| Time | 1-st Day - MOSCOW - GENEVA
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| 10h00 | Arrival to Geneva. |
| Meeting at the airport with Russian Speaking assistant.
Transfer to hotel. Check-in.
Geneva city tour including visit to the United Nations with Russian speaking guide.
Discover international and historical Geneva: the lake, the famous water fountain, the business and banking center. The stroll on foot through the old town, dominated by St. Peter’s Cathedral, the historic Reformation Wall and some impressive ancient and modern architecture. Finish your tour by visiting the United Nations building and its Museum.
The museum will show you the many remarkable art works that adorn the Palais des Nations and the gifts given to UN Geneva by governments and others. You will see the Palais' state-of-the-art conference rooms, some of which have facilities for as many as six delegates from each country.
You will also see the grand Assembly Hall that seats 2000, including 800 reserved seats for the press and public. It has elegant bronze doors in Renaissance style and two prominent works of art. The Salle des Pas Perdus has fine marble from many different countries and pink granite on the floor and walls.
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14h30
| Transfer to Watch Museum "Patek Philippe" (without assistant)
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| Home to the prestigious creations of the Geneva-based firm of master watchmakers
which was founded in 1839. Discover how a passion for timepieces has brought together
an extraordinary display of watches, musical automata and portrait miniatures
from the 16-th to the 19th century
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17h30
| Transfer to Hotel. Free time
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| OVERNIGHT IN GENEVA HOTEL "CORNAVIN" 4* (OR SIMILAR)
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| 2-nd Day - GENEVA - MONTREUX |
08h00
| Breakfast in Hotel. Check-out.
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09h00
| Transfer from Geneva to Montreux.
(GENEVA - MONTREUX : 95 KM)
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| 10h30 | Arrival to Montreux. Visit of Chillon Castle with Russian-speaking guide.
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| Chillon Castle was built on a rocky inlet near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva, (Lac
Leman), Switzarland, not far from Montreux. There was a castle here as early as the ninth
century, built to protect one of the main roads to the Great St. Bernard pass to Italy, but the
present castle was for the most part built by the counts of Savoy in the late twelfth and
thirteenth centuries. During the sixteenth century, the castle was used as a state prison and
was the setting of the English poet Byron's "The Prisoner of Chillon".
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| Free time
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14h00
| Transfer to the train departure to the Rocher de Naye
Hald day excursion to the Rocher de Naye by train (without guide)
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14h30
| In one hour, you climb by rack railway train from the palm trees on the lake shore
to the edelweiss flowering above. A real headland overlooking the town of Montreux,
the Rochers-de-Naye ("Naye Rocks") provide the most spectacular view of Lake
and its surrounding Alps. On a clear day, you'll see the Eiger, the Mont-Blanc massif
and Geneva's famous waterspout.
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17h00
| Transfer to hotel in Montruex. Free time.
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| OVERNIGHT IN MONTREUX HOTEL "PRÉALPINA" 4* OR SIMILAR
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| 3-rd Day - MONTREUX - INTERLAKEN
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08h00
| Breakfast in Hotel. Check-out.
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09h00
| Transfer to Montreux train station (without assistant).
Transfer by Golden Pass Train from Montreux to Interlaken.
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| The world’s first panoramic train was put into service between Montreux and Zweisimmen.
It offers VIP seating at the front of the train giving a driver’s eye view.
These ultra-modern trains are able to give the traveller the unique sensation of being
totally at one with the grandeur of the unfolding landscape.
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| Arrival to Interlaken. Check-in to hotel.
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14h00
| Afternoon excursion to Brienz with visit to the Jobin wood Carving museum
(without guide).
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| It helds the world largest woodcarvings and numerous antique music boxes and musical
works.
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18h00
| Transfer to the hotel. Free time.
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19h00
| Walking trip to restaurant Spycher for Folklore dinner-show (19:00-20:30)
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| OVERNIGHT IN INTERLAKEN HOTEL "CHALET OBERLAND" 4* OR SIMILAR
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| 4-th Day - INTERLAKEN
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08h00
| Breakfast in Hotel. |
09h00
| Transfer to Train station for full day excursion by train to the Jungfraujoch
(without guide)
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| The Jungfrau Region offers a huge contrast of climate in a very compact area: from the
mildness of the area between Lakes Thun and Brienz up to the harsh, high-Alpine world
of eternal snow and ice. Whichever destination you choose, the views of the Eiger,
Mönch & Jungfrau, the most magnificent mountain chain in the Alps, are equally as
fascinating.
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12h30
| Lunch at Kleine Scheidegg, Bahnhof restaurant, 3 course menu.
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| Free time in the village of Grindelwald.
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| Return to hotel in Interlaken.
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| OVERNIGHT IN INTERLAKEN HOTEL "CHALET OBERLAND" 4* OR SIMILAR
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| 5-th Day - INTERLAKEN - LUCERNE
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08h00
| Breakfast in Hotel. Check-out.
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| Transfer to Lucerne without assistant.
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09h00
| Arrival to Lucerne. City tour with Russian speaking guide.
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| Lucerne has a vast number of monuments worthy of a sightseeing trip. This is a brief selection of sights you will not want to miss.
The Chapel Bridge :
Constructed in first half of the 14th century as a part of the city's fortifications and named after St. Peter's Chapel, which is located nearby.
The Water Tower :
This octagonal tower - over 34 meters high (111.5 ft.) - was built around 1300 as part of the city wall and used as an archive, treasury, prison and torture chamber.
It is Lucerne's landmark and the most frequently photographed monument in Switzerland.
Lion Monument
«The dying Lion of Lucerne» is one of the world's most famous monuments.
It was carved out of natural rock in memory of the heroic deaths of the Swiss mercenaries at the Tuileries in 1792. Mark Twain described the Lion of Lucerne as the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world.
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| Transfer to Hotel in Lucerne. Check-in. Free time.
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| OVERNIGHT IN LUCERNE HOTEL "RADISSON SAS" 4* OR SIMILAR
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| 6-th Day - LUCERNE - MT PILATUS - ZURICH
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09h00
| Breakfast in Hotel. Check-out.
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10h00
| Transfer for half day excursion to Mt Pilatus.
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| The first written reference to Mount Pilatus was made in the 13th century. But Celtic herdsmen already inhabited the extensive heights in much earlier times.
But the real story of Mount Pilatus began with the completion of the Gotthard route. Suddenly, not only local people stood at the foot of Lucerne's "own" mountain, but also travellers from the whole of the then-known world.
The panorama gondolas take around 30 minutes to glide up the first section from Kriens/Lucerne to Fräkmüntegg at the foot of the mighty Mount Pilatus.
The aerial cableway takes around five minutes to carry visitors from the station at Fräkmüntegg up to Pilatus Kulm at 2132-metres altitude. In good weather, the unique views of the Alps and Central Switzerland's lakeland landscape are simply stunning.
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| Free time.
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14h00
| Transfer to Zurich.
(LUCERNE - ZURICH : 65 KMS)
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15h00
| Arrival to Zurich. City tour with Russian speaking guide.
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| Discover this unique city, winner of the award "City of Best quality of life"! You will see the shopping and business centre Bahnhofstrasse, the Limmatquai with its medieval Old Town and view to the Lindenhof, where the brave women of Zurich saved the city from the invaders, the biggest clock-face of Europe on St.Peters Church, the patriarchal Guild Houses, the harbour (picture stop on Lake Zurich with lovely views over the Lake, the city and surrounding hills). The city-tour continues via University quarters to the "Zürichberg" district with its gorgeous mansions of glorious past times and to the Fraumünster Church (picture stop) with its world-famous Chagall-Windows with detailed explanations from your guide. The tour ends in the Old Town after a short stroll.
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18h00
| Transfer to Hotel in Zurich. Check-in. Free time.
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| Farewell party at restaurant Zeughauskeller.
In 1927 the old armoury (Zeughaus) on the Paradeplatz was converted into a beer
restaurant. The columns and wooden beams of the ceiling were protected during
the conversion, and even the original construction materials were used so that the
structural character of the former armoury remained exactly as it was. The large tables
contribute to creating a sociable atmosphere and a special culinary experience,
whereby conversations are often struck up between strangers. In the Zeughauskeller
restaurant, groups of regulars meet from all walks of life and from all over the world.
Return to the hotel.
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| OVERNIGHT IN ZURICH HOTEL "PARK INN AIRPORT" 4* OR SIMILAR
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| 7-th Day - ZURICH - MOSCOW
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08h00
| Breakfast in Hotel.
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| Check-out.
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| | Transfer to Zurich airport with Russian speaking assistant.
Departure to Moscow.
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