DAY TRIP FROM ZURICH TO INNSBRUCK-AUSTRIA AND LIECHTENSTEIN

Overview

This trip will definitely provide you a unique local experience while discovering some of the amazing places in Western Europe which, you will cherish and remember lifelong.

Your fascinating day will begin from the door-step of your hotel in Zurich. Taking the scenic journey through Switzerland’s beautiful landscape we will arrive in the gorgeous region of Vaduz. Thereafter, you will find yourself in a new country as we visit Liechtenstein. After sightseeing of Liechtenstein we continue our journey into Austria and visit the most beautiful city of Innsbruck and it’s gorgeous surrounding region.

Uniqueness of this tour

Designed by our local photographer-guide, this tour takes off-the-beaten paths and alpine passages to ensure you have a breath-taking experience through out the journey. There are places we drive up to and discover hidden natural beauty, not found in travel guides and nor offered by ordinary tours. Some of the places you will visit for exceptional photo-shooting opportunity and breath-taking views come from our long term engagements landscape photography assignments.

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Visiting Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Switzerland’s beautiful landscape and in particular, the southernmost mountain range is sure to steal your breath away as we will take the most scenic route from Zurich to visit Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. We will pass through the major highlights of Liechtenstein, stopping for memorable vacation photo-shoots. It is perhaps a good place to stop for a short coffee break before continuing our journey into Austria.

The passage to Austria

There are number of ways to get to Austria but passing through the mountain range between Lech and St. Anton is sure to provide you truly a out-of-this-world experience.

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Visiting Innsbruck, Austria

At around midday, we will arrive at the 5th largest city of Austria – Innsbruck. The city that has best managed to harmonize it’s medieval past with modern  dynamism and the Nordkette mountain chain as backdrop, Innsbruck is simply a hard to beat city, you will immediately fall in love with the place upon arrival. At first you will perhaps would like to enjoy a relaxing lunch; after this, we begin the tour of the medieval town of Innsbruck, easily covered on foot. With it’s many fine examples of old Tyrolean architecture along with sumptuous Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo buildings, and over 800 years history, Innsbruck has much to offer to visitors. We ‘ll begin at the very center of the city, covering all the photo-stops and in particular, at the “Golden roof” building, the main attraction in the old town that was completed in 1500. The roof was decorated with 2,738 fire-gilded copper tiles. We shall pass by the biggest and 1st Swarovski crystal shop (the family originates from Innsbruck). After this we shall move on to see other attractions, shopping quarters, the Innsbruck cathedral, the Imperial Palace and of-course the river side areas.

Trip to the Nordkette alpine summit

Thereafter, your tour of the Innsbruck city, you will be going for another ultimate experience and this time, for a spectacular panoramic view, overlooking Innsbruck and the gorgeous surrounding Austrian alpine region. We take the alpine passage to drive up to a view point. If you wish to experience riding a gondola (cable car) journey we did be happy to arrange this as well. If you skip the gondola ride, you gain a bit more time in the city and perhaps enjoy some shopping before dinner. We depart for Zurich after your relaxing dinner in Innsbruck.  Journey time from Innsbruck to Zurich is approximately 3.20 minutes.

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Tour duration

The tour is scheduled to start from the door-step of your hotel in Zurich at 08:30 AM and expected to end at around 10:30 PM. The duration is approximately 14 – 14.5 hours but this includes 2 x 30 minutes coffee breaks, 1 hour of Lunch and 1 hour dinner break.