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Hi,
I stay in India and wish to travel to Switzerland in the month of August for around 15 days. We are a couple with a small 11 month old kid.
- Should we opt for a packaged group tour or make the trip on our own? Some people said to be on our own as group tour would be very hectic and the baby would find it very difficult to adjust those timings.
Having said that, does anyone have any suggestions for a great itinerary?
- Should we stay in hotels or in apartment?
- Should we hire a rental car or use public transport?
- Is the country safe?
- If you compare Switzerland with New Zealand, which one would you prefer?
- Since I have no idea about the tariff range, what sort of a range should I opt for? I prefer staying luxury.
Please provide me some tips.
Answer
- Consider that Switzerland is really small: if you traveled by train between any two cities, it wouldn't take more than 5 hours. This means that it's easy to move around, and do so on a short notice, you don't need to have a tour operator organize it for you. And if you set your own pace, it will be better for your baby, as you pointed out. So my advice is: go on your own.
-Hotels. Apartments are mostly rented in weeks, this would mean you'd be stuck in the same place for one week. Plus, hotels are much easier to find and usually of a good standard. If you plan on moving around, you will find it a lot easier to find a hotel anywhere you go.
-Public transport is well developed. It is quite expensive though if you just buy a ticket at a time. I don't know the details, but I think that for tourists there are one-week passes on basically all public transport in Switzerlad. Check out this site
http://travel.sbb.ch/
Renting a car is of course possible, and would give more freedom in terms of mobility. I suppose you'll have to do your own research to find out which one is more worth it, car or public transport.
-Yes, it's safe. Not 100% safe of course, but you can drive and walk around without fear.
-I'm swiss and I've been to New Zealand twice. I love NZ, probably because it's similar enough to Switzerland (in the way of living), but has things we don't have here: open spaces, more varied climate, the ocean. For a 2 week holiday, Switzerland has an advantage: it's a lot smaller. 2 weeks are enough to at least see pretty much all of it.
-Switzerland is pretty expensive. If you prefer luxury be prepared to pay for it. I can't really give you any price range.
And a few tips.
All cities are smallish. The largest by population is Zurich, with roughly half a million people. All other are half of that or less. Bern is worth seeing, the old town is beautifully preserved. Sankt Gallen has beautiful cathedral, also worth a visit.
Between the 6th and 16th of August, an international film festival is held in Locarno. During that time the city is buzzing with activity. Locarno would be worth a visit anyway, it's in Ticino, the italian speaking part south of the Alps and bordering Italy. I would suggest to spend at least 2-3 days in Ticino, if you do it during the festival, that would be a plus.
Most of Switzerland is covered with mountains. A few of them have become a touristic attraction. The Jungfrau, Eiger and Mönch, in the Interlaken area, are definitely worth seeing.
Ok, one last thought: if I were you I would go on my own, with only the first few days already organized. I suppose you will be arriving by plane in Zurich. You could plan on staying a couple of days there, then were to go for the next few days, and then see on a day to day basis. Like I said Switzerland is small, if you don't like a place in the morning you can go to another one in the afternoon.
In any case, enjoy your holiday :)
- Consider that Switzerland is really small: if you traveled by train between any two cities, it wouldn't take more than 5 hours. This means that it's easy to move around, and do so on a short notice, you don't need to have a tour operator organize it for you. And if you set your own pace, it will be better for your baby, as you pointed out. So my advice is: go on your own.
-Hotels. Apartments are mostly rented in weeks, this would mean you'd be stuck in the same place for one week. Plus, hotels are much easier to find and usually of a good standard. If you plan on moving around, you will find it a lot easier to find a hotel anywhere you go.
-Public transport is well developed. It is quite expensive though if you just buy a ticket at a time. I don't know the details, but I think that for tourists there are one-week passes on basically all public transport in Switzerlad. Check out this site
http://travel.sbb.ch/
Renting a car is of course possible, and would give more freedom in terms of mobility. I suppose you'll have to do your own research to find out which one is more worth it, car or public transport.
-Yes, it's safe. Not 100% safe of course, but you can drive and walk around without fear.
-I'm swiss and I've been to New Zealand twice. I love NZ, probably because it's similar enough to Switzerland (in the way of living), but has things we don't have here: open spaces, more varied climate, the ocean. For a 2 week holiday, Switzerland has an advantage: it's a lot smaller. 2 weeks are enough to at least see pretty much all of it.
-Switzerland is pretty expensive. If you prefer luxury be prepared to pay for it. I can't really give you any price range.
And a few tips.
All cities are smallish. The largest by population is Zurich, with roughly half a million people. All other are half of that or less. Bern is worth seeing, the old town is beautifully preserved. Sankt Gallen has beautiful cathedral, also worth a visit.
Between the 6th and 16th of August, an international film festival is held in Locarno. During that time the city is buzzing with activity. Locarno would be worth a visit anyway, it's in Ticino, the italian speaking part south of the Alps and bordering Italy. I would suggest to spend at least 2-3 days in Ticino, if you do it during the festival, that would be a plus.
Most of Switzerland is covered with mountains. A few of them have become a touristic attraction. The Jungfrau, Eiger and Mönch, in the Interlaken area, are definitely worth seeing.
Ok, one last thought: if I were you I would go on my own, with only the first few days already organized. I suppose you will be arriving by plane in Zurich. You could plan on staying a couple of days there, then were to go for the next few days, and then see on a day to day basis. Like I said Switzerland is small, if you don't like a place in the morning you can go to another one in the afternoon.
In any case, enjoy your holiday :)
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