Randa (1,406 metres above sea level) is the third-highest municipality in the Mattertal valley and is situated between Visp and Zermatt, which is about 9 km away. The lowest point in the municipality is situated around 1,270 metres above sea level and is close to the border with the municipality of St. Niklaus. The highest point is the summit of the highest mountain in Switzerland, the Dom, which stands at 4,545 metres above sea level.

The village of Randa has often been struck by natural disasters over the course of the centuries. In the early morning of 18 April 1991, huge boulders plunged into the valley. Three weeks later on 9 May, huge rocks plummeted into the hamlet of Lerch, the road linking Zermatt and the Brig-Zermatt Railway. Some 30 million cubic metres of rock tumbled down from the mountains within a period of three weeks.

• Matterhorn cross-country trail:
  12 km of cross-country skiing pistes in Täsch - Randa
• 9-hole golf course between Randa and Täsch

Public Transport: You can easily and comfortably travel to the holiday resort of Randa using the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway. Travellers coming from Brig or Visp have connections to take them to Randa. This means that you can travel to the holiday resorts of the Mattertal valley at any time of the year in an environmentally friendly way and at the same time enjoy the unique experience of travelling alongside the river Mattervispe through the deepest valley in Switzerland. The famous Glacier Express operates between St. Moritz and Zermatt (also stops in Randa) all year round.

By car: Randa can be easily reached by car by using the well-built road through the Mattertal valley. There is a public car park in Randa.