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Exploring the Alpine Countries Austria - Germany - Switzerland (Vienna to Lucerne) (2025)

12 days
From Vienna to Lucerne
4.6
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Exploring the Alpine Countries Austria - Germany - Switzerland (Vienna to Lucerne) (2025) - Collette
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 44
Age range 5 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace and St. Stephen's
  • Cruise the Danube and dine in Salzburg
  • Visit Munich's Rathaus and Neuschwanstein Castle
  • Sample Black Forest cake in its native region
  • Tour Zurich on foot and stroll Lucerne's Old Town

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Overnight Flight
  2. Day 2 Vienna, Austria
  3. Day 3 Vienna
  4. Day 4 Vienna - Salzburg
  5. Day 5 Salzburg
  6. Day 6 Salzburg - Munich - Oberammergau, Germany
  7. Day 7 Oberammergau - Ettal - Oberammergau
  8. Day 8 Oberammergau - Black Forest
  9. Day 9 Black Forest - Freiburg - Black Forest
  10. Day 10 Black Forest - Zurich, Switzerland - Lucerne
  11. Day 11 Lucerne
  12. Day 12 Lucerne - Tour Ends
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  • Insurance
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Where You'll Stay

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5 to 99 years old

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  • A
    · June 5th, 2025
    I was very happy with the tour. Very good experiences that showed me not only the scenery it the culture of the countries. I loved being able to see the alps up close. But the best part of the tour was the free time that was given us to explore on our own. Our tour guide gave us many suggestions as to what we could do.
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    Trip date: April 2025
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  • A
    · June 5th, 2025
    This was an excellent tour. It was very well planned. The tour manager did an excellent job. All of the local tour guides were very knowledgeable. The bus driver was very skilled. There was only one optional tour, the Mount Pilatus trip. This tour was my favorite part of the trip - we went up to the top of Mount Pilatus on a gondola. The view was fantastic. We were lucky that the weather was beautiful for most of the tour.
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    Trip date: April 2025
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Organized, well-balanced itinerary. Tour guide very knowledgeable, kind; bus driver safe, also kind. Hotels excellent. Group meals not so good - long wait time. Would definitely travel again!
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    Trip date: April 2022
    Review collected by Collette
  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    He conducted and explained our tours. He saw that we were on time and everyone was present.
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    Trip date: April 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    As I understand, this was our tour manager Martin's first tour with Collette. I understand that English is not his native language. However, his speech was so halting and 'sharp,' it grated on my nerves. Martin met us at the airport. Others on the tour mentioned the email they had received from him. I did not receive the email from him. When I asked him about it he said I didn't need it - and I should get a picture of it from someone else. He insisted that we all install 'What's App' on our phones so he could communicate with us. He did not use the app at all. The welcome meeting: Usually we introduce ourselves and say where we are from. Martin did not have us do that, so I thought perhaps that would come at the welcome dinner. There was no 'welcome' at the dinner. And the restaurant was so crowded and noisy, that we would not have been able to hear anyway. He also had the habit of rapping on the microphone two to three times before he began to speak on the bus. On our first tour in Vienna, I was having ifficulty hearing the lady city guide. He commenced to be rude with me - saying, "You need to turn it on. To Channel 5." My VOX device was on and was on Channel 5. It was just some kind of a glitch at that time. I would not recommend that Collette again hire Martin as a guide. There are many other instances of his rudeness. I have much more I could say, but I am probably running out of space for this answer. I was hoping to be able to add more to my comments - because I think Collette needs to know what else was less than good on this particular tour. Because of Martin, the tour was less than what I expect on a Collette tour. And - I am not Amanda Schott. For some reason I did not receive a Collette survey for the Exploring the Alpine Countries., so Amanda forwarded her survey to me. I followed this tour immediately with Alpine Lakes and Scenic Trains. I think I do have a Collette survey for that tour. Please check my email address that you have on file. Sometimes I believe it is misspelled - hence - no email message.
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    Trip date: April 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    While I thought the tour had way too many people, I enjoyed our guide and all the spots we visited!!
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    Trip date: May 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    It was a good tour. Not perfect but very enjoyable.
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    Trip date: June 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    I visited wonderful places, some of which were very unique. Wouldn’t have seen them on my own.
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    Trip date: June 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    We had a great time and highly recommended the tour. However, there is always room for improvement. For example, the local tour guide in Freiburg was terrible. Ruldoff, the local tour guide in Vienna, wasn't to our liking. We recommend more time at Mt. Pilatus. We would have like time to ride the Alpine Slide.
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    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · October 30th, 2024
    Walking great distances to a somewhat average restaurant And too much time shopping
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    Trip date: July 2023
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Exploring the Alpine Countries Austria - Germany - Switzerland (Vienna to Lucerne) (2025)
From Vienna to Lucerne

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    Asked on November 23rd, 2024

    When I confirm dates and book, how do I know where to book our flights to if international flights are not included?

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      Inbound airport is: Vienna (VIE). Return airport is: Zurich (ZRH). Depart After 9:30AM.

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