Dear Sam & Other Swiss Travelers,
Thanks for responding. I actually have a Rick Steve's guide as I try to plan this out for Switzerland for my wife and I (late 50's).
One kind respondent even said I should think about rail travel instead. I did investigate rail but car seems the mode since
we go to Appenzell and Reith Im Alpenbach (Schloss Matzen) after our time in Lauterbrunnen (1 day)
and Gimmelwald (2 days).
So from your experience are any of these Cards or Swiss Passes going to be worth purchasing:
Here are my aspirations while in Switzerland (we will have a rental car):
Trip 1 leave Lauterbrunnen by train to Wengen and go up to Manlichen to Kleine Scheideigg and return to Wengen to Lauterbrunnen
Trip 2 After staying night in Lauterbrunnen, drive & park our rental at Stechelberg to take cable car up to Gimmelwald. Perhaps smart to try early morning (cheaper) go all the way up to Schilthorn? Then come back down to Murren to hike back to Gimmelwald.
Staying up there for two nights.
Trip 3 Is really departing from Gimmelwald down to Stechelberg to get to our rental car and depart the area. I guess we pay for two days of parking to leave the car there while up in Gimmelwald?
So would it benefit us to purchase a Swiss card or pass for what I described? We leave for Appenzell and then Reith im Alpenbach, Austria by car after this.
Really trying to discern what is wise to do financially since we are already paying summer rates to stay at Hotel Silberhorn and up in Gimmelwald we stay two nights at Esther's Guest House booked.
Final related question in discerning Pass or Card purchase. Can a traveler doing the above use a Debit Card or I may have a European style credit card from GlobeTrek Visa to pay for rail tickets or lift/cable cars?
Thanks for your patience with me trying to harrow out what to do above. This is our 35th anniversary trip but trying to save where I can also.
Tom
Riverview, FL