Trip
Details and Small Print - Bernese Alps Swiss Classic 
Can I do it?
Strenious but non-technical trail hike with
up to 8 hrs hiking (up to 6 miles (10 km), maximum of 3300 ft (1000
m) vertical gain) on some of the days. Trails vary hugely from forest
roads to narrow trails with steep drop offs that are secured with
fixed ropes or chains for hand railing on short sections. The trek
includes three high pass traverses with sustained uphill and downhill
sections, which could be hazardous if the trail was snow covered of
frozen, which can happen any month of the season but more so in June,
September and October. In case of adverse conditions, easier variations
are available and so is a detour to the day's destination by public
transport.
What are the Hotels / Mountain Lodges
like? Rooms? Showers? Food Choices?
All nights will be spend in private rooms.
We have chosen small family-owned hotels at the two and three star
level in the resort towns. The mountain lodges / high pasture farms
are spectacularly located and also offer private rooms, however
the showers are shared.
In the mountain lodges, we have booked a half board dinner and dietary
preferences can be accomodated to a large extent. In the Hotels
in the resort towns, we will be eating in restaurants a las carte.
Meeting Point / Airport:
Meet on the first day of the trek at 7.30
in our hotel in Interlaken, which can be conveniently reached by
train from Zurich airport in about 2 hrs.
Climate,
Weather, Temperatures:
High season for all mountaineering and hiking
in the western Alps is early July through mid September..
Understandably, many Bernese Alps Trekkers worry about catching
a bad weather week. Here are some hard facts to help you assess
your chances from the Meteo Swiss statistics for Zermatt (Averages
from 1961 - 1991):
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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| Precipitation in mm |
56
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47
|
60
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40
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55
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| Number Days of Precip. |
9
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9
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10
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7
|
7
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| Temperature Average in C |
10
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12.5
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11.7
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9
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4.8
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Day time temperatures can vary between
30C (86F) in the valleys to -5C (23F) on clear mornings, when we
start our day from a high level hut, all depending on the time of
year.
Services Included in the Total Price:
Guiding by an internationally certified (UIAGM/IFMGA),
multilingual, mountain guide and all guide expenes, 5 nights double
room with breakfast in 2-3 star hotels, 3 nights double room with
half board in mountain lodges / hotels, luggage transfer Interlaken
to Gstaad.
Additional Services Available:
Additional luggage transfer to Grindelwald
and Kandersteg
Airport shuttles from Zurich airport (2 hrs drive)
Hotel Upgrades to 4 and 5 star level in Interlaken, Grindelwald
and Gstaad
Single room supplements: Please refer to posted prices in
the left sidebar
Not Included in the Total Price Are:
Air fares, lunches, drinks, 5 dinners, cost
for gondolas and mountain trains (about CHF 200 without the Swiss
Half-Price Card), train travel to interlaken and from Gstaad
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