Zermatt Village walk and Mount Gornergrat Private Tour

To see the Matterhorn live - it's a must for every Switzerland traveller. Visit the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical chalet style, surrounded by high alpine peaks, the Matterhorn in face all the time.  With your tourguide you discover the old part of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain, from where you will have all this "postcard" views to the Matterhorn. 

Our tourguide accompanies you on this tour from the starting point, shows you the changing landscape and answers your questions about the country and its people. The tour guide knows the way and shows you a few places away from the tourist flow.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Zermatt, Zermatt, Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps

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.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Viewpoint Kirchbrucke bridge, Kirchbrucke -, Zermatt 3920 Switzerland

Visit the viewpoint for the typical Zermatt village picture to the Mt. Matterhorn

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Mountaineers' Cemetery, Kirchstrasse Chiesa di San Maurizio, Zermatt 3920 Switzerland

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Monte Rosa Hotel, Bahnhofstrasse 80, 3920 Zermatt, Switzerland

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.

Stop At: Zermatt GGB, 3920 Zermatt, Switzerland

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bahnhof Gornergrat 1, Zermatt 3920 Switzerland

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.

Duration: 2 hours

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