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Post-Conference Tours

Alp Transit Lötschberg led by Jean and Sylvia Perrochon
- jean@perrochon.com; tel: +41 31 301 64 81; fax: +41 31 301 14 40

Alp Transit Gotthard led by Ernst and Liselotte Hofmann
- tel: +41 1 391 70 51; fax: +41 1 391 73 41

The FIDIC 2001 Montreux Post-Conference Tours are personalized tours, planned and led by Jean and Sylvia Perrochon (AlpTransit Lötschberg) and by Ernst and Liselotte Hofmann (AlpTransit Gotthard). Jean is the Past-President of FIDIC's Swiss Member Association (formerly called ASIC), who planned and led the 1981 FIDIC Conference in Bern, and who planned and led the Post-Conference Tour to Zermatt after the Lausanne 1981 FIDIC Conference. Ernst is a Past President of FIDIC, who planned and led the Post-Conference Tour to St. Moritz after the Lausanne 1987 FIDIC Conference.

The highlight of both of these tours will be the respective visits to the separate AlpTransit tunnel projects at Raron and Sedrun. These are world-class tunnel projects, designed to provide sustainable, low-pollution, rail transport through the Alps. These projects are not open to public visits, so you have a unique opportunity to combine a "state-of-the-art" technical site visit with a spectacular personalized tour of the Alps.

We are indebted to the Perrochons and Hofmanns for planning and leading these Swiss-hosted tours, on behalf of USIC and FIDIC.

Please register early for these tours. In case of over-demand, which we will make every effort to satisfy, places on the tours will be allotted on a "first-come-first-served basis".

Post Conference Tour "Alp Transit Lötschberg"

Led by Jean and Sylvia Perrochon

All inclusive price for this tour (double room): CHF 1,500.00. Supplement for a single room: CHF 200.00. Included are:

• transport according to programme (starting in Montreux; ending in Bern)
• excursions and tours according to programme
• accommodation, 2 nights in Zermatt and 2 nights in Bern, incl. breakfast buffet
• lunches on September 7, 8, 9 and 10, incl. mineral water, coffee and table wine
• dinner on September 7 in Zermatt, and September 10  in Bern, incl. mineral water and coffee
• Swiss evening on September 8, with folkloric music
• documentation
• professional guidance
• tips and taxes

Friday, 7 September 2001

08.00: Departure from your hotel at "Montreux". Please bring your luggage at 07.30 in the lobby.

Arrival at "Bex".

Visit of the underground salt mines (about 1 hour).

10.00: Continuation by bus to the Swiss region of "Valais". There will be 2 buses, namely:

Bus "Culture"

10.00: Departure from "Bex". Arrival at "St. Maurice". Guided tour through the "Abbey of Saint-Maurice".
11.30: Continue by bus.
12.00: Arrival at "Vernayaz". Lunch at the "Restaurant Cascade".
14.00: Continue through the valley of the "Valais", direction "Zermatt".
16.00 (approx.) :arrival at "Täsch". The road ends here; we board a train.
16.10: Departure by train BVZ from "Täsch".
16.22: Arrival at "Zermatt". Short walk to the reserved hotel (there are also some taxis available).

Bus "Professional"

10.00: Departure from "Bex".
11.15 (approx.): arrival at "Raron".
11.30 - 15.00: Programme "AlpTransit". The Government of Switzerland is building here one of the two giant train tunnels through the Swiss Alps. Lunch included.
15.00: Continue from "Raron" direction "Zermatt".
16.00 (approx.): arrival at "Täsch". End of road; we board a train.
16.10: Departure by train BVZ from "Täsch".
16.22: Arrival at "Zermatt". Short walk to the reserved hotel (there are also some taxis available).

Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel CHRISTIANIA****, CH-3920 Zermatt; Tel. +41 (0) 27 967 1907; Fax +41 (0) 27 967 2635; e-mail: christiania.zermatt@reconline.ch

Saturday. 8 September 2001

Breakfast at the hotel.

We are offering two programmes. The first takes us to a very high altitude of 3883 meters above sea level. If you are not physically fit enough to travel at such a high altitude, we suggest you participate in Tour B.

Tour A: Kleines Matterhorn / Trockener Steg

09.00: Departure from hotel by taxi to the Cable Railway.
10.00: Toast offered by representatives from the Zermatt Tourist Office and personalities from the municipality at the middle station "Trockener Steg". This allows us to get used to the altitude  before we board the Cable Railway to "Kleines Matterhorn".
11.15: Continue towards "Kleines Matterhorn". Guided tour of the spectacular building of the top station, which is built in the mountain. After admiring the breath-taking panorama, we return to the middle station.
13.00: Lunch at the "Restaurant Trockener Steg".
15.00 (approx.): arrival at Zermatt; return to the hotel.

Tour B: Gornergrat

Short walk to the train station of the "Gornergrat - Monterosa Train", near the hotel.
09.36: Departure in a reserved coach.
10.19: Arrival at the top station "Gornergrat". Walking, relaxing, admiring the outstanding surroundings (on a clear day you can see 29 peaks of an altitude over 4000 metres).
13.00: Lunch at the "Kulm Hotel Gornergrat".
15.09: Return to Zermatt by train, in a reserved coach.
15.51 (approx.): arrival at Zermatt, return to the hotel.

All together

18.00: Departure by "Metro Alpin" train (station next to hotel) to "Sunnegga". An evening of Swiss pleasure, with typical specialities of the region and of Switzerland, with typical Swiss folkloric music.

21.30 (approx.): return by special train. Accommodation at the Hotel CHRISTIANIA.

Sunday, 9 September 2001

07.00: Luggage to be ready at the lobby. Breakfast at the hotel, then a short walk to the train station of "Zermatt".
08.30: Departure from "Zermatt".
08.43: Arrival at "Täsch". Here we board our buses.
09.00: Continue to "Goppenstein". 
10.30 (approx.): arrival at "Goppenstein".The buses will drive onto a special train which will bring us through the Alps to the region of "Bern".
10.40: By train through the tunnel of the "Lötschberg" (we stay in the bus).
10.55: Arrival at "Kandersteg". Continue to "Interlaken".
12.00 (approx.): lunch at the "Hotel Jungfrau Victoria", one of the top hotels of Switzerland. Short walk through the picturesque village of "Interlaken" to the harbour.
14.50: Departure by scheduled ferry from "Interlaken", where we have reserved a section of the 1st class compartment.
16.56: Arrival at "Thun". We board our buses and continue to "Bern", to the reserved Hotel ALLEGRO****, Kornhausstr. 3, CH-3000 Bern 25; Tel. +41 31 339 5500; Fax +41 31 339 5314; e-mail: allegro@kursaal-bern.ch

Evening free

Monday, 10 September 2001 

Breakfast at the hotel.
09.15: Departure by bus to the region of "Emmental".
10.00: Arrival at "Affoltern". At a show dairy we attend the production of the famous Swiss cheese.
11.00: Continue to a rural inn at the alpine region of the "Emmental". Lunch.
15.00 (approx.): arrival at "Bern".
19.00: We visit a typical, old-fashioned inn in the old part of "Bern". This will be the farewell evening dinner, with specialities of Bern.

Accommodation at the Hotel ALLEGRO ****.

Tuesday, 11 September 2001

The breakfast at the hotel ends our tour in "Bern".

Post Conference Tour "Alp Transit Gotthard"

Led by Ernst and Liselotte Hofmann

All inclusive price for this tour (double room): CHF 1,600.00. Supplement for a single room: CHF 200.00. Included are:

• transport according to programme (starting in Montreux; ending in Zurich)
• excursions and tours according to programme
• accommodation: 1 night in Disentis, 2 nights St. Moritz, 1 night in Zurich, incl. breakfast buffet
• lunch on September 7 and September 10, incl. mineral water, coffee and table wine
• dinner on September 7 in Disentis and September 8 in St. Moritz, incl. mineral water and coffee
• special evening on September 7 including entertainment
• documentation
• professional guidance
• tips and taxes

Friday, 7 September 2001

07.30: Departure from your hotel at "Montreux". Please bring your luggage at 07.00 in the lobby.
08.21: Departure by train from "Montreux" in a reserved 1st class coach.
09.36: Arrival at "Brig". Change train.
09.57: Continue by "Glacier Express" train, in a reserved 1st class coach.
12.17: Arrival at "Sedrun". The tour splits here: the "Professionals" leave the train at this station, "Culture" continues on the train.

Programme "Professional"

12.30: Lunch at the "Hotel Oberalp" in Sedrun.
14.00 - 16.00: Programme "AlpTransit". The Government of Switzerland is building here one of the two giant train tunnels through the Swiss Alps. 
16.25: Continue by train from "Sedrun" train station.
16.44: Arrival at "Disentis/Muster". Short walk to the reserved hotel.

Programme "Culture"

12.38: Arrival at "Disentis/Muster". Short walk to the reserved hotel.
13.00: Lunch.
15.00 - 6.30: Visit of the "Monastery of Disentis" with guided tour (short walk from the hotel, about 5 minutes).

The whole party will stay at the Hotel CUGANA****, CH-7180 Disentis; Tel +41 81 929 5555; Fax +41 81 929 5500; e-mail: info@cugagna.ch.

An evening of Swiss pleasure, with typical specialities of the region and of Switzerland, with music and entertainment.

Saturday, 8 September 2001

Breakfast at the hotel. Please deposit your luggage at 07.00 in the lobby.

07.50: Departure by regional train from "Disentis" in a reserved coach.
08.56: Arrival at "Reichenau-Tamis. Switch of trains.
08.58: Continue by regional train, in a reserved coach.
10.37: Arrival at "Pontresina".
11.00: Continue by bus.
11.15: Arrival at "Bernina-Diavolezza".
11.30: Departure by cable railway.
11.40: Arrival at "Diavolezza". Walking, relaxing, admiring the very beautiful surroundings.

Free time (lunch not included).

15.00: Return to the valley by cable railway.
15.10: Arrival at "Bernina-Diavolezza".
15.20: Continue by bus.
16.00: Arrival at "St. Moritz".

Reservation at the Hotel SCHWEIZERHOF****, Via dal Bagn 54, CH-7500 St. Moritz: Tel +41 81 837 0707; Fax +41 81 837 0700; e-mail: reservation@schweizerhofstmoritz.ch

Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel.

Sunday, 9 September 2001

Breakfast at the hotel.

09.30: Departure from the hotel by bus. Departure for Italy. Please bring your passport !
10.15: Arrival at "Hospiz-Bernina". Short walk to the train station of "Hospiz-Bernina".
10.42: Departure by mountain train.
10.50: Arrival at "Alp Grüm", an alpine station with spectacular scenery.

A good hour of leisure.

11.44: Continue by mountain train, down into the valley of "Poschiavo".
12.36: Arrival at "Poschiavo".

Continue by bus into the wine region of the Italian province of "Veltelina". Visit inside a winery (lunch included).

16.00 approx.: departure by bus.
17.30 approx.: arrival at "St. Moritz".

Rest of the day free. Accommodation at the Hotel SCHWEIZERHOF (dinner is not included).

Monday, 10 September 2001 

Breakfast at the hotel. Please deposit your luggage at 07.00 in the lobby.

08.00: Departure from the hotel by bus. Departure for Italy. Please bring your passport !
10.15: approx. arrival at "Porlezza", on the shore of the Italian part of the "Lake of Lugano".
10.30: Continue by the reserved ferry "Milano".
11.30: Arrival at "Lugano-Paradiso".

Lunch at the "Hotel Splendido Royal", opposite the harbour.

14.57: Departure by train from "Lugano" in a reserved 1st class coach. This train ride will take us through the Alps back to the northern part of Switzerland.
17.30: Arrival at "Zurich". Short walk to the reserved Hotel ZURICH MARRIOTT*****, Neumühlequai 42, CH-8001 Zurich; Tel +41 1)360 7070; Fax +41 1)360 7777; e-mail: marriott.zurich@marriott.com

Evening free. Accommodation at the Hotel MARRIOTT (dinner is not included). We will make reservations at "Le Dézaley" (Swiss) and at the "White Elephant" (Thai), for those wishing to dine together. This dinner is not included in the tour price. 

Tuesday, 11 September 2001

Breakfast at the hotel ends our tour in "Zurich".

NOTE: As we travel by train during most of this tour, we will have to change trains often. Therefore we have organized a special luggage service enabling you to travel with your hand luggage only.