Christmas Markets with Bernina Express, 4 Nights with Pegasus Airlines | Morning Zurich departure – Evening Zurich return || 16964||22377

Tour details
ISTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
Arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before departure, after completing baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures, we fly to Zurich at 08:40 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC947. Following our arrival at Zurich Airport at 09:45 local time, we meet our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport and head to Zurich city center for our panoramic city tour. In our city tour, which we will carry out upon our arrival in Zurich, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, the Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), which has a lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops, will be among the panoramic sights. After a short free time offered following the Zurich tour, we depart for our hotel in the Milan region. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Lucerne Tour (50 Euro). During the tour we will carry out in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held throughout the year, we will have the chance to photograph views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town with its old houses, and visit the city’s symbol, the Chapel Bridge, and the Jesuit Church dating from the 17th century. After the Lucerne Tour, we continue our journey to Milan. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – (Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour) – (Como Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day at leisure. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour (85 Euro). First, we head to Milan city center to organize our Milan Masterpieces Tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of The Last Supper by the master Leonardo Da Vinci. Although it is Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano are among the places to be seen. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our second stop on the program. We offer free time for affordable and quality shopping at the outlet center, which is home to stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas. At the end of the tour, during the free time offered, guests who wish may join our optional Como Tour (50 Euro). On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, home to the summer residences of Hollywood celebrities, European wealthy elites, and the world jet set, and we will take a photo break with the lake’s unique view. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Milan region and offer free time to rest.
MILAN – BERNINA EXPRESS & RED TRAIN – ST. MORITZ – ALSACE / BASEL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we arrive at Tirano train station for an unforgettable and enchanting train journey with Bernina Express & Red Train. During this fairy-tale journey, which we will experience with the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and today listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, adorning the dreams of many travel enthusiasts, we will have the chance to watch and photograph extraordinary views. After approximately 2 hours of pleasant train travel, we arrive in St. Moritz. After a sightseeing tour and a short free time in St. Moritz, the birthplace of our beloved character Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all of our childhoods and lives in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, we depart for our hotel in the Alsace/Basel region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Icons of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour) – (Strasbourg Tour)
After breakfast, full day at leisure. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Icons of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour (95 Euro). First, we go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous area, Petite Venise (Little Venice). In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenir items. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-decorated balconies, unique row of shops, cobblestone streets closed to cars, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower, which houses the museum that documents the city’s story and brings it to the present day, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. After our visit in Riquewihr, we set off for Obernai. In Obernai, where charming structures reminiscent more of cookies than buildings will welcome us, during our tour we will see the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the patron saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a representation of it, and Place de l’Etoile, the square we will see most often with its cookie-like appearance, among the main places to be seen. After the sightseeing tour in Obernai, during the free time offered, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour (40 Euro). The first stop on our tour will be Strasbourg. Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like a scene out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During the city tour we will carry out on foot in the car-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992; Petite France, famous for its Alsace Houses that will make us feel right in the middle of a fairy-tale land, Gutenberg Square and Statue, Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located at its very heart, and Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house and still serving today as a hotel and restaurant, are among the places we will see. After the Strasbourg city tour and the free time offered, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Rhine Falls & Schaffhausen Tour) – ZURICH – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Rhine Falls & Schaffhausen Tour (50 Euro). In our tour, we visit Schaffhausen to see the Rhine Falls, the largest waterfall in Europe with a width of 150 meters and a depth of 25 meters, and to photograph the unique view of the cascading waterfall in all its splendor in every season of the year. After the Rhine Falls visit, we continue our journey to the airport. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 17:55 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC952. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 22:45 local time and the end of our tour.
What's included
  • Round-trip plane ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flights on the S.Gökçen Airport (SAW) – Zurich Airport (ZRH) – S.Gökçen Airport (SAW) route,
  • Airport taxes and service fees,
  • 4 nights total bed and breakfast accommodation at a 3-star out-of-city hotel,
  • Airport / Hotel / Airport transfers and intercity transfer,
  • Panoramic city tours and/or surrounding excursions in Zurich and St. Moritz,
  • Train journey with BERNINA EXPRESS / RED TRAIN,
  • Turkish-speaking guiding services,
  • TURSAB Professional Liability Insurance,
Not included
  • Visa fee and service charge,
  • Exit tax fee,
  • All hotel extras and personal expenses,
  • Domestic connecting flight ticket,
  • Lunch and dinner,
  • Extra tours and excursions specified or not specified in the program,
  • (Optional) Driver tips (10 Euro)
  • (Mandatory) Hotel city accommodation and city entrance taxes (Adult/child 50 Euro per person***)
              ***Paid in cash by the guest to the local agency tour leader on the first day of the tour.