PRE AND POST MEETING TOURS

All tours will depart from and return to the Swissotel

Tours will operate with a minimum of 15 participants per tour, in air-conditioned buses with an English-speaking guide.

Changes in routes, departure/arrival times may occur for reasons beyond our control.

Excursion to Alsace ( France)

Guided excursion by coach to the region of Alsace, which is famous for its gastronomy and wines. Pass through vineyard-covered hills and charming villages adorned with flowers and follow the French Wine Road to Colmar. Guided tour through this picturesque Alsacian Old Town and time at leisure to stroll on your own, visit the famous Unterlinden Museum or have lunch (optional).

On the return journey, stop at the little medieval town of Eguisheim, situated at the edge of the Vosges Mountains. Here or in the surroundings you will be invited to visit a winery for a wine tasting, before returning to Basel.

Excursion to Lucerne and Zurich

Drive to Lucerne for a guided city walk and time at leisure for shopping and/or lunch (optional).

Bearing the proud title of the “ First City of the Swiss Confederation”, charming Lucerne has had a long and splendid history. Today it is a centre combining all the romance and charm of the past with all the amenities of the present, in a unique scenic setting.
Enviable communications ( Lucerne is the focal point of the Gotthard rail route and only one hour away from other major Swiss cities, such as Zurich, Berne and Basel) have contributed to Lucerne’s firmly established popularity as a conference and tourist centre. The sheer beauty of this small city, with her sparkling lake, its beautiful architecture, enhances this popularity and jealously, preserved monuments, including the fabulous painted bridges, the splendid modern shopping, innumerable sports and other entertainment facilities.

In the early afternoon, continue to Zurich for a guided city walk and time at leisure.

Switzerland ’s largest city and its economic centre enjoys many names: shopper’s paradise, the garden city on the lake, the gourmet’s delight. The city and its surroundings offer everything the most demanding traveler could desire: imposing buildings of the modern city and the timeless tranquillity of the old town, the monuments of a long history and the pastoral peacefulness of the countryside. A sparkling climate, winter and summer; theatres, cinemas, concert halls, gourmet restaurants, designer hotels and modest pensions, art galleries, museums, famous antiquarian shops and boutiques alongside the large department stores.
Return to Basel (late afternoon).