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Not so much your tour guide in Switzerland — more your best friend


Cécile loves to share beauty and joy and help create lifetime memories — that’s why she founded Kōmon, whose name means ‘river/canal lock’ in Japanese


The Aar River in Bern PHOTOGRAPH: KŌMON


enable boats, loaded with people and merchandise to climb up or down hills. She sees her purpose


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as enabling travellers to head from one level to another, with what- ever guidance they need. Switzerland is in


écile has always been fasci- nated by river/canal locks — their simplicity; the way they


Find nature, culture and adventures in


Switzerland with Cécile. Use code


the middle of Europe geographically and histor- ically. It’s home to more than 1,000 museums, lots of shows and excellent restaurants. In summary, it has a very rich culture. Of course, it also has amazing nature, including lakes


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and mountains. It’s a year-round desti- nation, where you can combine time in both the country and the city. Cécile wants you to travel in Switzerland the way she likes to travel: without missing the highlights while discovering exclusive places and less-trav- elled paths. When preparing for a tour, she often thinks about the English, who invented tourism with the Grand Tour, and all the adventures they met, especially in Switzerland. Kōmon


conveys this spirit of discovery in every tour Cécile prepares for travel- lers in Switzerland. Cécile isn’t your ordinary tour


Cécile is here for you, like your very own private concierge. She’ll give you bespoke advice on how best to travel in Switzerland


guide: she wants to go deeper, share stories, move away from the one-size- fits-all-approach and tailor travellers’ experience to your personal interests. Do you want to discover Swiss


cities and countryside as never before with a local who knows almost every secret, past and present? Just book a guided tour with Kōmon. Te pace will be yours: Do you want to go from church to church, from museum to an independent craftsman’s shop or on a wild shopping spree?


View on the Matterhorn from the Görnergratt PHOTOGRAPH: KŌMON During a pause, your guide will talk


about the activities on offer during your trip, everything you always wanted to know about Switzerland but were afraid to ask, and where to eat next. A tour guide isn’t your thing but


you still want to receive insider tips about


Switzerland? Cécile is also


here for you, like your very own private concierge. She’ll give you bespoke advice on how best to travel in Switzerland. On the phone, via message or email, this virtual service will be highly personalised and she’ll concoct for you the perfect itinerary that you can adapt to your own needs.


Kōmon will tell you all about


the latest exhibitions and pop-up stores, or this great hike you can go on. Cécile will be happy, as well, to give you tips on how to swim in open water — a passion of hers that she enjoys year-round. In many ways, Cécile is more like


a friend or a long-lost relative than a tour guide: she wants to offer a very personal and intuitive service and share the best places that only insiders know. However you prefer to be guided,


Kōmon will ensure that you have the best experience possible. So, what will be your next adven-


ture in Switzerland? Get ready to explore the best of what the country has to offer with Cécile.


Lucern PHOTOGRAPH: KŌMON


Cécile is more like a friend or a long-lost relative than a tour guide: she wants to offer an intuitive service and share the best places that only insiders know


Wine-harvest festival on the last


week-end of September in Neuchâtel PHOTOGRAPH: KŌMON


Neuchâtel Castle in Winter PHOTOGRAPH: KŌMON


Contact information komon.swiss T: +41 79 151 54 86 E: cecile.aguillaume@komon.swiss @Komon_with_Cecile


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