TOUR 8: Zermatt and Muerren (Jungfrau and Matterhorn Tour)
Matterhorn and Jungfrau Tour
- August 28: meet guides in Zürich by 11 a.m. and travel by train to Zermatt
- August 29 – September 1: day-hike mountains above Zermatt
- September 2: travel by train and cable car to Muerren
- September 3 and 4: day-hike mountains above Lauterbrunnen Valley
- September 5: free day to explore on your own
- September 6 and 7: day-hike mountains above Lauterbrunnen Valley
- September 8: travel by train to Zürich arriving by 10:17 a.m.
Tour Highlights & Details:
Hotels:
– Zermatt, Switzerland: Hotel Silvana
– Muerren, Switzerland: Hotel Eiger
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 – Muerren: The Lauterbrunnen Valley seen from the village of Muerren is one of the best views in the Alps. The remote Obersteinberg hamlet deep in the mountains above Lauterbrunnen Valley is a do not miss hike when visiting Switzerland (Shannon’s favorite hike in Switzerland); plus Staubbach Falls, Trümmelbach Falls, and Schmadri Falls and Höldribach Falls make the Lauterbrunnen a top tier Swiss hiking get away.
Lead Guide: Shannon Harris, Cristiano Berta, John Wigington
