Day 1
The day: The signature ridge day. Ride up Hoher Kasten, walk the airy crest to the Saxer Lücke notch, then drop to Fälensee for lunch on the terrace and a freezing swim. Mostly downhill after the cable car, all of it spectacular.
8:30 AM — Breakfast at Resort Hof Weissbad
10:00 AM — Hoher Kasten — cable car up, revolving restaurant at the top
11:00 AM — Saxer Lücke — the ridge walk along the crest
1:30 PM — Lunch at Berggasthaus Bollenwees AG
2:30 PM — Fälensee — swim if you're brave, the water is freezing
7:30 PM — Dinner at Resort Hof Weissbad
Overnight — Resort Hof Weissbad
Day 2
The day: A gentler day. Walk in to Sämtisersee from Brülisau, lunch in Appenzell's painted old town, then the cheese show-dairy at Stein for the afternoon. Cowbells, fondue and a slow pace.
8:30 AM — Breakfast at Resort Hof Weissbad
9:30 AM — Sämtisersee — easy walk in from Brülisau
1:00 PM — Lunch at Gasthaus Hof, in the painted old town
3:00 PM — Appenzeller Schaukäserei — watch the cheese being made, tasting box
7:30 PM — Dinner at Resort Hof Weissbad
Overnight — Resort Hof Weissbad
Day 3
The day: Save the icon for last. Cable car up Ebenalp, through the prehistoric cave to the Aescher guesthouse glued to the cliff, then down to Seealpsee for lunch by the water and the photo below Säntis.
8:00 AM — Breakfast at Resort Hof Weissbad
9:30 AM — Talstation Luftseilbahn Wasserauen-Ebenalp AG — cable car up to Ebenalp
10:30 AM — Aescher - Guesthouse on the mountain — through the Wildkirchli caves to the cliff inn
12:30 PM — Lunch at Berggasthaus Seealpsee
1:30 PM — Seealpsee — lakeside afternoon below Säntis
7:00 PM — Dinner at Resort Hof Weissbad
Overnight — Resort Hof Weissbad