Zermatt, Matterhorn & Gornergrat Small Group Day Tour from Basel
4.2
(155)
🕑 11h 30m
Free cancellation
Embark on an unique small-group tour from Basel to Zermatt, traversing the scenic landscapes of half of Switzerland by train. Upon arrival, immerse yourself in the alpine charm with a village walk in Zermatt, accompanied by awe-inspiring Matterhorn views. The adventure reaches new heights with an ascent on the cogwheel train to the summit of Mount Gornergrat with views to an incredible glacier world and Matterhorn Mountain. Limited to a select few, this personalized journey ensures an intimate and unforgettable experience, seamlessly blending picturesque train travel, cultural exploration, and breathtaking mountain vistas in the heart of Zermatt.
Languages:
English
📍Centralbahnstrasse 10, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
🏢Operated by SwissTravelGuide
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your tour starts with the intercity train ride from Basel to Visp (1h 50min)
- ✓Berne is called the "Federal City" and functions as the capital of Switzerland. As the seat of the city and large parts of the cantonal and federal administration, it is the largest center of public administration in the country
- ✓Lake Thun is a fjord lake in the Bernese Oberland on the northern edge of the Alps.
- ✓The Lötschberg Base Tunnel is a 34.6-kilometre-long railway tunnel that crosses under the northern Alpine chain at the Lötschberg between Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland (Canton of Bern, Switzerland) and Raron (Canton of Valais, Switzerland) and was put into operation in 2007. This base tunnel is part of the Lötschberg-Simplon axis of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), which runs from Basel via Bern-Thun-Spiez to the Lötschberg and on via Brig-Simplon-Domodossola to Milan and Novara-Genoa, and next to the one running parallel Gotthard axis forms a second route for the transalpine rail freight traffic of the European Corridor (Rotterdam-Genoa).
- ✓Visp is a municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located at the entrance to the Vispertal at the mouth of the Vispa in the Rotten. The small town is the capital and largest municipality in the district of Visp. Here you get off the intercity train and change direct onto the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Railway. The cogwheel train takes you within 55 minutes to Zermatt
- ✓Walk through the old part of the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical wooden houses.
- ✓Visit the viewpoint for the typical Zermatt village picture to the Mt. Matterhorn
- ✓The graveyard shows you, how closed the success to climb Mt. Matterhorn and the risks are. It's part of the history of Zermatt, that accidents on high alpine climbing happens.
- ✓The hotel Monte Rosa is where the first ascent to Mt. Matterhorn startet. Several information about the first ascent and it's historical tragedy are available here.
- ✓On a 30 minutes cogwheel train ride you get up to 10000ft altitude. In this high alpine area, beautiful views to Mt. Matterhorn and the glaciers await you. Mt. Gornergrat is in all year snow.
- ✓After returning from Gornergrat, your travel back to Bern will take place (3 hours). You trave on the same way back as you arrived in the morning.
- ✓The Mattertal is one of the southern side valleys of the Rhone Valley in Valais. It is one of the valleys that have cut deep into the Valais Alps to the south, up to the main Alpine ridge (there is also the border ridge between Switzerland and Italy) and open to the north towards the Rhone, the main geographic axis of Valais. Three of the four highest mountain massifs in the Alps lie in the valley's border.
What's included
- ✓all taxes, fees and handling charges
- ✓local guide operated by Swiss Travel Guide
- ✓all transportation fees
- ✓priority boarding pass for Matterhorn railway
- ✓all entrance fees
What's not included
- ✓travel to starting point in Basel SBB
- ✓food and drinks during the tour
- ✓personal expenses during the tour
- ✓gratuities welcome for the tourguide
Good to know
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Wheelchair accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Meeting Point
Basel SBB train station meeting point in the departure hall (in front of the ticket office) (10 Centralbahnstrasse, Basel-Stadt Basel, Basel-Stadt, 4051)
Good to know before you go
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 559.00
Zermatt, Matterhorn & Gornergrat Small Group Day Tour from Basel
4.2
(155)
🕑 11h 30m
Free cancellation
Embark on an unique small-group tour from Basel to Zermatt, traversing the scenic landscapes of half of Switzerland by train. Upon arrival, immerse yourself in the alpine charm with a village walk in Zermatt, accompanied by awe-inspiring Matterhorn views. The adventure reaches new heights with an ascent on the cogwheel train to the summit of Mount Gornergrat with views to an incredible glacier world and Matterhorn Mountain. Limited to a select few, this personalized journey ensures an intimate and unforgettable experience, seamlessly blending picturesque train travel, cultural exploration, and breathtaking mountain vistas in the heart of Zermatt.
Languages:
English
📍Centralbahnstrasse 10, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
🏢Operated by SwissTravelGuide
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your tour starts with the intercity train ride from Basel to Visp (1h 50min)
- ✓Berne is called the "Federal City" and functions as the capital of Switzerland. As the seat of the city and large parts of the cantonal and federal administration, it is the largest center of public administration in the country
- ✓Lake Thun is a fjord lake in the Bernese Oberland on the northern edge of the Alps.
- ✓The Lötschberg Base Tunnel is a 34.6-kilometre-long railway tunnel that crosses under the northern Alpine chain at the Lötschberg between Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland (Canton of Bern, Switzerland) and Raron (Canton of Valais, Switzerland) and was put into operation in 2007. This base tunnel is part of the Lötschberg-Simplon axis of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), which runs from Basel via Bern-Thun-Spiez to the Lötschberg and on via Brig-Simplon-Domodossola to Milan and Novara-Genoa, and next to the one running parallel Gotthard axis forms a second route for the transalpine rail freight traffic of the European Corridor (Rotterdam-Genoa).
- ✓Visp is a municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located at the entrance to the Vispertal at the mouth of the Vispa in the Rotten. The small town is the capital and largest municipality in the district of Visp. Here you get off the intercity train and change direct onto the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Railway. The cogwheel train takes you within 55 minutes to Zermatt
- ✓Walk through the old part of the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical wooden houses.
- ✓Visit the viewpoint for the typical Zermatt village picture to the Mt. Matterhorn
- ✓The graveyard shows you, how closed the success to climb Mt. Matterhorn and the risks are. It's part of the history of Zermatt, that accidents on high alpine climbing happens.
- ✓The hotel Monte Rosa is where the first ascent to Mt. Matterhorn startet. Several information about the first ascent and it's historical tragedy are available here.
- ✓On a 30 minutes cogwheel train ride you get up to 10000ft altitude. In this high alpine area, beautiful views to Mt. Matterhorn and the glaciers await you. Mt. Gornergrat is in all year snow.
- ✓After returning from Gornergrat, your travel back to Bern will take place (3 hours). You trave on the same way back as you arrived in the morning.
- ✓The Mattertal is one of the southern side valleys of the Rhone Valley in Valais. It is one of the valleys that have cut deep into the Valais Alps to the south, up to the main Alpine ridge (there is also the border ridge between Switzerland and Italy) and open to the north towards the Rhone, the main geographic axis of Valais. Three of the four highest mountain massifs in the Alps lie in the valley's border.
What's included
- ✓all taxes, fees and handling charges
- ✓local guide operated by Swiss Travel Guide
- ✓all transportation fees
- ✓priority boarding pass for Matterhorn railway
- ✓all entrance fees
What's not included
- ✓travel to starting point in Basel SBB
- ✓food and drinks during the tour
- ✓personal expenses during the tour
- ✓gratuities welcome for the tourguide
Good to know
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Wheelchair accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Meeting Point
Basel SBB train station meeting point in the departure hall (in front of the ticket office) (10 Centralbahnstrasse, Basel-Stadt Basel, Basel-Stadt, 4051)
Good to know before you go
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 559.00