HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SWISS WINTER ALPS ITINERARY:
Day 1 - We will meet you at Hotel Beau Rivage
in Geneva at 3:00 p.m., and drive to the picturesque alpine
village of Gstaad, renowned as an international playground for
Europe’s nobility and the well-to-do. Famous for its elegant
lifestyle, the pedestrian-only village center is home to a host
of excellent restaurants, fashionable shops and boutiques. The
5-star Grand Hotel Park, a Relais & Chateaux property loaded
with charm, is perched on a hilltop overlooking the setting.
We’ll check in for five nights then gather for a superb evening
and welcome dinner in one of the area's finest restaurants.
Day 2 - 5 After breakfast each day we will be driven to
our balloon take-off site, carefully selected from our
permissions throughout the region to make the most of that day’s
wind direction. By 11:00 a.m. we will be drifting through some
of the most breath-taking scenery in the world. For
approximately the next 3 hours the magnificent wonders of the
Swiss Alps will gently slip by.
Our mid afternoon landings are most often greeted by surprised
and excited locals who share in our champagne celebrations. Then
there will be time for local sightseeing or shopping on Gstaad’s
Promenade, or return to our hotel for a hot toddy by the fire or
to snuggle in a mountain of down before gathering for dinner.
Each day we serve a lavish in-flight buffet luncheon prepared
fresh that morning by our very own chef, complete with fine
wine. The top of our food box, attached to the outside of our
balloon baskets, becomes our table when mounted inside the
basket! Each evening you will be treated to a grand dinner party
in a different setting among Gstaad’s finest restaurants. We are
often invited by your host Buddy Bombard’s good friends who
winter in Gstaad, and who enjoy having us for cocktails at their
mountain chalets and joining us for dinner.
Day 6 - After breakfast we will drive you back to Hotel
Beau Rivage in Geneva, arriving approximately at noon.
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Our pilots, each with an average of 26 years of commercial
balloon pilot experience, are highly skilled in creating a
steady flow of wonderful experiences for us to enjoy, such as:
Slowly drifting along the tops of snow-covered pine trees, as
you reach out to gently caress the snowy branches...
Easing up a snowy ridge as a wild herd of mountain goats, just
below your basket, scamper down through deep snow and over rocky
outcrops. And then, there will be the fox who thought he was
alone on the mountain side…
Floating through the quaint mountain villages, literally at
window-level, as people step out onto their terraces to salute
you as we slowly drift through their lives…
Dipping down into a pretty valley to follow at close range the
graceful meandering pattern of a mountain stream, and to listen
to the babble of its fast-moving water…
Leisurely crossing the walled medieval castle of Gruyere, where
the cheese comes from, and exchanging greetings with the people
in the square…
Gently landing in the snow on a ski slope for a brief visit with
the greatly amused skiers...
And the view of the majestic snow-covered Alps spread around
you, as we pass over fascinating rock formations to drift into
valley after glistening valley. It is absolutely stunning.
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DATES & RATES |
Highlights of the Alps
January 31-February 5
February 5-10, 2008
$11,793 per person, double occupancy
Single supplement $1,587
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