Grand Tour of Switzerland — 7 days

Geneva, Bern, Lucerne, Jungfraujoch, Zermatt. Day-by-day itinerary: Geneva; Lausanne & Montreux; Bern; Lucerne.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Geneva

• 09:00 — Arrival at Geneva GVA
• 13:00 — Jet d'Eau + old town + UN — Genève
• 17:00 — Lake Geneva shore at sunset
• 20:00 — Geneva fondue
• 22:00 — Hotel in Geneva

Day 2 — Lausanne & Montreux

• 09:30 — Train Geneva → Lausanne (40 min)
• 11:00 — Notre-Dame Cathedral + Ouchy lakeside — Lausanne
• 14:00 — Train → Montreux
• 15:00 — Château de Chillon + the jazz promenade — Montreux
• 21:00 — Lake-view hotel in Montreux

Day 3 — Bern

• 09:00 — Train Montreux → Bern (1h20)
• 11:00 — Bern's UNESCO old town + arcades — Berne
• 14:00 — Einstein Museum + Rose Garden panoramic view — Berne
• 21:00 — Hotel in Bern

Day 4 — Lucerne

• 09:00 — Train Bern → Lucerne (1h15)
• 10:30 — Chapel Bridge + medieval ramparts — Lucerne
• 14:00 — Cruise on Lake Lucerne
• 17:00 — Mount Pilatus (cable car + cogwheel railway)
• 21:00 — Hotel in Lucerne

Day 5 — Jungfraujoch

• 08:00 — Panoramic train Lucerne → Interlaken → Jungfraujoch
• 13:00 — Jungfraujoch Top of Europe (3,454m)
• 16:00 — Down to Grindelwald + cable car
• 21:00 — Hotel in Grindelwald with an Eiger view

Day 6 — Zermatt & the Matterhorn

• 09:00 — Train Grindelwald → Zermatt (3h)
• 13:00 — Matterhorn view from Zermatt — Zermatt
• 15:00 — Klein Matterhorn (3,883m) — summer glacier
• 20:00 — Raclette + fondue in Zermatt
• 22:00 — Hotel in Zermatt with a Matterhorn view

Day 7 — Return & departure

• 06:30 — Golden sunrise on the Matterhorn
• 09:00 — Train Zermatt → Geneva (3h via Visp)
• 13:00 — Last lunch in Geneva
• 18:00 — Return flight from Geneva GVA