Switzerland, is located in central Europe, and shared its borders with France, Austria, Germany and Italy. The country lies occupies an area of 41,200 square kilometers. Switzerland is a landlocked country, but the many picturesque lakes dotting the country provide ample water sports and other amusements to the people.

Switzerland has a typically mountainous terrain, thanks to the Alps in the South and Jura in the North. The central part of the country has a plateau that is home to most of the lakes of Switzerland. These lakes are an added tour attraction; since tourists are always keen to go on lake cruise in Switzerland.

The climate of Switzerland is temperate, with altitudinal differences. Swiss summers are humid and warm. Winters in Switzerland are cold and cloudy, often accompanied by rain or snow.The winters are in fact, a gala time for winter sports lovers, who throng the mountain resorts in search
of winter sports in Switzerland.