Specially
offered to all congress participants on Sunday, August 11, 2002 Chamonix
(Tour 11C )
09:00-17:00
Drive via the White Highway to the prestigious
alpine resort of Chamonix, where a cable car takes you to the top of Aiguille
du Midi (3800m/11550ft) where you will enjoy a breathtaking panorama over the
Swiss, French and Italian Alps. If the weather permits, you will be able to see
the Matterhorn. Free time for a visit to the charming village of Chamonix is also
part of this excursion.
(!! Nationals of certain countries
require a visa to France as well as a re-entry visa to Switzerland)
Price:
CHF 150.00.- per person (lunch included)
Lake Geneva Tour (Tour
11LG)
09:00-17:00 Hours
Drive along Lake Geneva to Lausanne. In
the wonderful surroundings of the lakeside you will visit the Olympic Museum.
The permanent exhibits are designed to let us relive the emotions experienced
during the Olympic Games. Lunch will be eaten at the Museum and afterwards we
drive to Montreux to visit the famous Chillon Castle, which is located on the
lake. Return to Geneva.
Price: CHF 138.00.- per person (lunch included)
Gruyere and Berne (Tour 11GB)
09:00-17:00
Drive to Fribourg;
discover the small, but lovely village of Gruyere. Afterwards visit a cheese factory
with a demonstration and exhibition. You will have typical Swiss lunch at the
factory. After lunch drive to Berne, there you will enjoy a City Tour with an
English-speaking guide including the following attractions: the Rose garden, the
Bearpits, the Clock Tower, the Cathedral and the embassy quarter. Return to Geneva.
Price:
CHF 140.00.- per person (lunch included)
 Tour
1
Visit the Chocolate Factory and the Clock & Watch Museum
Wednesday,
August 7, 2002
09:00-17:00
A visit to Switzerland would simply
not be complete without a visit to a chocolate factory as the Swiss create some
of the very finest, richest and smoothest chocolate in the world. You will first
visit the Nestle chocolate factory in Broc and then enjoy lunch in a typical Swiss
restaurant.
Switzerland also sets exacting standards for keeping time! In
the afternoon, our bus will bring you to the "Vallee de Joux", where
you will have the opportunity to visit the Clock & Watch museum, learn about
the watch-making history of this part of the country and admire clocks from the
past centuries as well as the latest watches
Price: CHF 130. - per
person (lunch included) Tour 2
Saturday, August 10, 2002
Olympic
Museum in Lausanne & Swiss Wine Tasting
09:00-17:00
The picturesque
city of Lausanne is the home of the International Olympic Committee. The prestigious
Olympic Museum, opened in June 1993, is located on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Learn about the history of the Olympic movement from Ancient Greece to the modern
games and how the organization operates today. You will then enjoy lunch at a
typical Swiss restaurant located near Lausanne. In the afternoon, you will stop
at a winery located in a castle in the countryside. It is a little known secret
that the Swiss create some of the very best wines in the world, but very little
of it ever leaves the country. This tour will give you an opportunity to sample
some Swiss wines and learn about Swiss winemaking.
Price: CHF 160.-
per person (lunch included) Tour 3
Monday, August 12, 2002
Interlaken
and Schilthorn
08:00-17:00
Interlaken is a small, charming city in the
heart of the Bernese Oberland between the lakes of Thun and Brienz. It is surrounded
by a magnificent mountain landscape. With this tour, you will also make an unforgettable
excursion to the "Schilthorn" (2970m), have lunch at its famous rotating
restaurant "Piz Gloria" and see the exact location where the James Bond
movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was shot in 1969. Of course,
this will also be an opportunity for you to admire an unforgettable view of the
Swiss Alps.
Price: CHF 255.- per person (lunch included) Rates
for all tours are based on a minimum of 15 participants
Rates include guide,
lunch, city tour and entrance fees. | 
