Cost & Cost Comparison
| Tour Group | Cost of Tour | Number of Nights | Price Per Night | Single Supplement | Difference Per Night |
| Yankee Travels * Mt. Blanc Wildflower + Waterfalls Three Cultures |
$ 2,280 $ 3,040 $ 4,940 |
6 8 13 |
$ 380 $ 380 $ 380 |
$300 $200 $300 |
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| Backroads | $ 4,198 | 5 | $ 840 | $ 460 | $ 460 |
| Sobek Mt. Travel | $ 3,495 | 7 | $ 500 | $ 600 | $ 120 |
| Ryder Walker | $ 2,990 | 6 | $ 498 | $ 300 | $ 118 |
| Alpine Hikers | $ 4,795 | 12 | $ 400 | $ 550 | $ 20 |
* Yankee Travels is an owner operated guiding company, which means we don't have to mark up our prices to pay employees.
* Yankee Travels also guarantees all tour prices, regardless of how the US Dollar moves against the Swiss Franc. Other tour companies make clients assume the risk of currency fluctuations and adjust the tour price 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 hire "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 | One or 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 with 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 - 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 |