Begin your adventure in the village of Adelboden, where a lush cirque of green pasture is watched over by the towering Engstligen Falls • A gondola ride sweeps you up to the trailhead for your first walk • Pause to read trailside signs that identify the colorful drifts of blooms along the Wildflower Trail • Climb to Hahnenmoos Pass, the escape route by which Catholic priests fled to Geneva during the Swiss Reformation • Hike down the Adelboden Valley through tumbling meadows with panoramic views. 

Follow an ancient trading route through wildflower-strewn meadows • The trail to Leukerbad leads past a shimmering glacier-fed lake and over the Gemmi Pass • Cable cars whisk us over the toughest ups and downs • Traverse a thermal gorge on a bridge suspended over a thundering waterfall • Discover the age-old process behind Swiss cheese at a traditional farm • Indulge in a rejuvenating soak in Leukerbad’s healing waters.  

Catch a scenic train ride to Zermatt, a picturesque village with stunning views of the Matterhorn • Hike through the Zmutt Valley • Pause in a historic mountain hamlet for a lunch of local dishes like rösti, sausage and apple strudel, accompanied by delicious lager • Visit a garden where herbs are grown to make Ricola’s world-renowned candy and teas • Admire jaw-dropping views of Gornergletscher, a glacier with bright blue pools and deep crevasses, reached by foot or cogwheel train • Listen to the ice field groan, creak and rumble • Savor crisp morning air en route to an Alpine lake with magnificent vistas • A festive dinner marks the last night of this grand Alpine hiking adventure.