Rail adventures
into thin air

Start your vacation with a luxurious first day. At St Pancras,
ease through the station with fast-track and access to
an elegant lounge. Onboard, savour a three-course lunch
with wine and champagne. In Paris, a personal escort
will meet you at the train and guide you to a
chauffeured car for the short drive to Gare de Lyon. 

After a pleasant visit to Le Train Bleu’s opulent bar, board
your TGV Lyria. Enjoy premium first class with a three-
course dinner with wine served at your seat as you
approach Lake Geneva and Lausanne. Arrive early evening
and stay two nights in the old town high on a hill with
panoramic views of the lake and Alpine peaks.

In late morning, board the Golden Pass panoramic train for
an exceptional journey from the Vaud Riviera to the majestic
peaks of the Bernese Alps, passing through the terraced Lavaux
vineyards above Lake Geneva and then rolling hills with stunning
views. In Interlaken, change to the mountain railway that will
take you into the heart of the Jungfrau region and up to Wengen.

You travel in premium first class on the Golden Pass train. The
exclusive Prestige Class cabin at the very front of the train
offers supremely comfortable seats on a raised platform,
allowing you to be fully immersed in the landscape. Your only
distraction: Being served caviar, blinis and sour cream,
and a glass of Duval Leroy Brut champagne. 

This is quite literally the high point of your two-night stay in
Wengen, as you board the cogwheel train and ascend steeply
through Eiger’s granite to an incredible 3,400 meters altitude.
When you emerge out of the darkness, you step out into of
of the finest sceneries in the Alps, with glaciers below you and
mighty peaks just above. 

Descend from Wengen to Interlaken by mountain railway, and
then board the Luzern-Interlaken Express for one of the most
picturesque train rides in Switzerland. Travel on the shore of
the idyllic turquoise water of Lake Brienz, and marvel at the
impressive vista of the Bernese Alps and roaring waterfalls,
before arriving at Lucerne after just two short hours.

A five-course gourmet lunch is the culinary highlight of
the cruise. Three of the courses are served wherever on
the steamer you wish. You may want to stick to the
Bollinger Special Cuvée champagne for the entire cruise,
but we recommend also trying the handpicked premium
Swiss wines. Of course, everything is complimentary.

A short local train ride from Lucerne, board the steepest
cogwheel railway in the world for an exhilarating ascension
of Mount Pilatus. Arrive at the 2100 meter high summit
and check in at the historic Hotel Pilatus Kulm with
an unrivaled view of lakes and  mountain peaks. Both
sunset and sunrise are stunning, as is the night sky. 

In the evening, prepare to be amazed as you enter the
Queen Victoria Hall, the magnificent 1890 restaurant named
in her honour, and not a sight you would expect on
a remote mountaintop. An exquisite four-course dinner is
included in your stay. And rest assured that waiters are
quite used to guests slipping out for a while to see the sunset.

At midday, descend from the summit, this time by the
breathtaking aerial cableway. A chauffeured car whisks
you the short distance from the cable car station to the
railway station and your direct train to Zurich airport
where you board your flight home.