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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Crossing the Alps in Switz­er­land: north-south rou­te from Basel to Lugano

from 1.643,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 305 km
  • Altitude: (+) 3925 m
  • Altitude: (-) 4450 m
  • Difficulty:
The north-south rou­te con­nects two of the most beau­tiful cities in Switz­er­land. From the bor­der tri­ang­le in Basel, this tour first leads over the Jura moun­ta­ins to Lucer­ne. It con­ti­nues through cen­tral Switz­er­land and over the Gott­hard Pass. You then cycle past the UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Site, the three cast­les of Bel­lin­zo­na and up to Mon­te Ceneri with a view of Lake Mag­gio­re. Lago di Luga­no spar­kles seduc­tively in the sun in front of you, palm trees line the rou­te and a touch of Ita­lia­ni­ta sets in: you have rea­ched the sou­thern­most cor­ner of Switz­er­land and are rol­ling com­for­ta­b­ly towards the bor­der with Italy 
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Itinerary / Stages

Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Basel
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Basel and free time as you wish.
Basel — Aarau
Distanz: 58 km Höhe (+): 770m Höhe (-): 665m
Basel, Lies­tal and the Ergolz Val­ley: a busy, self-con­fi­dent conur­ba­ti­on. As a con­trast: tran­quil­li­ty and love­ly land­scapes in the Basel­bie­ter Jura. Con­ti­nue through the hills of the Aar­gau Jura Park fol­lo­wed by a rus­hing des­cent over the sou­thern Jura to Aarau. 
Aar­au — Lucerne
Distanz: 57 km Höhe (+): 275m Höhe (-): 230m
From Aar­au, the trail leads into the idyl­lic Suh­ren­tal river val­ley. The Alps can be seen to the south and the Jura train to the north. The trail leads through rich orchards and along fer­ti­le fields to Lake Sem­pach and final­ly to Lucerne. 
Lucer­ne — Amsteg
Distanz: 42 km Höhe (+): 400m Höhe (-): 280m
Lake Lucer­ne is one of the lar­gest and most beau­tiful lakes in Switz­er­land. With its many arms, it con­nects the Cen­tral Pla­teau and the Alps. To avo­id the Axen­stras­se, take the boat from Becken­ried to Flüelen. The tour through the Reuss plain to Amsteg is flat and easy to manage 
Amsteg — Gott­hard Pass 
Distanz: 35 km Höhe (+): 1575m Höhe (-): 5m
Con­ti­nue through the Uri regi­on, whe­re the wild Reuss ratt­les down the Schöl­lenen Gor­ge, tamed only by steep moun­tain flanks and the Devil’s Bridge. Bus ride from Gösche­nen to Ander­matt and up to the Gott­hard Pass, an Alpi­ne tran­sit rou­te of Euro­pean importance. Whe­ther on hor­se­back, by train, car or bike: ever­y­thing wan­ted and still wants to cross the Gott­hard to the south. 
Gott­hard Pass — Bellinzona
Distanz: 77 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 1855m
The Leven­ti­na has been a tran­sit cor­ri­dor sin­ce time imme­mo­ri­al. The fur­ther south you go, the mil­der the cli­ma­te beco­mes. You tra­vel effort­less­ly along the River Tici­no, soon pas­sing chest­nut trees and viney­ards. Bel­lin­zo­na is cal­led “Tur­ri­ta” becau­se of its three castles 
Bel­lin­zo­na — Lugano
Distanz: 37 km Höhe (+): 365m Höhe (-): 315m
Tra­vel to Caden­az­zo and take the train to Rive­ra Biro­ni­co, enjoy­ing a clear view of Tici­no’s vege­ta­ble gar­den and Lake Mag­gio­re from Mon­te Ceneri. From Agno, take the train to the cen­ter of Lugano. 
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Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
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Booking code: CH-NORD-SUED

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

27.06.2026 — 28.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
29.08.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

Category

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Single room

EUR 2.397,00
EUR 2.269,00

Double room*

EUR 1.771,00
EUR 1.643,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(20.06.2026 — 20.09.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Basel in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(20.06.2026 — 20.09.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Basel in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 133,00
EUR 208,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(20.06.2026 — 20.09.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Luga­no in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(20.06.2026 — 20.09.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Luga­no in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 148,00
EUR 255,00

Rental bikes

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Trek­king bike
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Trek­king e‑bike

Price

EUR 185,00
EUR 343,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al cycling (no group tours)
  • 6 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted midd­le-class hotels
  • 1 x over­night stay in the hospi­ce on the Gott­hard Pass
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accom­mo­da­ti­on (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Sub­s­idy for tra­vel by train (SBB)
  • Boat trip Becken­ried — Flüelen incl. bike 
  • Tici­no Ticket with num­e­rous inclu­si­ve ser­vices and dis­counts (on request at the hotel)
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel docu­ments incl. Navi­ga­ti­on app
  • Prin­ted tra­vel docu­ments inclu­ding rou­te book available at the hotel
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Switz­er­land­Mo­bi­li­ty Plus sub­scrip­ti­on for one year
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice num­ber (dai­ly from 08:00 to 19:00)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour and par­king fees
  • Bike trans­port at Caden­az­zo Rive­ra-Biro­ni­co and at Biog­gio-Moli­naz­zo Luga­no not included, approx. CHF 5.
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train jour­neys, trans­fers if not expli­cit­ly included in the program
  • Tra­vel insu­rance (we are hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and inter­rup­ti­on insurance)
  • Cycling equip­ment

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
A hil­ly start to the tour through the hills of the Jura. Then a rela­xed ride through the Swiss Pla­teau and cen­tral Switz­er­land. From Amsteg ste­adi­ly uphill and after the pass ste­adi­ly downhill. Traf­fic must be expec­ted around the urban cen­ters. Cob­ble­s­to­nes on the Tre­mo­la road on the Gotthard. 
Arri­val
High pri­ces for par­king at the start­ing point in Basel Fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: www.parkleitsystem-basel.ch/status.php Che­a­per alter­na­ti­ve: Par­king at Basel-Mul­house Air­port (with direct bus con­nec­tion to Basel SBB sta­ti­on, approx. 30 min.)Return jour­ney by train from Luga­no to Basel (takes approx. 2.75 hours)
Can also be boo­ked as a short version
This tour has been desi­gned with a pre-night (tour start on day 2) and a post-night (one more night at the end of the tour befo­re the jour­ney home the next day) to ensu­re arri­val and depar­tu­re wit­hout time pres­su­re. Howe­ver, you can also book this tour in a 2‑day shorter ver­si­on (direct arri­val and depar­tu­re), in which case the first and last nights are omit­ted and the cor­re­spon­din­gly saved over­night stays redu­ce the total tour pri­ce. This ver­si­on can­not be boo­ked online — we will be hap­py to inform / book you by e‑mail or telephone. 
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.
Ren­tal bikes
Trek­king bike: Our Tour de Suis­se coun­try bike is a robust and com­for­ta­ble tou­ring bike with 27 gears.e‑bike: Our Fly­er C8.1 impres­ses with its high level of com­fort and sta­te-of-the-art tech­no­lo­gy. Atten­ti­on: Mini­mum age 16 years (or 14 years with moped license) 

Travel carefree with us

More safety. Exclusively at Feuer und Eis.

If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary

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Een goed beweg­wi­j­zer­de en uit­da­gen­de fiets­rei­se. Prachti­ge natuur en hal­ver­we­ge een mooie boot­tocht over het Vier­wouds­teden­meer. De beklim­ming en de afda­ling van de Gott­hard­pas was fan­tas­tisch. Fij­ne ver­zorg­de hotels, steeds in het cen­trum van de stad. 
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