Walking Holidays in Switzerland - Lower Engadine - Hotel to Hotel

A wild natural landscape that is the ancient castle of Tarasp the baths of Scuol the Romanisch culture varying from village to village rich in tradition but nevertheless innovative and modern.

This is the Lower Engadine situated on the southern side of the Alps a valley far away from the busy tourist routes; it is a valley ‘waiting to be discovered’. This journey is especially enjoyable combining the beautiful timeless villages rich in culture and tradition and with their own unique architecture and walking high on the valley sides with far ranging views over the alps.

The local language is Romansch the least spoken of the four official languages of Switzerland but do not worry English is widely understood.

The Walking

The high trail on the sunny side of the valley leads through the ancient Engadine villages of Guarda Ardez Sent Vna Tschlin and Varnadi and offers varied days of walking with breathtaking views of the Lower Engadin Dolomiten.

You need only carry your lunch with you as your bags will be moved onto the next hotel. The paths are well marked as they often cling to the side of the valley.

Some walks explore far into side valleys. Take an extra night in Scuol which gives you the opportunity to walk in the nearby National Park Switzerland’s only one.

Baggage Transfer

You baggage (1 bag per person) is transferred for you every day to your next hotel.

Walk Grading

Self Guided- Easy to Moderate

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Lower Engadine Trek - 3 Star The hotels on this trek are certainly to be looked forward to. All accommodation is in 3 star hotels along the route these hotels are all family owned and in the evenings serve Engadine specialties. All rooms include a bath or shower, toilet, radio and TV. Many are in historic buildings of typical local architecture and situated in the centre of village life. VIEW MORE INFORMATION

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Day 1 Arrive in Zernez. The village has its own railway station which you can reach from Zurich Airport in 3¼ hours. We can arrange rail passes or tickets. You may wish to stay an extra night here (1473m) in order to become used to walking athigher altitudes.

Day 2 Zernez – Guarda. The trail initially follows the river from Zernez to Susch here you can take time to visit the ‘Fortezza Rohan’ ruins in this very picturesque village. The trail then climbs to the famous Schellenursli village of Guarda. 4 hours ascent 288m descent 108m

Day 3 Guarda – Ardez. From Guarda follow the trail briefly through the surrounding forest before continuing on to the alpine meadows of Suot. A beautiful walk with lots of interest and varied scenery. From here the trail leads up through Alp Sura and onto Murtera Dadoura before descending to the village of Ardez. 4¼hours ascent 590m descent 800m

Day 4 Ardez – Scuol. From Ardez we climb along Plan Chamera into the Tasna valley onto Alp Tasna and Alp Viamala. Here the trail climbs steeply to Muot la Stella before leveling off and leading through the alpine meadows to Alp Laret where you will find a simple mountain restaurant. The trail then leads down to the Prui mountain hut; here either take the chairlift down to Ftan or follow the trail that leads through Ftan Pitschen. Along this part of the trail you are greeted by spectacular views of the Tarasp castle and the surrounding mountains. 5½ hours ascent 770m descent 560m

Day 5 Martina - Vnà. Today starts by taking the bus to Martina close to the Austrian border. The route is through forest meadow and alp and follows part of the Via Engiadina with breathtaking views and a sight of Austria. In the village of Tschlin you can visit the brewery which produces Birreria da Tschlin. Vnà is small and pretty with a church and even a museum! Enjoy a relaxing evening after a tough but hopefully really worthwhile day. 6 hours ascent 900m, descent 350m

Day 6 Vnà -Sent Ascend the valley side to the remote village of Zuort. Take time to visit the pretty chapel here before continuing through the picturesque Choglias valley. Pass through the attractive Val Sinestra with its mineral water springs. Follow the Via Engiadina again before a grassy descent to the interesting village of Sent. 4¼ hours, ascent 300m descent 484m

Day 7 Sent -Scuol There are a number of options for today’s route, depending on your fitness, drive and weather! You can climb steadily to the Vastur hut and restaurant and on to the high trail of the Via Engiadina through stunning alpine meadowsto Jonvrai and Chamonna Naluns. Continue to Motta Naluns from where you can descend by cable car to Scoul to explore the historic town. You can lengthen the route by taking making the complete circuit of the Piz Spadl massif which, on a fine day, provides a spectacular end to the trek. The shortest option is to take a pleasant low level walk along the valley. 1½ to 6 hours. Main route: ascent 886m descent 181m

Day 8 Travel Home. The rail journey to the airport, on the efficient Swiss railway network through superb Swiss scenery is still very much part of the holiday.

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Available from the middle of May to the end of October with a chance of snow affecting the first 4 and last 4 weeks. The wild flowers in June are quite exceptional. The high altitude tends to moderate summer heat in July & August. There are local transport alternatives to reach all the hotels.

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Flights

Zurich airport is closest at just under 3 hours to Zernez. Basle 4¼ hours and more distant Geneva 5½ hours The return journey from Scuol takes an extra 10 minutes.

Zurich non stop from Heathrow Gatwick London City Luton Birmingham Manchester Edinburgh and Dublin. Connecting flights from most UK airports.

Geneva non stop from Heathrow Gatwick London City Luton Stansted Southampton* Bournemouth* Jersey Exeter* Newquay* Bristol Cardiff* Birmingham East Midlands Norwich* Doncaster* Liverpool Manchester* Leeds, Newcastle* Glasgow*, Edinburgh, Aberdeen* Belfast and Dublin. Connecting flights from most UK airports.

Basle non stop from Heathrow, London City, Luton, Liverpool, East Midlands and Manchester. Connecting flights from most UK airports.

* Winter only

Train

You can travel by train from London to Lower Engadine utilizing Eurostar and TGV - taking about 11½ hours.

We can book rail travel on Eurostar and onwards on SNCF/TGV to Switzerland. You can reach most resorts on the same day.

Straight there and back

Rail travel on Eurostar, TGV and SNCF and all seat reservations:

2nd class £60 per person supplement on with air prices
1st Class £130 per person supplement on with air prices

With a stop in Strasbourg

You may care to break the journey in each direction in a 3 star hotel, B & B, in Strasbourg. We will book you into a 3 star hotel very close to the station and the historic old town, and you will have time to explore this beautiful and famous city.

Rail travel on Eurostar, TGV and SNCF with 2 nights in a 3 star hotel in Strasbourg, 1 in each direction. Plus all seat reservations:
2nd class £150 per person supplement on with air prices
1st Class £220 per person supplement on with air prices

Prices are a guide and subject to availability.

Self Drive

If you wish to drive to Switzerland we provide advice on where to stay en route if you wish to break the journey as well as driving directions to find the hotel. We also advise on which hotels have car parks. Just use the ‘own travel arrangement’ prices and add a half fare card if required.

To drive on Swiss motorways you will need a motorway pass ‘Vignette’ we can obtain this for £26 which will save the queue at the border.

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Lower Engadine

All holiday prices include 7 nights half board accommodation. 'With Flights' includes typical flight price from London to Switzerland Rail Transfer cards are recommended additions - please add £85 or Swiss cards £118. Also self guided walkers receive our unique walking booklet for your chosen area and best local walking map.

Please note these prices will differ from our current brochure price list and are the current correct prices

Length of tour	Departures	Prices Independent	Prices Escorted	Single supplement
8 days	Mid May – Mid Oct	752 (617)	n/a	128

Prices in brackets denote land price only

Own Travel prices does not include flight or Swiss card.

Flights also available from a number local airports prices on request

Important for details of our flight price policy click here

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Additional information for holidays in Switzerland

Fly/Rail Baggage

Check in your bag at the airport and collect it at your resort avoiding the wait at the baggage carousel. This is a system unique to Switzerland. Many hoteliers will even collect the bags for you when they arrive and
deliver them to your room. On your return check in your bag in at the railway station and at some
stations receive your boarding pass. Your bag will then be transferred to your flight and you collect it from the baggage carousel on arrival.
These services are available to but not from all resorts (Meiringen is unavailable) or with all airlines. Timing limitations also apply please check. The cost is £12 per bag per direction.

Switzerland- Internal travel

Please note we include a Swiss Card in our Standard “with flight” prices for all our centered holidays except Davos where all local busses and mountain railways are free. For Davos we include return rail tickets only
to/from Zurich Airport other airports at a supplement.

Swiss Card

Gives free transfers by rail from the airport of your choice or international border crossing to your chosen resort. Any reasonable route is permitted. It also includes a 50% discount during your stay for all rail and postbus services plus discounts on most funicular railways chair lifts gondolas and cable cars.
To purchase separately £118. Upgrade to First Class £62.

Swiss transfer card

Gives free transfers by rail from the airport of your choice or international border crossing to your chosen resort. Any reasonable route is permitted. Useful for very short stays. £85 Upgrade to First Class £54

Swiss half fare card
Gives 50% discount during your stay for all rail and post bus services plus discounts on most funicular railways chairlifts gondolas and cable cars. Useful for those arriving by car. £65.

Family card
Free travel on most transport for all children under 16 years travelling with their parents.

Two & Multi Centre Holidays - Switzerland

We are able to put together any 2 or 3 centre holidays. For pricing just add the extra night price at the second location to the first location’s ‘base’ price.
For example 7 nights Zermatt (Europe) and 7 nights Davos (Morosani Post) low season £736 + £553 (7 times £79) = total £1289.
Or call us and we will happily prepare a quote. For total stays of more than 10 nights we include rail tickets between locations.
For more than 13 nights we upgrade them to First Class.