday, and trips out wonderful. Location of hotel a bit disappointing, not near lake or views. Limited choice of food and accommodation basic not really value for money.
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
Susan Gumbrell, 0 years ago
An excellent holiday. Coach travel is an easy way to see the magnificent scenery of the Swiss Alps and, as a single traveller, it is an easy way to travel and make new friends. Hotel very welcoming, food very good, drivers brilliant. Only downside was too much time in two places where there was very little to see or do, but the vast majority of the week was organised extremely well. I enjoyed myself very much and would do it again.
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
T Malinowski, 0 years ago
Our 7 hour wait for the ferry in Dover is unacceptable, I understand that it is not entirely the fault of Leger but something needs to be done about it, possibly using the tunnel instead. The hotel was basic and comfortable but had no coffee making facility in the bedroom. The driver was very good. The instructions could have been clearer and repeated at times. The coach was very comfortable as we had the front seats, we would not have liked to be in any other seats for any length of time.. The drinks service was good and the coach stopped regularly for breaks. The views were magnificent.
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
alan sands, 0 years ago
Poor quality hotel in Switzerland with very basic plain food not characteristic of Switzerland. All hotels located away from any form of facilities for the evenings. Hotel on outskirts of Paris had no restaurant and too far to travel to Paris. Coach and staff were excellent with faultless service.
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
Mrs Diane Garfield, 0 years ago
Good when we got there journey was a nightmare with problems at the port.
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
Linda Stockton, 0 years ago
Ok love the mountain train rides
Verified, collected via Trustpilot
Departure Dates
