Swiss Alps Walking & Hiking Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

Swiss Alps Walking & Hiking Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

6 days

5 nights

Activity Levels 2-4

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

2025: Jun-Sep

From $6,299 - $6,699 /person

Peaks & Glaciers from Davos to St. Moritz

Wild and wonderful Graubünden: Switzerland's best-kept secret. It's a place where untouched wilderness and old-world luxury flourish together as naturally as pine trees and edelweiss. And it's living proof that with all their fame, the Alps can still surprise you. In one of the most beautiful countries on Earth, this is where the locals come to play.

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Highlights

  • Join Swiss hikers in the country's favorite destination, a region big on drifts of wildflowers and wide-open skies but light on tourist crowds
  • Traverse the ancient trade routes of soaring Strela Pass and the bridges and tunnels of the Bernina Railway 
  • Join the likes of Herman Hesse, Marc Chagall and Nietzsche who found inspiration in the crystalline light of the Engadine Valley
  • Mingle with the glitterati on the promenade of Lake St. Moritz
  • Move over, fondue—Graubünden’s Latin-influenced cuisine shines in a rustic outdoor cooking class and pairs divinely with rarely-exported Swiss wines
Switzerland Alps Walking and Hiking Tour

Switzerland

StartZurich

EndSt. Moritz

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Day 1

Description

Welcome to Switzerland’s canton of Graubünden, where vineyards, glaciers and three languages coexist within forty square miles • A high-altitude chairlift takes you to the start of your first hike • A cozy ski hut serves up Northern Italian specialties with panoramic Davos views • Hike to a peaceful village of traditional chalets and zoom down the mountain on Trotti bikes (Swiss downhill scooters) • Settle into our gleaming Davos retreat, whose rounded contours were inspired by the shape of a pine cone. 

Accommodations

Night 1

AlpenGold Hotel
Davos
Premiere Hotel

Dominating the Davos skyline with its sinuous golden façade and offering a wealth of luxe amenities, this retro-futuristic resort is a feast for the senses. (pool, spa)

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 2-3

Description

Marmots and mountain breezes are your only company as you follow in the path of 17th-century farmers who once took their grain to market across the staggering heights of Strela Pass • Stop in for trailside hospitality at a centuries-old trailside inn whose more recent gourmet offerings have been lauded by the New York Times• Locals greet you with Allegra! as we enter the isolated realm of Romansh, the endangered Swiss tongue and closest living language to Latin • Hike up the grand shoulders of Piz Scalottas (Scalottas Peak), either the short way on a heart-pumping climb or the long way on a panoramic ridge trail • Learn to make hearty local specialties with cooking appliances from Grandma's kitchen and a cauldron over an open fire—this interactive dinner at our cozy village hotel is not your average cooking class.  

Accommodations

Nights 2-3

Maiensäss-Hotel Guarda Val
Guarda Val
Premiere Hotel

A cozy but elegant hotel in the center of isolated Guarda Val—its warm hospitality tucks you right into the fabric of the village. (spa)

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 4-6

Description

Make for the Engadine region via the World Heritage route of the historic Bernina Express, which weaves through tunnels and across soaring viaducts • As you travel, take in the land that inspired painters such as Segantini and Marc Chagall • From the heath-strewn mountaintop of Muottas Muragl, catch your first glimpse of the twin jewels of Lake St. Moritz and Lake Silvaplana • Stroll the lanes of elegant St. Moritz • Hike high above the glittering Diavolezza glacier, adding a detour to climb across the glacier's icy surface if you dare • Our elegant St. Moritz hotel serves up exquisite Italian specialties like fresh burrata and pasta made in-house—after all, Italy is less than ten miles away! • Take a farewell stroll along the banks of glittering Lake St. Moritz as you say a revair to gorgeous Graubünden. 

Accommodations

Nights 4-5

Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
St. Moritz
Premiere Hotel

Settle into this sprawling estate overlooking Lake St. Moritz and you enter a history stretching back to 1879, when the Kulm was the first building in Switzerland to be lit with electric lights. (pool, spa)

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

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World-Class Hotels

Our hand-selected Premiere hotels offer exceptional hospitality and experiences as special as the regions we explore.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Night 1

AlpenGold Hotel
Davos

Premiere Hotel

Dominating the Davos skyline with its sinuous golden façade and offering a wealth of luxe amenities, this retro-futuristic resort is a feast for the senses. (pool, spa)

Nights 2-3

Maiensäss-Hotel Guarda Val
Guarda Val

Premiere Hotel

A cozy but elegant hotel in the center of isolated Guarda Val—its warm hospitality tucks you right into the fabric of the village. (spa)

Nights 4-5

Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
St. Moritz

Premiere Hotel

Settle into this sprawling estate overlooking Lake St. Moritz and you enter a history stretching back to 1879, when the Kulm was the first building in Switzerland to be lit with electric lights. (pool, spa)

From $6,299 /person

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Unplugged dates are perfect for guests who want to ride an acoustic bike.
E-bikes are available to travel companions by request only.

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