Day 1: Indianapolis / Zurich
Transfer by home pickup to Indianapolis airport and depart for Zurich, Switzerland. (IFM)

Day 2: Zurich / Lauterbrunnen / Wengen
Upon arrival in Zurich, board your coach and travel through the lush, rolling, green landscape past sparkling lakes and flower dotted meadows to the towering Swiss Alps. Pass towering cliffs and roaring water falls into the Lauterbrunnen Valley, declared a UNESCO World Heritage region. Arrive in Lauterbrunnen, a small village nestled between the towering walls of a sheer-sided valley famed for its waterfalls. You will transfer to the cog-rail which takes you up to the car-free village of Wengen. Accommodations at the 4-star Hotel Silberhorn, a Swiss holiday resort located at the foot of the imposing Eiger-Jungfrau mountain range in the heart of the Bernese Oberland, your home for 6 nights. From your hotel, you are just a few steps from the rail station and Mannlichenbahn for day tripping from your resort. From Wengen to other tour sites your exciting transportation will be by Swiss Rail train, cog-rail, funicular, scenic intermountain cable cars and Postbus; all will take you to the alpine heights of the the Eiger, and its villages and hamlets overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Hotel Silberhorn (D)

Day 3: Wengen / Interlaken / Schynige Platte / Lake Cruise
Sojourn to Interlaken a small city in the Bernese Highlands located between two jewel-like Alpine Lakes, Brienz and Thun. The city beckons with its mile long shopping district filled with woolens, lace, and watches. From Interlaken take the railway up to the Schynige Platte for a spectacular alpine view of the surrounding mountains, including Jungfrau, Eiger, Siberhorn and others. The Alpine Garden on Schynige Platte boasts over 500 types of flora, including Edelweiss.

This afternoon travel on a lake steamer across the beautiful turquoise-colored lake Brienz, to the cozy village of Brienz well known as the "village of carving." Stroll the romantic Brunngasse a beautiful street lined with 18th century houses decorated with wood carvings. Brienz has a long tradition in wood processing; there visit the Jobin Wood Carving School and museum which houses the world's largest collection of antique wood carvings and an impressive variety of antique musical boxes. Another option train lovers will relish is the "Rothorn" steam locomotive excursion up through mountain forests winding over passes and through tunnels to the alpine peaks station of Rothorn Kulm where you’ll look out on vast mountain peaks. Later, board a Swiss Rail train back to Lauterbrunnen, then cog-rail up to Wengen. Hotel Silberhorn (B, D)

Day 4: Wengen / The Eiger / Jungfraujoch / Grindelwald
Ride the rails of Switzerland's most popular mountain railway excursion. Travel through the Eiger Mountain tunnel to a height of 11,133' to emerge at the Jungfraujoch, the site of the highest train station in Europe offering an unforgettable experience of mountains. Take the cog-rail to the Eiger village of Grindelwald which has unbelievable views of the Eiger's 9000' north wall. Enjoy a free afternoon in Grindelwald to visit shops and explore. Continue from Gindelwald via the "First" (Firstbahnen Grindelwald) the world's longest cable car to the upper station where you'll enjoy spectacular views of the Grindelwald Basin and several famous mountains. Enjoy an afternoon of free time in Grindelwald, visit shops and explore the garden like cemetery. As time allows explore Gletscherschlucht (Glacier Gorge) – which lies at the village end, a wildly romantic, thunderous glacier gorge with its walls of pink and green marble blocks, through which a path leads over man-made footbridges, rock galleries and tunnels. Return to Wengen via the Mannlichenbahn cable car. Hotel Silberhorn (B, D)

Day 5: Wengen / Grindelwald / Meiringen / Schwarzwald-alp / Reichenbach Falls
Return to Grindelwald where you board the bright yellow Postbus with its unique three tone horns for an excursion on a beautiful scenic route with narrow hairpin curves, on a road which is otherwise closed to the public. You will travel up and over the high mountain pass Grosse Scheidegg to the village of Meiringen. Meiringen the village famous for the seven tiered Reichenbach falls, made world famous thanks to the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, staged his own death from the falls observation platform in "Professor Moriarty." You will have time to tour the village, visit Reichenbach falls, and the pristine Schwarzwald-alp area situated in the middle of alpine meadows and dense forest, encircled by rock faces, glaciers and brooks, the Schwarzwald-alp is practically an untouched piece of nature. Ride Swiss Rail along beautiful Lake Brienze and back to Wengen. Hotel Silberhorn (B, D)

Day 6: Wengen / Lauterbrunnen Valley / trummelbach Falls / Murren / Schilthorn Summit
Board a cog-train for an excursion to glacier carved Lauterbrunnen Valley. The Lauterbrunnen Valley, often called the valley of 72 waterfalls, is an ideal place for travelers who wish to enjoy the unparalleled natural beauty of Switzerland in the roaring, foaming, churning Trummelbach Falls, Europe's largest subterranean glacier water fall. Continue on to Stechelberg a small village located at the base of the Jungfrau Mountain which is a connection point for an aerial tramway to Murren. You travel past turbulent waterfalls and up craggy rock faces to the hamlet of Murren perched on the edge of a 3000 foot cliff. Unreachable by public road, Murren is fairy-tale Switzerland come to life, with exquisite combination of alpine scenery, mountain culture and breathtaking scenic activities. In Murren enjoy free time or continue on via the Schilthorn cable car to Birg and then the Schilthorn summit. Here, marvel at the most stirring, panoramic views in Switzerland with over 200 mountain peaks and endless glaciers and lakes. Best of all, this spectacular scene-scape forms the dramatic backdrop to the Piz Gloria, the revolving mountaintop restaurant that pays homage to 007, a principal filming location for the James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Let your senses revel in the breathtaking, overwhelming beauty laid out before you, a scene that will be imprinted on you forever. Hotel Silberhorn (B, D)

Day 7: Wengen / Staubbachbankeli
Join your vacation manager for a moderate walk out from Wengen, through alpine meandows and forests, past brown cows with ringing bells to Staubbachbankeli Overlook. The Lauterbrunnen Valley with its 72 water falls and fantastic views of the famous mountain trio Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau with their rugged cliffs and glaciers are guaranteed to impress. Enjoy lunch at Mary's Cafe only a short distance away. The cafe is a little cabin in a lovely setting which serves traditional Swiss fare and cheese fondue. Hotel Silberhorn (B, D)

Day 8: Wengen / Lucerne / Zurich
Alas you must leave, as you embark on the now familiar cog-rail, descend from your alpine paradise of mountain vistas, deep green valleys and emerald lakes. Board your private coach and travel to Lucerne a lake city of town squares and churches where historic houses decorated with frescoes line the picturesque town squares. Visit Kapellbrucke Bridge, an iconic structure widely associated with the Swiss city of Lucerne the, with its 17th century gable paintings the covered medieval bridge forms the centerpiece of Lucerne's townscape and is one of the oldest covered wooden bridges in Europe. View the Lion's monument, the figure of a dying lion which was hewn from the face of rock in remembrance of the heroic death of Swiss guards killed during an attack on the Tuileries in 1792 one of the best-known monuments in Switzerland. With free time to visit Old Towne or the lake side area or the Bourbaki Panorama Lucerne one of the world’s few panorama paintings still existing. After free time in Lucerne continue on to Zurich for the night. Tonight gather for your farewell dinner, reminisce and recall with fellow travelers the awesome sights and breathtaking beauty of the back roads you have experienced in the Swiss Alps. Hotel Allegra (B, D)

Day 9: Zurich / Indianapolis
Coach to Zurich airport to fly home. (B, IFM)

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