Traveltalkonline.com Forums


TTOL Sponsors
Forum Statistics
Forums39
Topics39,374
Posts319,294
Members26,665
Most Online3,755
Sep 23rd, 2024
Top Posters(30 Days)
bdeeley 83
jazzgal 39
RonDon 35
jomarc 32
fabila 31
GaKaye 31
Todd 26
Member Spotlight
justaroofer
justaroofer
Springfield, MO
Posts: 243
Joined: March 2008
Today's Birthdays
ging, luvnthatsxm, ukdude
Who's Online Now
29 members (Manpot, SXMScubaman, CaribbeanCanadians, Kegoangoango, jbutah, JandIrene, bostonbob, ctpsxm, KenW, Compskier, Billtjw, marybeth, socamon, George1234, luvtotravel, Leagle49, timnboston, charlie, Zanshin, DiveBVI, Bernd, BillS, MrEZgoin, Alltech63, 5 invisible), 792 guests, and 175 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
#257204 06/03/2021 05:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 301
Traveler
OP Offline
Traveler
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 301
My wife and I are planning a Rhine River cruise next year starting at Basel, Switzerland. We want to spend about 5 days before the cruise in the western half of Switzerland. Any suggestions? We are tentatively using Lucerne as our base for day trips around that areas.Any suggestions or recommendations?

Sponsors
kenmoore #257207 06/03/2021 06:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,493
B
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
B
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,493
What are your interests? Lakes, mountains, hiking?

kenmoore #257216 06/03/2021 09:31 PM
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,455
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,455
Great Trip

We used AMA Waterways and were very pleased!
We stayed in Basel for 2 /12 days before we got on the boat.
Nice town!
One of the days we took the train over to Colmar France and loved it.
Easy and Cheap - Make sure you board the train at the French Station. (check out blog)
It may be a stop on our boat

We were in a Christmas Market Trip and had a very nice time. Temperatures did not slow us down.
Here is a link to our blog: Christmas Market Cruise on the Rhine

Highly recommend the Hotel Merian on the Rhine... Easy walk to where the river cruises board.


“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
TomB #257222 06/04/2021 05:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,493
B
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
B
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,493
One of our most memorable trips included Lauterbrunnen. The valley, waterfalls and the peaks are amazing, I can still hear the cow bells in the fields. Not sure if you would drive or train?, quick google shows just over an hour by car and over 2 by train. basically you would get to Interlaken, then up the valley to Lauterbrunnen. From there I'd continue up via mountain train to Grimmelwald, Murren and a gondola all the way to the Schilthorn Piz Gloria!

kenmoore #258050 06/12/2021 01:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 168
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 168
I second what Beerman said! We did a Rhine River cruise out of Basel two years ago, and spent three days before the trip in Wengen, just up the mountain from Lauterbrunnen. It was an amazing trip! We traveled the entire area by train, gondola, tram and funicular, including Murren, Piz Gloria, Mannlichen and the Jungfrau.

kenmoore #258366 06/15/2021 07:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 590
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 590
I third what Beerman said. Great trip all around.

Ellen

kenmoore #259335 06/26/2021 04:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 301
Traveler
OP Offline
Traveler
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 301
Thanks. Looks line we need to put Lauterbrunnen, then continuing up via mountain train to Grimmelwald, Murren and a gondola all the way to the Schilthorn Piz Gloria!. Would you consider this a day trip or would you recvommend spending the night near there.

kenmoore #259383 06/27/2021 03:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 590
Traveler
Offline
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 590
Spend at least the night.

One side of the valley is Murren and Schilthorn. The other side is Jungfrau.

Both sides deserve a visit. And the valley is pretty too. Lots of waterfalls.

I think we stayed 3 or 4 nights in Murren. Just loved it.

Ellen


Moderated by  Eric_Hill 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5