Zermatt Village Walk and Mt. Gornergrat Private Day Trip
Description
Embark on a captivating walk through Zermatt, guided by your private tour expert. Explore the charming village, taking in iconic sights of the majestic Matterhorn. Then, board the legendary Gornergrat cogwheel train for a scenic ascent to breathtaking heights. With personalized insights from your guide, this exclusive tour seamlessly combines alpine village charm, iconic mountain views, and an unforgettable railway adventure for a day of enchantment in Zermatt.
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Begin your tour by visiting the old part of the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical wooden houses. The walk takes you away from the typical main street and you get through the typical alleyways in Zermatt.
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.
The Gornergrat is a mountain ridge at an altitude of 3135 m above sea level. M. It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Gornergrat is located between the Gorner Glacier and the Findel Glacier and offers views of more than 20 four-thousanders, including Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn and the Liskamm. The Gornergratbahn runs from Zermatt (1620 m above sea level) to the Gornergrat, overcoming an altitude difference of almost 1500 metres. At the terminus (3089 m above sea level) on the southwestern tip of the ridge is the Kulmhotel, which is the highest mountain hotel in Switzerland. Visit the scenic viewpoint with the all year snow or have a look at the multi-media experience world, which shows the Matterhorn and its surrounding alpine world in all dimensions, will fascinate both young and old and is even a great place to visit on the Gornergrat when the weather is not so good.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- a minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- children must be accompagnied by an adult
- for wheelchair assistance - please contact us before booking
Reviews(12)
The weather is clear. There are no clouds on the top of Mount Matthong. Lake Eiffel is the best place to enjoy the reflection of Mount Matthong. Good luck to you.
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Beautiful views of Gornergrat. Zermatt is a small town. Guide was experienced guy and helped us when needed.
Thank you for your review, happy you got some insight information on your tour.
Tony was our guide for the day and he was excellent!!! Met us on time at the hotel and enjoyed a nice walk around Zermatt explaining about the town, its history and development before taking the train up the mountain. I believe we saw much more and had a great experience as Tony knew where and when to get thru all there was to see and do. Very much worth the time. We would highly recommend!! Viator was very easy to deal with and very professional. A great experience!
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Remi, the tour guide, provide an excellent day in the village of Armatt and an even better experience going up the Gongerat Railway to view the Matterhorn and the 9 glaciers. He proveded a persnal touch of his experiences on the mountain and life in the area.
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Remi was the best! What a great guide. He met us outside our hotel, took us on a tour of Zermatt. Very knowledgeable and informative. We took the cog wheel train to the Gorgernat and saw spectacular views of the Matterhorn. So breathtaking! We had a fabulous day and truly feel blessed to have the personalized service this tour provided. Thank you Remi!
Thank you Jacqueline for the review and we forwarded it to our tourguide. Hope to see you again in Switzerland.
We had a wonderful time on our walking tour and gonergrat train! Our guide was so interesting and shared a lot of tips with us for our stay. I would recommend this tour to anyone and our tour was private and so much more of an experience than with a group!
Thank you for the review and the feedback about the guide. Already forwarded it to him.
The tour was all inspiring. Our guide was wonderful. Very knowledgeable. Make Switzerland your next trip.
Hello George Thank you for the feedback. Hope to see you again - then you can book tours direct with us. Kind regards
We loved everything-fabulous tour and loved our guide. Very exciting and beautiful -hope to come back soon - can’t believe we had the most fabulous day and weather
Hi Janice We ordered this weather for you and the people in Zermatt finished painting the landscape just the day before you arrived :-) Just kidding - happy you had a great time with us and welcome back at any time!!! Kind regards
During a day of skiing, we caught this train along the way (free with the pass), which took us to the top of the Gornergrat. The employee even delayed the departure by a few seconds, seeing us run with heavy feet!!! The view is splendid, the weather was great and the ski descent is worth the walk! Landscape to sweep with binoculars! Return to Zermatt, via chairlifts that pass over the chamois! What happiness!
We took a journey from the legendary trains to Switzerland .. We are delighted with it!! This rack train climbs up to 3100m altitude!! fabulous; with breathtaking views!! the sea of ice , up there!! and all the mountains , including Matterhorn , all white everywhere , in July!! it refreshes!! by panoramic train..
