Switzerland 2026

Mon

21

Sep

Tim & Catherine Arrive

✈ Arrive Tim & Catherine

11 pm

Tim & Catherine land — Zürich Airport (ZRH)

Flughafenstrasse, 8058 Zürich-Flughafen

Tue

22

Sep

Zürich Old Town Walk

Tim & Catherine

Lindenhof

Lindenhof, 8001 Zürich
Rennweg

Rennweg, 8001 Zürich

Outdoor walk
St. Peter Church

St. Peterhofstatt 1, 8001 Zürich
Fraumünster

Münsterhof 2, 8001 Zürich

Chagall stained glass
Zunfthaus zur Meisen

Münsterhof 20, 8001 Zürich

Ceramics museum
Zürich Town Hall (Rathaus)

Limmatquai 55, 8001 Zürich
Grossmünster

Zwingliplatz 2, 8001 Zürich
Niederdorf

Niederdorfstrasse, 8001 Zürich

Pedestrian area — lunch & shopping
Predigerkirche

Predigergasse 1, 8001 Zürich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zürich
Polybahn Funicular

Central 1 (lower station), 8001 Zürich

Map — Zürich Old Town

Wed

23

Sep

Zürich — Free Day

Tim & Catherine Unscheduled

No plans yet — open day in Zürich.

Thu

24

Sep

Zürich — Free Day

Tim & Catherine Unscheduled

No plans yet — open day in Zürich.

Fri

25

Sep

Chris & Luke Arrive · Uetliberg

Short arrival day

✈ Arrive All Four

8 am

Chris & Luke land — Zürich Airport (ZRH)

Flughafenstrasse, 8058 Zürich-Flughafen
Drop bags, check in, etc.
Hotel UTO KULM

Uto Kulm, 8143 Uetliberg

Car-free area with tower — take the Uetliberg train (S10) from Zürich HB, ~20 min
Planetenweg Uetliberg

Uetliberg summit, 8143 Uetliberg → Felsenegg

Solar system scale model walk along the ridge
Lindt Home of Chocolate

Schokoladenplatz 1, 8802 Kilchberg

Optional — book ahead online. ~20 min by train + walk from Zürich HB via S8/S24.

Map — Uetliberg & Kilchberg

Sat

26

Sep

Zürich Green Spaces

Plant & garden day

All Four

Old Botanical Garden (Alter Botanischer Garten)

Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich
Museum Rietberg

Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich
Belvoirpark

Seestrasse 125, 8002 Zürich
Arboretum Zürich

Mythenquai 9, 8038 Zürich
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

Mythenquai 88, 8002 Zürich
Zürichhorn Park

Bellerivestrasse, 8008 Zürich
Chinagarten Zürich

Zürichhorn Park, 8008 Zürich

Map — Garden Locations

Sun

27

Sep

Travel to Geneva · CERN · Geneva Walk

Long travel day — overnight in Geneva

🚄 Train Day All Four

Train — Zürich → Geneva

Depart Zürich Hauptbahnhof · IC1 · Hourly service · ~3 hours
Arrive Genève-Cornavin

Map — Zürich to Geneva train route

11 am

CERN — European Organization for Nuclear Research

1 Esplanade des Particules, 1217 Meyrin, Geneva

Tram 18 from central Geneva to Meyrin (CERN stop) · Book visit ahead of time. Tours are not guaranteed — only ~10% of visitors receive one; registration happens on-site. Estimate 3–4 hours on site.
4 pm

Plaine de Plainpalais

Plaine de Plainpalais, 1205 Genève

Tram 18 back toward downtown; disembark at Plainpalais · Farmer's market on Sundays
Pont Hans-Wilsdorf

Pont Hans-Wilsdorf, 1205 Genève (over the Arve)

Bridge viewpoint (optional)
Parc des Bastions

Promenade des Bastions, 1205 Genève

City park with the Reformation Wall
Université de Genève campus

Rue du Général-Dufour 24, 1211 Genève

Optional walkthrough
Maison Tavel

Rue du Puits-Saint-Pierre 6, 1204 Genève

Oldest house in Geneva — museum of city history
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

Cour Saint-Pierre 6, 1204 Genève
Rue de Rive

Rue de Rive, 1204 Genève
Jardin Anglais

Quai du Général-Guisan, 1204 Genève

Park on the Rhône with famous flower clock
Jet d'Eau de Genève

Quai Gustave-Ador, 1207 Genève (on Lake Geneva)

140 m fountain — Geneva's icon (optional)
Overnight in Geneva

Map — Geneva walk

Mon

28

Sep

Geneva: Red Cross District · Travel to Zermatt

Morning sightseeing, afternoon train — overnight Zermatt

🚄 Train Day All Four

Broken Chair (La Chaise Cassée)

Place des Nations, 1202 Genève

Bus 5 — disembark at Appia
Musée Ariana

Avenue de la Paix 10, 1202 Genève

Swiss museum of ceramics and glass
United Nations — Palais des Nations

Avenue de la Paix 8–14, 1211 Genève
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Avenue de la Paix 17, 1202 Genève

Map — Place des Nations district

Train — Geneva → Zermatt

Depart Gare Cornavin (Geneva central station) · Approximately hourly
IR95 Genève → Visp (direction Brig) · Transfer at Visp · R41 Visp → Zermatt
Total journey: ~3–3.5 hours

Map — Geneva to Zermatt train route

Overnight in Zermatt

Tue

29

Sep

Zermatt — Matterhorn & Rothorn

Alpine sightseeing, funicular, gondola & hike

All Four

↑ up

Funicular: Zermatt → Sunnegga (2,288 m)

Sunnegga Express — underground funicular, departs from Zermatt village center
Gondola: Sunnegga → Blauherd (2,571 m)

Sunnegga Paradise, 3920 Zermatt
Cable car: Blauherd → Rothorn (3,103 m)

Rothorn, Zermatt — panoramic Matterhorn views
dinner

Dinner on the mountain

Restaurant at Rothorn or Blauherd level
↓ down

Return: Cable car → Gondola → Hike

Rothorn → Blauherd → Sunnegga, then hike Sunnegga → Zermatt
Overnight in Zermatt

Map — Zermatt & Matterhorn area

Wed

30

Sep

Glacier Train: Zermatt → St. Moritz

~8 hours through the Swiss Alps

🚄 Train Day All Four

Local Trains — Zermatt to St. Moritz (~8 hours)

R41/R42 Zermatt → Visp · R43 Visp → Andermatt
R45 Andermatt → Disentis/Mustér · RE7 Disentis/Mustér → Reichenau-Tamins
IR38 Reichenau-Tamins → St. Moritz
Departures start early morning — plan for an all-day journey.

Map — Glacier train route (Matterhorn Gotthard + Rhätische Bahn)

Overnight in St. Moritz

Thu

1

Oct

St. Moritz · Return to Zürich

Sightseeing morning, trains afternoon (~4 hours)

🚄 Train Day All Four

Sightseeing in St. Moritz

St. Moritz, 7500 St. Moritz GR

Trains — St. Moritz → Zürich (~4 hours)

Via Samedan → Chur → Zürich Hauptbahnhof

Map — St. Moritz to Zürich train route

Fri

2

Oct

Zürich Museums

All Four

FIFA World Football Museum

Seestrasse 27, 8002 Zürich

Optional
Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum Zürich)

Museumstrasse 2, 8001 Zürich
focusTerra — ETH Zürich Earth Sciences Museum

Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zürich
Kunsthaus Zürich

Heimplatz 1, 8001 Zürich
Zürich Opera House (Opernhaus Zürich)

Sechseläutenplatz 1, 8008 Zürich

Map — Zürich museum locations

Sat

3

Oct

Chris & Luke Depart

✈ Depart Tim & Catherine

~1 pm

Chris & Luke depart — Zürich Airport (ZRH)

Flughafenstrasse, 8058 Zürich-Flughafen

Sun

4

Oct

Zürich — Free Day

Tim & Catherine Unscheduled

No plans yet — open day in Zürich.

Mon

5

Oct

Tim & Catherine Depart

✈ Depart Tim & Catherine

~7 am

Tim & Catherine depart — Zürich Airport (ZRH)

Flughafenstrasse, 8058 Zürich-Flughafen