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Challenging Swiss Alpine 6-day Self-guided Cycling Tour

  • 6days
  • Switzerland

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Swiss Alps Self-guided Cycling Tour

The Alpine Panorama Route crosses the northern Alpine foreland with its many passes and gorges, tradition-rich culture, settlements and mountain farms. The strenuous, stamina-testing trip is rewarded with spectacular views.

Tour character: Challenging Level 4

This the "King of all routes" in Veloland Switzerland! Passing between Lake Constance and Lake Geneva, the Alpine Panorama Route rises up to 2000 metres above sea level and crosses several major and minor mountain passes. Hard to conquer, sensational in terms of the view! Road bikes can be used here since this is the only signposted cycle route in Switzerland with 100% sealed roads

Included in the Swiss Alps Cycling Tour:

  • 5 x nights accommodation in 3 star hotels
  • Breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfers  
  • Costs for luggage pick-up at the station (for direct arrival and departure) 
  • Subsidy for arrival by train 
  • Boat trip Gersau - Beckenried (bicycle included) 
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Travel documents (1 x per room)
  • Navigation app and GPS data available 
  • SwitzerlandMobility-Plus subscription for one year  
  • Service hotline

Not included:

  • Tourist tax, if due
  • Bike rental
  • Anything not mentioned in 'included'

If you would like to rent a 27-gear bike (170 EUR), Road Bike (340 EUR) or E-bike (300 EUR) please contact our office when booking: [email protected]

Arrival/ Departure:

  • Arrival by public transport to St.Margrethen. For direct arrival: Suitcases must be handed in at the partner hotel by 10:00 a.m. at the latest.  
  • Departure by public transport from Aigle. For direct departure: Suitcases will be returned to the luggage counter by 5:00 p.m at the latest.

Notes:

  • Departures daily 
  • We reccomend an extra night in Aigle at the end of the tour
  • Extra nights
    • St. Margrethen/ Surroundings: From 99 CHF p.p (+70 CHF single room)
    • Aigle: From 109 CHF p.p (+60 CHF single room)
  • Lac de l'Hongrin is partially closed due to military exercises. Bypasses are possible

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  • Day 1

    Arrival to St. Margrethen | St. Margrethen – Lichtensteig

    Arrival and luggage drop-off in St. Margrethen. Uphill and down dale in rolling Appenzell, where it’s said that «every second house is a tavern». Friendly farming country with its own character, a finely structured landscape at the foot of the Säntis, marked by a quaint dialect and a dry wit.

    Details: 80 km, ↑ 1’755 m ↓ 1’520 m

  • Day 2

    Lichtensteig - Altdorf

    Toggenburg more forested and rugged, a land of nooks and crannies where water once provided work and death. Below the alluvial Linth plain, «Zigerland» with mighty limestone cliffs, Glarus once a textile region of international importance. On the climb to the Klausenpass: the Urnerboden, the largest Swiss alp. On the other side of the 1948m pass the Schächental, a mountain landscape with the traditional farming method of moving livestock from one grazing ground to the next.

    approx. 107 km, ↑ 1'985 m ↓ 2'145 m

  • Day 3

    Altdorf – Sörenberg

    The mighty Vierwaldstättersee with its impressive panorama. In contrast, the shallow Sarnersee in Obwalden. A treat for pedal-pushing fans: the Glaubenbielen Pass (1611m), a steep pass into the Entlebuch.

    Details: approx. 85 km, ↑ 1'635 m ↓ 945 m

  • Day 4

    Sörenberg - Thun

    After the alpine marshland in rain-rich Glaubenbielen you arrive at the biosphere reserve around Schrattenfluh. Not less enchanting: the hills and dales of the Emmental, classic, pre-alpine rolling countryside.

    Details: approx. 55 - 70 km, ↑ 835 – 885 m ↓ 1'435 - 1'490 m

  • Day 5

    Thun - Gruyères

    From «cabbage country» through the rugged Sense ravines to Fribourg im Üechtland. The old city with its cathedral and 200 gothic house facades enjoys a picturesque position in a loop of the river Saane. Delightful landscape and a man-made lake: Lac de la Gruyère, land of «Crème de la Gruyère» and black and white cows. On a hill, the tiny castle town of Gruyère with its busy mass of tourists.

    Details: approx. 95 km, ↑ 1'675 m ↓ 1'520 m

  • Day 6

    Gruyères – Aigle | Departure

    Much Quieter in Obergreyerz and uphill through lonely, rugged Alpine pastures to Hongrin, occasionally resounding with army artillery fire. Intoxicating 1000m descent to the mildness of the Rhonetal, a sensuous downhill run through all climate zones. In Aigle luggage retrieval and departure.

    Details: approx. 65 km, ↑ 1’325 m ↓ 1’660 m

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cyclist

If you are into road cycling and would like to see some beautiful Swiss mountain scenery, do not hesitate to go for this tour. The route is very well planned. It is at times challenging but makes you feel accomplished at the end of the day. The hotels were all comfortable and positioned in nice locations with good dinner options nearby. Klausen Pass was the highlight but don't miss the opportunity to take a swim in Thun, the river passing through the city is just so clean. Also I felt very safe while riding my bike on this tour. The drivers in Switzerland are respectful toward cyclists. I would not hesitate to book again. The overall tour concept, organization and logistics were great.

Tours marked with are special prices.

Start End Max. No. Guests Accommodation Price p.p.
May 13 2026 May 18 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 14 2026 May 19 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 15 2026 May 20 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 16 2026 May 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 17 2026 May 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 18 2026 May 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 19 2026 May 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 20 2026 May 25 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 21 2026 May 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 22 2026 May 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 23 2026 May 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 24 2026 May 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 25 2026 May 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 26 2026 May 31 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 27 2026 Jun 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 28 2026 Jun 02 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 29 2026 Jun 03 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 30 2026 Jun 04 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
May 31 2026 Jun 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 01 2026 Jun 06 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 02 2026 Jun 07 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 03 2026 Jun 08 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 04 2026 Jun 09 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 05 2026 Jun 10 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 06 2026 Jun 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 07 2026 Jun 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 08 2026 Jun 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 09 2026 Jun 14 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 10 2026 Jun 15 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 11 2026 Jun 16 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 12 2026 Jun 17 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 13 2026 Jun 18 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 14 2026 Jun 19 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 15 2026 Jun 20 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 16 2026 Jun 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 17 2026 Jun 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 18 2026 Jun 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 19 2026 Jun 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 20 2026 Jun 25 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 21 2026 Jun 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 22 2026 Jun 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 23 2026 Jun 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 24 2026 Jun 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 25 2026 Jun 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 26 2026 Jul 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 27 2026 Jul 02 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 28 2026 Jul 03 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 29 2026 Jul 04 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jun 30 2026 Jul 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 01 2026 Jul 06 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 02 2026 Jul 07 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 03 2026 Jul 08 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 04 2026 Jul 09 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 05 2026 Jul 10 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 06 2026 Jul 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 07 2026 Jul 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 08 2026 Jul 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 09 2026 Jul 14 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 10 2026 Jul 15 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 11 2026 Jul 16 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 12 2026 Jul 17 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 13 2026 Jul 18 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 14 2026 Jul 19 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 15 2026 Jul 20 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 16 2026 Jul 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 17 2026 Jul 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 18 2026 Jul 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 19 2026 Jul 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 20 2026 Jul 25 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 21 2026 Jul 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 22 2026 Jul 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 23 2026 Jul 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 24 2026 Jul 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 25 2026 Jul 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 26 2026 Jul 31 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 27 2026 Aug 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 28 2026 Aug 02 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 29 2026 Aug 03 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 30 2026 Aug 04 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Jul 31 2026 Aug 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 01 2026 Aug 06 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 02 2026 Aug 07 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 03 2026 Aug 08 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 04 2026 Aug 09 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 05 2026 Aug 10 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 06 2026 Aug 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 07 2026 Aug 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 08 2026 Aug 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 09 2026 Aug 14 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 10 2026 Aug 15 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 11 2026 Aug 16 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 12 2026 Aug 17 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 13 2026 Aug 18 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 14 2026 Aug 19 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 15 2026 Aug 20 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 16 2026 Aug 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 17 2026 Aug 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 18 2026 Aug 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 19 2026 Aug 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 20 2026 Aug 25 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 21 2026 Aug 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 22 2026 Aug 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 23 2026 Aug 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 24 2026 Aug 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 25 2026 Aug 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 26 2026 Aug 31 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 27 2026 Sep 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 28 2026 Sep 02 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 29 2026 Sep 03 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 30 2026 Sep 04 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Aug 31 2026 Sep 05 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 01 2026 Sep 06 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 02 2026 Sep 07 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 03 2026 Sep 08 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 04 2026 Sep 09 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 05 2026 Sep 10 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 06 2026 Sep 11 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 07 2026 Sep 12 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 08 2026 Sep 13 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 09 2026 Sep 14 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 10 2026 Sep 15 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 11 2026 Sep 16 2026 10 Single rooms 1,535€
Double rooms 1,290€
Sep 12 2026 Sep 17 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 13 2026 Sep 18 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 14 2026 Sep 19 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 15 2026 Sep 20 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 16 2026 Sep 21 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 17 2026 Sep 22 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 18 2026 Sep 23 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 19 2026 Sep 24 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 20 2026 Sep 25 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 21 2026 Sep 26 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 22 2026 Sep 27 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 23 2026 Sep 28 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 24 2026 Sep 29 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 25 2026 Sep 30 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 26 2026 Oct 01 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€
Sep 27 2026 Oct 02 2026 10 Single rooms 1,480€
Double rooms 1,235€

Car rental in Switzerland

If you prefer to drive yourself but would like to follow our itineraries and hotel choices we can help you with a brand new Renault vehicle - minimum 21 days - and have your itineraries and hotels ready for you.

Please email [email protected] for your choice of vehicle and pick-up and drop-off points in European countries.

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