Hike the Essential Alps
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- Visit to Chamonix, explore this lovely town Explore Swiss town Experience a cog train to view Kleine Scheidegg Enjoy views out to Mont Blanc
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- Certified, bilingual hiking guide
- All accommodation in friendly, charming hotels
- All breakfasts, all lunches except on two days, all dinners except on two nights.
- Luggage transport
- Local transport
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Meals: Dinner
Transfer to Chamonix from Geneva International Airport or other destinations. Overnight in Les Praz, Chamonix.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
A Short transfer by train will bring us to the bottom station of the Aiguille du Midi, one of the most impressive cable car systems in the world. Two cable cars take us to 3807m, where the domain of the mountaineer begins. Stu...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
An Alpine start as we head to the Flégère cable car and take a short lift up to the mid-station, where we begin a gentle ascent to one of the best vantage points in the Chamonix valley: Lac Blanc. Today's walk takes place oppo...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We have an early start, as we transfer to Zermatt.
Leaving directly from our hotel in Chamonix, we will need roughly 4,5 hours to make our way to Zermatt, first taking the spectacular Mont Blanc Express, then the St. Be...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Leaving right from the hotel's front door, we begin one of the more arduous hikes of the trip, with nearly 1100 metres of vertical gain. Our hike takes us steeply up the Trift Gorge where at the top, a lovingly restored hotel ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today, most of the climbing will be done by the Görnergrat Bahn (cog train). Its maiden voyage was made in 1898 and this electric train has chardly changed since. Taking about an hour to reach the top station, you will havew a...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The magic continues. With the assistance of one of the local High Mountain Guides, we will set off with crampons in our packs, and take the Kleine Matterhorn cable car to the very top. From there, our mountain guide will give ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
An early morning train ride out of Zermatt, as we head to the Bernese Oberland and the charming town of Grindelwald. Getting into Grindelwald at about 12:30 in the afternoon will give us time to take in the views, have lunch on your own, and explore this very Swiss town.
Dinner at our hotel, overnight in Grindelwald.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
If the morning sky is clear and the forecast good, we will head up to one of the most magnificent vantage points in all of the Alps: The Jungfraujoch at 3454 metres. From Grindelwald, we take a cog train to Kleine Scheidegg an...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The Eiger Trail, one of the newest trails in the area, was inaugurated in 1996 and winds its way beneath the impressive Eiger North Face. This is our destination for the day. We once again take the cog train from Grindelwald a...
All guests will depart from Grindelwald depending on their own schedule.
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