Moderate walking on varied surfaces, with some long days and regular ascents / descents.
The season for this holiday is:
04 May 2019 - 13 October 2019
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| mm | 50 | 39 | 50 | 97 | 85 | 59 | 52 | 50 | 85 | 130 | 131 | 56 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 04 May 2019 - 13 October 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 14 Jun 2019 | £1065 | £495 |
| 15 Jun - 31 Aug 2019 # | £1090 | £510 |
| 1 Sep - 6 Oct 2019 | £1065 | £495 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
7 nights: 04 May 2019 - 13 October 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 14 Jun 2019 | £1540 | £495 |
| 15 Jun - 31 Aug 2019 # | £1575 | £510 |
| 1 Sep - 6 Oct 2019 | £1540 | £495 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Included travel from the UK: UK-Paris (Eurostar), Paris–Locarno (TGV/regional rail/bus), aprox. duration 11h plus 0h10 walk to the hotel. Home, Carona–Paris (TGV/regional rail/bus), approx. duration 13h plus 0h02 walk from the hotel.
A Swiss Card is included, providing you with half price tickets for trains, bus and boat journeys and up to 50% reduction on private railways and cable cars.
If you book your holiday less than 3 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the sames services at a supplement.
7 nights: 04 May 2019 - 13 October 2019
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May - 14 Jun 2019 | £1130 | £495 |
| 15 Jun - 31 Aug 2019 # | £1155 | £510 |
| 1 Sep - 6 Oct 2019 | £1130 | £495 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£50 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £50 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus a return ferry crossing between Dover and Calais with P&O Ferries for your party and one car.
We also include a transfer back to the first hotel at the end of your holiday to collect your car.
A supplement of £35 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel 5-7 Apr & 19-21 Apr, and for inbound travel 21-22 Apr 2019. A supplement of £45 per car per single journey applies outbound on Fridays & Saturdays 24-25 May & 12 Jul-17 Aug 2019 inclusive, and inbound on Saturdays & Sundays 1-2 Jun & 19 Jul-2 Sep 2019 inclusive.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Boutique Hotel La Rinascente, Locarno | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe: 04 May - 13 Oct 2019 | £14 |
| Hotel Villa Carona, Carona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior suite: 04 May - 13 Oct 2019 | £28 | |
| Superior: 04 May - 13 Oct 2019 | £15 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Casa Santo Stefano, Miglieglia (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 04 May - 13 Oct 2019 | £108 | £163 |
7 nights, staying in Boutique Hotel Remorino (4 dinners)
| 4 May - 13 October 19 (not available to start 05-17 Aug due to Boutique Hotel Remorino closed) | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - 28 May | £1195 | £610 |
| 29 May - 14 June | £1245 | £640 |
| 15 - 22 June | £1285 | £665 |
| 23 June - 10 July | £1245 | £640 |
| 11 July - 4 August | £1395 | £785 |
| 5 - 17 August | n/a | n/a |
| 18 August - 20 September | £1285 | £665 |
| 21 September - 6 October | £1195 | £610 |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 | - |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Zurich (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Aberdeen - Zurich (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Zurich | Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Zurich | Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Zurich | British Airways, Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Zurich | British Airways, Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Zurich | Swiss |
| Manchester - Zurich (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Manchester - Zurich (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Newcastle - Zurich (via Paris CDG) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Norwich - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £30 per person for our flight booking service (£50 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Zürich
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Zürich airport to Locarno (2h40), walk to hotel (0h10) | £105 | 1600 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| walk to bus stop (0h05), bus Carona Paese to Lugano-Paradiso (0h17), rail Lugano-Paradiso to Zürich airport (2h55) | £0 | 1500 |
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We had a wonderful time in Ticino. We really enjoyed the varied travel options, with cable cars, funiculars, and free bus and train travel. As well as the walking of course! The accommodation was really varied. I had the best gluten free muesli ever in Miglielia where breakfast was delicious and the company delightful. Dietary restrictions (GF) made evening meals a little difficult in Miglielia, perhaps partly because of our lack of Italian. However, Angeli went out of her way to make things work and as a result we had a wonderful final meal there with some lovely other guests! The Hotel La Rinascente in Locarno stood out for us. It was tucked away quietly even during the film festival, with really helpful hosts, good breakfasts (the best GF bread) in such an extraordinary building that has been so beautifully restored. Our room was fabulous, from the bed to the coffee maker to the tiny balcony that we sat out on in the evenings. We had an extra night in all 3 locations and would recommend staying longer as every location was interesting and there is so much to do. In Carona we missed the option of being able to make ourselves tea at any time. But the restaurant on site was wonderful. As ever with your holidays your notes worked so well every time.
A lovely chance to explore the Ticino district of Italian Switzerland, and the beautiful glittering lakes and wooded slopes, filled with charming old hillside villages and little bare churches, cobbled streets and baking empty piazzas. We enjoyed discovering chestnut woods and many panoramic misty blue Alpine views, fuelled by generous helpings of robust and flavoursome regional food. Travelling by train creates an extra sense of discovery, particularly as you are also likely to be the only English people holidaying in this not overly busy part of Europe.
The Bernina is a marvel of railway engineering, with great views thrown in for free. A must do for anyone who loves either! Ticino was hot, hot, hot during our stay. Would maybe have ideally gone a month or so earlier, when it was a little cooler and the two marvellous gardens on the itinerary would have been at their peak.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers enjoyed a trip on the Bernina Express before our Lake Maggiore to Lake Lugano self-guided walking holiday.
We had a wonderful time in Ticino. We really enjoyed the varied travel options, with cable cars, funiculars, and free bus and train travel. As well as the walking of course! The accommodation was really varied. I had the best gluten free muesli ever in Miglielia where breakfast was delicious and the company delightful. Dietary restrictions (GF) made evening meals a little difficult in Miglielia, perhaps partly because of our lack of Italian. However, Angeli went out of her way to make things work and as a result we had a wonderful final meal there with some lovely other guests! The Hotel La Rinascente in Locarno stood out for us. It was tucked away quietly even during the film festival, with really helpful hosts, good breakfasts (the best GF bread) in such an extraordinary building that has been so beautifully restored. Our room was fabulous, from the bed to the coffee maker to the tiny balcony that we sat out on in the evenings. We had an extra night in all 3 locations and would recommend staying longer as every location was interesting and there is so much to do. In Carona we missed the option of being able to make ourselves tea at any time. But the restaurant on site was wonderful. As ever with your holidays your notes worked so well every time.
A lovely chance to explore the Ticino district of Italian Switzerland, and the beautiful glittering lakes and wooded slopes, filled with charming old hillside villages and little bare churches, cobbled streets and baking empty piazzas. We enjoyed discovering chestnut woods and many panoramic misty blue Alpine views, fuelled by generous helpings of robust and flavoursome regional food. Travelling by train creates an extra sense of discovery, particularly as you are also likely to be the only English people holidaying in this not overly busy part of Europe.
The Bernina is a marvel of railway engineering, with great views thrown in for free. A must do for anyone who loves either! Ticino was hot, hot, hot during our stay. Would maybe have ideally gone a month or so earlier, when it was a little cooler and the two marvellous gardens on the itinerary would have been at their peak.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers enjoyed a trip on the Bernina Express before our Lake Maggiore to Lake Lugano self-guided walking holiday.
Limited number of restaurants near to Remorino hotel and going into the centre of Locarno, and back, often involved a long wait for the bus (311) as it was usually only once an hour. We would prefer to have half-board included in all the hotels. It would also be nice to have more picnics included. Both boat trips were lovely.
Our personal highlights with this holiday included walking to and from, and staying in, the lovely villages and hotels in Miglieglia and Corona. These were very pretty villages, lovely unique hotels, and people could not have been friendlier. The views as we travelled around the countryside, of Lakes Maggiore and Lake Lugano, and the surrounding tree-covered hills were both beautiful and magical.
The holiday was a wonderful blend of excellent walking through a wonderful and varied region. In May the weather was a little mixed but great for walking and we had the trails virtually to ourselves. The use of a wide variety of public transport options allowed us to cover a greater area and see more: boat, train, bus, funicular and cable car... have you left anything out?