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Working with Karolina from Nina’s team made my family’s trip to Switzerland seamless. Karolina listened carefully to what we were looking for and put together a week of activities that suited us while helping us get off the beaten path and avoid crowds during the height of tourist season.

One highlight I’d recommend to others is visiting the small village of Sulwald in the Bernese Oberland, with its stunning views and minimal visitors. We enjoyed taking the vintage gondola to the top of the mountain for a lunch of local meats and cheeses, and had a blast scootering down the mountainside with views of the surrounding mountains and valley. Also, biking through the Vallemaggia was a magical experience filled with spectacular vistas, including postcard-worthy villages and waterfalls, around every corner.

Thanks to Nina’s team we had a great time in Switzerland and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and use them in the future.

My husband and I, and two of our friends, used Nina and her colleague Ana at Wendy Perrin’s recommendation to plan a Switzerland trip. Our friends went early and we joined them later in Gstaad and we all traveled to Lausanne. This was our first time to Switzerland and with our limited knowledge we would not have known to pick these locations ourselves nor known how to organize the activities, nor coordinate as effectively with different timelines. We also really appreciated having local boots-on-the-ground planners.

We did not have a lot of information nor know what to expect on our water experience but really enjoyed it. Note to other travelers: You are provided wet suits and shoes. Unplanned, cliff jumping was on my bucket list so discovering that I would be doing it in the ice blue waters of Switzerland will be a memory we all cherish. We enjoyed the cheese tour at a farm in Gstaad. Working with the planners were really great for transportation (airport pickups, different types of trains we wanted to ride). We enjoyed our winery and lunch in Lavaux region with Nick. We found all the guides on the trip (including Karin who took us on a hike in Gstaad) knowledgeable and lovely to spend time with.

One note for travelers: We have worked with Wendy Perrin before but perhaps should have realized there might be differences depending on destinations (i.e., itemized itineraries or not, dining recommendations provided or not) so good to know to make explicit requests. We have found the knowledge and customer service of equivalent quality. We will continue to check with Wendy Perrin for future adventures!

Ana & Nina did an amazing job of designing a trip to Switzerland for us from May 15-24, 2025. They listened carefully and worked with us so that we ended up with destinations, hotels, and activities that suited our desires.

They gave us ideas and suggestions that we would never have found on our own. The travel arrangements included private cars and trains and were planned perfectly so we did not have to rush, nor was any time wasted.

As requested, they also left time for us to be on our own so it wasn’t too hectic (our choice).

Most impressive were the guides they selected for us. To a person they were professional, on time, passionate, and flexible. They were easy to be with, truly caring, nice people, and responsive to our desires.

Upon arrival we received an easy to use daily itinerary book with all the details, times, notes, names, phone numbers, and tickets by day. It was so easy to follow and organized that we could not have made a mistake!

When our luggage didn’t arrive, Ana was immediately available to contact our driver and make the necessary changes. What could have been a major hassle was thus avoided.

Thank You, Nina & Ana!

Ashley Point and family sledging in Grindelwald, Switzerland.

Traveler Ashley Point and family sledging in Grindelwald.

Our family of five (2 adults and 3 kids ages 7-13) just returned from our ski holiday in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Skiing in Switzerland is different than in the US. Switzerland uses trains, gondolas and large lifts. There were mostly beginner and intermediate runs (with a few advanced runs). The mountain regions are huge and you can ski all day and never ski every run. We arrived in Zurich on Saturday; our driver took us to Grindelwald to stay at the Aspen hotel (we thought finding the train and transferring with three kids and lots of luggage would be too much).

The Aspen hotel is a small ski in/ski out hotel in the Jungfrau region. Everyone was very polite and helpful throughout the stay. We stayed in a family suite and a large breakfast was included every morning. Saturday evening we took a private guided sunset hike of Wengen with Weronika and tasted Swiss cheese, chocolate and wine by moonlight while overlooking the waterfalls in the region. She was great with the kids! We skied Sunday with instructors in the morning. They were able to give us the best ideas for the rest of our ski vacation. Monday we skied as a family. Tuesday we toured the area (Interlaken, Lucerne, Isenfluh and Bernese Oberland) with Celio. He took us up a small gondola to a local fondue spot (8 tables in the entire place). He was very knowledgeable about Switzerland, Europe, history, politics and more.

Wednesday and Thursday we skied again. On Friday we went to Funky Chocolate in Interlaken for a private chocolate making class and toured Interlaken while our chocolate dried. Afterwards we met up with Weronika again and raced down the slopes on sledges. We almost crashed several times, but it was wonderful fun and we wanted to do it longer but the lifts were closing. Overall, Nina and her team listened to our desires for 4 solid days of skiing with Swiss culture and fun for the kids thrown in. They surprised our son with a birthday cake and planned other surprises along the way. The only thing we wished we had saved time for was the paragliding. There were many in Interlaken and it looked thrilling!

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