Escorted Motorhome Tour
Scenic Switzerland
Slideshow Tour Impressions “Scenic Switzerland” 2022
Touring Information
Start: Lucerne
End: Geneva
Tour days: 15
Non-Driving days: 9
Average daily milage: 37 miles
Maximum daily mileage: 73 miles
Total mileage: 331 miles
Calais- Lucerne: 493 miles
Pets allowed
Highlights
- Workshop “Make your own cream cheese” at an Emmental cheese factory
- Scenic drives along many lakes and between mountains large and small
- Visits of the main cities of Switzerland: Lucerne, Bern, Geneva and Montreux
The Escorted Motorhome Tour
Day 1, Day2 & Day 3: Lucerne
We start our tour at lake Lucerne and on the first evening we will have a group dinner so everyone can get to know each other. On the second day you have plenty of time to visit the old town of Lucerne or go on a boat trip on the beautiful lake. You can also enjoy the views from several of the mountain tops around the lake, which are easy to be conquered with trains or cable cars.
Day 4: Lucerne – Bern
Our destination today is the capital of Switzerland, Bern. In the early afternoon, we will spend some time together and make our own cream cheese at an Emmental cheese factory. But there is plenty of time before and after to visit castles, monasteries or a tropical house with plants and animals of this climate. If this is not what you are looking for, perhaps a famous chocolate shop would be for you.
Day 5: Bern
The old town of Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The medieval air of this city with its fountains, sandstone facades, narrow streets and historic towers is unique, and thanks to its 6 kilometres of arcades it is also a great place for shopping. With a multitude of museums, Bern offers a very varied range of exhibitions and not to miss the bear park. If all this is too much culture, you can go for a swim directly from the campsite in the river Aare. It is the ultimate bathing experience; you drift along in the clean Aare while enjoying a view of the city.
Day 6: Bern – Lauterbrunnen Valley
Back on the road, we will head towards the Lauterbrunnen valley. On route you will drive along the beautiful lake Thunersee to Interlaken. On route we recommend a stop at the and should stop at Thun castle, a picturesque 12th-century building. If you enjoyed the drive along the lake, you could add a circle around the Brienzersee, another scenic drive, before going south into the Lauterbrunnen vally.
Day 7 & Day 8: Lauterbrunnen Valley
From our campsite you can see some of the 72 waterfalls gushing down into the Lauterbrunnen Valley from the vertical cliff faces, some of which are as high as 400m. The roar and rush of these unique natural spectacles accompanies you if you go for a hike. Where there is a valley there is also mountains. You can take the cableway from Stechelberg to the peak of the Schilthorn at 2,971 m, famous for being the setting where the 007 classic, ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ was filmed. You could also go up to the Top of Europe: the Jungfraujoch. The Jungfrau railway will take you to Europe’s highest-altitude railway station at 3,454 m.
Day 9: Lauterbrunnen Valley – Gruyère Region
Today we have a short drive to our next campsite in the Regional Park Gruyère. You can stop at the Spiez castle or visit the regional museum in Saanen to learn about life in the countryside.
Day 10: Gruyère Region – Lake Neuchâtel
Day 11: Lake Neuchâtel – Morges
From Neuchâtel, either take the route along the lake, or go up to La Chaux-de-Fonds, the world capital of the watch-making industry with its renown international watch museum dedicated to the history of time measurement. The museum houses over 4,500 exhibits, including 2,700 watches and 700 wall clocks. Nature lovers would stop at the “Creux du Van”, a massive natural rock arena, or go visit the caves of the region.
Day 12: Morges
Morges is the perfect place to relax. Take a walk along the promenade on the shores of the lake stretching from the castle close to our campsite all the way to the Vertou Park offering fantastic views of the lake and Savoy Alps. You could also drive along the lake to the picturesque city of Lausanne, home of the International Olympic Committee. Go for a walk in the attractive old town, where you will find small alleyways with cafes and boutiques. Continue your excursion to Montreux, where Freddie Mercury settled and recorded his last album with Queen. Walk along the promenade to Chillon Castle the most visited historic building in Switzerland. On the way you will pass the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces the largest continuous vineyard region in Switzerland – their daringly constructed hillside terraces have been protected by UNESCO since 2007.
Day 13: Morges – Geneva
The short drive to Geneva along the lake will take us through “La Côte” region, the hilly landscape between the Jura and lake is one of the biggest wine-growing areas in Switzerland. Particularly between Aubonne and Rolle there are great many typical wine-grower villages, such as Féchy. In the small town of Nyon you will find many excavations and sights from the times of the Celtic Helvetians and the Romans, and from the Middle Ages.
Day 14: Geneva
Geneva is Switzerland’s most international city, as it is where the European seat of the UNO is based, as well as the International Red Cross has its global headquarters here. The city invites you for a walk along the lake, a ride on a boat, or just a café on a terrace in the Old Town.
Day 15: Departure and end of tour
Dates
Touring Season 2023
Saturday 20th May – Saturday 3rd June 2023
Calais pick-up: Friday 19th May 2023
Prices
What is included:
All services are for a motorhome with 2 people
- Welcome Dinner
- Workshop “Make your own cream cheese” at an Emmental cheese factory
- 14 nights at campsites with electricity
- Assistance of multi-lingual motorhome guides during the whole tour
- Travel pack containing maps, a detailed road book with directions to the campsites, suggestions for sightseeing and general advice on motorhoming in Europe
What is included in the optional Calais pick-up service:
- Flexible return ferry crossing from Dover
- Pick-up by motorhome guide in Calais
- One additional night at campsite in Luxemburg
Price for tour only: 2,590 EURO
Optional Extra Calais pick-up service: 510 EURO
Earlybird discount (for bookings made by 31.12.2022): 100 EURO
In addition to the Earlybird discount, we offer to all customers booking more than one tour during one touring year a 60 EURO discount on the second tour booked!
All prices are for 2 people travelling in their own motorhome (motorhome rental optional)
– Other prices upon request –
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Customer reviews on this tour
Tony & Ann: Scenic Switzerland 2022
A lovely two weeks!
Michael + Audrey are perfect hosts, nothing is too much trouble. Would tour with them again. This is our 3rd tour with them.
Tony and Ann
Alan & Tricia: Scenic Switzerland 2022
This tour has been really lovely mixture of beautiful scenery, mountains and lakes, along with scenic routes and towns to visit… not to mention the variety of things to do! It’s the sort of tour we would do again ourselves but maybe stop a bit longer in some places or just chill and enjoyed the scenery. Many campsites were in lovely spots.
Colin & Jane: Scenic Switzerland 2022
We loved this tour, aptly named “Scenic” Switzerland. The routes, roads & scenery were absolutely stunning.
We liked the freedom of exploring the wide range of enroute options by ourselves. The co-ordinates in the tour book were excellent, especially the parking suggestions enroute.
Sue & Steve: Scenic Switzerland 2022
Another very good trip with Audrey and Michael.
Maybe next year we will come to Germany or to France again after the enjoyable experience on the Loire tour in 2019.
Ann & David, Scenic Switzerland 2022
As before Michael & Audrey, we have loved every minute – company, spectacular scenery, fine moments, events and journeys that we would otherwise not have taken or done.
Can’t think of how you could have made it better. Very well done in such difficult times!!
Gordon, Isobel & Judi: Scenic Switzerland 2022
Through Covid lockdown we had very much looked forward to our first tour with Manda Tours and were not disappointed.
Michael and Audrey are a lovely friendly couple who had planned an excellent tour with interesting roads, many places of interest to visit and very good campsites. We never felt under any pressure to keep to a timetable, and could choose what places to visit and when. An excellent way to see a new country and to join with a great group of like minded and friendly people.
We look forward to our next tour in 2023.
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