The Glacier Express and St Moritz

After meeting at our London St Pancras Departure Office, we board the Eurostar to Brussels. We catch the high-speed train to Cologne, where we stay for one night.

Continuing our journey on Day 2, we travel by rail to Basel where we start our scenic climb through the Alps to St Moritz, set amidst majestic mountain peaks. We travel through countless tunnels and across numerous bridges, including the instantly recognisable Landwasser Viaduct. As the track clings to the mountainside, we wind our way above deep ravines and past rushing waterfalls, looping and spiralling through the rugged Engadine Valley to St Moritz. On arrival, we check into our hotel for a three-night stay.

• Day 1 - Eurostar meal, Dinner
• Day 2 - Breakfast, Dinner

We join the historic Bernina Express today, a rail route that takes us by deep-set evergreen forests, rushing mountain streams, and flower-filled Alpine meadows. The line has UNESCO World Heritage status thanks to the efforts taken to build the track, as well as for the breathtaking scenery it passes. Our ascent over the Bernina Pass elevates us over 7,000 feet above sea level, showcasing panoramic views across snow-capped peaks and turquoise glacial lakes as we travel to Tirano in Italy via the spiralling Brusio Viaduct. You have some free time to look around and perhaps sample some delicious Italian treats.

On Day 4, you're free to explore St Moritz by cable car, or go further afield, making the most of your St Moritz and Swiss Travel Cards.

• Day 3 - Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 4 - Breakfast

Today we take the famous Glacier Express to Zermatt, enjoying incredible views through the panoramic windows of our First Class carriage. Leaving St Moritz, we descend towards the valley floor, crossing the famous Landwasser Viaduct and working our way along the upper Rhine Valley. A two-course lunch is served at during the journey as the train climbs steadily and steeply over the Oberalp Pass, the peak of the route, before crossing the spectacular gorge at Brig. From here we ascend once more, winding left and right on our approach to Zermatt, a tranquil mountain town nestled below the Matterhorn Mountain. We stay here for the next four nights.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We board the Gornergrat Mountain Railway today. Opened in 1898, it's the highest open-air cogwheel railway in Europe and climbs to the summit of the Gornergrat, at 10,134 feet. On a clear day, you can see an astonishing 29 mountaintops. After time at the top to enjoy the views over the Gornergletscher, the second largest glacier in the Alps, we descend and enjoy a guided walking tour of beautiful Zermatt. The pretty town is a car-free zone, with timbered buildings and an English church dating back to 1870, and is overlooked not just by the Matterhorn, but also Monte Rosa, Switzerland's highest peak.

On Day 7, we travel by cable car to Schwarzsee, the starting point of the Matterhorn glacier trail. With some free time, you might like to stroll down to the chapel by the lake or take a gentle walk along one of the hiking trails. We enjoy lunch at a traditional restaurant, the perfect chance to savour some classic Swiss specialties.

Day 8 is free once again. Perhaps climb the Kleine Matterhorn by regional cable car or use your Swiss Travel Card to journey 'across a hundred valleys' on the Centovalli Railway, a narrowgauge line that winds over high bridges and past sleepy villages to the town of Locarno, on the shores of delightful Lake Maggiore.

• Day 6 - Breakfast
• Day 7 - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 8 - Breakfast

Boarding the train after breakfast, we travel to Basel via Visp. Here we catch the train to Colmar, our home for the night. Continuing our journey on Day 10, we travel by rail through France to Paris, connecting with the Eurostar service to London St Pancras.

• Day 9 - Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 10 - Breakfast, Eurostar Meal