The Haute Route Trek

Today is a challenging day. We trek from Trient to Fenêtre d'Arpette.

This area is a wild and untouched mountain pass which gives us the access to the Arpette Valley.

We walk beside a beautiful landscape heading towards Champex-Lac for our overnight stay.

We have an early morning and take a transfer from Champex to Orsières. From here we catch a bus that takes us up to a tiny mountain village called Fionnay.

From here trek along a beautiful path up to the Cabane de Louvie. This is a real mountain hut that sits next to the crystal clear Lake of Louvie.

We head out today at sunrise and pass two mountain passes, the Col de Louvie and the Col the Prafleuri.

Keep a look out for animals along the trail. If you're lucky you can spot marmots and ibex!

We move through rugged alpine terrain and then down to Cabane de Prafleuri for our overnight stay. 

Today we begin trekking to Arolla. Hikers who have chosen to do half the route use this destination as their stopping point. 

We begin the day passing Lac des Dix dam and climb up to Col de Riedmatten which sits between the Val d'Hermence and the Val d'Arolla.

The whole day we will be surrounded by the Mont Blanc de Cheillon and the Pigne d'Arolla, two of the most famous climbing summits in this area.

In Arolla we rest up in a nice hotel and enjoy this traditional mountain village. 

Today is one of the most challenging days of the Haute Route trek.

We begin with a bus trip from Arolla to La Sage. From here we hike to the Col de Torrent which is almost 3,000m above sea level.

Descending to the Val de Moiry we pass the Lac the Moury. 

We arrive in Corne de Sorebois, a stunning viewpoint which gives us complete insight to the Val d'Anniviers and Val de Zinal.

We head from here on a gondola down to Zinal where we stay for the night.

Thankfully today is easier than yeserday and we have an easy start from Zinal towards Anniviers, passing several authentic mountain villages.

The trail gets steeper from here as we head up the Col de la Forcletta, giving us access to the famous Turtmanntal.

This fascinating panorama offers stunning views of the first 4,000m peaks surrounding Zermatt and the Matterhorn Valley.

We make our way through untouched meadows and mountain farms and arrive in the early afternoon in Gruben where we'll be staying overnight.

This is one of the most exciting days of the tour!

We reach the famous Mattertal, and climb up to the Augstbord pass. 

After a challenging day we reach the traditional Swiss Alps village, St. Niklaus, where we'll get to rest up in a nice hotel.

Early in the morning we take a bus from St. Niklaus to Gasenried.

From here we head out on a high altitude traverse as we approach the famous Europahütte.

Great views await of the Matterhorn Valley and the Matterhorn from a distance during the whole trek.

Our final day of trekking takes us from Europahütte to the tiny mountain village of Zermatt.

We traverse besides many high mountains as we approach Matterhorn and finally reach Zermatt.