“Super Promo Alps 5-Country Tour and Bernina Express Route V2”
Tour Detail
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This tour is arranged with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
VISA
Ordinary Passport - Visa required
Green Passport - Visa not required
Service Passport - Visa not required
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.
HEALTH
There is no vaccination requirement for entry into Switzerland. We do not think there will be any issue that will threaten your health with meals taken at the region’s good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, and eat meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked; for fruit, we recommend eating fruits that can be peeled, such as bananas and pineapples.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul - Zurich 3 hr 25 min
Basel - Istanbul 3 hr 25 min
OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we use with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, excursions cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for optional tours/activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to whether museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the destinations to be visited are open or closed, and according to weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used farther than the specified km.
Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in such rooms, the bed provided for the 3rd person may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the congestion that may occur in the rooms and the bed type in reservations for a 3rd person and/or children.
Children discounts are valid for a single (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts included among the services in the tour program are served at the hotel in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited, and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
CURRENCY
The Swiss currency is the Swiss Franc (CHF) and the European currency is the Euro (EUR). It is useful to have Euro (EUR) with you.
TIME ZONE
Switzerland, France, and Italy are 3 hours behind Turkey in summer time and 2 hours behind in winter time. For example, when it is 18:30 in Turkey in summer, it is 15:30 in Italy.
CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS
If you are going in the summer season, we recommend that you bring T-shirts, short- and long-sleeved shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket for the evenings, and a light sweater. In addition; you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards. In winter, we recommend clothes that allow you to move comfortably and keep you warm.
FOOD CULTURE
Swiss cuisine is influenced by French, German, and Northern Italian cuisine as well as, primarily, Switzerland’s history as an agricultural country. Many traditional Swiss dishes tend to be relatively simple and are made from staple ingredients such as potatoes and Swiss cheese.
French cuisine, whose roots go back to the Middle Ages, has a rich culture. French cuisine, whose fame has spread around the world with its famous wines and various cheeses, is known for meat dishes cooked with different sauces and delicious desserts such as crème brûlée, macaron, and soufflé.
Italian cuisine, which varies by region, is among the richest cuisines in the world thanks to the influence of the Mediterranean. It offers a wide range of options, from snacks prepared with fresh tomatoes, greens, and country-specific cheeses, to pizzas of magnificent flavor, from pastas made with a variety of sauces to seafood.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be granted. Passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.
The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times may change before the current tour and flight. The agency is obliged to notify such changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fee.
Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours arranged for the general introduction of cities and carried out panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, lasting at most 2-3 hours and not including museum or archaeological site entrance fees. For panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to local authorities not allowing visits or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, and likewise in cases where the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the said tours. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
Tour Program
Istanbul - Zurich
Zurich - Lindau - Bregenz - Liechtenstein - Rapperswil
From Zurich to Milan by Bernina Express
Milan
Milan - Como - Lugano - Geneva
Geneva - Lausanne - Montreux - Bern - Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse - Freiburg - Basel - Istanbul
What's Included
- Economy class airfare with Turkish Airlines between Istanbul (IST) – Zurich (ZRH) / Basel (BSL) – Istanbul (IST)
- 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in 3*& 4* hotels
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers & all transfers by private bus
- Train ticket with Bernina Express between Torino – Pontresina
- Panoramic Zurich city tour
- Panoramic Milan city tour
- Panoramic Geneva city tour
- Panoramic Mulhouse city tour
- Basel Tour worth 50 Euro included
- Bern Tour worth 30 Euro included
- Lausanne Tour worth 30 Euro included
- Geneva Tour worth 50 Euro included
- Freiburg Tour worth 40 Euro included
- Como & Lugano Tour worth 100 Euro included
- Professional Turkish-speaking guiding and assistant services
- Hotel and tourist city taxes (25-30 Euro)
- TURSAB compulsory professional liability insurance
- Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies for those over 65)
Not Included
- Visa fee, service fee
- Exit tax fee
- Domestic connection ticket
- Driver tips and gratuities are excluded.
- Lunch and dinner
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- Optional excursions/activities
- Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not specified in the included services