With this 11-night excursion, you hike beneath the towering peaks of the Michabelle mountian range that runs between Zermatt and Saas-Fee and get to hike in the Berner Oberland (Bernese Alps) famed for glacial carved valleys and towering snow capped peaks and high alps for grazing dairy cows in the summer and small farms for making cheese. This tour is consistently one of the favorite trips in Switzerland we offer. The scenery is top tier, the hikes are top tier and the hotels are top tier! It is the Heart of the Alps an amazing hiking vacation.
Base Villages: Saas Fee, Kandersteg & Muerren, Switzerland
Hotels:
– Saas Fee, Switzerland: Hotel Allalin
– Kandersteg, Switzerland: Hotel Victoria Ritter
– Muerren, Switzerland: Hotel Eiger
Highlights – Saas-Fee: The Mischabel Range in the Pennine Alps with the Dom, Täschhorn, and six other peaks topping 4,000 m (13,123 ft.) surround the village of Saas-Fee. Whether you’re interested in gentle hiking or high altitude alpine treks, Saas-Fee is the answer. There are 217 miles of trails above the Saas Valley that provide views of 18 impressive 4,000-metre peaks. We receive a lot of complements about Hotel Allalin and comments along the line that they had no idea how beautiful Saas Fee is. They also like the pace of the town much more low key than most places
Highlights – Kandersteg: Situated in the Bernese Highlands surrounded by 12,000-foot summits, Kandersteg is a great base to relish the traditional alpine lifestyle. A small farming village of 1,200, this place of unspoiled natural beauty is a mecca for hikers. The surrounding area holds secluded valleys, remote glacial lakes, hidden alps, and quaint mountaineering huts. Towering above this maze of hiking trails are glaciers that lead to four spectacular summits, the Doldenhorn, Frudenhorn, Oeschinenhorn, and Bluëmilsalphorn.
Highlights – Muerren: The Jungfrau massif (Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau); Lauterbrunnen Valley, including remote Obersteinberg hamlet; Staubbach, Trümmelbach, and Höldribach falls; mountain pass of Klein Scheidegg; Jungfraujoch (aka the Top of Europe railway station) and the best view from any hotel in Switzerland make this a great choice for your Alps hiking trip.
Guides: Shannon Harris and Navita Shyam