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Highlights
- Explore lakeside views through a nature reserve and along the Rhone river
- Visit into the Highlands to the famous town of Gruyères
- Climb famous Alpine pass, the Col du Pillon (good thing we’re on e-bikes!)
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- All hotel accommodation
- 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, including wine
- Services of B&R guide(s) and support van
- Use of a Scott E-Venture electric-assist bike (or a road bike at special request), equipped with handlebar bag and helmet
- A handlebar-mounted 7” Samsung Galaxy tablet with preloaded GPS bike routes
- B&R biodegradable water bottle
- All special events and private tours
- All baggage transportation
- All transportation from rendezvous to drop-off
- All gratuities for baggage, porters and hotel service
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Itinerary
We set forth from the farming village of Savigny and get familiar with our e-bikes before lunch in a quaint winemaking village. Stop in one of the famous villages such as Epesses or St-Saphorin before dinner tonight at a gastronomic restaurant near our hotel.
Today, our ride will take us from lakeside views through a nature reserve and along the Rhone river to the beautiful town of Aigle and then back to the magnificent castle of Chillon. From there we will gaze at the Swiss Riviera as we make our way back to Vevey by steamboat.
Heading into the Highlands to the famous town of Gruyères (like the cheese), we’ll sample the region’s delicious fare. Stop in at an alpine house in Château-d'Oex, that our hostess Anne elegantly has transformed into a "buvette d'alpage" (a mountain pasture cafe). The stunning panorama will make us forget about the climb to get there.
Climb famous Alpine pass, the Col du Pillon (good thing we’re on e-bikes!), from which we’ll take a gondola ride to the top of the Tsanfleuron Glacier, affording a stunning view of the Alps. We’ll descend the mountains in time to explore Gstaad, try a longer ride to Lauenen Lake, visit a cheese cellar or enjoy the hotel’s spa.
For our last day together, we journey to the verdant pastures of the Emmental: a patchwork of farms and winding little routes. After a cozy lunch – which just might involve the region’s famed Swiss cheese – head into Bern to wander its charming pedestrian centre.
After breakfast, we’ll arrange a taxi at your leisure to the Bern train station. It is time to say au revoir et bon voyage!
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