Winter excursions in Valais

Lace up your ice skates and enjoy the magnificent setting. Weather permitting, at Champex you can ice skate freely on the flat surface of the frozen lake in a location nicknamed “Little Canada”.

Covering 1,900 square metres, the facility is the ideal place in which to relax and enjoy the water with all your senses.

The most beautiful pistes and the most impressive viewpoints of the Aletsch Arena: discover all this on the Glacier Panorama Tour.

Between Sion and Sierre in Valais lies Europe's largest natural underground lake. In a rowboat, you will travel 300 meters through the illuminated cave and learn exciting facts about the geology and history of the lake from your guide.

The Verbier 3-D Foundation Sculpture Park is a free, year-round open-air museum at 2,300 meters in the Swiss Alps. It showcases contemporary art created during artist residencies, blending seamlessly with the alpine landscape between La Chaux and Les Ruinettes list stations above Verbier.

After an active day on the slopes or in the snow, relax your muscles in the soothing thermal water or steam-filled sauna: what more could you want? This is something that is almost taken for granted at the Leukerbad, the biggest thermal spa and wellness holiday resort in the Alps. The sauna complex in the Valais Alpine resort is particularly recommended.

The Aletsch Arena offers an impressive mountain backdrop in the heart of UNESCO World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, with a view of the longest glacier in the Alps, the Great Aletsch Glacier.

Summer holidaymakers and winter sports enthusiasts alike enjoy the panorama view of the Rhone Valley.

From La Tzoumaz, a new cable car takes you to Savoleyres, which is 2,354 m above sea level. The toboggan run starts at the summit station, taking you all the way to the village La Tzoumaz.

Surrounded by no fewer than 29 peaks above 4,000 meters, such as the majestic Matterhorn and the Dufourspitze as well as the third-longest glacier of the Alps, Gornergrat rewards visitors with unparalleled views.

Up on the Fiescheralp tobogganists are surrounded 4000-meter-high peaks as far as the eye can see. A breathtaking mountain world together with attractive toboggan run from the Fiescheralp to Lax make this an unforgettable experience for all the family.

At the new Riding Center in Crans-Montana, the encounter with horses takes center stage – an impressive experience for all age groups.

High, higher - the Glacier Palace in the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Even the mountain train ride tops all records.

The Alpine zoo is discovered at an altitude of 1,100 meters surrounded by woods, where the majority of alpine-dwelling animals can be observed in their natural habitat. Adjacent to the zoo visitors discover an outdoor alpine pool, nestled in the natural rocky landscape. Parking, Restaurant-Pizzeria and picnic area are also at your convenience.

Opened in spring 2007, the wine trail is an ideal way to discover the Valais and birthplace of some delightfully palatable regional wines.

Drive over one of the most historic Valais Alpine passes: On the Grosser St. Bernhard, you will visit the almost 1000-year-old hospice, meet St. Bernard dogs and hike through the alpine landscape on the border with Italy.

Relax and enjoy the thermal waters with a unique panoramic view.

A tropical landscape of grottos, cascades, wave pools and caves can be found at the water park in Le Bouveret, the Valais town on the Rhône delta. The park guaranteed water-based fun for the whole family all year round.

The Allalinhorn above Saas-Fee is what gave the area its name. With the right equipment and in the company of a mountain guide, the four-thousand-metre peak is a relatively easy climb for a sporty mountaineer.

The Abbey of Saint Maurice in Valais was built 1500 years ago as a place to honor martyrs. The pilgrimage destination was once the spiritual center of the Burgundy Empire and today houses one of the richest ecclesiastical treasures in Europe.

The dreamscape connecting the charming town of Zermatt to Testa Grigia is here, and it's enchanting. Dive into a magical journey that not only defies boundaries between two picturesque countries but also raises the bar for alpine experiences.

Saillon charms – more than ever – by its authenticity, its wines, its medieval festivals and, above all, its thermal baths.

Warm thermal water, impressive mountain scenery: In the Leukerbad Therme you can relax with a view of the Daubenhorn massif. In the largest thermal bath in the Alpine region, a variety of wellness areas and action-packed slides await you.

The Simplon Pass connects Switzerland with Italy. In the midst of wild high mountain landscapes, it invites you to hike through lonely high moors, along quiet mountain lakes and on historic trade routes.

Drive over the Grimsel Pass and immerse yourself in an archaic high mountain world of granite and water. At 2164 meters, the pass connects the Bernese Oberland with the Valais and is the starting point for numerous hikes.

With the fairytale gondola lift you float from Grächen to the Hannigalp – accompanied by lovingly told fairy tales. Each gondola becomes a little fantasy journey with a view of the Valais mountains.