{"id":3889,"date":"2016-03-16T03:23:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heiniger-net.blog-net.ch\/?page_id=3889"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:03:15","slug":"swiss-attractions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/offering\/swiss-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Excursions to Swiss Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I will gladly take my visiting guests, wishing to see some nice sides of Switzerland, to one of these tours<\/p>\n

Easy one-day touristic excursions from Z\u00fcrich:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Rhinefall<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Schaffhausen<\/a>\u00a0(Google Map<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  2. Collecting mushrooms in the german black forest \/ visiting a\u00a0trout farm<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Foxtown factory stores<\/a> outlet center Mendrisio (Google Map<\/a>), visit to italy, if time available, visit to Swiss Miniature<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Rigi, the queen of the alps<\/a> (Google Map<\/a>) – near Lucerne
    \n– car to Vitznau, (68.-) cablecar to Rigi and back
    \n– car to Lucerne, (120.-) boat to Vitznau, cablecar to Rigi and down to Weggis, boat to Lucerne
    \n– car to Lucerne, (110.-) boat to Vitznau, cablecar to Rigi and down to Art-Goldau, train to Lucerne<\/li>\n
  5. Lucerne (Google Map<\/a>) – maybe including steam boat ride<\/a> on the lake of lucerne (additional fare prices apply)<\/li>\n
  6. Berne, the capital of Switzerland (Google Map)<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. High alps, three passes tour: Susten (2264 m), Grimsel (2165 m), Furka (2436 m), Devil’s bridge<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Interlaken \/ Lauterbrunnen + (expensive) Cableway somwhere high up, such as Schilthorn<\/a>\u00a0(102.-) orJungfraujoch<\/a>\u00a0(205.-)<\/li>\n
  9. Outdoor museum Ballenberg<\/a>\u00a0(more for long-term visitors)<\/li>\n
  10. Paxmal<\/a> near Walenstadt (Google Maps<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Short tours to the environments (afternoon trips)<\/h3>\n
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    1. Zurich\u00a0Downtown\u00a0\/ Bahnhofstrasse shopping<\/li>\n
    2. Zurich, Tour of old town<\/li>\n
    3. Zurich Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Buddhist Center Zurich<\/a>, Seefeld (Google Map)<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Uetliberg<\/a> above Zurich (Google Map<\/a>)
      \n– 17.20 for S10 ticket (15 min walk)
      \n– free with car (1 hour walk)<\/li>\n
    6. Bruno Weber Park<\/a> Dietikon, museum of spooky phantasy figures<\/li>\n
    7. Restaurant Hasenstrick<\/a>, Bachtel, with nice view into the alps<\/li>\n
    8. Wat Srinagarindravararam<\/a>, Gretzenbach (Google Map)<\/a>, Thai Temple (1 hour car ride)<\/li>\n
    9. B\u00e4rglist\u00fcber<\/a> waterfall<\/a>, Canton Glarus, Klausen pass road (Google Map<\/a>), 1.5 hour car ride. Better yet, take the whole Klausen pass route to Kanton Uri and Axenstrasse back, along the lake of Lucerne.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Longer tours (may take more preparation, or even an overnight stay)<\/h3>\n
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      1. Geneva – e.g. the jet d’eau<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Lausanne – e.g. the royal pavillion<\/a> in honor of Rama IX<\/li>\n
      3. Lenk<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. The principality of Liechtenstein<\/a><\/li>\n
      5. Locarno<\/a> \/ Verzasca dam<\/a><\/li>\n
      6. Val d’Ambra, Leventina (Google Maps<\/a>)<\/li>\n
      7. St. Moritz<\/a> \/ Oberengadin<\/li>\n
      8. Underground Lake of St. Leonhard
        \n<\/a>– 10.- admission fee
        \n– special nights with concerts are available<\/li>\n
      9. Zermatt \/ Matterhorn<\/a><\/li>\n
      10. \n

        Cavaglia Glacier Garden<\/a>, Puschlav, Graub\u00fcnden<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Other suggestions<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. 10 Hidden gems in Switzerland, the most underrated places<\/a><\/li>\n
        2. Psst! Here are some lesser known places in Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n
        3. Tagesausfl\u00fcge rund um Z\u00fcrich<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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          I will gladly take my visiting guests, wishing to see some nice sides of Switzerland, to one of these tours Easy one-day touristic excursions from Z\u00fcrich: Rhinefall\u00a0\/\u00a0Schaffhausen\u00a0(Google Map) Collecting mushrooms in the german black forest \/ visiting a\u00a0trout farm Foxtown …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":967,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3889","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13803,"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3889\/revisions\/13803"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heiniger-net-archive.blog-net.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}