tours and excursions

All tours and excursions are optional. Use the regstration desk to sign up online or offline | web form | rtf file |

Sunday, September 3 

• 14.00 - 17.00: Afternoon bus tour of Lausanne and Montreux (SFR 40)
  Take a sightseeing round-trip from Montreux to Lausanne via the Route du Lac and the Corniche. Taste the local wine in a winegrower’s cellar.
• 19.00 - 21.00: Welcome Buffet Reception (first-time participants: 18.30-21.00)

Monday, September 3

• 11.30 - 16.00: Guided day bus tour to Gruyères (SFR 80)
  Set in an Alpine valley, this beautiful historic town is world famous for its cheese, boutiques and craft shops. Lunch on a typical café terrace and visit an 11th century medieval castle.
• 19.00 - 24.00: Dinner-Dance Cruise on Lake Geneva. Boat leaves at 19.00, returns to the quai at 22.00; you can remain onbaord dancing until midnight (SFR 100).

Tuesday, September 4

• 10.00 - 17.00: Day bus tour to the Pierre Gianadda Foundation, Martigny, a renowned cultural centre, built on the oldest known Gallo-Roman site in Switzerland, offers permanent exhibitions of painting, archeological remains and vintage cars. Guided tour of the exhibitions; lunch in the Foundation’s sculpture garden (SFR 80).
• 10.00 - 17.00: Day bus tour of Lausanne and the unique and interactive living Olympic Museum traces the history of the Olympic Games from their roots in Ancient Greece to modern times. After lunch, a guided sightseeing tour of Lausanne and the surrounding region (SFR 80).
• 19.00 - 22.00: Evening concert in Chillion Castle, including cocktails and transport from thr Montreux palace Hotel (SFR 100).

Wednesday, September 5 

• 10.00 - 17.00: Same day tours as Tuesday, so that relatively few participants visit the same venue at the same time. If your favourite option is overbooked on Tuesday you will be placed on the next day tour.
• 19.30 - 24.00: Gala Banquet

Thursday, September 6

• 09.30 - 16.00: Day bus tour to Geneva, with lunch; includes a guided tour of the old city and visits to the United Nations and Red Cross museums (SFR 110).
• 09.30 - 16.00: Day bus tour to Murten, with lunch; includes guided tours of medieval Murten and the Expo.02 exhibition’s Arteplages (SFR 90).

POST CONFERENCE TOURS: Friday, September 7 - Monday, September 10

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Unforgettable post-conference train and bus tours through the heart of the Alps will highlight Switzerland’s cultural and technical achievements, including the massive AlpTransit Gotthard and Lötschberg north-south trans-Alpine rail tunnels.

• AlpTransit Gotthard: led by Ernst and Liselotte Hofmann, will take in St. Moritz, Lugano, Poschiavo in Italy and the AlpTransit construction site at Sedrun.
  07.30 departure from Montreux hotels; ends in Zurich at 17.30 on Monday evening, with optional dinner, a reserved hotel room, and breakfast on Tuesday morning (SFR 1600 per person, double room;  SFR 1800 per person, single room).
• AlpTransit Lötschburg: led by Jean and Silvia Perrochon, will take in Zermatt, Interlaken and the AlpTransit construction site at Raron.
  08.00 departure from Montreux hotels; ends in Bern with arrival on Monday at 15.00, with an optional dinner, a reserved hotel room, and breakfast on Tuesday morning  (SFR 1500 per person, double room;  SFR 1700 per person, single room).

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