View allI saw a lot of switzerland in a short amount of time. It was great for getting a sampling of the country.
Eddie, traveled in August
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- Cosmos
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 42 - 50
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Zurich with the CosmosGO app
- Stroll through Lucerne's medieval streets
- Ride the GoldenPass train to Montreux
- Ascend the Gornergrat for Matterhorn views
- Experience the Glacier Express to St. Moritz
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 ARRIVE IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
- Day 2 ZURICH–LUCERNE
- Day 3 LUCERNE–INTERLAKEN–GOLDENPASS MOB PANORAMIC TRAIN TO MONTREUX–LAUSANNE
- Day 4 LAUSANNE–MONTREUX–TÄSCH–ZERMATT AREA
- Day 5 ZERMATT. GORNERGRAT EXCURSION
- Day 6 ZERMATT AREA–GLACIER EXPRESS–ST. MORITZ
- Day 7 ST. MORITZ. BERNINA EXPRESS EXCURSION TO TIRANO, ITALY
- Day 8 ST. MORITZ–ZURICH
- Day 9 ZURICH
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Ibis Zurich City West
HotelDays 1, 2, 8Drei Koenige
HotelDays 2, 3Alpha Palmiers
HotelDays 3, 4Hotel Baeren
HotelDays 6, 7, 8
Operated by
Cosmos
Number of tours
223
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
84%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
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- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodGood
- BMBruce· August 16th, 2025Wonderful tour, terrific scenery.
Trip date: July 2025 - BMBruce· August 12th, 2025Terrific tour better than expected. Tina, tour...Show moreTrip date: August 2025
- PBpaul· June 15th, 2025The guide Tamash was the best. He had...Show moreTrip date: June 2025
- deanna· October 16th, 2024The scenery, tour guide and fellow travelers...Show moreTrip date: October 2024
- Helen· September 20th, 2024I would have liked more hiking opportunities. We were mostly in towns and not near the trails.Show moreTrip date: September 2024
- ABArdath· August 23rd, 2024Less walking from train station to hotels!!! Too much walking !!! Either provide transportation or get hotel closer to transportation. Or provide more description of the amount of walking required. Travel director could have provided more details along the trip. For example times of train rides, times of meals. Meals were a challenge - trying to find somewhere to eat. Provide more meals. The overnight stay at Lasaunne was a waste for most people as we arrived late, had to walk too far and up hill to the hotel then left to return to Montreux the next morning. Would have preferred more time in Lasaunne.Show moreTrip date: August 2024
- EWEddie· August 14th, 2024Good trip. I saw a lot of switzerland in a short amount of time. I sometimes wished I could have spent more time in a place, but it wasn't that kind of trip. It was great for getting a sampling of the country and then later planning a trip to an area you wanted to sere more of. No complaints - it was a good experience.Show moreTrip date: August 2024
- Nanette· May 10th, 2024I travelled with the Switzerland By Train tour end of April/first of May. It was a good time to do this tour as you got to see the extremes of Switzerland....lots of snow still on the ground, but also lovely green in the valleys. The weather was nice...except the view of the Matterhorn. It was foggy/rainy/snowy that day and we didn't see the peak, but got to see a lot of snow so still a nice visit up top. Our guide, Tina, was awesome. She was professional but also very friendly and was very knowledgeable with all of the areas we visited. Using the VOX system, is great and kept the group together and everyone was able to hear what she was saying and it made it easier to follow directions. The hotels overall were nice and quaint. As European rooms go, smaller than the US, but overall were great. The main "Opportunity" that I feel needs to change is the food. I have travelled fairly extensively out of the USA so it wasn't the fact that it wasn't "American" Food.....it just simply wasn't very good. We did not have any choice. I feel a choice would be a great solution. It was either...here's the gnochi or nothing. Even just an option to have a large salad if the main dish wasn't something one would enjoy. The other issue is how it is advertised. The Train part of the trip was awesome! The views were stunning. However, it probably needs to be noted that one day you will be on a train for 8 hours (this was my favorite scenic day, but I had no idea we would be on a train for that long). This may not appeal to others. The porterage was great...however, most days, our luggage had to be out 2 hours plus before we were even leaving. My SIL travelled with us and had a bad ankle. She wasn't expecting the amount of walking that we had to do. None of this is bad, it just needs to be explained in the literature so that everyone knows what to expect. We had a great group and everyone helped each other out. Overall, a wonderful trip.Show moreTrip date: April 2024
- YLYuan· May 5th, 2024The guide was good and the accommodation was nice. The train times and equipment were goodShow moreTrip date: April 2024
- AWayne· July 13th, 2023excellent tour guide.Tomas would be the guide we would like next time we travel.Having ear bud receiver was a great help.Show moreTrip date: June 2023Review collected by Cosmos
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Louis
Asked on December 28th, 2025Is there a shorter tour from Lausanne to Zurick or Lausanne to Basel which is less expensive, and suitable for over 65 years?
CosmosOperator•Written December 2025Unfortunately our Switzerland tours are 8-9 days.
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Jose
Asked on December 17th, 2025Do we need to take our luggage on the trains or just a daypack
- CosmosOperator•Written December 2025
Your luggage will be transported to the trains for you. We suggest to have an overnight bag to carry on the train with you just in case your luggage is placed in the luggage compartment on the train.
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Harry
Asked on December 7th, 2025I would like to know if we have time to see/explore the Ice Palace on the Cosmos train tour? Also can you provide how much time we have at stops for exploring/shopping/eating?
- CosmosOperator•Written December 2025
Once you arrive into Interlaken on Day 3 you may have free time from the morning into the afternoon to go visit the Ice Palace independently. Please be advised you would need to set up transportation and admission for yourself. Also free time is subject to change so please be sure to check with your Tour Director once you are on tour.
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Georgia
Asked on November 19th, 2025We are having trouble downloading the brochure for this particular tour. Can you please help us retrieve the PDF?
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Amber
Asked on November 11th, 2025Could You dropp me offin Tirano and deduct the return flight price?
- CosmosOperator•Written November 2025
Although we suggest against you ending the tour in Tirano, Italy (Day 7), you are free to end the tour there. Please be mindful that you will not be reimbursed for the days missed.
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Amber
Traveler•Written November 2025I would like to ride 3 trains : Golden Pass, Glacier and Bernina Exp.in the shortest time possible.
- CosmosOperator•Written November 2025
Those three trains are included in the itinerary and time spent on the train is in accordance to the tour.
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Thomas
Asked on September 21st, 2025What percentage of time is spent on train compared with on land?
- CosmosOperator•Written September 2025
You will spend about an approximate total of 24 hours on the train throughout the 9 day course of the tour. Please be advised travel times are subject to change.
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Jeff
Asked on September 11th, 2025Are you our cases taken to the next destination or do we need to take them on the train with us
- CosmosOperator•Written September 2025
Only porterage for main luggage will be provided from hotel to hotel, hand luggage is guests responsibility.
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Ali
Asked on September 2nd, 2025Could you please let us know if it's possible for Mari to upgrade to Excellence Class on the Glacier Express tour in October 2026? Additionally, could you confirm which class travelers are generally booked into for this tour?
- CosmosOperator•Written September 2025
For this tour we book first-class tickets. In the rare event we cannot confirm everyone in the booking in first class we will book standard class. As this is a group booking, we can't offer separate upgrades from what we are offering. On this tour we take around 35 passengers.
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Raymond
Asked on June 10th, 2025Since there is transfer of luggage from train station to hotels and vice versa, is this done by Cosmos or guest responsibility?
- CosmosOperator•Written June 2025
The porterage will be handled for your main luggage by the rail company. Your hand luggage will be your responsibility.
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Ann
Asked on April 5th, 2025want do this tour but the price for one is high. Can I share with another lady? Looking for abril I will be there soon.
- CosmosOperator•Written April 2025
We no longer allow single travelers to share accommodations.
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