Hello,
We will be celebrating our 40th Anniversary next summer and will travel the whole month of August. We'll start our trip with Uniworld Castles Along the Rhine river cruise from Arnhem to Basel, departing on August 2, 2027 (8 days/7 nights). From the cruise, we want to visit Lucerne, Bernese-Oberland (Lauterbrunnen or Wengen), and conclude in Lake Como, Italy. So far, I'm looking at 5 nights in Lucerne, 6 nights in Wengen and 7 nights in Lake Como, either Varenna or Bellagio.
My questions for Lucerne: is 5 nights enough? too much? Mt. Rigi, Mt. Pilatus, Mt. Titlis - worth seeing all 3 or too much, especially since we will be continuing on to Wengen. If too much, which should I consider dropping? Any other tours or sights in Lucerne to consider? We will be staying at Hotel des Alpes.
My question for Wengen: is 6 nights enough? too much? There are a lot of activities that come up in this region. Top activity recommendations include: Jungfraujoch, Mannlichen, Schilthorn, Schynige Platte. Which are must see and which can be dropped, since we will be coming from 5 nights in Lucerne. Worth trying to visit all 4?
7 nights in Lake Como will be our relaxed chill time to decompress, so we're totally fine to be active during our stays in Lucerne and Wengen. We will not have a car.