Landing at Geneva Airport, you transfer independently through the attractive Swiss countryside to glitzy Montreux, where our excellent vacation begins.
Checking in to our lakefront hotel for three nights, there is time at leisure this afternoon to explore. Montreux is in a French-speaking part of Switzerland, and this is reflected in its grand architecture. A cultural town on the Swiss Riviera, many actors and musicians have lived along the shore of Lake Geneva. Two of its most famous residents were Charlie Chaplin and Freddie Mercury - and there is a statue of the Queen frontman on the shoreline walk. Our hotel is located on the promenade and boasts uninterrupted views across glistening Lake Geneva to the atmospheric French Alps.
Tonight, we enjoy our first dinner as a group - a three-course meal in the hotel.