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Swiss Alps · 8 days
Alpine Grand Tour
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High lodges, private guides and snow light that lasts all day.
8 days
Duration
Active
Pace
2 – 8 guests
Group size
December
Season opens
From
$3,499 per person
The journey
Alpine Grand Tour, in short
Eight days across the Bernese Oberland and Valais by private car and panoramic rail, with a mountain guide who decides each morning where the conditions are best.
- Privately guided glacier day above Zermatt
- Panoramic rail through the Bernese Oberland
- Alpine lodge with a spa above the cloud line
- Cheese cellar tasting with a fourth-generation maker
- Helicopter transfer over the Matterhorn
Gallery
A look at this journey
Your itinerary
Day by day
Day 1
Arrive in Zurich
Private transfer into the mountains, a lodge welcome and an early night at altitude.
Stay · Alpine lodge, Grindelwald
Day 2
First tracks
Your guide picks the aspect with the best snow or the clearest trail.
Stay · Alpine lodge, Grindelwald
Day 3
Above the cloud line
A cable-car morning to a high ridge, then an afternoon in the lodge spa.
Stay · Alpine lodge, Grindelwald
Day 4
The panoramic line
A reserved carriage through the Oberland, arriving in the Valais by evening.
Stay · Chalet suite, Zermatt
Day 5
Glacier day
A privately guided day on the ice, with a mountain lunch at 3,000 metres.
Stay · Chalet suite, Zermatt
Day 6
Cellars and villages
A slow valley day: cheese cellar, old chapels and a long lunch.
Stay · Chalet suite, Zermatt
Day 7
Matterhorn from above
A helicopter loop around the peak, weather permitting, then a farewell dinner.
Stay · Chalet suite, Zermatt
Day 8
Descent
Private transfer to Geneva or Zurich at your own hour.
Stay · Departure
Included
- All private transfers and reserved panoramic rail
- 7 nights in alpine lodges and chalet suites
- Daily breakfast, 4 dinners, 2 mountain lunches
- Certified mountain guide for 3 days
- Helicopter scenic transfer
- All lift passes and equipment hire
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Ski school beyond guided days
- Gratuities and personal spa treatments
Availability
Upcoming departures
Traveler stories
From guests on this journey
“Our guide changed the plan three times and each version was better than the last.”
“That helicopter loop around the Matterhorn ended the trip perfectly.”
Good to know
Questions, answered
Comfortable with a few hours of activity a day. Guided days are graded and can be softened at any time.
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