TOUR 5: Sils Maria and Zermatt, Switzerland
June 29 - July 10, 2025 – 11 Nights
Destinations: Sils Maria & Zermatt, Switzerland
Bernina Alps and Matterhorn Tour
- June 29: meet guides in Zürich by 10 a.m. and travel by train to Sils Maria
- June 30 and July 1 day-hike mountains above Upper Engadine Valley
- July 2: free day to explore on your own
- July 3 and July 4: day-hike mountains above Upper Engadine Valley
- July 5: take the famous Glacier Express Train from St. Moritz to Zermatt
- July 6 and 7: day-hike mountains above Matter Valley
- July 8: free-day to explore on your own
- July 9: day-hike mountains above Zermatt
- July 10: travel by train to Zürich arriving by 11:30 a.m. for return flight
Tour Highlights & Details:
Hotels:
– Zermatt, Switzerland: Hotel Silvana
– Sils Maria, Switzerland: Hotel Post
Highlights – Zermatt: The Matterhorn and the Matter valley, surrounded by 30 peaks topping 4,000 m (13,000 ft.); the Monte Rosa massif and Dufourspitze, the highest point in Switzerland; Gornergrat, a cog railway that travels 3,089 m (10,134 ft.) to an impressive overlook, and the Klein Matterhorn, the end point of Switzerlands’s highest cable car at 3,820 m (12,533 ft.) terrific. Having such impressive gondolas and cable cars and cog trains to our trail heads helps us keep above tree line affording incredible views of an area that holds 3/4 of all 4000-meter peaks in the Alps
Highlights – Sils Maria: Sils Maria a small village as charming as one can be is just 20 minutes from glitzy St. Moritz. St. Moritz is well know for good reason it is in the center of some of the best hiking and outdoor activities in Switzerland as is Sils Maria but without the glitz just unmatched charm. The Upper Engadine is certainly one of the most impressive landscapes in Switzerland. Sils Maria The gate to the romantic Fex Valley is idyllically embedded between Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana. With only 750 inhabitants, Sils presents itself in an introspective, familiar and inviting manner. Besides the tremendous natural experience, the cultural offerings are also exquisite.
Lead Guide: Shannon Harris