A Few of the exciting locations seen on your tour:

Switzerland:
St. Gallen and the Benedictine Library
Appenzell and the Schnapps Factory
Locarno
Island Of Brissago
Aigle Wine Castle Wine Museum
Chateau Chillon on Lake Geneva
Gruyeres
Brienz, woodcarving center
Grindelwald, Eiger, and Jung Frau Mnts
Frey Chocolate Factory
Stein Am Rhein
Carthusian Monastary in Ittingen
Rheinfall
Montreux
Brig
Sion
Martigny

Germany:
Munich, Rothenburg,
Dinkelsbuehl, Noerdlingen
The Neresheim Monestary

Austria:
Bregenz, and surrounding country side

Lichtenstein:
Vaduz

Italy:
Scenic train ride into Domodossola

Locations Subject to change without notice
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Welcome to Chestnut Tours!

We provide exclusive tours of Switzerland, travel arrangments in Switzerland, and Switzerland tour packages. We travel our way through Switzerland and the surrounding countries of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy. Your expert and friendly host Wayne Barton, internationally recognized chipcarving artist and director of the Alpine School Of Woodcarving will be your guide. Our tour is a blend of unusual points of interest with breathtaking scenery and pleasant discoveries at every turn, all at a leisurely pace.

What makes us different?

While most tours are large with a generic itinerary, our Switzerland tours are kept to a size that ensures personal attention and consideration to all of our guests and are handcrafted to show some of the often-missed and unique aspects of Europe. It's the reason why many of our guests return year after year.

On our Switzerland tour, immerse yourself in local culture, architecture, folklore, art, history, breathtaking scenery, adventure, discovery, cogwheel train rides, and ancient castles.  You'll experience Rhone Valley vineyards and orchards, a walk and breathtaking drive in the Swiss Alps, romance, wine, cheese, chocolates, camaraderie, the best Swiss cuisine, a moonlight cruise to Italy and grand Switzerland hotels.  No matter what the weather, there is always something interesting and fun to do on this unique Switzerland travel tour.

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Switzerland Tour September 11-23, 2009

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You are invited to join our most unusual 12 day tour of Switzerland designed for those who enjoy historical antiquity, breathtaking scenery, and a sense of adventure and discovery…You'll visit the places you've read about and longed to experience…You'll taste the true "flavor" of Europe…

Your Switzerland tour will be guided by international best-selling author Wayne Barton, Director of the Alpine School of Woodcarving. Our tour includes: Munich and Rothenberg Germany, St. Gallen, Appenzell, Island Of Brissago, Alps of Switzerland, Bregenz in Austria, Vaduz in Lichtenstein, Swiss National Park, Domodossola Italy, Simplon Pass, Locarno, Rhone Valley Vineyards and Orchards, Lake Geneva and the Swiss Riviera, Montreux Switzerland, Gruyeres, Brienz…...

Then on to Interlaken, Luzern, Bern (the exhilarating political capital of Switzerland), Carthusian Monastary, the spectacular Rheinfall,and Stein am Rhein on the Swiss-German border.

On your Switzerland tour, immerse yourself in the quintessential Swiss experience of culture, art, architecture, heritage and traditions: Learn ancient winemaking traditions, take part in a wine-tasting ceremony, explore Swiss architectural and woodcarving heritage, the Swiss Alps, famous monuments and places, castles, Swiss chocolates, cheeses, wines, and folklore, and more. You’ll also experience the true flavor of Germany, Italy, and Lichtenstein.

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