With this 10-night excursion, you hike beneath the towering peaks of the Michabelle mountain range that runs between Saas-Fee and Zermatt and get to hike the Berner Oberland (Bernese Alps) famed for glacial carved valleys and towering snow capped peaks and amazing waterfalls. In Saas Fee and Muerren you are always in view of flowing and hanging glaciers. Called the Pearl of the Alps, Saas Fee boasts an Alpine Flower Trails, which holds more than 240 plant species, rare wildflowers, and thousand-year-old larch trees.
Base Villages: Saas Fee and Muerren, Switzerland
Hotels:
– Saas-Fee, Switzerland: Hotel Allalin
– 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 – 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.
Guides: Shannon Harris, Carrie Carlquist and Lynne Laflamme
