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2 Days in Swiss for Late November 24

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Hello,

We will be in Switzerland for 2 days with 2 adults and 3 kids (6yr, 3yr, 1yr). So far, we plan the following but are open to changing anything depending upon recommendation.

1st Day (half) : Arriving in Zurich from Paris at noon, we will cover the Lindt Choc Factory and head towards Luucrene (where we booked the hotel)

2 Day : A day Trip to Interlaken/Girnderland
Planning to take Glodenpass express from Lucrene to Interlekan (1.5 hr)
Take the train to Grinderland and go to First Cliff (4 hours)
Back to Lucrene

3 Day (half) : From Lucrene, take trip to MT Rigi with boat and cover in 4 hours
then back to lucrene and take train to Milan.

Questions, are the Grinderland day trip is practical with kids ? do First Cliff area are safe for kids ? is there any other good option for day trip instead of First Cliff ?

Can we cover Mt Rigi in 4-5 hours from lucrene and back to lucrene. ?

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The train from Luzern to Interlaken is more properly the Luzern-Interlaken Express. It is a section of the Golden Pass train route.

4-5 hours to do the Rigi Kulm by boat is about right.

No idea about First Cliff, only it will be a day of mostly riding trains and lifts.

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Instead of First Cliff, any good recommendation for 4-5 hours from Interlaken?

Or any good day trip from Lucerne?

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The First Cable Car is closed until November 30 for "revision work" according to this website https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/live/operating-info/.

So much is weather dependent. Perhaps go to Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen and ride the mountain cogwheel train to Kleine Scheidegg? Or from Grindelwald, take the Eiger Express Cable Car to Eigergletscher, which is quite high up on the mountain. With clear weather the scenery is quite spectacular. You can ride the Eiger Express up then take trains down stopping at Kleine Scheidegg ,Wengen, and Lauterbrunnen. A lot of train time, but a good way to see the scenery.

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A good day trip from Luzern is to take a train to Engelberg, as it is only about 45 minutes. If you want, you could take a cable car to Mt Titlis. It will reopen on November 15.
https://www.titlis.ch/en

For a more scenic train ride to Milan, take the IR26 train from Luzern at either 9:18 am or 11:18 am. Change trains at Cadenazzo to the RE 80 to Milan. These trains do not have required seat reservations with a Eurail pass. The IR26 is called the Treno Gottardo and goes mostly over the mountains and avoids the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is 30 miles long and goes completely under the mountains.

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