Zermatt & Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Day Trip

The listing is deceptive. Throughout the process of ordering it we felt we were getting the lift tickets for the gondola from Zermatt to the top of the mountain...that is how it states it throughout the process and as it states at the end when you pay..."Day trip to Zermatt, Glacier and Matterhorn". Be advised, you need to buy the gondola tickets to get up there and when we went the tickets were 134 CH ($162) each. The guide was awesome...just make sure you understand the true costs because spending 4 hours in Zermatt is way too much...it's worth about 1-2 hours with lunch. I would recommend this trip but then you are spending CH 258/person ($325/person) - so be aware.

Reaching and seeing the Matterhorn was an amazing experience. We were lucky as iit van often be clouded in but that day it was sunny warm and spectacular.

Our guide/driver Roger made a great day even better with his knowledge of the history, wildlife and geography of not only Zermatt and the Alps, but also along the route we traveled by bus to reach Zermatt. I was a little disappointed that Zermatt was such a “tourist trap” but that detracted only slightly from a truly memorable experience. I definitely recommend adding the Glacier Paradise segment to your day, as the views are simply awesome from the mountain top.

We joined the tour in Montreux, which I would strongly recommend doing. Apparently it starts very early in Geneva. Our pick up time in Montreux was scheduled for 9:30am, however due to severe traffic that our tour bus encountered prior to our pickup, the schedule for the entire day was shifted and ultimately impacted the amount of free time we had in the beautiful town of Zermatt. I say this as word of warning to future tour customers. Aside from this unfortunate incident, that was of no fault of our wonderful tour guide, Babis, we had an amazing time. Be aware that even from our last pickup point in Montreux, it was still an additional 2 hours in the tour bus before reaching Zermatt. We also had to transfer to smaller electric taxis to get from the van parking to the first of two gondolas. Once in the gondolas, the views become more and more amazing as slowly climbed to the peak. A total ride time of about 20-25 minutes. At the top you can climb up to the viewing tower to get stunning views of the Matterhorn and surrounding vistas. You can also walk down inside the glacier. But bring a warm jacket! Overall it was totally worth it!

It was amazing, well worth it. The tour guide was really nice and he made us laugh. We had a gentleman on our tour that was not feeling well, our tour guide took good care of him. Thank you for a wonderful experience