Depart Australia or New Zealand on suggested Qantas/Emirates flights to Basel via Dubai and London. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights, pre-tour accommodation, travel insurance (a condition of travel) and other arrangements.

Arrive in Basel and make your way to the hotel. At 14:00, join Gitte and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing in the hotel.

This afternoon, explore the Tinguely Museum, housing the greatest collection of works spanning four decades by Jean Tinguely, one of the most innovative and important Swiss artists of the twentieth century known for his kinetic sculptures.

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon before dinner in a local restaurant.

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Today, enjoy a tour of the city, including the large market square with its richly decorated red sandstone town hall and the Late Romanesque-Gothic cathedral.

After lunch, visit the Fondation Beyeler, housed in a superb purpose-built museum designed by Renzo Piano. The foundation houses the vast collection of successful art dealers Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, one of the founders of the Art Basel art fair.

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This morning, check out of the hotel and transfer to the Basel Kunstmuseum. Reopened in 2016 after extensive renovations and the addition of a new wing, the museum displays the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland, including works from the early fifteenth century to the present.

Then, depart Basel and head to Zurich. Upon arrival in Zurich enjoy lunch in a traditional Swiss restaurant before a walk through the old town. Explore the thirteenth-century Fraumünster church, renowned for its series of stunning stained-glass windows designed by Marc Chagall and Augusto Giacometti, father of sculptor Alberto.

Continue to the hotel and check in. The evening is at leisure.

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After a talk by Gitte, visit the Kunsthaus, Zurich’s renowned Museum for Modern Art. It houses a large collection of modern art and works by Alberto Giacometti, Picasso, Monet and Chagall as well as numerous contemporary Swiss artists.

After lunch at the Kunsthaus restaurant, travel out of Zurich to nearby Winterthur. Visit the Stadtgarten Museum, which houses Oskar Reinhart’s outstanding collection of German, Austrian and Swiss art.

Tonight, celebrate the conclusion of the tour with a farewell dinner with Gitte and fellow travellers.

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast.

For those tour members continuing on the European Art and Music Cruise, make your way to Zurich airport for onward travel to Frankfurt, where tour arrangements begin.

For those returning home today, make your way to Zurich Airport for suggested Qantas/Emirates flights to Australia or New Zealand via Dubai. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your travel arrangements, including flights and any additional nights’ accommodation.

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