Walking Holidays in Switzerland - Val d'Anniviers

Val d’Anniviers is located in the French speaking part of Switzerland and offers some truly stunning walking. We know that the familiarity of the language the French influenced food and beauty of this hidden valley will appeal to new and regular customers alike.

Located high above the Rhône Valley, Val d’Anniviers has an excellent postal bus service linking the small precariously perched villages each with its own charm and history enabling a large number of one way walks to be enjoyed. Cable cars and a funicular railway transport you to over 2290m allowing you to explore even higher or to gently walk down to another wooden roofed village and return back to base by postbus.

Val d’Anniviers enjoys wonderful weather with an above average number of sunny days for Switzerland.

The Centre

Val d’Anniviers is dotted with tiny villages some originating in the 13th Century each with its own traditions and character many little changed by time. Some are on the valley floor, others cling to the valley side.

We have chosen hotels in St. Luc (1680m) an un-spoilt typical village of the region which clings to the mountainsides.

The Walking

Our exclusive Walk Booklet for this area offers a superb and varied selection for any walker. The walks range from a 2 hour walk with little ascent to an 8 hour journey involving a climb of 1125m. Some are available directly from the hotel and the postbus system makes all the others easily accessible.

You can walk along glacier fed lakes or up to a glacier itself. Take a funicular up to 2134m and then walk past the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud astronomical observatory and onto the ‘Chemin de Planetes’ (planetary walk) up to and past the exposed Hotel Weisshorn and downhill to Zinal with fine views of the Valaisian Alps.

Climb to the summit of Bella-Tola (for the very fit) at just under 3050m where you will find a panoramic viewfinder highlighting the stunning views over the Rhône Valley and the imposing summits of the Valaisan, Bernese, Italian and French Alps. Not surprisingly, a panorama which has been enjoyed since the beginnings of Swiss Tourism!

Walk Grading

Self guided - Easy, Moderate & Challenging

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Hotel Le Beausite *** - 3 Star Le Beausite has 24 rooms all with bath, shower & WC also telephone, radio, television and most importantly a balcony. South facing and recently refurbished superior rooms have views across the valley from a balcony that you will not want to leave to go down for dinner! VIEW MORE INFORMATION

Hotel Bella Tola, St.Luc **** - 4 Star   The Bella Tola hotel’s current owner managers Anne-Francoise and Claude Buchs-Favre have completely restored the hotel which has 19th Century style furnishings and antiques. Each bedroom has a TV and many have a balcony. VIEW MORE INFORMATION

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Walking is possible from June through to October with a risk of snow affecting the higher paths in June and at the end of October.

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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 £18 per bag per direction.

Switzerland- Internal travel

The Swiss transport system has a well earned reputation for being the best in the world. The trains are modern clean and run to schedule (late trains make the news in Switzerland!). We provide a personal timetable for all customers showing the relevant train times (including platforms) for transfers between airport/international rail gateway and the hotel for both arrivals and departures. We help to make the journey very much part of your holiday by providing helpful notes offering advice on changing trains and selecting the best seats to enjoy the stunning panoramic views. During your stay you will have the opportunity to experience travelling on the distinctive yellow post buses the lake steamers and many cable cars and funicular railways which will whisk you to high alpine meadows and mountain tops.

Swiss Card

A Swiss Card is included* in your holiday price if purchasing air or international rail travel through us. This can be bought separately, from us, by those making their own transport arrangements to Switzerland. The Swiss Card provides transfers between airport/international rail gateway and the hotel and enables you to enjoy most of your local travel at a 50% discount. There are a number of other travel cards listed below. If you wish to purchase separately £148** upgrade to first class £66**

* Not included for Hotel to Hotel Treks, Davos and Lower Engadine. For both Davos and Lower Engadine centred holidays we provide a rail ticket to/from Zurich airport as local transport is free.

Swiss Transfer Card

Gives free transfers between airport/international rail gateway and the hotel. Any reasonable route is permitted. Useful for very short stays and on hotel to hotel treks where you plan to walk all the way. Cost £99** upgrade to First Class £60**

Swiss Half Fare Card

Gives 50% discount during your stay for all rail and post bus services plus discounts on most funicular railways, chair lifts, gondolas and cable cars. Useful for those arriving by car. £85**

** subject to change

Family Card

Free travel on most transport for all children under 16 years traveling with their parents; provided free of charge with any of the travel cards listed above.

Two & Multi Centre Holidays - Switzerland

Clients often want to enjoy more than one area and find that traveling even a couple of hours on the train leads to a totally different walking experience. We are extremely happy to put these together for you. We will make all hotel reservations and provide the rail ticket between the centres free of charge** if the total stay is over 11 nights. For holidays over 13 nights we upgrade all the rail travel to First Class free of charge**. For example why not combine Zermatt with Davos having 7 nights in each resort in 4* hotels and journey between the two on the ‘Glacier Express’?

** As long as a Half Fare or Swiss card has been purchased