including a panoramic coach ride , a visit to one of the nine Sacri Monti chapels ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), and a boat ride to San Giulio Island . You ’ ll return to Stresa in the late afternoon , and enjoy a light apericena dinner tonight . Meals : B , D | La Palma Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • Stresa • Visit Zermatt , Switzerland • Interlaken
This morning , you ’ ll head to Interlaken , Switzerland , stopping at the Simplon Mountain Pass for a chance to take photographs . Then , board a train for a short ride to Zermatt , a highaltitude ( about 5,300 feet ) town perched on the Alpine mountainside with clear views of the Matterhorn . Explore Zermatt on a walk with your Program Director before enjoying lunch on your own . You will arrive at your hotel in the early evening . Meals : B | Metropole Hotel or similar
DAY 7 • Explore Interlaken • Home- Hosted Dinner
This morning , learn about modern Swiss life during an in-depth Exclusive Discovery Series conversation about Switzerland Today , followed by a walking tour of Interlaken , an idyllic Swiss Alpine town . Then , enjoy another Exclusive Discovery Series event during a demonstration at a local woodcarving workshop in Brienz to learn about one of Switzerland ’ s heritage crafts . Tonight enjoy a third Exclusive Discovery Series event when you join a local family for
a Home-Hosted Dinner . This is a unique opportunity to visit a typical Brienz home and sample home-cooked regional specialties . Meals : B , D | Metropole Hotel or similar
DAY 8 • Interlaken • Farm visit This morning , discover Swiss bucolic life when you visit a local family at their farm in the scenic Brienzerland countryside during an Exclusive Discovery Series event . You ’ ll also sample the flavors of a variety of freshly-prepared mountain cheeses and other farm products during an included lunch . Afterwards , return to Interlaken and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure . Meals : B , L | Metropole Hotel or similar
DAY 9 • Interlaken • Optional Bernese Oberland tour
Take today at your leisure to explore more of Interlaken , or join our optional Bernese Oberland tour to see glacial waterfalls and ride the Jungfraubahn train . Tonight , dinner is included at the hotel . Meals : B , D | Metropole Hotel or similar
DAY 10 • Interlaken • Visit Liechtenstein • Winery visit • Seefeld , Austria
Transfer to Seefeld , Austria , stopping on the way in the tiny landlocked nation of Liechtenstein , where you ’ ll enjoy a walking tour of the capital , Vaduz , which was founded circa 1322 . Visit a local winery for an Exclusive Discovery Series event where you ’ ll enjoy a guided tour , light lunch , and a tasting of the local vintages . Then ,
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