Excursions

At the symposium you will have the opportunity to sign up for a variety of guided tours (in English or German) for both Friday and Saturday, which allow you to explore both the cultural pleasures of Zurich itself, as well as the beauty of Switzerland on half-day and day trips. Feel free to browse through the offers below, or visit Zurich Tourism for more.

In and Around Zurich

• Walk through the old town: A guided tour through the old part of town is a worthwhile trip of discovery. Crooked lanes, hidden inner courts, elaborate oriels and cobblestones are witnesses of centuries past. Selected buildings, stories and annecdotes bring Zurich's past to life and, thanks to the knowledgeable guide, bring to light many things that would remain hidden.
• The Art Walk: Zurich Tourism's Art Walk opens a window to many outdoor works of art, their history and the artist who created them. The city's variety and number of public works of art may well surprise you.
• Roll and Stroll: Zip round Zurich and all its attractions on a guided in-line skate tour. Sign up with one of the specialist Zurich Tourism guides and see the very best of Zurich on an extended tour! And for those who find the pace too hot, there'll be time for a cool drink or a quick dip.
• Cityrama: Zurich and Rapperswil: This tour shows you the most interesting sights of Zurich and its surroundings. We start with a city tour of Zurich followed by a drive along the "Höhenstrasse". Enjoy the spectacular views to the surrounding Alps en route to Rapperswil, the "City of Roses". See the rose gardens, the castle, the deer park on Lindenhof and the picturesque Old Town.

Discover Switzerland (Day-trips)

• Mt. Titlis - Eternal Snows at 10'000 ft: After an interesting drive to Lucerne where you visit the famous Monument of the Lion, the tour continues to Engelberg. There the breathtaking journey upwards begins, into the midst of the high alpine glaciers. Enjoy the spectacular sights of deep glacier crevasses and gigantic ice boulders from the revolving cable car as it takes you all the way to the top of Mt. Titlis. At 10'000 ft (3'020 m), you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Alps. Several Restaurants, a sun terrace, the ice grotto and a snow slide are further attractions.
• Mt. Rigi: Cheese Factory and the Abbey of Einsiedeln: A beautiful drive over the Albis Pass will take you to the cheese factory in Seewen, where you will learn (almost) everything you ever wanted to know about Swiss cheese production. After your cheese adventure, you will board Europe's oldest cog-wheel train to the Queen of the Mountains, Mt. Rigi (6'000 ft). From there you can enjoy spectacular views over the Swiss Alps and as many as six different lakes. On the way back, you will stop at the over 1000 years old Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, the most famous place for pilgrimage in Switzerland, featuring an impressive baroque church and its main attraction, the Black Madonna.
• Jungfraujoch - The Top of Europe: At 11'333 ft (3'454 m), the Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe, in the midst of the fascinating world of the glaciers in the Bernese Oberland. Your trip will take you through Lucerne, Brienz and Interlaken, before you will take an unforgettable trip by cog-wheel train to the "Top of Europe".
• Heidiland Tour: Experience the unusual diversity of Switzerland and the fascinating Heidiland. Heidi's world is not only a children fairy-tale - it exists! A world of mountains and valley, lakes and alpine pastures, waterfalls, caves and beautiful scenery in national parks. After a city tour of Zurich, you follow the lake to charming Rapperswil, where you will have some time to explore its old town. You then cross over the Rickenpass, which offers panoramic views into the Alps, and reach into the lovely Toggenburg region with its picturesque scenery of hills and valleys. Continuing through the old village of Werdenburg with its castle, you will stop at Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, where you will have some time at leisure. On your way back, you can explore the settings of Heidi's story in the Mainfeld area, before continuing to Zurich along Lake Walen with its impressive Churfirsten mountain range.