Viator offers 37 day trips in Switzerland, including one that starts in Zurich with a visit to the Old Town. It stops at the Lindt chocolate factory for sampling and shopping before going to Rapperswil, a small town known for its medieval castle. At Brulisau, tourists take a cable car up to Mt. Hoher Kasten for views of the Rhine Valley and Austria. The return trip stops at the cheese factory in Steiin where wheel-shaped Appenzeller cheese is made.
Viator
600 Townsend St. #120e
San Francisco, CA 94103
(866) 648-5873
viator.com
Gray Line offers 15 tours in Switzerland, ranging from a few hours to a full day. Their Heidiland tour encompasses a full day out of Zurich and also includes a visit to the tiny country of Liechtenstein. The day starts with a city tour of Zurich then travels along Lake Zurich to Rapperswil for a visit to the castle. After a visit to Liechtenstein, the tour goes to Maienfeld, the setting for Johanna Spryi's famous book, "Heidi." In the summer months, a walking tour of Heidi's village is included. The tour returns to Zurich via Lake Walen.
Gray Line Zurich
Jupiterstrasse 35, CH-8032
Zurich, Switzerland
(+41) (0) 44-383-7878
grayline.com/Grayline/destinations/europe/zurich.go
Geneva is an important international city in Switzerland, serving as home to the European headquarters of the United Nations and other international organizations such as the International Red Cross. Switzerland Flexi Tours offers a day trip which takes in highlights the sights and sounds of this city. The tour next goes along Lake Geneva to Castle Chillon, an early Gothic castle made famous by Lord Byron's "The Prisoner of Chillon." The return trip travels through the countryside with stops at vineyards and small villages.
Switzerland Flexi Tours
I-84, Lajpat Nagar
New Delhi-24, India
(347) 468-8595
switzerlandflexitours.com/index.html
