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Glacier Village Tour: Alpine Views and Fresh Air
3.8
355 Ratings
Zürich
Escape to ‘Glacier Village’, nestled amidst Swiss Alpine landscape for spectacular vistas and crisp mountain air, then head to the picturesque Grindelwald, a popular vacation spot. Undoubtedly, this is a worthy city-break for a genuine Alpine adventure - a whole day of exploration!
Escape to ‘Glacier Village’, nestled amidst Swiss Alpine landscape for spectacular vistas and crisp mountain air, then head to the picturesque Grindelwald, a popular vacation spot. Undoubtedly, this is a worthy city-break for a genuine Alpine adventure - a whole day of exploration!
Duration:
11 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sihlquai - Check in for your tour at the Gray Line trailer at the bus parking Sihlquai.
- Interlaken - The guided coach tour takes you on scenic routes to Interlaken at the foot of the snow-covered Alps of the Bernese Oberland. Enjoy some time at leisure (without guide) in Interlaken.
- Grindelwald - Grindelwald is nick-named the ‘Glacier…
- Sihlquai - Check in for your tour at the Gray Line trailer at the bus parking Sihlquai.
- Interlaken - The guided coach tour takes you on scenic routes to Interlaken at the foot of the snow-covered Alps of the Bernese Oberland. Enjoy some time at leisure (without guide) in Interlaken.
- Grindelwald - Grindelwald is nick-named the ‘Glacier Village’. In Grindelwald you will have enough time to explore this region on your own (without guide). Maybe you wish to take an optional cable car ride to the sunny terrace of Mt. First at 2168 m / 7113 ft. (only available during summer months)
- Sihlquai - In the late afternoon meet your coach and guide for the return journey to Zurich. Your tour will finish at the bus parking Sihlquai in the evening.

What's Included
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional guide
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Food & Drinks
- Cable Car Ride up Mt First (optional, only in summer months)
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Food & Drinks
- Cable Car Ride up Mt First (optional, only in summer months)
Location
Zürich, Bus Station
Ausstellungsstrasse
The Sihlquai bus station is located 200 meters behind Zurich main station (HB). IMPORTANT: If you are using GPS, please enter 'Limmatstrasse 4, 8005 Zürich'. At the bus station there is a wooden/green building where we have a check-in counter marked 'Meier Tours - Gray Line Sightseeing'.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(355 Ratings)
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Johnny_b
Sep 19, 2025
Our Swiss Alps Tour - We found both the Interlaken and Grindelwald tours be filled with many exciting sights to see. Our Tour Guide (Kid) was very knowledgeable and helpful. Overall it was a fantastic tour, but be prepared for a lot of walking.
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Frank_b
Sep 18, 2025
Good day trip from Zurich - Good day trip from Zurich, the tour guide was nice, helpful and a good laugh. Driver did well to beat time in Lucerne / Zurich rush hours. About the right amount of time to spend in Interlaken and Grindelwald. We did the option that did not have Jungfraujoch included and there was plenty of time to buy own tickets and explore the mountain.
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David_c
Sep 17, 2025
Our guide Hans and driver... - Our guide Hans and driver Lawrence were outstanding!!! They made our excursion both exciting and informative. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is in the Zurich area.
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Zebra_w
Sep 7, 2025
Grindenwald Day Trip - Great day! Interlaken was closed as a result of a marathon. So not much of a review for that stop. Grindenwald was a great area. Took the Gondola to the top and walked around the village.
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Eric_t
Aug 29, 2025
Best Travel Experience - I like the way they organized the group. Timing is perfect. John or Hans and Novensky our driver made our journey more enjoyable. I love it everything in the way!!!
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Utelisa_a
Sep 4, 2025
Gorgeous landscape - Gorgeous landscape , nice guide and a good bus driver, plenty of free time, very clean bus with WiFi, easy accessible at Bus station
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Thanya_d
Sep 8, 2025
Just transportation, comfortable coach - This is not a tour nor an experience, it’s pretty much transportation. It would be nice to be told that you’re going to be sharing transportation with another group that’s doing a more expensive and fancier tour to the top of the highest peak in Europe. The Tour Guide left with that Group at the first stop and we were alone with the driver. The second stop, again we were on our own and we had to pay for additional activities, which is fine but for the price, I wouldn’t expect at least a bottle of water.
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Peter_a
Sep 3, 2025
Just a bus ride - I expected to learn more while on the bus about the areas we were traveling thru and to. Basically I paid for a bus ticket. The bus driver was wonderful and a very good driver. Hans was nice he just didn’t educate us on much.
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Nancy_a
Sep 22, 2025
Just a bus ride - no guided tour. Do not waste your money - Before booking read the reviews carefully because our experience was the same as all the travellers who did not buy the extra package. We paid a lot of money to take a bus and be dropped off at two locations with NO guidance or information. While we knew we would not have a guided tour in Interlaken and Grindelwald - we expected to be given some helpful information/tips and not just be dropped off. Once we got to Interlaken our “tour guide” left to take people who had paid an extra $170 CHF and we did not see him again until driving back to Zurich. We had no information given to us about the options for cable car rides etc…. We were dropped 10 minutes outside the town in a parking lot with all the other travellers who had not bought the extra package. We had no idea where to go or what our options were for cable car/train rides up the mountains. This could have have all been avoided with some simple guidance and information - but our tour guide was not even on our bus.
We were asked if we wanted to upgrade and come on the tour with him for $170 CHF - CASH only - he even offered to guide us to a bank machine.
Do NOT waste your money. Take the train. It was a very expensive day with no guidance whatsoever.
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Jake_w
Sep 19, 2025
You are paying for a bus... - You are paying for a bus to take you around the Swiss alps which was amazing and beautiful, however the tour guide was very rude! He was telling me something on the bus, the time we had to meet, I got confused and just wanted to check as I didn’t want to get it wrong to which he had a massive go at me, walked away saying the sh*t I have to put up with to everyone on the bus, making me feeling small and very upset, for a young solo traveller. After arriving the first stop everyone started following him, not knowing where to go or what to do, and told many people to “go away”. Not explaining that they don’t need to follow him and help where they should go. After the second stop I couldn’t find the bus, I tried calling the guide to find out where to go as he gave everyone his number. He just ignored me and replied don’t call me , not helping a young solo traveler in a foreign country. After playing a lot of money for this trip I left very unhappy and was really looking forward to this excursion!
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