Hiking holiday across Switzerland
One stage 5 day, combine two stages 9 day, combine three stages 13 days, combine four stages 18 days or all five stages 22 days
Stage One - Rhine Valley to Glarnerland
At the outset the area was immense and the project a truly ambitious one: to help discover a unique region of 200,000 square kilometres of peaks and valleys, of high mountain pastures and forests, of large villages and hamlets by creating THE ultimate trail for hiking and the discovery of the entire Alpine space. Seven years after its creation the Via Alpina winds from Triest (Italy) to Monaco, from the Adriatic sea to the Mediterranean, its 5000 kilometres of walking tracks marked out 5 trails through eight European countries: Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Leichtenstein, Switzerland, France and Principality of Monaco.
Stage 1 departures 30 June, 13 and 30 July 4 and 19 August, 9 September.
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We will arrange your travel from the UK to Zurich airport where you will be transferred to your accommodation in Buchs.
Half board accommodation in a 3 star hotel
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Day 2
Sardona Glacier & Nature Park
Walking time approximately 5½ hours to travel to Buchs
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Your guide meets you 8am in the lobby of your hotel. A gentle start - From Buchs railway station you follow the left edge of the Rhine valley on your way to Sargans. From Sargans, postal bus transfer to Weisstannen. The 300 square kilometre area around Piz Sardona shows the geological phenomenon of overlay - older rock strata are to be found above younger ones. They bear witness to the formation of mountains and to plate tectonics.
Half board accommodation in a 3 star hotel
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Day 3
Smuggler Trail Foo Pass
Walking time approximately 5½ hours
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Transfer to Untersäss by hotel bus. This long stretched-out pass crossing Foo Pass leads into wild scenery with magnificent waterfalls.
Half board accommodation in a 3 star hotel
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Day 4
Glarnerland
Walking time approximately 5 hours
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We take the aerial cable car from Elm (997m) to Empächli (1,485m) and start our hike in Empächli. On this easy panoramic high mountain trail with superb views, you will reach Obererbs with a mountain cabin serving refreshments. This is where the climb starts in ear nest up to Erbser Stock, on to Wichlenmatt grassland and up further to Richteli Pass (2,261m). Overnight in Linthal or Braunwald.
Half board accommodation in Lintal/Braunwald
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Day 5
Return journey or continue the tour with stage 2
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This is the end of stage 1.
We will arrange your return journey home, however, you are able to either stay on and participate in the next stage of the trekking tour in Switzerland, or even individual stays at other resorts
If you are continuing on stage 2 you will stay overnight in Lnthal
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Your holiday price includes
4 nights hiking holiday from £971 per person
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- Return scheduled flights
- Half board accommodation in a 3 star hotel
- Excursions/Sightseeing along the route according to detailed itinerary
- Luggage transport
- English and German speaking travel guide/hiking guide
- Extensive travel documentation
Please note that lunch and all beverages are not included in the holiday price.
- The trekking rating is moderate. The hiking tours take between 4 & 7 hours each day
- At the beginning you walk along country paths and forest roads. In the mountains trekking takes you along narrow paths. A real trail of unsurpassable beauty awaits you. |
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Additional stages
Stages 2 - 5
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Please click on the above links for more details
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