Capital and Eastern Switzerland

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Day 1

Morning: Arrival and discovery of Bern

  • Arrival in the morning at Zürich airport 
  • Board the special train coach Salon de Luxe
  • Journey by train to Bern, Kick-off
  • Arrival in Bern
  • Take Scooters and start of the Rally through Bern
  • 1st activities stop in the historic center of Bern: flag throwing behind the parliament building, challenge at the Clock Tower, Catching ducks in the fountain and guessing game at the Kornhauskeller
  • Meet at the Rosengarten and in teams create a bear tower with wooden bears (the bear is Bern's symbolic figure)

Afternoon: Emmentaler Cheese Factory

  • Departure by bus to the Emmentaler Cheese Factory
  • Arrival at cheese factory and lunch
  • 2nd activities stop: cow milking, cheese rolling, milk can golf
  • Departure by bus to St. Gallen

Evening: St. Gallen

Bern, Aare, Bundeshaus

Day 2

Morning: Appenzell & mount Säntis

  • Meet in the lobby and short walk to the Tonhalle
  • Breakfast at the Tonhalle
  • Departure by bus to Appenzell
  • Arrival in Appenzell and 3rd activities stop: identify typical local beer and whisky flavours, try Talerschwingen (typical Swiss instrument), Photo rally (match signs with facades of houses)
  • Departure from Appenzell to Schwägalp by bus
  • Arrival at Schwägalp and take cable car to top of mount Säntis
  • Free time to visit the Säntis and enjoy the view
  • Lunch in the event hall

Afternoon: Maestrani chocolate factory

  • Return to Schwägalp by cable car
  • Departure from Schwägalp to Flawil to the Maestrani chocolate factory
  • Arrival and 4th activities stop: chocolate tasting, factory visit, history of chocolate
  • Departure by bus back to St. Gallen

Evening: St. Gallen

Saentis, Winter

Day 3

Morning: From St. Moritz to Lugano

  • Departure by PostalBus to Lugano overlooking lake Lugano
  • Stop at Palazzo Vertemate Franchi (Italy) and 3rd activity stop: Gelato tasting
  • Arrival and lunch in Lugano at the hotel Villa Principe Leopoldo

Afternoon & Evening: Lugano

Neuhausen, Rheinfall

Departure day

  • Brunch in St. Gallen or Zürich (train to Zürich takes approx. 1h10)
  • Or (individual) departures of participants
Thalwil, Churchill Zug