My parents are in their early 80s and taking their first river cruise in late April-early May. They end in Basel, and unfortunately this cruise date doesn't offer a post-cruise land package.
They will have 4 nights before they fly home from Zurich. Their main goal is to see the mountains. They really don't have much interest in seeing cities or museums or other sights most people would want to see. Just mountains. They are fairly active, but can't lift heavy things like their luggage and need to take things at a pretty slow pace since my dad has some health issues and needs to rest sometimes. I'm going to encourage them to bring hiking sticks, but he does need to be careful on slippery or ueven surfaces.
I am not even sure what I am looking for. Is there a travel agent that could put an itinerary together for them that would include all of their luggage transfers? They also aren't used to navigating public transit so might need some help there.
It seems from the Rick Steeves travel page that Lauterbrunnen might be a good place for them to go. Should they stay there? They are also hoping not to switch hotels too many times. They would really like a place where if it is a day they are tired and don't want to do much they can just sit and look at the mountains, or they can hike around if it is a day when they have more energy.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Normally I would spend a lot of time doing my own research, but my mom just sprung this on me that their travel agent really can't help with the post-cruise part of the trip and she is hoping to book her hotels soon.
Thank you!