Zermatt, Matterhorn & Gornergrat Small Group Day Tour from Basel

Highlights

Leistungen

Ablauf

1. Your tour starts with the train ride from Basel to Visp (two hours). The intercity train takes you in one hour to Bern.

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2. Berne is called the "Federal City" and functions as the capital of Switzerland. As the seat of the city and large parts of the cantonal and federal administration, it is the largest center of public administration in the country

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3. Lake Thun is a fjord lake in the Bernese Oberland on the northern edge of the Alps.

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4. The Lötschberg Base Tunnel is a 34.6-kilometre-long railway tunnel that crosses under the northern Alpine chain at the Lötschberg between Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland (Canton of Bern, Switzerland) and Raron (Canton of Valais, Switzerland) and was put into operation in 2007. This base tunnel is part of the Lötschberg-Simplon axis of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), which runs from Basel via Bern-Thun-Spiez to the Lötschberg and on via Brig-Simplon-Domodossola to Milan and Novara-Genoa, and next to the one running parallel Gotthard axis forms a second route for the transalpine rail freight traffic of the European Corridor (Rotterdam-Genoa).

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5. Visp is a municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located at the entrance to the Vispertal at the mouth of the Vispa in the Rotten. The small town is the capital and largest municipality in the district of Visp. Here you get off the intercity train and change direct onto the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Railway. The cogwheel train takes you within 55 minutes to Zermatt

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6. The Mattertal is one of the southern side valleys of the Rhone Valley in Valais. It is one of the valleys that have cut deep into the Valais Alps to the south, up to the main Alpine ridge (there is also the border ridge between Switzerland and Italy) and open to the north towards the Rhone, the main geographic axis of Valais. Three of the four highest mountain massifs in the Alps lie in the valley's border.

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7. Walk through the old part of the alpine village of Zermatt with it's typical wooden houses.

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8. Visit the viewpoint for the typical Zermatt village picture to the Mt. Matterhorn

   10 Min.

9. The graveyard shows you, how closed the success to climb Mt. Matterhorn and the risks are. It's part of the history of Zermatt, that accidents on high alpine climbing happens.

   10 Min.

10. The hotel Monte Rosa is where the first ascent to Mt. Matterhorn startet. Several information about the first ascent and it's historical tragedy are available here.

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11. On a 30 minutes cogwheel train ride you get up to 10000ft altitude. In this high alpine area, beautiful views to Mt. Matterhorn and the glaciers await you. Mt. Gornergrat is in all year snow.

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12. The Gornergrat is a mountain ridge at an altitude of 3135 m above sea level. M. It is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Gornergrat is located between the Gorner Glacier and the Findel Glacier and offers views of more than 20 four-thousanders, including Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn and the Liskamm. The Gornergratbahn runs from Zermatt (1620 m above sea level) to the Gornergrat, overcoming an altitude difference of almost 1500 metres. At the terminus (3089 m above sea level) on the southwestern tip of the ridge is the Kulmhotel, which is the highest mountain hotel in Switzerland. Visit the scenic viewpoint with the all year snow or have a look at the multi-media experience world, which shows the Matterhorn and its surrounding alpine world in all dimensions, will fascinate both young and old and is even a great place to visit on the Gornergrat when the weather is not so good.

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Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

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• 5While it was a long day,...

  While it was a long day, it was well worth it and made you feel like you were in Switzerland. Our guide was amazing and the views of Matterhorn and then surrounding area was gorgeous.

  Andy_MDezember 2025über Viator

• 5Fantastic Matterhorn Experience

  The all day trip was worth every minute of it. The train rides brought us through the beautiful countryside and along rivers to the final climb to the Matterhorn. The views were breathtaking and we were able to get a number of fantastic photos. The best part of the trip, however, was our guide, Feyssal. He was absolutely the best. He was knowledgeable, funny, professional and a wonderful representative for Viator.

  Lindsay_BNovember 2025über Viator

• 4Mountain and Swiss countryside!

  Joelle was 11 out of 10! She provided a great tour experience. Please tell her that her dinner recommendation was perfect and we hope she got home quickly and safely!

  925patsyhNovember 2025über Tripadvisor

• 5The tour guide took us on...

  The tour guide took us on a 4 hour train ride to Zermat and the Matterhorn. The scenery was fantastic but as we looked around the friendly guide explained what we were looking at as well as history of the area. He answered all our questions and was a pleasure to be with. Then the Matterhorn was fantastic!

  david_aSeptember 2025über Viator

• 4Very much enjoyed our day

  We very much enjoyed our day with Emil. We would have never been able to navigate the whole train situation without him. The scenery was beautiful. We were lucky enough to see the Matterhorn out of the clouds and the other mountains around were simply beautiful. I would definitely recommend this if you want to get out of the city and see more of what Switzerland is like.

  linda rAugust 2025über Tripadvisor

• 5I joined this tour and it...

  I joined this tour and it exceeded my expectations. The riedes by train were smooth and punctual.Group size was perfect: small enough for friendly vibes. Tourguide's enthusiasm made it enjoyable and it is a highly recommended tour for a alpine mountain sightseeing.

  Imra_CJuli 2025über Viator

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How it compares in Basel

• Its from-price is 35% above the median of the 65 tagesausflüge we list in Basel.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 65.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Basel

Basel is a Swiss city on the Rhine where Switzerland meets France and Germany, with a red-sandstone old town, a Gothic minster and many art museums.

Basel sits on a bend of the Rhine at the point where Switzerland, France and Germany meet. Its old town climbs the left bank to Münsterplatz, where the Gothic Minster in red sandstone holds the tomb of the scholar Erasmus. The Town Hall on the Marktplatz is red too, with a painted façade, and the Middle Bridge links the old town to Kleinbasel. Small ferries pulled across the river by the current alone run between the banks.

Top-ranked sights in Basel: Basel Minster (Basler Münster).

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