Switzerland mountain biking holiday
| country: | Switzerland |
| location: | Swiss Alps |
| trip type: | Challenging / hard core mountain biking holiday |
| departures: | 2008: 12 Jul, 16 Aug |
| price: | From £1095 (8 days) excluding flights. Optional bike hire from £120. We can help arrange flights from the UK |
the amazing things you'll be doing
You’ll be hard pushed to find a more dramatic European destination than the Swiss Alps. Enormous mountains such as Matterhorn and the Eiger, pristine glaciers, idyllic mountain pastures and lakes provide a stunning backdrop for this incredible and challenging alpine journey.
We’ll take you through three very contrasting and beautiful regions as we ride through the pastures and alongside the lakes, tackle some outstanding singletrack in the gigantic mountains of the Berner Oberland region and sample the delights of riding in the warm and sunny climate of the Valais with it’s juxtaposing vineyards and glaciers.
From our lakeside hotel in Vitznau, a short boat trip takes us across the beautiful Vierwald Slatter See Lake to start our two wheeled fun and frolics. Our journey continues via the impressive limestone formations of the Aare Gorge as we head toward Interlaken. The route allows us to take in the wonderful mountain panorama of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains – the place can quite literally take your breath away!
The week progresses and the riding just keeps getting better and better! Onward through the Kandertal, passing rivers and waterfalls, into the Valais region with it’s massive glaciers and breathtaking views of soaring alps and craggy rock faces until we eventually reach our final destination of traffic-free Zermatt.
Situated at the foot of the mighty Matterhorn, this is where we spend our last two nights. With superb views of the mountain, our hotel is in a superb location to enjoy an array of amazing routes that will tweak the excitement scale up still further. With trains, and a funicular railway aiding your progress to the higher reaches of the area, what ever your choice, it will be as fun packed and exhilerating as you choose to make it!!
Superb hotels (3 or 4 star), many with pools and delicious evening meals are just what you need after a day in the saddle and complete what is an impressive package.
We’ll take you through three very contrasting and beautiful regions as we ride through the pastures and alongside the lakes, tackle some outstanding singletrack in the gigantic mountains of the Berner Oberland region and sample the delights of riding in the warm and sunny climate of the Valais with it’s juxtaposing vineyards and glaciers.
From our lakeside hotel in Vitznau, a short boat trip takes us across the beautiful Vierwald Slatter See Lake to start our two wheeled fun and frolics. Our journey continues via the impressive limestone formations of the Aare Gorge as we head toward Interlaken. The route allows us to take in the wonderful mountain panorama of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains – the place can quite literally take your breath away!
The week progresses and the riding just keeps getting better and better! Onward through the Kandertal, passing rivers and waterfalls, into the Valais region with it’s massive glaciers and breathtaking views of soaring alps and craggy rock faces until we eventually reach our final destination of traffic-free Zermatt.
Situated at the foot of the mighty Matterhorn, this is where we spend our last two nights. With superb views of the mountain, our hotel is in a superb location to enjoy an array of amazing routes that will tweak the excitement scale up still further. With trains, and a funicular railway aiding your progress to the higher reaches of the area, what ever your choice, it will be as fun packed and exhilerating as you choose to make it!!
Superb hotels (3 or 4 star), many with pools and delicious evening meals are just what you need after a day in the saddle and complete what is an impressive package.
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Cycling is a great way to experience the beautiful Swiss Alps, travelling at a speed that enables you to enjoy the surroundings without damaging the environment and enables us to visit the car free resort of Zermatt during the trip. We select accommodation in small locally based hotels to ensure that the local people benefit, whilst assuring quality for our guests. By working work with locally based people and buying local products from small businesses we contribute to the regional economy. We provide travellers with Travellers Codes that encourage the reduction of water usage, systems for collecting, recycling or safe disposal of litter and relevant suggestions to minimise damage to the environment and wildlife and ecosystems. All our holidays have a maximum group size of 12 to 15 people minimising both the social and environmental impact. Accompanied by a local knowledgeable guide our guests are able to understand in depth about Swiss culture. |
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