Switzerland: Palace Hotels & Alpine Splendor

About This Program

A 12-day private journey through Switzerland's most exclusive palace hotels, from Zurich's lakeside elegance and St. Moritz's Alpine glamour to Lucerne's lakefront splendor, Gstaad's mountain charm, and Lausanne's vineyard-draped shores of Lake Geneva.

This meticulously crafted Swiss odyssey uses the country's most legendary palace hotels as bases for in-depth cultural, scenic, and gastronomic exploration. Begin in cosmopolitan Zurich, where medieval lanes meet world-class art museums and Michelin-starred dining. Continue to sun-drenched St. Moritz — the birthplace of Alpine tourism — for guided hiking among glaciers and a stay at the iconic Badrutt's Palace. Board the Glacier Express in Excellence class for one of the world's great rail journeys, arriving in picture-perfect Lucerne for a cruise across its namesake lake and a cog-railway ascent of Mount Pilatus. In Gstaad, discover a quintessential Swiss mountain village of wooden chalets and luxury boutiques beneath the Bernese Alps. Finally, descend to Lausanne on Lake Geneva for a private watchmaking atelier visit, a sommelier-led tour of the UNESCO Lavaux vineyards, and evenings at the elegant Beau-Rivage Palace. Throughout, Michelin-starred restaurants, artisan cheese workshops, and chocolate experiences complete this definitive Swiss luxury experience.