Zermatt House
Hotel
Days 1–5
Thrill season• Himalayan passes, snow treks and open water Find your next one
Six days of lifts and high walking, no car anywhere. Six days with a full Peak Pass, a mountain guide on three walking days and a hotel with a Matterhorn view.
No combustion cars are allowed in Zermatt. You leave any vehicle at Tasch and take the shuttle train the last five kilometres.
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| Zermatt |
| Matterhorn |
| Bahnhofstrasse |
Sit on the right going up. The Riffelsee on the way down reflects the Matterhorn perfectly on a still morning.
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| Gornergrat |
| Gorner glacier |
| Riffelsee |
| Monte Rosa |
The highest cable-car station in Europe at 3,883 m, with a glacier ski area that runs through the summer.
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| Klein Matterhorn |
| Glacier palace |
| Breithorn |
Only two of the five actually reflect the Matterhorn. Stellisee is the one, and it is best before nine in the morning.
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| Stellisee |
| Grindjisee |
| Grunsee |
| Leisee |
| Moosjisee |
The Hornli hut at 3,260 m is where Matterhorn climbers start at four in the morning. Walking to it is as close as most people get, and it is close enough.
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| Schwarzsee |
| Hornli hut |
| Matterhorn north face |
The train runs to the airport station directly, which is why nobody drives in Switzerland.
All accommodations are subject to change
Hotel
Days 1–5
5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be.
Valais in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Would book with them again.
Valais in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Would book with them again.
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