Switzerland Cycling Paradise

We will meet you at Geneva Airport and transfer you to your charming hotel in Lausanne.

Once at your hotel, we will help you to check in and you can decide if you want to rest at the hotel or stretch your legs and explore Lausanne. In the afternoon, we will help you to set up your bikes and if time allows we will have a short welcome ride.

We will also provide you with all the information needed for the next few days. Then it's time to relax and enjoy your first evening in Switzerland.

Dinner at your hotel.

After a delicious breakfast, We will start riding from Lutry centre through the magnificent Lavaux vineyards - UNESCO protected and with extensive views across the lake to the Alps. In Chexbres we'll descend to Vevey and through Montreux and to the Chateau de Chillon, Switzerland’s premier destination and magnificently situated on Lac Leman with the Alps backdrop. We will continue on to the Rhone River route and ride along the cycle path to the UCI Velodrome. A quick tour of the facilities and a coffee before we set off to Chateau d’Aigle. Finally a ride or transfer back to Villeneuve for a Belle Epoque paddleboat steamer trip back to Lausanne. Time to relax and we recommend that you visit the Olympic Museum.

An early transfer will take you to Broc. You will visit the Cailler Chocolate Factory and Museum Tour. Enjoy the tour, buy some delicious chocolate and then we’ll set off on the bikes to Gruyères, a delightful hilltop village with an imposing chateau. We will then cycle to Chateau d'Oex, where the first hot air balloon to circumnavigate the world started. Here we have the opportunity to watch a Fromage demonstration and then enjoy the authentic regional dishes at Le chalet restaurant. After lunch, you can decide if you want to do an extra climb (or two) - the Col des Mosses, featured in the 2022 Tour de France and riding back down to Les Diablerets. Plus an extra climb to Col de la Croix or a transfer to your new hotel in Villars-sur-Ollon.

On today's menu are two of the region's classic climbs - Col de la Croix (1,778m) and Col du Pillon (1,546m). You'll start with a warm-up to Col de la Croix followed by a beautiful descent to Les Diablerets. A stunning climb to Col du Pillon takes you to the base of Glacier 3000 before a fabulous descent to Gstaad. We will stop for a coffee in the traditional old town of Saanen and then a climb before a long descent towards Spiez. You can keep riding or be transferred to your hotel in Lauterbrunnen or nearby. There are lots of photo opportunities on today's breathtaking ride. During the late afternoon /early evening, we recommend that you explore this beautiful area.

Today, we climb one of the most prestigious passes in Switzerland: the Grosse Scheidegg Pass (1,962 m). One of our favourite passes ever! The majestic climb is closed to traffic and offers breathtaking views of the famous Eiger North Face. After a coffee stop on the top of the Grosse Scheidegg, you have a technical and breathtaking descent towards Meiringen - Enjoy!

In Meiringen, we can have our lunch or a coffee stop, before heading to Interlaken riding along side the beautiful Brienzersee. In Interlaken, you will be transferred to your last hotel near Thun.

Unfortunately, the morning sun never lasts a day, and today is the day to finish the Switzerland Cycling Paradise Tour. Take the morning to relax and the GTP team will assist you in checking out and then transfer you directly to Geneva Airport or your hotel in Geneva.

If this discovery tour interests you, please don't hesitate to contact the GTP team.