5) Lindt, Zürich, Rheinfalls, Stein am Rhein Tour
Experience a mix of delicious chocolate, stunning nature and crashing water, hustle and bustle in a cosmopolitan city and history in one of Switzerland`s oldest towns. Some highlights:
- Lindt Chocolate Factory and experience
- Zurich – old and new
- Bahnhofstrasse shopping paradise
- Gross and Frauen Cathedrals
- Rheinfalls – Europe`s largest waterfall
- Schaffhausen and the Munot
- Stein am Rhein
A MORE DETAILED LOOK
Drive to the famous Lindt Chocolate Factory and experience their visitor attraction, no doubt sampling some delicious chocolate on the self guided tour. Zürich, Switzerland`s biggest city awaits you afterwards and a quick tour round the main sites. Take a trip to the shoppers paradise of Bahnhof Strasse and see all the biggest high street brands. Walk to Lindenhof where Zurich dates back to Roman times. Visit the centuries old Frauen and Gross Munster before finishing in the alleys of the old town and check out historical reference points connected to Winston Churchill and Lenin.
Travel onto Schaffhausen and stop at the 16th Century Munot for great views of the upper Rhine and the town itself. Then drive the short distance to the Rheinfalls and see torrents of water crashing over the rocks. Take the glass elevator or walk down to the viewing platforms for some great photo opportunities and take a boat ride to get up close and personal but beware you may get wet !
Journey onto the medieval Stein am Rhein, known for preserved half-timbered medieval houses with painted facades. Stroll along the Rhine for some memorable photos and stop for an ice cream or a coffee in the Rathausplatz, before the short drive to Hohenkingen castle for lunch or in the main pedestrianisd cobbled street.
TRIP ADVISOR REVIEW
Our day with Chris was jammed packed with a wide variety of places to visit. We started at the Lindt chocolate factory for a sample of the delicious chocolate. Next a quick walk around the center of Zurich and then we were off to the Rhine falls where we walked right down beside the beautiful falls and got a sense of the awesome power of the fast moving water. Stein am Rhein was our next stop where we saw medieval old buildings cover in murals you don’t want to miss this quant town and we had to have a gelato before leaving. Because we opted out of some of the tour options we had time at the end for Chris to drive us on Mount Rigi for a stunning view all over Lake Lucerne and clear to Zurich. Finally he drove us up to the Hotel Château Gütsch for yet another fantastic view of the City of Lucern and Lake Lucerne.
I would highly recommend Chis as a tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and will try to answer all your questions or find an answer if he doesn’t know. A small personal one-on-one tour is the best way to see Switzerland.
PRICES
| Pick up location | Price (CHF) per group of… | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 1-2 people | 3-4 people | 5-6 people | 7 people |
| Luzern | 1195 chf | 1275 chf | 1345 chf | 1375 chf |
| Zürich | 1250 chf | 1295 chf | 1375 chf | 1395 chf |
| Interlaken | 1250 chf | 1295 chf | 1375 chf | 1395 chf |
| Basel | 1295 chf | 1345 chf | 1455 chf | 1495 chf |
** Admissions to attractions are not included
** Prices for bigger groups on request – this would involve hiring a larger van