What is not included in a Journey Consultation?

A complete review of your existing itineraryDetailed day-by-day pacing or route analysisResearch undertaken specifically for your journeyA written summary following the callCurated lists of hotels, restaurants, guides, or experiencesAvailability inquiries, reservations, or bookingsTransportation planning or operational coordinationFollow-up consultation beyond the scheduled callIf your plans require more detailed development, we can recommend an Itinerary Review & Refinement or Complete Journey Design service.

Journey Design

Connect the Places into One Meaningful Journey

Switzerland offers an extraordinary variety of cities, languages, landscapes, traditions, and ways of travel. The challenge is rarely finding enough places to visit; it is deciding which ones belong together and giving each enough time.

We design private journeys around your interests, those of your travel companions, your travel dates, preferred pace, group size, and the experiences that appeal most to you.

You may be looking for a fully accompanied journey across Switzerland, a thoughtfully planned itinerary supported by selected private guides, or professional advice on plans you have already begun to make.

Tell us what you have so far. We will help you determine the right level of planning, guiding, service, and coordination for your journey.

Start Designing Your Journey

OUR APPROACH

A Journey Rather Than a Collection of Stops

We consider how the regions connect, how much time you spend in transit, when a scenic route is worth it, where local knowledge adds meaning, and when unstructured time makes the experience more enjoyable.

The strongest itineraries are not measured by the number of places included, but by how naturally the journey unfolds.

How can we help?

Choose the path closest to what you need.

If you are uncertain, tell us about your plans, and we will recommend the right approach

01 Journey Design

You may prefer to travel independently while getting professional help with your journey's structure.

Journey Design can help you decide where to go, how long to stay, which routes make sense, and where private guiding or a special experience would add genuine value.

We can begin with an idea, develop a journey around arrangements you have already made, or review an itinerary that feels too crowded, uncertain, or disconnected.

Journey Design is a professional, paid planning service. The fee depends on the journey’s length and complexity, the research required, and the level of planning, reservations, or coordination you request.

02 Private Multi-Day Tours

Experience Switzerland on a private journey connecting cities, mountain regions, lakes, communities, and cultural experiences over several days.

Your journey may include one guide throughout, specialist local guides along the way, or a carefully coordinated mix of guiding, private transportation, scenic travel, and seamless handovers.

Each itinerary is shaped around the way you prefer to travel, with meaningful experiences, an unhurried pace, and a practical flow from one destination to the next.

Choose your level of support

clear Scope. Clear fees.

Journey Design is a professional, paid planning service. Fees reflect the journey’s length and complexity, the research required, and the agreed level of itinerary development, reservation assistance, and ongoing coordination.

After reviewing your inquiry, we provide a written proposal outlining the scope of work, planning fee, included revisions, estimated timeline, and any requested guiding or operational services.

Guiding, transportation, accommodation, tickets, activities, and other third-party services are quoted separately unless they are expressly included in your written proposal.

Planning begins after you accept the proposal and pay the applicable fee.

from the idea to Journey

How the process works

01 - Talk to us

02 - Get a Proposal

03 - Design & Refine

04 - Bring It Together

Share your dates, group, interests, and any plans you already have through our inquiry form.

We recommend the right level of support and outline the proposed scope, fee, and estimated timeline.

Once you accept the proposal, we begin the agreed consultation, itinerary review, or journey design.

Where included in the agreed scope, selected guides, transportation, experiences, reservations, and handovers are coordinated.

levels of support

Levels of support

Begin with a focused conversation, refine plans you have already made, or ask us to shape the wider journey.

A - Orientation

First Consultation

A focused 30 min conversation about regions, seasons, pacing, transportation, and priorities.

Advice only; no new itinerary, research dossier, coordination, or reservations.

CHF 90.00

B - Tour Refinement

Itinerary Review & Refinement

A considered review of your existing route, timing, and practicality, with recommendations on what to retain, simplify, reorder, or experience differently.

This service is for travelers who already have an outline or working itinerary and want experienced, independent feedback before committing further.

CHF 390.00

c - PREMIUM service

Complete Journey Design

A personalized itinerary shaped by your interests, preferred rhythm, existing arrangements, and desired level of support.

Depending on the agreed scope, this may include itinerary development, selected recommendations, reservation assistance, guiding, transportation, or operational coordination.

CHF 990.00

First Consultation Itinerary Review & Refinement Complete Journey Design Itinerary Design General Questions

A 30-minute private video call with Samantha from The Zurich Insider General tips on your selected routes, transportation, timing, and pacingPractical insight into what is realistic and what may not be worth the time and where it might be worth spending more time Suggestions to help you make your own travel decisions with greater confidenceTo make the most of our conversation, please submit your main questions and a brief outline of your plans in advance through the inquiry form.