Tours

With scores of mountains, dozens of valleys, and over 500 miles of tracks, trails and paths in the mountains around Zermatt how do you know where to go? On which of the countless routes are you most likely to meet marmots and see edelweiss? Where are the finest views and fewest tourists? Where can you see the effects of climate change and learn how wildlife survives the harsh alpine winters? Why are Alpine flowers so brightly coloured?

This is why people chose Alpine Zermatt tours: the A to Z of the Swiss Alps.

There are two types of holiday Five Star or Mountain Hut. Both are superlative in their own way and depend entirely on the degree of activity or luxury that you are inclined towards.

Walks are selected to suit your interests and matched to the season and the weather. The tours are not geography field trips but a little understanding of the mountains, climate and the natural environment will greatly enhance your appreciation of what we see.

Therefore topics that we shall explore on our walks (to as great or limited extent as you wish) include:

• Geology and the formation of the Alps and Matterhorn
• Glaciation
• Climate change – The Ice Age, The Little Ice Age and contemporary climatic change
• Alpine flora and fauna

From time to time I shall be able to call upon the services of visiting guest lecturers who will share with us their own particular special knowledge of the area.