TSC Ski Trip to Zermatt, Switzerland -
This Trip is Closed
To get on the wait list
please contact Laurel Levin at laurel@urbanpawsdallas.com
When: January 18 - 26, 2019
Trip Leader: Laurel Levin
Lodging: Astoria Hotel
Cost: $2,050
Package Includes:
Round trip air, Dallas to Milan on Delta Airlines
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1/18/19
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American
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2242
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Dallas
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JFK
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10:21am
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2:46pm
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1/18/19
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American
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198
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JFK
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Milan
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6:05pm
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8:10am+1
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1/26/19
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American
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207
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Milan
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Miami
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10:20am
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3:45pm
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1/26/19
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American
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2469
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Miami
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Dallas
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5:40pm
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8:02pm
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7 nights lodging at Astoria Hotel, 2 persons per room
Lodging and airline taxes and fuel surcharges
Breakfast and dinner daily
Round trip bus transfers from Milan to Tasch
Train from Tasch to Zermatt, and return
Excursions to be sold separately prior to arrival Zermatt
Post Trip: Malta
Deposit: $200
First Payment Due: September 15, 2018 $1000
2nd Payment Due: October 1, 2018 $675
Final Payment Due: November 15, 2018 Balance
Non-Ski Activities
If a skier wants a break from the slopes for a day or for the non-skier destination traveler, we are planning three excursions with lots of options. At the moment these activities are still in the planning stages but will likely include:
· Saas-Fee – Take the cable car up to Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. At 12,780 feet, it’s the highest mountain lift station with revolving restaurant In Europe. Down inside the glacier is Glacier Palace where there is a walkway carved through the ice and filled with ice sculptures, an ice throne and slide. New since 2016 is an exciting simulated avalanche experience. Another activity is sledding down one of the longest runs in Switzerland – 7 miles! For the most adventurous ones, there is a guided mountain tour along a gorge with frozen waterfalls that takes you across suspension bridges, ladders and steel ropes and a zip-line.
· Leukerbad – The largest thermal spa in the Alps with 32 pools and various spa facilities. This location also has a cable car ride up to a panoramic restaurant. Before going to the spa you may want to go snowshoeing or do another sled ride – much shorter than the one at Saas Fee. Or if you want to do another challenging winter hike, there is the famous 25-mile, 4-hour Gemini hike.
· Brig –the cultural hub of the region. The visit includes a city tour and a guided tour of the 17thcentury Stockalper Palace. If you didn’t go to the Leukerbad spa, instead of the tours you can go into thermal baths here as well.
· Castles and wine tasting - always popular. This one is in the Valais region. More castle info to come but the wines are known. In this area Pinot Noir and Gamay are the favored reds. Switzerland's favorite white grape, Chasselas (Fendant) is also found here.
Leukerbad Spa
Courtsey of Leukerbad Tourismu
There is also the option to explore the nearby area on your own as the train station is right in town and services the area with frequent departures. And of course you should save some time to enjoy your own backyard. The Bahnhofstrasse is Zermatt’s main street and it’s a delight to walk along it day or night with its bars, restaurants, boutiques, souvenir shops, bakeries and more. Of course the Swiss chocolates must be tried! Did you know that the triangular shape and the logo of the Toblerone chocolate candy were inspired by the Matterhorn?
Excursions:
Sion - Monday 1/21/2019 $135
2-hour guided tour in Sion
Old town of Sion including a visit of the Tour des Sorciers, Maison Supersaxo, Roman, thermal baths,...
Last vestige of the ancient ramparts that surrounded the city of Sion, the Tour des Sorciers was a defense tower at the northwest corner of one of the walls, built in the 14th century. At first it had a flat roof then it was transformed into a prison and topped with a roof in the second half of the 16th century (1753). During the reorganization of the prisons, one adds to the original tower, a turret of staircase as well as an appendix including the new corridors. In addition to the dungeons, there is also a torture room.
After the Revolution, the tower was no longer used as a prison. It survived the demolition of the
ramparts and was classified as a historical monument.
Its name refers to witchcraft trials that took place between the 15th and 18th century.
Maison Supersaxo, this grand old home, tucked into a passageway off Rue Supersaxo, was built in
1505 by Georges Supersaxo, the local governor, to put his rivals to shame. This extravagantly decorated building includes a Gothic staircase and grand hall, whose painted wood ceiling is a dazzling work of decorative art.
Free time for lunch in Sion.
Les Celliers: Winery visit followed by a commented tasting of six wines – total 2 hrs.
Coach transfer to Tasch
Brig - Wednesday 1/23/2019 $85
30-minute city tour by "Little Simplon Express" train
1 -hour guided tour of Stockalper Palace
Lunch on your own
Option A: Free time in Brig to shop and walk around
Option B: Additional $25. Transfer by Postal bus to Brigerbad thermal baths. Spend 2 hours relaxation time.
Leukerbad - Thursday 1/24/2019 $129
Take a bus to Leukerbad then take a cable car ride to Gemmi Pass. Enjoy a 3-course lunch in the panoramic restaurant at the Gemmi Pass.
Option A - Additional $16. Enjoy a 2-hour guided walk around the Lake Dauben (Daubensee) Cable car ride down to Leukerbad.
Option B - Additional $30. Take a cable car ride down to Leukerbad to the Leukerbad Therme (thermal baths) and enjoy 2 hours spa experience.