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Air-ticket & Shuttle Bus from London to Swiss: RM360/pax

🏠Accommodation: RM 1700/pax for 7 days

🚘Transportation: RM 1600/pax for 7 days

🍝Food: RM1600/pax

💰Total Expenses in Switzerland was RM 526/pax for 7 days

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🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️行程

Day 9 - Arrival to Zurich

Day 10 - Zurich to Lucerne (Kriens)

Day 11 - Lucerne (Kriens) to Engelberg (Titlis) to Kriens

Day 12 - Kriens to Pilatus to Wengen

Day 13 - Wengen to Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken to Lake Thun to Lake Ballenberg to Wengen

Day 14 - Wengen to Klein Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch to Klein Scheidegg to Grindelwald to Wengen

Day 15 - Wengen to Interlakan to Geneva – Annecy (France)

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🌦🌦天气

Pro: Like the United Kingdom, daylight in May is long. Sunrise at 6 o'clock in the morning, and set at 9 o'clock in the evening. Also a non-peak season

Con: In May, the weather in Switzerland is likely to be light rain. Remember to pay attention to weather forecast and prepare the raincoats. If it is raining, you can try to adjust the timing of going up the alps. Because there is a lot of fog, and you wont be able to see the scenic.

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🏡🏡住宿

Our accommodation in Switzerland is also Airbnb. The cost of Switzerland is very high, so we do not have much demand for accommodation. However, all the places we stayed in were still very comfortable.

To “feel” Switzerland, we went to Wengen for 3 nights. It was a pedestrian village. It was quite tiring to take the children and luggages. However, the beauty there is worth all the effort.

Accommodation is also required to book in advance, if you want to stay in a beautiful accommodation, booking is very important.

Recommended

Zurich https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/23154177

Kriens https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/9584926

Wengen https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/17647343

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🚗🚗交通

The most confusing part of the trips is understanding the train system in Switzerland. However, it is also the most impressive system of transportation. Can you imagine their timing is so punctual that all the buses and trains arriving and leaving on the exact second. And the interchange is so convenience that you do not need to walk a far distance in between at all. Thumbs up!

1st choice (Convenience): For people who are lazy and want to have a hectic free trip, “Swiss Travel Pass” is your best choice. However, please note that places like Pilatus, Jungfrau area, Titlis and Harder Kulm, you still need to pay for the tickets at half fare.

2nd choice (Budget): As we travel 7 days (no travel pass for 7 days) and know that we will travel slower and lesser place for our trip due to babies, we decided to go for “Swiss Half Fare Card”. This can be purchased in advance @ 120CHF valid for 30days once activated and then you can travel in Switzerland by paying 50% of almost all fare. (All fare meaning included Pilatus, Jungfrau area, Titlis and Harder Kulm)

Tips: On top of the half fare travel pass, if you know you are traveling a lot on particular day, you can also purchase “Saver Day Pass” 30 days before your travel date at 29CHF if you are lucky. “Saver Day Pass” act like “Swiss Travel Pass” but you can purchase it per day basis in combination of you “Swiss Half Fare Card” at lower price.

Tips: the lake cruises are also included in “Swiss Travel Pass” & “Saver Day Pass”. If you choose the second choice, you can consider to get a 1st Class “Saver Day Pass” for that day to fully enjoy the cruise.

Tips: If you choose the second choice, sign up and download the SBB app to your phone so you can record down all the tickets you purchased.

Tips：You can store your luggage in almost every railway station. They have different size of luggage locker available, so you no need to carry it around when you are traveling. Price around 5 - 9CHF per locker

Also! Some stations even have service to send your luggage to another station but it will require 2 days to arrive. So you can plan ahead if required.

Tips: Traveling with baby in Switzerland railway is also very convenience. Some of their long distance trains have family zones, family coaches available. You can check it in their app as well as the layout of the train at the train station. The family zones have stroller parking area, a playground and lounge for family. Making our traveling so much easier.

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📞 📞通讯

We use a SIM card purchased in the UK. Suitable for all European countries. The speed is also very fast. GBP 15 for 6GB 30days

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🍴餐厅

Things in Switzerland are really expensive. 20-30CHF for every meal. And we spend most of our time moving and sightseeing. So we dun really focus on eating.

However, if you have a cruise on the lake, some cruise ships have a restaurant where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery while eating.

Credit: Heng Wen Liew