Valais & Zermatt - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 365

Valais & Zermatt Itineraries
The Matterhorn serves as a sentinel to start the first tour
and finish the second. The first tour includes a spectacu-
lar glacier that leads back to the Jungfrau region while
the second tour has all that's best about Valais.
ZERMATT TO EGGISHORN Matterhorn
It's the Matterhorn baby! And the lure of this international symbol of Switzerland right-
fully draws people to (1) Zermatt literally by the trainload. From this car-free village on
the side of the slopes, you can wander myriad trails in summer and ski myriad runs in
winter. It's a beautiful playground year-round. Too many people zoom in, grab an eyeful of
the mountain through their viewfinder and zoom out again. Instead, spend a couple of
nights here so you can explore this beautiful patch of Valais at your leisure and take your-
self far from the maddening crowds. But be sure to join the mobs riding the cable car to
Matterhorn Glacier Paradise , an icy landscape with spectacular views 4000m up.
Ride the train back down from Zermatt and start connecting the dots of Swiss Alpine
treasures at Aletsch Glacier . Drive or catch a train to the cute little valley village of (2)