Become a FanCost & Cost Comparison
| Tour Group | Cost of Tour | Number of Nights | Price Per Night | Single supplement is only | Difference Per Night |
| Yankee Travels * Wildflower and Waterfalls Tour Three Cultures Tour |
$ 2,375 $ 3,825 |
8 13 |
$ 295 $ 295 |
$115 $165 |
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| Backroads | $ 4,398 | 5 | $ 880 | -- | $ 585 |
| Sobek Mt. Travel | $ 5,995 | 9 | $ 666 | -- | $ 371 |
| Ryder Walker | $ 3,080 | 7 | $ 440 | -- | $ 145 |
| Sierra Club | $ 3,875 | 9 | $ 445 | -- | $ 150 |
* Yankee Travels has not changed their prices for the past 3 years!
* Yankee Travels also guarantees its price - other tours make their clients assume the risk of currency fluctuations and adjust the tour price upwards shortly before the departure date
General Comparison
| Important Details | Yankee Travels | Other Tours |
| Guides | Owner/guides; know each area thoroughly and custom design each tour based on the group's desires; have special "local knowledge" | Often hired "young guides" with little experience or long term commitment to the organization; know only a few trails or worse yet follow a set of printed directions |
| Daily Offerings | Two levels of outings offered each day (see Tour Descriptions): a variety of hiking ambitions can be met | Usually one outing each day: clients either exhausted or left wanting to do more |
| Cost | A Bargain! (See "cost comparisons" section above) Our prices are GUARANTEED | Much higher than Yankee Travels (see above) Price will go up if US $ weakens |
| Hotels | The best 3 or 4 star family owned/run hotels in each town: we pride ourselves on finding and providing a special accommodations experience for our clients | Large 3 or 4 star hotels which much less charm or intimacy: stay in hotels which offer the largest discount to the tour operator |
| Travel Pass (and Other Travel Costs) |
1st Class Passes and other travel completely covered on all tours while on the tour's itinerary | Usually 2nd class passes (or no pass at all-important to read their information carefully) and other travel not always covered |
| Special Services | We meet you at the airport and make a "day of it" on your first day in Switzerland (see Tour Descriptions); special tours and activities | Anxious first day of travel to begin your tour (you waste your first day of your vacation); no special tours |