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WILLI WYSS
Willi Wyss · Traveller & Photographer

A life of
travel.
Pictures remain.

Every continent, over 120 countries and countless memories. Explore my world of travel – from the Amazon to Alaska.

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Turquoise water among green treesTwo penguins by the sea
30selected photos
120+countries visited
16,500original travel photos
200+cruises accompanied
Willi Wyss
A life on the road

Dear friends,
welcome to my world of travel.

Travel is my life. Over some 70 years, I have visited every continent and more than 120 countries. In Lucerne, I ran my own travel agency, Topas Reisen AG.

From 2000 to 2014, I accompanied thousands of Swiss guests on over 200 cruises as a tour leader and cruise director. Since 2015, I no longer organise or lead tours. My photographs and memories remain – and I am delighted to share them with you.

Yours, Willi Wyss

Memories from my years as a tour leader

On rivers and oceans.

A selection of the cruises I had the pleasure of accompanying. Every route has its own story.

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River cruises

  • Danube: Passau–Budapest37 journeys
  • Danube to the Black Sea16 journeys
  • Rhine32 journeys
  • Volga: Moscow–St Petersburg5 journeys
  • Douro from Porto4 journeys
  • Nile3 journeys
  • Other riversMoselle · Rhône · Po · Yangtze

Ocean cruises

  • South America & Patagonia21 journeys
  • Transatlantic10 journeys
  • Mediterranean9 journeys
  • Alaska7 journeys
  • Caribbean5 journeys
  • Far East4 journeys
  • Further horizonsAntarctica · Spitsbergen · South Pacific
Discover places

A world of pictures.

Tap a marker or place name to open its photos in full view. All 30 photos now have a location. Choose a destination on the map or from the list below.

World map with selectable destinations

Locations supplied by Willi Wyss. Countries, islands and larger regions have approximate markers; city markers show the location of the city. Map outlines: Natural Earth (Public Domain).

The collection

30 windows onto the world.

My complete photo collection

16,500 pictures.
A world to discover.

This website presents a small selection of my travel photographs. Visit Flickr to explore my complete collection, organised into photo albums.

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Palm island near Salvador, Brazil
“Life is like a book. Those who do not travel know only the first page.”