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Germany, Austria and Switzerland Discovery Tour Package

BEST FORFirst Europe trip, travelling as two or fourTRIP PACEThree bases, two moves, both by trainHOTELS3-star, central in all three townsSIGNATUREArlberg Pass railjet and Mt Pilatus
8D/7N2Nights inMunich2Nights inSalzburg3Nights inLucerne4Cities seenZurich on the way out3CountriesOne Schengen visa

Overview

A 7-night Germany, Austria, and Switzerland tour package from India for people who want three countries without a tour bus - two nights in Munich, two in Salzburg with the city card in your pocket, and three in Lucerne for Mt. Pilatus, with Zurich seen on the way to your flight home. Every leg between them is a train, including the Railjet over the Arlberg Pass, which is a sightseeing day in its own right rather than a transfer. May to June and September to early October give the best weather across all three countries at once. Priced per person, two adults in a double room - land package, international flights excluded. Tell us your dates, and we will build the quote around them.

Key features of this package

7 Nights / 8 Days

Three bases, two moves

Three Countries

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Everything by Rail

No coach, no second flight

Salzburg Card Included

Fortress, Mozart, museums, buses

Mt Pilatus Golden Round Trip

Boat, cogwheel, cable car, gondola

GST Included

The price is the price
Day by day

Honeymoon itinerary

Explore your journey day by day, with every stay, transfer and experience clearly planned.

Marienplatz at dusk

Airport to city: S1 or S8 from under the terminal, about 45 min. Ticket pre-issued.

Then walk: The hotel is central, so Marienplatz is on foot. Best in the hour before dark.

Viktualienmarkt: Open food market with a beer garden in the middle. Stalls close around 18:00.

Jet lag: Stay up to a normal bedtime. Day 2 is a full walking day.

STAYMunich
AIRPORT RUNAbout 45 min
MEALSNone today
STATUSIncluded
The Eisbach standing wave with a surfer on it

Glockenspiel, 11:00: 43 bells, 32 figures, about 12 minutes. Stand on the far side by the Fischbrunnen.

Munich Residenz, included: The Wittelsbach palace, and the only paid entry in Munich. Two hours is right.

Eisbach wave: River surfers in wetsuits at the south end of the Englischer Garten. Free, and nobody expects it.

Where the money goes: Munich is almost all free. The budget is saved for Switzerland, where nothing is.

STAYMunich
PAID ENTRYResidenz
MEALSBreakfast
STATUSIncluded
Mirabell Gardens looking towards the fortress on the hill

Munich to Salzburg, 1 hr 30 min: Direct railjet, 18 a day. Sit on the right for the Chiemsee.

Mirabell Gardens: Free, and the classic view back to the fortress. Best in late afternoon light.

Getreidegasse: Mozart's street, guild signs still hanging. Walk it after the day-trip coaches leave.

Salzburg Card starts: Handed over on arrival, runs 48 hours. Tonight's buses and all of tomorrow.

Hohensalzburg Fortress from the courtyard,

Hohensalzburg, on the card: Begun 1077, never taken by force. Funicular included. Go at opening.

Mozart's Birthplace, on the card: Nine Getreidegasse, born 1756. His childhood violin is there. Half an hour.

DomQuartier, on the card: Archbishops' state rooms and the cathedral terrace. Most visitors miss it.

Also on the card: River cruise, Salzburg Museum, Untersberg cable car, city buses. Nothing more to pay.

STAYSalzburg
ENTRIESAll on the card
MEALSBreakfast
STATUSIncluded

Why this route works

The long leg is the scenic leg

Most three-country trips move you by coach, so the day you change country is the day you lose. Here it is a railjet over the Arlberg Pass, reserved seats - and booked early, one of Europe's cheapest long legs.

Four cities, three hotels, no backtracking

Munich, Salzburg and Lucerne sit almost in a line, so nothing doubles back. Zurich then comes free on the last day, because a Swiss ticket lets you break the journey - a fourth city, no extra night, no extra fare.

Two city cards do the work on cost

Salzburg's 48-hour card covers the fortress, Mozart's birthplace, the museums and every bus for under half their separate cost. Munich needs no card - its best sights are free. And no Swiss rail pass: we priced it, it loses money.

Inclusions & exclusions

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  • 7 nights in central 3-star double rooms - 2 in Munich, 2 in Salzburg, 3 in Lucerne
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel, all seven mornings
  • Mt Pilatus Golden Round Trip - lake boat, the world's steepest cogwheel railway, aerial cable car and gondolas, to 2,128m
  • International flights - this package is quoted Munich Airport in, Zurich Airport out
  • All lunches and all dinners, on every day of the trip - these are your own to choose and pay for
  • Food and drink on the mountain or on any train

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