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7 Days Swiss Winter Hiking & Snowshoeing

Highlights

Discover
The canton of Graubünden, birth place of winter tourism and better known as the Holiday Corner of Switzerland. Famous throughout Switzerland for her wide range of winter and summer activities available within her picturesque virgin landscapes.
Experience
- walking through a pine tree woods
- walking along the ridge of a hill from which you get a stunning panorama
- hiking with snowshoes

Day 1

Arrival and pick up at Zürich airport / Zürich main train station / hotel in Zürich. A scenic drive to your hotel. Discover the countryside town that you will be staying in during your tour. Complimentary welcome drink during dinner.

Day 2

Drive to a village in Central Graubünden. Take a chairlift up to a hidden winter paradise. Enjoy a walk through the pine trees in deep snow. Walk to a lookout point with a very scenic view and have your lunch there. Then sledge down to the highest natural ice-skating rink in Europe at 1945 m above sea level. Finally, do a round tour in this winter wonderland.

Day 3

Today we start our hike from a ski village. Walk through the woods passing by brooks. Go further up the enchanting forest and finally reach a Pass where you come out of the woods and into the open with breath-taking panorama.

Day 4

You can decide today if you want to do another hike, try a snow activity or take a shopping or sight-seeing break. Decision based on majority. If you decide to do another hike, we drive to the Engadin Valley, take a fornicular train up to a hill that overlook the gorgeous Upper Engadin Valley with her lakes that freeze in winter. After hiking, if the sledging path is open, sled down to the parking lot with your toboggan.

Day 5

Today we take a drive to a winter sports paradise where Swiss city-dwellers come to enjoy their winter. Take a chairlift up to a mountain and do a downhill hike. Enjoy the stunning panorama. See the Heidi mountain, Schesaplana, from here. Enjoy a beer at a bar located on the summit of a mountain or simply go to a restaurant opposite to have a drink. Then hike further to Brüggerhorn and take a chairlift down. From here, sledge down to your starting point. After this, freetime to explore the town of this winter sports resort.

Day 6

Do a snowshoe hike starting from an alp and walk to Glaser Ridge where you will have a quick lunch. On the hike back, walk along the ridge of this hill overlooking the pretty Safien Valley. Ineffable scenery and experience!

Day 7

Hotel check-out. Scenic ride to Zürich airport / Zürich main train station / hotel in Zürich. Please do NOT schedule your flight to depart Zürich airport before 12 noon.

Note

As we would very much want our travellers to get the most out of our tours, the sequence and/or parts of the content of the above itinerary are subject to changes depending on weather conditions, forthcoming special events and unforeseen circumstances.

What's included:

Transfer to and fro Zürich airport / Zürich main train station / hotel in Zürich.
(Transfer to Zürich not included in budget tour.)
6 nights hotel accommodation in countryside town.
6 Swiss buffet breakfasts. (Not included in budget tour.)
6 Swiss dinners. (Not included in budget tour.)
1 cable car ticket to the summit of a mountain
1 driver-guide.
1 touring vehicle.