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One of my favourite childhood holidays was a summer holiday to Switzerland in our trailer tent. I remember being so in awe of the beautiful scenery, mountains and lakes. We went on lots of walks, cable cars and chair lifts and took the train up the Matterhorn. I loved the ice sculptures and the snowy mountain top. It felt like such an adventure.

We visited Switzerland on a C&mC holiday rally in 2002. Its a stunning country to visit but very expensive at the time and probably still is. We were based at Camping Lazy Rancho, Interlaken for 13 nights and used public transport to get around the area using a Berner Oberland 15 day pass, by far the cheapest way to see some of the most outstanding sights in the area. It is difficult to single out one in particular but trips to the top of the Jungfraujoch, the Schilthorn, and a mountain walk which was overlooked the north face of the Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau provided lasting memories. I note the AR rally only spends three days in this area. Apart from cost it would be difficult to do all these trips in three days. As a rally it looks as though it offers a good introductory taster of Switzerland. However, I think it would have been preferrable to have not included ferry fares but to have left the Channel crossing to indivual choice and to have joined the rally at some point on the Continent. This would have given the freedom of choice of routes to and from the rally and the opportunity to extend the tour on ones own.

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There are always reports on here of members going straight through Switzerland on the Gotthard tunnel route to get to Lake Garda, but few say they stop and explore Switzerland - even though theSwiss lakes are beautiful .
Your tour might be tempting for those who are put off by fears of high prices in Switzerland - but the camp sites the tour will be visiting only cost £23 a night in low season for independent travellers with an ACSI Camping Card - and they will be high standard sites, everything in Switzerland is. It’s an interesting tour so I am not surprised it s fully booked and I think the tour members will enjoy It. Switzerland is a remarkable country in many ways and well worth visiting. I hope the tour goes well.