swizzbuzz - 1 Day Tours

"In a land where the average 65-year-old calls a four-hour hike over a 2500m mountain a Sonntagsspaziergang (Sunday stroll), where giggly three-year-olds ski rings around you on the slopes and where locals bored with 'ordinary' marathons run races backwards, up mountains, for fun - to call Switzerland sporty would be an understatement. It's hyperactive." - Lonely planet Switzerland, 6th edition 2009

1 Day Tours - 80 CHF

Swizzbuzz offers a wide range of one day tours along the route. Please check the next departures or the tour calendar to make sure your are on the right time in the right place.

Along red tour (adventure path) - runs every 8 days:

Zurich - Interlaken
Interlaken - Valais
Valais - Ticino

Along green tour (off the beaten track) - runs every 8 days:

Zurich - Appenzell
Appenzell - Engadin
Engadin - Ticino

Along both tours - runs every 4 days:

Ticino - Zurich

Zurich - Appenzell

Stay overnight in a mountain hut

We start from Zurich where we pick you up at your hostel. Our first stop is at the Rhine fall - the biggest waterfall in Europe. Then we visit St. Gallen with its beautiful old town and the fascinating abbey library. Afterwards you can get the real Swiss feeling by walking through the charming village of Appenzell, visiting a cheese factory and hiking up to an alp where we stay overnight.

Zurich - Interlaken

From Zurich, our starting point, we head to the Höllgrotten caves. After walking through the "hell" caves which look like heaven, we drive to Lucerne. There we take some pics of the beautiful scenery, walk across the nearly 700 years old wooden Chapel Bridge. On the way to Interlaken - the mecca of adventure sport, we pass beautiful lakes, deep gorges and impressive waterfalls.

Interlaken - Valais

Chateau Chillon

In the morning you get the chance to try out the various adventure sport activities in and around Interlaken. In the afternoon we take a look at how the sweetest Swiss export good is produced - chocolate, we stroll through the medieval village of Gruyère or visit the museum of "Alien" artist H. R. Giger. Together we taste some local wine in the beautiful Laveaux region.

Valais - Ticino

In the morning we visit Chateau Chillon, the medieval castle on the lake of Geneva. Afterwards we pass through the Valais Valley and depending on the weather we either visit an underground lake or drive to Zermatt from where we have a marvellous view on the iconic emblem of the Swiss alps - the Matterhorn - which is said to be the most beautiful mountain in the world. While driving over a mountain pass we stop to have a look at the impressive Rhone glacier and even walk around inside the glacier.

Ticino - Zurich

In Ticino, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, you have the chance to try some adventure sports of this area like canyoning, canoeing or follow the footprints of James Bond and bungee jump from the Verzasca Dam, where the famous "Golden Eye" scene was shot. In Bellinzona we explore the medieval castles (Unesco World Heritage) and drive into a little valley where we take a swim in the crystal clear mountain river and visit an old village of stone houses. Alternatively we drive to Lucerne and visit the Höllgrotten caves.

Appenzell - Engadin

In the early morning we see the sunrise and after a hearty mountain breakfast we hike back down. We drive to the Engadin valley where we have an afternoon reserved for adventure activities such as river rafting, mountain biking or driving downhill with a scooter. Overnight we stay in the middle of the alps near famous St. Moritz.

Engadin - Ticino

On the way from Engadin to Ticino, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, we'll walk into gorges which were formed by raging torrents over centuries. In Bellinzona we explore the medieval castles (Unesco World Heritage) before we drive into a little valley where we take a swim in the crystal clear mountain river and stay overnight.