Private Zermatt Tours

Zermatt appears in 4 of our itineraries across Switzerland, ranging from 7–11 days. Every one is private, and every one can be reshaped around the time you want to spend here.

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What a day in Zermatt looks like.

Taken from the itineraries themselves — these are real days from trips we run, not a generic description of the city.

Day 5 · Swiss Alps

Zermatt: Below the Matterhorn

Zermatt has been car-free since 1930 and the effect — combined with the Matterhorn's silhouette above every roofline — is of a village that exists in its own time. The Matterhorn is not the highest mountain in the Alps (Monte Rosa across the valley beats it by nearly 200 metres) but it is the most recognised. Edward Whymper's first ascent in 1865 and the four deaths on the descent made the mountain famous; the Matterhorn Museum in the village tells the story through the equipment and the documents of the climbers involved. Your morning in the village: the old Zermatterlauben street of traditional Walliser houses, the Alpine museum, the graveyard of the Mountaineers' Cemetery where Whymper's companions and subsequent alpinists are buried. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car to 3,883 metres — the highest in the Alps — for the afternoon view of the Matterhorn from above its shoulders, and the view south across the Italian Alps toward Mont Blanc.

Zermatt village — the car-free alpine town
Matterhorn Museum — Whymper's 1865 first ascent
Mountaineers' Cemetery — the alpinists who did not return

Day 5 · Essence of Switzerland

Zermatt: Beneath the Matterhorn

Zermatt has been car-free since 1930. The village is accessible only by train from Täsch, and the result — combined with the Matterhorn's pyramidal silhouette above every roofline — gives Zermatt a quality of self-containment that distinguishes it from every other Swiss mountain resort. The transfer from Grindelwald by train and private transport takes approximately three hours via Brig. Arrival in Zermatt's pedestrian streets and your hotel, with the Matterhorn visible from the window if the afternoon is clear. The Matterhorn Museum in the village centre tells the story of Edward Whymper's first ascent in 1865 and the four deaths on the descent — the defining moment in the history of alpinism. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car to 3,883 metres, the highest cable car station in the Alps, for the summit view. Dinner in Zermatt: the village has some of the finest mountain restaurants in Switzerland.

Zermatt — car-free since 1930
Matterhorn Museum — Whymper's 1865 first ascent
Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car to 3,883 metres

Day 5 · Best of Switzerland

Zermatt: The Matterhorn Village

Transfer from the Bernese Oberland to Zermatt via Brig through the Rhône valley — a ninety-minute drive that crosses from the German-speaking Bernese Oberland into the French-influenced Valais, where the villages are different, the vineyards begin, and the light changes with the latitude. Zermatt is car-free: your driver leaves you at Täsch and the Zermatt Shuttle carries you into the village. The Matterhorn appears above the roofline immediately. The afternoon in the village: the Zermatterlauben street of traditional Walliser wooden houses, the Matterhorn Museum whose centrepiece is the story of Whymper's 1865 first ascent (and the deaths of four of his seven companions on the descent), and the Mountaineers' Cemetery where subsequent generations of climbers are buried with the mountain above them. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car to 3,883 metres — the highest in the Alps — for the summit view.

Rhône valley transfer — German to French Switzerland
Zermatt car-free village
Matterhorn Museum — Whymper's 1865 ascent

Day 6 · Grand Tour of Switzerland

Zermatt: The Car-Free Village

Transfer from the Bernese Oberland to Zermatt via Brig: the Rhône valley at its widest, the vineyards of the Valais beginning to appear on the south-facing slopes, and then the narrow valley south to Zermatt — car-free since 1930, the only approach by electric shuttle from Täsch. The Matterhorn appears at the end of the main street. The afternoon in Zermatt: the Matterhorn Museum, whose collection includes the original equipment from Edward Whymper's first ascent in 1865 and the cut rope that caused the deaths of four of his seven companions on the descent — the defining incident in the history of alpinism. The Mountaineers' Cemetery, where the names carved on the stones form a catalogue of the 20th century's most significant alpine climbers. The Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable car to 3,883 metres for the summit view of the Matterhorn from above.