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Event Listing

Friday 30 September 2016
midnight - midnight
Switizerland

Itinerary (Subject to amendments)

Friday

30 Sep

Arrival in Basel, if you have classes on Friday you can join us late in Bern.

  • City tour in Basel (MORNING) and Bern (AFTERNOON)
  • Hostel in Bern

Saturday

1 Oct
  • Bern City Tour (Morning)
  • An option of Interlaken or Zarmatt or Laussane
  • Hostel in Zarmatt/Laussane

Sunday

2 Oct
  • Zarmatt to Laussane (MORNING/NOON) and Geneva (NOON/EVENING)
  • City Tour in Geneve

 

General Information

Currency: 1 GBP translate roughly to 1.29 Swiss Franc/ 1 Swiss Franc = 0.77 GBP

Drinking water: Tap water is fit for drinking everywhere in Switzerland.

Language: Four languages are spoken in Switzerland: different Swiss German dialects spoken (every canton speaks its own dialect) and German is the written language French Italian Rumantsch which is disappearing English is sometimes used when the different cultural groups need to communicate with each other.

Time zone: GMT + 1

There is no obligation to tip anybody. Swiss Federal law has required that all service charges be included in published prices since the early ‘70s. Waiters here are paid decent salaries – and so do not depend on tips for their livelihood. If you want to show your appreciation for good service, leave a small tip (approximately 10%) anyway. Take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before you travel.

Passport Requirement:

British and EU nationals are not required to possess a return ticket or show sufficient funds. Non-EU nationals, please check your respective entrance requirements for your nationalities


Recommended Flights & Accommodation

Flights (Ryanair/Easyjet/ Swiss)

Accommodation

 

FR 7973

 

 

30/09/16

STN  07:30 → BSL 10:05 *

OR ANY OTHER FLIGHTS

 

Youthhostel Bern*


Lausanne Guesthouse & Backpacker * OR The Matterhorn Hostel Zermatt *

 

(Staying as group of 4, 4 people sharing a room)

*this may change depending on availability.

 

LX 358

 

LX 356

02/10/16

GVA 20:50 → LHR 21:30

OR ANY OTHER FLIGHTS

GVA 17:50 → LHR 18:30

Costs on your own: Transportation and Train tickets

£50 cost to pay through SU

Remarks

  • Please only buy flights once you have paid your deposit and your place on the trip has been confirmed. Use Skyscanner or airline websites to find flight. We endeavour to confirm those going on the trip ASAP to ensure flights remain cheap

 

What to expect from an Itchy Feet trip?

  • Don’t worry about signing up on your own! Lots of people do this on all of our trips, and we always organise at least one pre-trip social (usually in the Tuns or the Knights Templar pub on Chancery Lane). We do everything we can to make sure everyone is comfortable, and in fact our trips are a great way to meet new people. We run post-trip socials and get-togethers too.
  • Our trips are organised, and you can always expect there to be at least 2 members of our committee present who will know the itinerary and all of our plans inside out. We’ll give you an information pack before we leave including some maps and our phone numbers in the event you get separated from the group.
  • That said, we aren’t paid travel agents and essentially we are a group of independent students all travelling together, so if something doesn’t go exactly to plan we ask you to bear with us and remember that you’re responsible for yourself.
  • It’s absolutely fine to come along on our group discounts and then plan your own itinerary – the committee will be sticking to our plan and you can join or leave as you like.
  • You are responsible for sorting out your visa if you require one. Unfortunately, we can’t help with this.

For more information, please feel free to contact Tobias Pang at t.pang@lse.ac.uk

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