Switzerland Tours

Interlaken sits between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, with the Alps rising right behind it.

From here, a train takes you up to Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe.

Step out onto the viewing platform, walk through the Ice Palace carved inside the glacier, and play in the snow, even in summer.

Zermatt is a car-free town, so the streets are quiet and the Matterhorn stays in clear view.

Spend an afternoon wandering the lanes and looking up at the peaks and glaciers.

Then board the Glacier Express to St. Moritz, an eight-hour ride in a panoramic car that has earned it the name "the slowest express train in the world."

Lucerne is a lakeside city built for walking. Cross the Kapellbrücke, the oldest covered bridge in Europe, and wander cobbled streets lined with painted façades and Baroque churches.

For the view, ride the old funicular from Stans, then the open-top Cabrio cable car up to the Stanserhorn summit, with the Alps and Lake Lucerne spread out below.

Montreux sits right on the shore of Lake Geneva. Visit Chillon Castle, a medieval fortress at the water's edge, then head to the Lavaux vineyards, a UNESCO-listed hillside of terraces, for a wine tasting with the lake below.

The Golden Pass Panoramic Express ends here, after a ride through alpine forests and mountain villages.

Bern, the Swiss capital, has a UNESCO-listed Old Town of cobbled streets, arcades, and historic façades. Walk it with a private guide, then climb the 130 steps of the Zytglogge clock tower for views over the city, and watch its moving figurines at work.

A short drive away, Gruyères has a medieval castle and its famous cheese, and the Maison Cailler chocolate factory offers a tasting.