Fellow Travelers,
My wife and I have our two week Switzerland framed out for this July as follows: arriving to Zurich airport on Monday morning, taking a train to Lucerne immediately (not too interested in Zurich). We plan to secure a 15-day Swiss Pass and take trains the entire trip. We have booked places to stay already as follows: 3 nights in Lucerne; train over to Wengen, stay 3 nights; train to Zermatt, stay 2 nights; train to Montreux, stay 4 nights; fly out of Geneva mid-day.
We have some ideas of what to do in each region that we’re staying at and looking for more ideas from those who are experienced with Switzerland. We’re in good shape and ideally like to do a hike each day in the morning until mid-day / early afternoon and then come back to explore the town or nearby towns for museums, walking around and taking in the local culture. We are both teachers in Nashville, TN and enjoy history, exploring different cultures and science. From previous overseas travels, we typically eat twice a day as we like to buy local foods in the morning to take out with us for the day (after we’ve had our coffee!); this helps with our budget as well as gives us the experience of exploring local food cultures.
Budget-wise, airfare, Swiss pass and lodging are already accounted for; additionally, we’re budgeting about $400/day for meals and incidentals for the two of us. Does this seem reasonable? We do prefer to have a nice meal in the evening (so we’re also looking for some suggestions for dining) and we always enjoy a great beer and glass of wine!
Any suggestions of experiences to avoid and those to prioritize as a must-do are appreciated!
Thank you!