Enjoy the best from a Swiss Alpine breakfast buffet in the Engadine. The most spectacular Alpine crossing begins in St. Moritz - on request the hotel offers you a free shuttle service to the train station (if not possible, there are frequent bus/train connections).On the route of the Bernina Express you meander harmoniously past lakes, mountains and glaciers through the Engadine mountains. The roof of the RhB, the Ospizio Bernina, is enthroned at 2253 metres above sea level. Masterly construction engineering and line management give the line its UNESCO character. The circular viaduct at Brusio is clear proof of this. So many impressions make you hungry. We recommend lunch in the picturesque village centre of Poschiavo. Be sure to choose one of the 13 inns that have signed the "100% Valposchiavo" charter. Here, local products find a very special place on the menu. Labelled dishes guarantee a composition of 100% local raw materials! The classic: fine pizzoccheri and a glass of Valtellina wine! - OR continue to Tirano (Italy) enjoy pizza & pasta and do not forget to watch out for a scoop of Gelati
On the way back, enjoy the view of the unspoilt Alpine panorama once again. Back in St. Moritz we recommend a stroll through the shopping mile of the alpine town take the frquent bus or train back to Celerina, enjoy relaxing spa moments and upscale culinary delights at Cresta Palace Hotel****S
After dropping off your luggage and enjoying a delicious breakfast, you board your next railway experience: the Albula line. Here, the red railway overcomes a difference in altitude of 1000 metres, and thanks to the Solis Viaduct, Landwasser Viaduct and the helical tunnels between Bergün and Preda, it does so without a cogwheel. The line has existed since 1903 and thus dates from the time of the railway pioneers. Like the Bernina line, the showpiece of the Albula line is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be sure to visit the Albula Railway Museum in Bergün and learn about the background of the historic railway line. You can enjoy lunch in the "Büfèt" on original seating furniture from various dining and saloon cars. Take a digestive walk through the picturesque village of Bergün. Afterwards, the last section of the Albula Line awaits you: past Filisur, Tiefencastel and Thusis to the Alpine metropolis of Chur. On this section, the 65-metre high and 136-metre long Landwasser Viaduct delights with its beauty and boldness - one of the most elegant bridge constructions in Graubünden and the most photographed work of art on the Rhaetian Railway. Once you arrive in Chur, another railway highlight awaits you: the Arosa Line. Within an hour, the red train takes you from the city to the mountains. While you stroll past the city wall, the Maltese Tower and the Upper Gate at the beginning, the train meanders through untouched mountain scenery minutes later. The mountain railway seems to float on the Langwieserviadukt over the Plessur. In just one hour you climb 1,000 metres in altitude and reach the Swiss holiday paradise of Arosa.
Breathe in the fresh mountain air on your walk to the Blatter's Arosa - Hotel**** (or call the concierge and ask for a free pick-up service at the train station).
Enjoy the deep warmth in the sauna area and let the impressions of this spectacular railway adventure settle as you float in the water. After that you enjoy a delicious dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Combine the hop-on hop-off train journey with a stay in Zermatt: stay 2 nights in the Matterhorn paradise of Zermatt and then take the Glacier Express to Davos, where the hop-on hop-off train journey starts. Accommodation in Zermatt: BEAUSiTE.
Prices for travellers from abroad
incl. Swiss Travel Pass for 8 days (i.e. incl. arrival and departure day from/to Swiss border), incl. 6 overnight stays including half board, 3 luggage transports (on the Glacier Express route you carry your own luggage), seat reservation for the Glacier Express, 3-course lunch on the Glacier Express
| Price per person | 1st class | 2nd class |
| in a double room | CHF 2'669.00 | CHF 2'389.00 |
Single rooms on request.
Do you particularly like a Graubünden destination? We will be happy to book additional nights in your favourite hotel for you.
Extend your stay in one of the Upper Engadin hotels*, for example, and visit the wildlife-rich Val Trupchun as well as other beautiful landscapes of the Swiss National Park. The guided wildlife observations in the national park are also extremely interesting. Another spectacular sight in the Engadin is the Diavolezza glacier world: a hiking paradise for mountain lovers, always with impressive views of the Bernina massif, with the Piz Palü and Piz Bernina, including the Morteratsch glacier. Or how about a visit to the Morteratsch Alpine cheese dairy? You can watch cheese being made here every day until 3 October!
*At the Hotel Castell in Zuoz or the Cresta Palace Hotel in Celerina.
We also recommend a stay in one of the other Grisons Private Selection Hotels:
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