At the foot of the highest mountains in the entire Alpine mountain range lies the popular village Zermatt with the views of the Matterhorn, Weisshorn, Monte Rosa and many other alpine peaks. A single visit to the Matterhorn village is ...

The Riffelhorn is quite simply a climber’s paradise with good rocks and fantastic views all with easy access. Now a new route named the “Bartgeirer” has opened in summer of 2012.Climbing Riffelhorn is the dream of all recreational climbers. Standing ...

Tobogganing is one of the popular activities in Zermatt. Toboggan is a simple sled which is a traditional form of transportation but is now used as a sled for people to go down the hill. Visitors of all age at ...

  Nordwand Trail leads practically under the north face of the Matterhorn. The rock wall, dark and mighty, dominates the landscape. The feeling of wading over the snow under the iconic peak is unlike any other. The trail leads from ...

If you want to hike in a different style, snowshoeing is one of the exciting way of enjoying the fantastic trails around Zermatt. With beautiful glittering snow and the magnificent mountain surroundings, visitors can really enjoy their time walking in ...

Felikhorn, standing at 4,174 meters high, is an inconspicuous peak located just across the border in Italy. The Felikjoch, which is beside the Felikhorn, is the highest crossing in the Alps. Felikhorn is an inconspicuous 4000 meter peak. It is ...

The Dufourspitze at height of 4,634 meters, is the highest peak in the Swiss Alps. The summit lies in the Monte Rosa massif, which has ten 4000 meter summits, Dufourspitze, Grenzgipfel, Ludwigshohe, Nordend, Parrotspitze, Schwarzhorn, Signalkuppe, Vincent Pyramid, and Zumsteinspitze. ...

Currently there are many railways running around Matterhorn in Zermatt but it wasn’t always easy. At the end of 19th century, the idea behind the project was conceived to make a comfortable way of traveling to the top of the ...

The little bit loud red deers can weigh up to 200 kilograms in male and up to 100 kilograms in female. The mating season is mid-September to mid-October and the gestation period is for 34 weeks and the young, usually ...

Chamois are the curious ones. Recently a chamois looked into the office of the operation controllers at the heliport and an old chamois was sighted regularly below the hotel. Many locals have stories to tell about these curious animals. Both ...