Switzerland Itineraries
Looking for a quick way to plan your Switzerland trip? Here’s you’ll find a collection of itineraries for a variety of needs.
I’ve included “Grand Tour” itineraries that visit multiple destinations as well as region-specific guides for our favorite mountain areas around the country.
Each one gives you a realistic plan of what to do and how the pieces fit together.
Still overwhelmed? Book a travel consult with Tanya.
Get all itineraries in our Switzerland Travel Guide
Grand Tour of Switzerland
7-day Switzerland itinerary for Lucerne, Interlaken and Zurich with a day by day plan including top sights, hikes, and family friendly activities.
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Many families visit Switzerland as part of a whirlwind European tour but still want to see as much as possible during their limited time here. So here’s our 3 day Switzerland itinerary, a sampler tour that visits three regions and also includes fun activities for children.
Lucerne Region
The best day trips from Lucerne including mountain viewpoints, lakes, waterfalls, cultural highlights, city visits, and fun destinations for kids.
- Lucerne Region
Best hikes and activities for a family holiday in Engelberg Switzerland, including playgrounds, theme trails, glacier ice cave, suspension bridge, and indoor activities.
- Lake Lucerne Region
- Engelberg
Spring hikes and activities in the Lucerne region, including mountain tops, lake cruises, low elevation hikes and scenic drives.
- Lucerne Region
Interlaken & Jungfrau Region
What to do with kids while vising the Jungfrau Region, including easy hikes and fun activities suitable for all ages.
Plan the perfect weekend in Gstaad with this family-friendly guide to the most scenic hikes, best alpine playgrounds and fun activity trails for kids.
- Bernese Oberland
- Gstaad & Simmental
What to do with kids in Mürren, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, and Grindelwald: fun hikes, playgrounds, zip lines, toboggans, easy viewpoints, etc.
- Bernese Oberland
- Jungfrau Region
What to do in April and May in Interlaken, Jungfrau Region and Bernese Oberland: hikes, waterfalls, viewpoints, lakes, rivers, and gorges.
- Bernese Oberland
- Bernese Oberland & Bern
Zermatt & Valais
The best things to do with kids in Zermatt including no hike viewpoints, easy hikes, playgrounds, scooter rides and more.
- Valais, Zermatt
The Valais region in southern Switzerland has much more to offer than just the Matterhorn, with glacier views, higher peaks and often more sun than other parts of Switzerland, ideal for summer hiking. Here are a few of our favorite family hikes in this region to get you started on your trip planning.
- Valais, Zermatt
Some of you wanted the details from our Saas Fee trip last week. I’m still on holiday, so I’m just including some rough details to help you out until I have more time to write up a proper post. Enjoy!
- Saas-Fee, Valais
Enjoy Switzerland the easy way by riding a gondola straight to an amazing viewpoint overlooking the Aletsch glacier. For a full day of fun, add on an easy stroll around an alpine lake and an exciting scooter ride down the mountain.
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- Aletsch Arena
Zurich Region
Our favorite things to do in Zurich with visitors to show them the best of the city, from “must-see” landmarks to local lifestyle: viewpoints, museums, food, city walks, and more.
- Eastern Switzerland
- Zürich City
Fun day trips from Zurich for tourists and locals including impressive viewpoints, scenic hikes, city tours, cultural activities, and excursions for kids.
- Eastern Switzerland
- Zürich Region
Hikes near Zürich with the best views, with options from easy to hard for tourists and locals.
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- Zürich Region
Appenzell & Eastern Switzerland
The best hikes near Appenzell for casual hikers and families. Options ranging from easy short trails with fun amusements to more difficult mountain trails where you earn the view.
- Appenzell
Spend a weekend in the mountains, hiking to four dramatic peaks, riding exciting mountains carts and staying overnight in a 100yr old mountain hotel.
- Eastern Switzerland, Heidiland
We love the Heidiland region in eastern Switzerland for its wide variety of hikes and activities for all ages and skill levels. See what we did for a full weekend of family fun.
- Eastern Switzerland, Heidiland
Engadin St Moritz
Where to hike when staying the Engadin St Moritz region of southeast Switzerland.
- Graubünden
- Engadin St. Moritz
Tips for planning a family trip to the Engadin region with our favorite family activities, including theme trails for kids, ropes courses, and beautiful picnic areas.
- Engadin St. Moritz, Graubünden
Montreux & Lake Geneva Region
A fun-filled weekend for families on the Montreux Riviera, with flower hikes, walk through the famous terraced vineyards, a boat ride, panorama views from a mountain top and beautiful sunsets over the lake. Details for all our activities in this post.
- Lake Geneva & Western Switzerland
Lugano & Ticino Region
Itinerary for a spring family weekend in Ticino Switzerland including a lake cruise, hiking, bikes rides, climbing parks and lots of gelato.
- Ticino
- Ticino
The most beautiful hikes in Ticino visiting mountains, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and valleys.
- Ticino
- Ticino
Where to hike near Lugano in southern Switzerland, most with panorama views of Lake Lugano, the defining feature of this area.
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- Lake Lugano
Basel, Jura & Northwest Switzerland
This summer we visited the lovely Yverdons-les-Bains in western Switzerland, where we hiked to a beautiful cliff ridge, explored the largest cave system in Switzerland, cooled off in the lake with pedalos, relaxed at the thermal baths and wandered the charming old town.
- Lake Geneva & Western Switzerland
A weekend full of fun and beauty in this quiet valley in western Switzerland including a speedy alpine coaster, mountain scooters, dramatic river gorges, dark mine tunnels, and impressive cliffs.
- Jura & Three Lakes
