Austria and Switzerland. Two nations. One extraordinary Alpine landscape. Between them, they contain some of the most celebrated scenery, most beautifully preserved historic cities, and most compelling cultural heritage in the entire world. Combining both countries in a single tour is not just possible — it is one of the most rewarding things you can do in European travel.
NextView Tours operates Austria and Switzerland tours that take you from Vienna’s imperial boulevards through the UNESCO lakeside beauty of Hallstatt, across the medieval splendour of Salzburg, into the dramatic Tyrolean Alps around Innsbruck, and onward through Switzerland’s extraordinary landscape of lakes, peaks, and perfectly preserved medieval cities — Lucerne, Interlaken, Bern, and Zurich.
We offer two Austria-Switzerland tour packages — an 11-day comprehensive journey and a 15-day grand tour that extends into neighbouring countries. Both are fully guided, with premium accommodation included at every stop.
Duration | 11 days / 10 nights |
Departure | Vienna, Austria |
Conclusion | Vienna or Zurich (by arrangement) |
Price | From €3,800 per person |
Accommodation | 10 nights in 3–4★ hotels, breakfast daily |
Transport | Premium air-conditioned coach throughout |
Languages | English (other languages on request) |
Group Size | Small group — intimate, personal experience |
Best for | First-time Alpine visitors · Couples · 50+ travellers · Anyone wanting a definitive Austria-Switzerland experience |
The Best of Austria & Switzerland is NextView’s flagship multi-day tour — 11 carefully designed days that take you through the greatest highlights of two of the world’s most beautiful countries. This is the tour that most first-time Alpine visitors should take: comprehensive enough to cover the iconic destinations, paced well enough to genuinely absorb each one.
Duration | 15 days / 14 nights |
Departure | Vienna, Austria |
Conclusion | Zurich, Switzerland |
Price | From €10,046 per person |
Accommodation | 14 nights · Premium selection · Breakfast daily |
Destinations | Vienna → Slovakia → Hungary → Slovenia → Italy → Monaco → France → Switzerland × multiple cities → Austria |
Best for | Experienced European travellers wanting the ultimate Grand Tour |
The Grand Alpine is NextView’s most ambitious tour — a sweeping journey that starts in Vienna and ends in Zurich via eight countries. Far more than just Austria and Switzerland, this is the definitive Alpine Grand Tour: one of the great European travel experiences available anywhere, covering an extraordinary breadth of culture, history, scenery, and architecture across 15 remarkable days.
For travellers who want to go deeper into the Alpine heart of Europe, our multi-day packages combine expert guided experiences, handpicked accommodation, and seamlessly organised transport across Austria, Switzerland, and Bavaria. These are complete Europe tour packages — everything arranged, nothing left to chance.
Best of Austria & Switzerland 11 Days · Vienna to Zurich via Salzburg, Innsbruck, Lucerne & Bern | ⏱ 11 Days / 10 Nights € From €3,800/person |
Grand Alpine: Vienna to Zurich 15 Days · The Ultimate Alpine Crossing · 8 Countries & 15 Destinations | ⏱ 15 Days / 14 Nights € From €10,046/person |
Bavaria, Switzerland & Austria — Classic Country Roads · Neuschwanstein · Black Forest · Swiss Alps | ⏱ Multi-Day € Enquire for price |
Christmas Markets — Austria, Germany & Switzerland Seasonal Magic · Vienna, Nuremberg, Strasbourg & More | ⏱ Multi-Day Seasonal € Enquire for price |
Ski Austria Packages 1-Week & 2-Week Ski Tours · Best Austrian Resorts · All Levels Welcome | ⏱ 7 or 14 Days € Enquire for price |
Both countries occupy the central Alpine arc — sharing the same dramatic mountain scenery, the same clear-aired freshness, the same culture of precision engineering, excellent public transport, and remarkable culinary tradition. Both speak German as a primary language (alongside French and Italian in parts of Switzerland) and share the Alpine cultural heritage of fondue, schnitzel, coffee culture, and spectacular winter sports.
Austria is slightly warmer in character — more immediately welcoming, with Vienna’s grand imperial heritage adding a Baroque richness to the Austrian identity that Switzerland’s more restrained Protestant tradition does not share. Switzerland’s mountain scenery, particularly around the Bernese Oberland and the Valais, is arguably even more dramatic than Austria’s. Swiss cities — Lucerne, Bern, Zurich — are extraordinarily clean, efficient, and beautiful. Austrian cities — Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck — feel warmer, more lived-in, and culturally richer in the arts.
Combining both countries in one tour gives you the best of everything: Austria’s warmth and cultural depth, Switzerland’s jaw-dropping Alpine drama and perfectly preserved medieval cities.