4-Day Swiss Alps Porsche Drive: Interlaken, Furka-Grimsel-Susten

The real draw here is not simply renting a Porsche. It is having a carefully planned Alpine route that takes you from Zurich to Furka, Grimsel, and Susten passes, then on to glaciers, gorges, monasteries, and lakes. You drive a Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0, rather than follow a guide in a minibus.

I like the freedom of a private trip and the practical support from Stephan, including a programmed GPS, printed English road-book, and WhatsApp or phone help along the way. I also like the mix of famous roads and short walks, especially the Aare Gorge, Rhine Gorge viewpoint, and Rhône Glacier. The main drawback is the price: at $6,244.03 for two people, this is a luxury driving holiday, not a low-cost way to see Switzerland.

Key points to know before booking

• A Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 is yours for 48 hours, with all tour mileage and car insurance included.
• Furka, Grimsel, and Susten passes form the heart of the drive, with tunnels, bridges, reservoirs, granite walls, and high mountain views.
• Stephan’s support is a major practical benefit, with a hotel briefing, programmed GPS, printed road-book, and en-route help.
• The route mixes driving with short outings, including Aare Gorge, the Rhône Glacier ice tunnel, Disentis Monastery, and Pradaschier tobogganing.
• The package includes three hotel nights, two at the five-star Renaissance Zurich Hotel and one at the four-star Radisson Blu Reussen in Andermatt.
• You need to be at least 23 to drive, and a CHF 3,000 credit-card deposit is required for the Porsche.

Why this Swiss Porsche drive feels different

Many Alpine tours show you the mountains from a coach window. This one puts you behind the wheel on roads chosen for their curves, views, and sense of place. You get the pleasure of driving a serious sports car, but without having to plan every pass, hotel, stop, and turn yourself.

The Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 Roadster is a strong match for the trip. The car is included for 48 hours, and all tour mileage is covered, which means you are not watching the odometer while deciding whether to take one more scenic detour. You still need to handle the car responsibly, of course, and the CHF 3,000 deposit is a real financial consideration.

This is a private activity for your group of up to two people. That matters. You are not trying to keep up with a convoy or share mountain-road stops with strangers. You can take photos, pause at a viewpoint, or spend a little longer in Interlaken without negotiating with a busload of people.

The setup is also unusually practical for a self-drive experience. You receive a personal briefing at your Zurich hotel, a programmed GPS, an English day-by-day road-book, and phone or WhatsApp support while en route. Stephan’s communication is one of the strongest parts of the service. For a trip built around unfamiliar mountain roads, that support can make the difference between relaxed driving and constant map-checking.

Day one in Zurich, with the car and route ahead

The trip begins with a 5 PM meet and greet at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel on Turbinenstrasse. This first meeting is not a sightseeing session. It is your chance to receive the car, understand the route, and get comfortable with the plan before the main Alpine drive.

You stay at the five-star Renaissance Zurich Hotel for two nights, including the first night. The hotel arrangement gives you a stable base in Zurich before and after the mountain section. It also makes the handover and collection of the Porsche simple, since the car is delivered to and collected from your hotel.

Use the briefing to ask about the programmed GPS, road-book, fuel arrangements, parking, and the timing of each stop. Parking is not included, and neither are meals or local hotel tourism taxes. Those costs are small compared with the tour price, but they should still be part of your budget.

Lake Lucerne gives the drive an easy start

The second day heads toward Lake Lucerne through broad meadows and rolling hills before the road begins to press into the mountains. Near Weggis, you get one of the classic Swiss lake views, with water, steep slopes, and distant peaks working together in one broad scene.

Lake Lucerne is a useful opening stop because it eases you into the day. You are not immediately thrown onto the highest pass. The scheduled visit is about 20 minutes, so treat it as a viewpoint and photo pause rather than a long lakeside visit.

The road then leads toward the Susten Pass, one of the strongest driving sections of the trip.

Susten Pass, where the Porsche earns its keep

Susten Pass reaches the foot of the Gotthard Mountain and is known here for its 26 bridges and tunnels cut through the rock. This is the kind of road that makes the car more than a luxury extra. The Porsche gives you a close connection with each bend, while the route itself supplies the drama.

A one-hour stop allows time to look around and enjoy the setting without turning the pass into a race track. Mountain roads demand patience. Weather can change, traffic can slow you down, and tunnels or tight bends are places to drive with care. The point is the combination of control, scenery, and the road itself.

The stop at Stein Glacier adds a colder, more exposed mountain view. You have about 20 minutes there, so expect a quick look rather than a major hike. This is a good example of the tour’s rhythm: drive, pause, take in a landmark, then continue.

Aare Gorge is the best short walk of the day

Near the end of the pass section, you stop at Aare Gorge for a walk between tall rock walls. The Aare River has cut a narrow passage through the stone, and the path gives you a closer look at the geology than you get from the driver’s seat.

The stop is scheduled for about two hours, and admission is not included. That longer pause is welcome after several hours on winding roads. Wear shoes suitable for walking and keep in mind that this part is more active than a roadside photo stop. The tour calls for moderate physical fitness, and Aare Gorge is one reason why.

Afterward, the route follows the shores of Lake Brienz toward Interlaken. This is a pleasant change from the high passes. You move from bare rock and snow country to lake scenery and settled Swiss towns.

Grimsel, Rhône Glacier, and Furka in one mountain day

Grimsel Pass brings another style of Alpine road. It winds through granite, tunnels, and high reservoirs, with hazy blue water contrasting against the stone. The pass is scheduled for about an hour, giving you enough time to stop and take in the views.

From Grimsel, the route connects toward Furka Pass, with the Rhône Glacier as a key stop. The glacier visit includes an easily reached blue ice tunnel and ice chamber cut into the glacier each spring. Admission is not included, so allow for that extra cost. The ice tunnel is also a reminder that mountain attractions can change with the season and weather.

The Rhône Glacier stop lasts about an hour. It offers something the other passes do not: a chance to move through ice rather than simply look at rock, snow, and water from the roadside. If you have never seen a glacier tunnel, this will likely be one of the day’s most memorable details.

Furka Pass adds a touch of film history. The road and views are linked with the James Bond scene from Goldfinger, where Sean Connery’s character drives an Aston Martin DB5 across the pass. You can pause for your own mountain-road photo, though the Porsche will provide a rather different silhouette from Bond’s grand touring car.

There is also time to stroll past the wooden houses of Andermatt. The town is not treated as a long cultural visit, but it breaks up the driving and gives the day a settled village moment between the high passes.

Interlaken is a scenic base, not just a place to sleep

Interlaken sits between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, with high peaks around it. The planned stop lasts about an hour, enough for a walk through town or a pause beside one of the lakes.

I like the way Interlaken gives the trip a change of pace. After a day of mountain bends, you can slow down and enjoy streets, water, and open views. Do not expect a long guided tour of the town. The value here is having the freedom to choose your own short break before or after the pass roads.

The supplied schedule places the hotel night in Andermatt and also includes time in Interlaken, so your exact overnight sequence should be confirmed with EPIKdrives before departure. The package states one night at the four-star Radisson Blu Reussen in Andermatt and two nights at the five-star Renaissance Zurich Hotel.

Oberalp Pass follows the Glacier Express route

The third day heads into another part of the Swiss Alps, following the route of the famous Glacier Express panorama train. Oberalp Pass reaches 2,033 meters, or about 6,700 feet, and the stop lasts around an hour.

This section is less about one famous movie view and more about the feeling of crossing a high Alpine route used by both road and rail. The elevation brings open mountain scenery and a stronger sense of distance. As always, the road-book and GPS matter here, since mountain routes can be less intuitive than city driving.

At this altitude, weather deserves respect. The experience requires good weather, and the operator may cancel and offer another date or a full refund if conditions are poor. That policy is sensible for a tour built around high passes, but it also means you should keep some flexibility in your wider Switzerland plans.

Disentis Monastery adds a quieter stop

Benediktiner Kloster Disentis sits high in the Vorderrheintal valley of Grisons, where the Lukmanier and Oberalp passes meet. The stop lasts about 45 minutes, and admission is not included.

The monastery gives the drive a different texture. Until this point, the focus is mostly roads, peaks, water, and ice. Here you get a place of worship and a settled valley community. The stop is brief, so think of it as a compact cultural visit rather than a full museum day.

If you prefer nonstop driving, this may feel like a pause in the main event. I see it as a useful counterweight. The trip works best when you enjoy both the Porsche and the places the Porsche helps you reach.

Rhine Gorge and Switzerland’s longest toboggan run

At the Il Spir observation platform, you have about ten minutes to look over the Rhine Gorge, especially the dramatic horseshoe bend. It is a short stop, but the viewpoint gives you a broad view of the gorge without requiring a long walk.

Next comes Erlebnisberg Pradaschier, where you can ride Switzerland’s longest toboggan run. The stop lasts about two hours, and admission is not included. This is the most playful part of the trip, a welcome change after a morning of mountain roads and viewpoints.

You should check whether the toboggan run is operating when you book, especially since the tour depends on suitable weather. The provided details do not specify seasonal opening dates, so confirm this with the operator if the ride is important to you.

The route then returns to Zurich. The schedule allows about an hour for the return, followed by a leisure day in Zurich on day four and departure for your next destination later that day. The car is collected at your Zurich hotel, so you do not need to arrange a separate rental return.

What the $6,244 price really covers

The listed price is $6,244.03 per group of up to two people. That is a serious sum, but the right comparison is not with a standard four-day sightseeing tour. You are paying for a private Porsche rental, all tour mileage, car insurance, hotel stays, route planning, GPS programming, a personal briefing, and support during the drive.

The 48-hour Porsche rental is the core expense. You also receive two nights at the five-star Renaissance Zurich Hotel and one night at the four-star Radisson Blu Reussen in Andermatt. The price therefore combines a luxury car holiday with hotel accommodation and a ready-made Alpine route.

Still, several costs remain outside the package:

• Lunch and dinner
• Local tourism taxes at the hotels
• Parking
• Admission to Aare Gorge
• Admission to the Rhône Glacier ice tunnel
• Admission to Disentis Monastery
• Admission to Erlebnisberg Pradaschier

The CHF 3,000 credit-card deposit also affects your available funds, even though it is a deposit rather than a tour charge. You must be at least 23 years old to drive.

The value is strongest if you would otherwise rent a high-end sports car, book upscale hotels, and spend hours planning Alpine roads yourself. It is weaker if your main goal is simply to see Switzerland’s scenery at the lowest possible cost.

Who will enjoy this most

I would choose this experience if you care as much about the drive as the destinations. It suits a couple, close friends, or a parent and adult child who can share the cost and enjoy taking turns behind the wheel.

You should also be comfortable with a moderate level of physical activity. The walks are short to medium rather than strenuous hikes, but Aare Gorge, glacier access, and the toboggan stop mean you should not think of this as a sit-down sightseeing holiday.

This is less suitable if you want long guided visits, a fixed group schedule, or a low daily budget. It is also not the right choice if you dislike winding roads or feel uneasy driving in unfamiliar mountain country.

The experience has only four posted reviews, with a five-star rating, so I would avoid treating the rating as the whole decision. The most useful practical praise concerns the quality of the cars, the route book, the GPS, the hotels, the mountain roads, and Stephan’s communication. Those are exactly the parts that determine how smoothly a self-drive tour works.

Booking details worth checking

The tour is offered in English and uses mobile tickets. Confirmation is sent within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.

The meeting point is the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel, Turbinenstrasse 20, 8005 Zürich. The activity ends back at the meeting point. Since hotel nights and car timing are important to the plan, confirm the exact handover, collection, and overnight sequence before you pay.

Cancellation is generous if you act early: cancel at least six full days before the start time for a full refund. Cancelling two to six full days ahead brings a 50 percent refund, while cancelling less than two full days ahead brings no refund. Bad weather is handled separately, with another date or a full refund offered if the tour is cancelled.

Should you book this Porsche Alps tour?

Book it if the idea of driving a Porsche through Switzerland’s great mountain passes is the point of your trip. The combination of Furka, Grimsel, Susten, and Oberalp is hard to match with an ordinary city rental, and the route planning removes much of the work that can spoil a self-drive holiday.

I especially like the balance between serious roads and short, varied stops. You get glaciers, lakes, gorges, a monastery, a film-famous pass, and a toboggan run instead of four days of identical viewpoints.

Skip it if you want value in the usual sightseeing sense, if you need a larger group vehicle, or if the price and CHF 3,000 deposit feel uncomfortable. For the right pair, though, this is a polished luxury road trip with real driving at its center, not just a Porsche parked in front of Alpine scenery.

FAQ

Where does the Swiss Alps Porsche drive start and end?

It starts at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel, Turbinenstrasse 20, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland. The activity ends back at the meeting point.

How many people can join the private tour?

The price covers one private group of up to two people. Only your group participates.

What Porsche is included?

The tour includes a 48-hour rental of a Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 Roadster. A CHF 3,000 deposit is required on a credit card.

What is the minimum driver age?

The minimum driver age is 23 years old.

Are meals and attraction tickets included?

Lunch, dinner, local hotel tourism taxes, and parking are not included. Admission is also not included for Aare Gorge, the Rhône Glacier ice tunnel, Disentis Monastery, or Erlebnisberg Pradaschier.

What happens if the weather is poor?

The experience requires good weather. If it is cancelled because of poor conditions, you will be offered a different date or a full refund.