Switzerland is where UnTours started, 40 years ago! Our Heartland and Oberland programs are the originals, steeped in the mountainside traditions of Heidi. Β Ticino rounds out our offerings there perfectly, adding southern flair with its Italian food and language. Its lakeside towns are filled with brightly colored houses, narrow picturesque lanes, and inviting trattorie….
Category Archives: Switzerland
Margaret & Charles Oliver, Untourists of the Week: Sunrise on the Wetterhorn
1. What is your favorite UnTours memory? Waking up in Meiringen to crystal blue skies and seeking the sun rise on the Wetterhorn Mountain. Chalet Margritβwhere they stayed 2. How is taking an UnTour different from other ways of travelling? An UnTour gives a traveler a chance to get settled and to feel “at home”…
Christine Berry, Untourist of the Week: You just don’t have to follow the pack
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. My most recent UnTour was to Quebec. The people, history, scenery, and food were all UnTour-worthy! Quebec is a wonderfully walkable city. One thing I especially liked: all the charm and feel of Europe without the transatlantic flight! 2. Why did you choose to…
Jim and Marlene Cable, Untourists of the Week: Two weeks are better than one
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. This was the Swiss Oberland tour which offered and fulfilled the hope of covering points west and south that seemed a bit out of reach on our other Swiss visits. 2. Why did you choose to go there? We had done the Swiss Heartland…
Phil and Jane King, Untourists of the Week: Kids relive first trip to Switzerland
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent, and I believe our 14th, UnTour was to the City of Light, Paris. This was our fourth trip to Paris and our third UnTour there. It is an unbelievably beautiful city and so enjoyable to walk, both day and night. Plus,…
Bert and Idabelle Mills, Untourists of the Week: Swiss-o-philes at the core
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We stayed at the Esther apartment in Frutigen, hosted by wonderful people. Peter was amused when I asked to see his “bomb shelter!” We selected Frutigen in part because we desired to reach the Valais, Zermatt, and Lake Geneva area yet be close to…
Dennis and Anne Carpenter, Untourists of the Week – Support without the mush
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Two years ago, we visited Frau Von Moos in Giswil. We lucked into a great music festival at Ballenberg, a great concert at a church in Meiringen and, did I mention Shoenbuel, Planplatten, the Aare Gorge and the multitude of spectacular views? In Luzern,…
Paul and Michaela Gardiner, Untourists of the Week, three generations in Kandersteg
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. All our UnTours have been fabulous, but our favorite was the time we took our children, their spouses and our grandchildren to Kandersteg. 2. Why did you choose to go there? We wanted to share our favorite memories with our children. Plus, Switzerland has…
Lloyd Shaw and Mary Renfro (Untourists of the Week), Swiss Oberland fanatics!
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. This past summer, Mary and I spent two weeks in the Esther apartments in Frutigen. This was the third year for staying in this apartment. This year, our guests were our daughter and her family, including two children, ages seven and five. Our purpose…
James and Susan Bach (Untourists of the Week), passing the Untour habit down the family line
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Ticino Region. We haven’t departed yet but are equally excited to go in less than three weeks. 2. Why did you choose to go there? We have researched the area for places and things to experience in conjunction with the UnTours On-site Guide Book…