Austria & Switzerland Family Holiday — Austria · Switzerland
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Family · 2 adults + 1 child (age 7)

Austria & Switzerland Family
Holiday

Imperial Vienna, Tyrolean glaciers and Swiss lakes — all on rails, one Schengen visa

10 Nights · June 2026 · Austria · Switzerland

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Trip Overview

Duration
10 Nights
June 2026 · Family · 2 adults + 1 child (age 7)
Where
Austria · Switzerland
Schönbrunn Palace & the world's oldest zoo · Hintertux Glacier Nature Ice Palace · Achensee & Swarovski Crystal Worlds
Budget
≈ ₹7,90,000

Where You'll Stay

SO/ Vienna

Vienna 1st district · 3 Nights

Design-led 5★ with executive rooms facing St Stephen's Cathedral; upgrade on availability, $100 hotel credits and early check-in / late check-out. Value alternative: Novotel Wien Hauptbahnhof.

AC Hotel by Marriott Innsbruck

Innsbruck, near the Hauptbahnhof · 3 Nights

Modern base for all three Tyrolean nights and day trips.

Radisson Blu Hotel St Gallen

Central St Gallen · 2 Nights

Central for the Appenzell, Ebenalp and Rhine Falls day trips.

Anstatthotel Luzern

Lucerne lakefront · 2 Nights

Apartment-style property with spacious family units; breakfast not included.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1
DAY
Day 1 of 11
Arrival in Vienna
  • Morning departure from Hyderabad via Delhi, same-day evening arrival into Vienna around 7 PM
  • City Airport Train into the centre
  • Check in at a design-led hotel in the 1st district
  • Light dinner near the hotel
2
DAY
Day 2 of 11
Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace & Zoo
  • Full day at Schönbrunn — imperial summer palace, Gloriette viewpoint and the gardens
  • Tiergarten Schönbrunn, the world's oldest zoo (founded 1752): pandas, polar bears, butterfly house
  • Evening stroll around Stephansplatz
  • Dinner in a traditional Viennese Beisl
3
DAY
Day 3 of 11
Vienna: lake day or Prater classic
  • Option A — Alte Donau: paddle-boat rentals (~€20/h), shallow swimming and a long lakeside lunch at Strandcafé Alte Donau
  • Option B — Prater amusement park: the 1897 Riesenrad ferris wheel, kids' coasters and carousels
  • Option B continued — Naturhistorisches Museum: dinosaur halls, Venus of Willendorf, meteorites
  • Late afternoon Sachertorte at Café Sacher and an evening stroll past the Albertina
  • Casual dinner in the 1st district
4
DAY
Day 4 of 11
Vienna → Innsbruck
  • ÖBB Railjet direct to Innsbruck (~5 hours, scenic)
  • Late-afternoon check-in at a modern hotel near the Hauptbahnhof
  • Dinner in the Innsbruck Altstadt with a view of the Goldenes Dachl
  • Optional 6 PM Nordkette cable car to 2,256 m for a sunset over the Inn Valley
5
DAY
Day 5 of 11
Hintertux Glacier day trip
  • Pick up a self-drive rental car in Innsbruck mid-morning
  • Drive into the Zillertal valley (~1h 45m) — one of Austria's most scenic valley drives
  • Cable car in stages to Gefrorene Wand (3,250 m), Austria's highest accessible glacier station
  • Nature Ice Palace — a guided walk inside the glacier through cathedrals of blue ice (~45 min)
  • Drive back to Innsbruck for dinner in the Altstadt
6
DAY
Day 6 of 11
Achensee & Swarovski Crystal Worlds
  • Mid-morning drive to the Achensee (~50 min), Tyrol's largest lake, ringed by Karwendel peaks
  • Achensee steamer cruise on the historic 1887 fleet (~75 min) and a lakeside walk in Pertisau
  • Afternoon at Swarovski Crystal Worlds, Wattens — Chambers of Wonder and the four-storey Crystal Play Tower
  • Return the car at Innsbruck by ~6 PM, dinner in the Altstadt
7
DAY
Day 7 of 11
Innsbruck → St Gallen | Drei Weieren
  • Train Innsbruck → St Gallen via Buchs (~3.5 hours, scenic Vorarlberg and Rheintal)
  • Pick up picnic supplies — Appenzeller cheese, Bündnerfleisch, fresh bread — at St Gallen Hbf
  • Mühleggbahn funicular up to the Drei Weieren: three bathing lakes ringed by 1908 Art Nouveau bath houses
  • A long local afternoon: picnic, grass meadows, views to the Säntis massif and the Bodensee
  • Optional Old Town stroll before a casual dinner near the hotel
8
DAY
Day 8 of 11
Appenzell, Ebenalp & Rhine Falls
  • Morning in Appenzell village — storybook painted houses and traditional cheese shops
  • Ebenalp cable car to the iconic Aescher cliffside guesthouse with a gentle alpine walk
  • Afternoon at the Rhine Falls — Europe's largest waterfall by volume — with a boat ride to the central rock
  • Dinner back in St Gallen
9
DAY
Day 9 of 11
St Gallen → Zurich (Lindt) → Lucerne
  • Morning train St Gallen → Zurich HB (~1h 10m), bags into lockers
  • Suburban train to Kilchberg for the Lindt Home of Chocolate — factory tour and tasting bar (~2 hours)
  • Train Zurich → Lucerne (~50 min)
  • Evening check-in at a lakefront apartment hotel, dinner on the lake
10
DAY
Day 10 of 11
Mt Pilatus Golden Round Trip
  • Paddle steamer from Lucerne across the lake to Alpnachstad
  • World's steepest cogwheel railway up to the 2,128 m summit
  • Aerial cable car descent via Fräkmüntegg to Kriens; on a clear day, views across 73 Alpine peaks
  • Tram back to Lucerne, farewell dinner on the lake
11
DAY
Day 11 of 11
Lucerne → Zurich Airport
  • Leisurely morning in Lucerne — coffee on the lake, a stroll over the Chapel Bridge
  • Late checkout and a direct train to Zurich Airport (~1 hour)
  • Evening Air India flight home via Delhi, arriving Hyderabad the following afternoon

What It Costs

INDICATIVE · JUNE 2026
Flights₹2,40,000
Hotels₹2,10,000
Activities₹1,50,000
Transport₹90,000
Schengen visa, insurance & food buffer₹1,00,000
Trip total · for 3 travellers≈ ₹7,90,000

Prices are as they were when this itinerary was finalised (in June 2026). We price your own trip live, to your dates.

Good to Know

All on rails

The whole route runs on scenic inter-city trains — no internal flights and no long drives — and a single Schengen visa covers both Austria and Switzerland. Only the two Tyrolean day trips (Hintertux and Achensee) use a self-drive rental car.

June Alpine weather

June in the Alps is unpredictable — Innsbruck and Central Switzerland both average 16–20 rainy days. Expect dramatic green mountain scenery and ~16 hours of daylight. Pack a proper waterproof, a warm fleece and sturdy walking shoes; a beanie and gloves help for the Hintertux glacier day, which stays at 0°C inside the ice palace year-round.

Child booster seat

A booster seat is required by Austrian law for the 7-year-old in the rental car. Bring a packable booster from home (~₹2,500) or add one at pickup (~€30 flat, ~₹3,400).

Flexible weather windows

The Mt Pilatus day is best swapped to a clear-sky window if the forecast looks unsettled. Indoor backups near St Gallen include the Stiftsbibliothek and the Textilmuseum.

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