Swiss Alpine Walking Encompassing a Wonderful Range of Landscapes
New Views Everyday Variety of Passes to
Cross, from Easy to Challenging
Comfortable
Accommodations
THE ALPINE PASS ROUTE
Swiss Alpine Walking Encompassing a Wonderful Range of Landscapes
There can be few greater pleasures in life than a journey
through a mountain landscape. Each pass gained brings with it a sense of
achievement and is rewarded with a magnificent panorama as the mountains
unveil their secrets, presenting yet another tantalising, distant horizon
to set our sights on. When that journey takes place in Switzerland it will
include some of the most dramatic mountains and spectacular scenery known
to man. The names of the peaks read like a history of mountain achievement
and endeavour.
The Wetterhorn, Eiger, Jungfrau, Monch and the Blumisalphorn; all feature
in our great traverse of famous alpine passes.
The
peaks will fill the horizons and take your breath away as you travel the
lush valleys and explore charming alpine villages. Birdsong and the
chirruping of crickets will serenade you along the trail as you escape the
bustle of city life and enjoy that very special therapy of pure mountain
air and pristine scenery.
This
trip is not only one of the classic walks of the Alps, it will also stand
comparison with almost any other long walk in Europe. The complete route
extends east-west from the Liechtenstein border to Lake Geneva. We have
selected the most spectacular central section between Engelberg above Lake
Luzern and Lauenen above Gstaad. The series of superbly scenic passes,
almost all well above 2000m and most only open to walkers, including such
famous names as Grosse and Kleine Scheidegg, Sefinenfurke, Hohturli,
Bunderchrinde, Hahnenmoospass and Trutlisberg, are flanked to the south by
an almost unbroken succession of magnificent rock and ice peaks: the
Titlis, the Wetterhorn, the classic triptych of Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau,
the Blumlisalp, the Wildstrubel and the Wildhorn. With such a backdrop
continuously unfolding it is easy to run out of superlatives!
13
nights/14 days - Your first night is spent in Engelberg
(3*),
a town with delightful views to the end of the valley and the Titlus
Peak. For the
second night you will stay in Engstlenalp in a mountain inn.
Your third night is spent in a centrally located 3* hotel in the
town of Meiringen. Nights 4 & 5 are spent in Grindelwald
in a cosy 2* chalet style hotel with a spectacular view of the Eiger.
The next 2 nights, 6 & 7 are in Lauterbrunnen, in a 3* modernised hotel with views of the Jungfrau and waterfalls
on both sides of the valley. Night 8 is spent in a mountain inn in Kiental, one
of the most picturesque villages. Nights 9 & 10 are in Kandersteg
in a 3* hotel in the heart of the town with a fabulous view of the
alpine world. All rooms have shower/bath, balcony, TV cable and WC.
In Adelboden a friendly welcome awaits you at a 3* chalet style
hotel. In Lenk on night 12 you stay in a small 3* hotel close to
the centre of the village with a pub style restaurant. Your final
night is in Saanen in 3* traditional Swiss style rooms, in the
converted town hall.
Sherpa
Notes
Arrival On arrival into Zurich take the train to Engelberg changing in
Lucern.
Accommodation &
Meals Dinner, bed & breakfast on 8 nights, bed and breakfast on
5 nights, in hotels and inns. Triple rooms available.
Way Marks
Well waymarked. Bergweg red/white and Wanderweg yellow waymarks.
End of Tour
Return from Saanen by train to Geneva airport.
Swiss Travel Cards
We recommend that you purchase a Swiss travel card, available from
your nearest Swiss state tourist office or from your arrival
airport in Switzerland.
This will cover the cost of your travel from the airport to your
first hotel and from the last hotel to the airport and will also
give you up to half price travel throughout your stay in
Switzerland.
