Jewels of the Alps Tour

Had great weather which made this tour exceptional.

Spectacular scenery

Lucerne, Switzerland is a beautiful lakeside city surrounded by mountains. I'm certain we saw more mountains (some snow-covered) than most Swiss people see in a lifetime. All of Switzerland is more beautiful than you could ever imagine and very clean; nothing to spoil the scenery. Bern (capital) is charming with an old main street with an area complete with bears and Geneva is a big city -- the center for int'l affairs. Annecy, France is lovely, on a lake with cobblestone streets and canals; also traveled through Chamonix before reaching Lake Como region of Italy. Lake Como has to be one of the most beautiful areas we have ever seen. Next St. Moritz, cute village, need to access by escalator and then walk uphill, lots of upscale stores. Liechtenstein, a tiny principality, is small and interesting. Innsbruck, Austria was a complete surprise because it was so picturesque and it quickly became one of our favorite stops; we both fell in love with it. Munich, Germany is big and sprawling. Although we only had a day there, we managed to get a lot in. Great trip, fabulous weather, and probably the nicest, most cohesive group of fellow travelers we've ever been with. Our guide, Juergen, was was tops! . He talked seamlessly between German, French, Italian, and English and also spoke Hungarian. Amazing!

Amazing Alpine Views

This tour was a great experience! The magnificant views of the alpine country were breathtaking. All of the cities were charming. Our tour director was very personable and a great source of information. He went far beyond what was expected of him.

Incredible Scenery

The drives up, over, and through the Alps were incredibled. The views, opportunities for quick stops and walks, longer trips on two of the mountains, all met expectations. I loved Annecy, France--varied opportunities to do things other than shop. The accommodations were all acceptable although the heat in Lucerne made it difficult to sleep with no A/C or breeze. Breakfasts were all good; the planned meals went from okay, to fair, to two poor. Plus we were often in tight, hot spaces. The Swiss folk dinner and show was a disappointment - poor food, way too long, hard to see.. If the quality of the food for planned dinners cannot be improved, I would recommend charging less and letting folks find their own. I realize that dilutes the opportunities to build friendships, but it might be worth the swap. Most of the guided tours were good, although "whispers" are needed for all of them in order to hear. The extra "Dachau Tour" the last day in Munich was very interesting and will remain a painful but strong memory--glad we had that opportunity.

Jewels Indeed!

If you've ever wanted to stand on the top of mountains, and alpine passes at the heart of the Alps, I would highly recommend this tour. From Lucerne to Innsbruck we all enjoyed amazing views and a wonderful itinerary.

Jewels of Alpine Europe tour

Loved the tour. Our third Go Ahead Tour and loved every single one. I liked our tour guide, he was informative and funny. I only wished he used the whispers more often as sometimes I could not hear what he was saying. Other than that I have no complaints. And, yes, we will schedule another Go Ahead tour in the future.

Intertaining and active

The active tour and diversity of locations made the tour enjoyable. The excursions were worthwhile and enjoyable.

We would do it again!

The tour for us was completely satisfying. All detail was handled by our tour planners prior to the tour and tour guide during the tour. All we had to do was show up on time and be receptive to everything we were hearing and seeing. Great tour.

Truly saw some "Jewels " of Alpine

The only negative of this tour was the fact there were alot of people on this tour. Almost enough to split into 2 separate tours.? This amount of people resulted in longer waits for all.. The tour director was excellent and certainly did his very best to accommodate everyone as best he could. It made for alot of work for him and mostly everyone was very well accommodated. The sights were awesome and the one issue of having to take the train down from St, Moritz was certainly exciting.!! Overall excellent value. There was an awful lot to see and do on this trip and I found myself just wishing for more time to enjoy it before we had to leave to go onto our next stop.....

Fast pace and lots of walking upward....

I am 65 with no physical problems and this was a very fast paced tour. I loved the weather, we had mild or it may have been difficult to go up those many hills it seems everything in the alps is up up up lots of steps on the castle tours...well worth the walk once you get up there. The tour guide was really great and his language skills amazing. How he went in one breath from English to German to French and then Italian and back to English again. Wow! Our tour group was too large 43 people were hard to gather and get to bathrooms etc. I would have enjoyed a smaller group maybe 30 max. if you were in the back you couldn't hear the instructions from the tour guides. Enough said: I loved the experience and will tour again with go ahead with a few more questions before I choose my destination.