This is a day for you to enjoy Rome at your leisure, or catch the high speed train out to the Amalfi Coast, or do some shopping.

Experience a world frozen in time as you stroll along the cobblestone ancient roads where perfectly conserved ancient bakeries, shops, stalls, residences, public baths, and even brothels remain! Take in the tragic plaster casts of the Pompeiians who were immortalized on that devastating day by pyroclastic flow and ash. 

Get up close and personal with the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael while touring the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel -  We have hand-picked a selection of the highlights of this massive museum, covering the most important masterpieces from Greek and Roman times to the high Renaissance. Much of this tour will be dedicated to the Rooms of Raphael and of course the majestic Sistine Chapel, from its commissioning to the finishing touches applied by none other than Michelangelo Buonarroti.  

Explore the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill at your own pace

Check out of your hotel in Rome, then shuttle to FCO airport where you catch your flight over to Zurich, Switzerland for the 2nd half of the tour.

Board a comfortable, climate-controlled coach and take off past the castle-like Swiss National Museum, the high-end shopping mile Bahnhofstrasse and Zurich's illustrious financial district. Capture striking views of pristine Lake Zurich during a photo stop at Enge harbour. Drive by the well-established Opera House to the prestigious Zürichberg district and tour Zurich's most exclusive residential district. 

Continue along the picturesque Limmat river to the port and embark on a pleasant half-hour boat trip on the pristine waters of Lake Zurich. A lovely 15-minute stroll along the shore takes you to the Lindt Home of Chocolate by Swiss star architects Christ & Gantenbein. Marvel at its vast atrium with the world's highest free-standing chocolate fountain - the perfect spot for your souvenir photo. Join an interactive audio-guided tour through the chocolate museum and journey the history of chocolate from bean to bar followed by unlimited chocolate tasting!  

Take a scenic coach journey through splendid countryside to the Bernese Oberland. After a short break in Interlaken, a picturesque village nestled idyllically between Lakes Brienz and Thun, continue to Grindelwald. Board the Eiger Express aerial cableway, the latest masterpiece of engineering in the Alps, for a breathtaking journey below the mighty Eiger North Face, which seems within your grasp. 

Arrive at the Glacier Eiger station and change to the coghweel train through tunnels carved into the hard rock over a century ago to the summit of the Jungfraujoch. At the top, immerse yourself in a fascinating alpine world of eternal snow and ice and enjoy time at leisure to discover the summit attractions individually. 

Today your day to tour Zurich at your leisure or partake in one of the many optional tours that are offered.

This is the part of the tour we dislike the most, the end of the tour. You take your shuttle transfer to the airport to depart.