Day 2: Davos - Scaletta Pass - S-chanf

Hiking time approx. 6 1/2 hrs. Up 1100 m, down 750 m

You will leave Davos after a hotel breakfast. The postbus will take you to Dürrboden where you will start your hike on the historic route of Via Valtellina. Following the Landwasser valley you will climb Scalettapass and enjoy a stunning view on the Grisons Mountains.

After hiking down to Chapella you will be in the Engadine Valley.

Dinner in S-chanf

Overnight at Sporthotel Scaletta ***, S-chanf

Day 3: S-chanf - St. Moritz

Hiking time approx. 5 1/2 hrs. Up 350 m, down 200 m

Breakfast at the hotel.

Your hike will take you through picturesque villages in the Upper Engadin. Zuoz, Madulain and Samedan are only a few of the villages on the way to St. Moritz. You will be able to soak in the scenery and have some free time in St. Moritz.

St. Moritz is one of the world’s most famous holiday resorts. Chic, elegant ,and exclusive, with a cosmopolitan ambiance, it is located at 1,856 meters above sea level in the middle of the Upper Engadin lake landscape. The dry, sparkling "champagne climate" is legendary and the celebrated St. Moritz sun shines for an average of 322 days a year.

Dinner in St. Moritz

Overnight at Hotel Steffani **** St. Moritz

Day 4: Alp Languard - Muottas Muragl

Hiking time approx. 6 hrs. Up 950 m, down 100 m

Breakfast at the hotel

You will enjoy a gentle walk from St. Moritz to Pontresina. This is ideal for a warm up and to familiarize yourselves with the area. You will then cllimb up to Alp Languard (Option: Chair-lift) that is the starting point for our fantastic high-altitude walk. We will be heading towardsr Muottas Muragl and will take a narrow path that winds along the steep slope. Just before the end, the path will take a detour into the rocky Val Muragl. Towards the end of the tour, the Upper Engadine lakes will be a stunning sight. Treeless and bare by comparison, the Val Muraji is very colorful and a final gentle climb will take you to the lookout point at Muottas Muragl, where the panorama extends from Piz Palü in the southeast to Piz Ot in the west.

Dinner in St. Moritz

Overnight at Hotel Steffani **** St. Moritz

Day 5: St. Moritz - Zermatt by rail

Breakfast at the hotel

Today you will board the famous Glacier Express. The sheer joy of travel aboard the Glacier Express will provide a rich cross-section of Swiss countryside. While on the Glacier Express, your meal will be prepared specially for you in the dining car. Coffee, drinks and snacks will be brought to your seat by the Railbar staff. The Glacier Express will present glistening mountains and a fairytale landscape in Summer while Spring will display a magical carpet of flowers and fall will offer a splendid tapestry of color.

You will arrive in Zermatt and transfer to your Hotel at the foot of famous Matterhorn!

Dinner in Zermatt

Overnight at Hotel Hemizeus***, Zermatt

Day 6: Hiking on the foot of the Matterhorn

Hiking time approx. 5 1/2 hours Up 850 m, down 850 m

Breakfast at the hotel

Zermatt is located on the Italian border of the canton of Valais in western Switzerland and Zermatt is at the foot of the Matterhorn, the most photographed mountain in the world. Zermatt and the Matterhorn have been visited by mountaineers from all over the world since the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. The air is clear, dry and clean. This is due to the fact that since 1947, only electric cars without a combustion engine have been allowed to operate in the village. You will have time for a short hike through the village.

The famous Edelweissweg is well known because here you will have the possibility to discover the real Swiss Alpine flower, the Edelweiss. Trift is a beautiful place with a well known restaurant and Zmutt is the most lovely village in this area. On the trail, you will see wooden chalets, green fields, marmots and always the mighty Matterhorn. Breathtaking!

Dinner in Zermatt

Overnight at Hotel Hemizeus***, Zermatt

Day 7: Zermatt Gornergrat - Mürren

Hiking time approx. 2 hrs. Up 300 m, down 300 m

Breakfast at the hotel

For more than 100 years the Gornergrat Bahn has been making the ascent up the Matterhorn a truly unique and wonderful experience. It is Europe’s highest open-air cogwheel railway and departs daily every 24 minutes, climbing to the Gornergrat at an altitude of 3089 m. The train will cross impressive bridges and tunnels and go through idyllic forests and alpine meadows, past rocky gorges and tarns. The majestic mountains will be the focus of the scenery with the Matterhorn playing the lead role. The Gornergrat Bahn will provide access to a fantastic hiking area around the Gornergrat.

You will leave the Matterhorn village in the afternoon and a scenic train ride from Zermatt to Visp and further through the Lötschberg will bring us to Spiez, Interlaken and Mürren. Mürren will be sunny, peaceful, quiet, and provide spectacular views while being a car free resort. The cozy, pedestrian, village will reveal an impressive panorama of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Mürren (1650 m) is the highest, permanently inhabited settlement in the canton Berne and will be reached by cable-car.

Dinner in Mürren
Overnight at Hotel Eiger****, Mürren

Day 8: Mürren - Stechelberg - Oberhornsee

Hiking time approx. 6 hrs. Up 1146 m, down 1146 m. (Option: 4 to 5 hrs hike with 800 m altitude)

Breakfast at the hotel

You will leave Mürren by cable car and catch the post car to Lauterbrunnen and Stechelberg, your next hiking starting point. From Stechelberg, you will do an easy, slightly uphill hike through the wild, romantic valley to Trachsellauenen, with its mountain hotel and restaurant (1hr). The trail then will climb more steeply along the left side of the valley, either via Ammerten to the Hotel Tschingelhorn and on to Hotel Obersteinberg (1 hr), or directly to Obersteinberg via Schurboden and the Tschingel Lütschine.

From Obersteinberg, a narrow footpath leads up to the Oberhornsee Lake (2065 m) in the Breithorn Nature Reserve (2 hrs). Return route: via Schafläger, with a detour to Läger, directly below the Schmadribach Falls and back to Stechelberg.

In the afternoon you will travel to Grindelwald. Grindelwald is nestled in pristine Alpine landscape at the foot of the Eiger north face. The world-famous backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau sets the scene for Grindelwald.

Dinner in Grindelwald

Overnight at Hotel Kirchbühl****, Grindelwald

Day 9: Schynige Platte - Faulhorn - First

Hiking time approx. 5 hrs. 40 min. Up 300 m, down 400 m.

Breakfast at the hotel

You will take a classical panoramic trail to Europe’s oldest mountain hostel. This is a unique trail above the tree line. On the Schynige Platte, you will see the wonderful contrasts in the color of the fern dazzling summits, the green valleys, and the Lütschine and Aare rivers. On the trail from the Schynige Platte to First you will pass two different mountain lakes, the Sägistal and Bachalp lakes. You will have a visit to Europe’s oldest mountain hostel on the Faulhorn with breathtaking views of the summits around Grindelwald as you hike to First.

Dinner in Grindewald

Overnight at Hotel Kirchbühl****, Grindelwald

Day 10: Departure or onward itinerary

Breakfast at the hotel

Your Swiss Adventure Holiday will come to an end. We will be happy to organize your post tour or your journey back to the airport.

SUBJECT TO ITINERARY AND HOTEL CHANGES!

Hiking times can vary depending on the weather and travel group