Zermatt Adventure: Hike Gornergrat to Riffelsee

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Embark on a private full-day hiking adventure in Zermatt. Ride the Gornergrat train, explore stunning trails, and capture breathtaking views of the Matterhorn.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

The Matterhorn - You can enjoy the view of the Matterhorn during the train journey and while hiking.
Gornergrat - Enjoy the 360 view of the 38 peaks surrounding Zermatt
Riffelsee - Enjoy the view of the beautiful alpine lake and the reflexion of the Matterhorn in the clear water of Riffelsee.

What's Included

Meeting at the hotel
Guide

What's Not Included

Lunch
The hiking equipment
Gornergrat train ticket not included

Additional Information

Join us for an exciting day filled with adventure as we hike one of Zermatt’s most breathtaking trails!
Our adventure begins with a ride on the iconic Gornergrat cogwheel train to the Gornergrat ridge. During this 45-minute journey, you’ll be treated to stunning views of the 4000m peaks surrounding Zermatt, including the magnificent Matterhorn. Upon…

Location

Gornergrat Railway

Bahnhofplatz

Please be at the entrance of the station by the ticket office

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Donna_b

Jul 27, 2025

Excellent experience and a fantastic day! - Gioia was an amazing guide. The trip was exceedingly well planned. We were able to see all the things we wanted to see and so much more. Gioia provided fascinating information about our hike, the town of Zermatt and the history of the area. She was able to answer every wuestion the 3 of us came up with but so much more. We saw beautiful views of the Matterhorn and enjoyed a wonderful day. Recommend it to anyone who wants to experience Swiss nature and the Matterhorn. Unforgettable.

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Msf617

Jun 20, 2025

A perfect mountain day - We had such a great day with our guide, Cedric. He was so knowledgeable about Zermatt and knew exactly the hiking route to take our family. He also led us to a beautiful mountainside restaurant for lunch that was perfect. Thank you Cedric!

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Fridaf898

Jul 10, 2024

Hiking at Matterhorn - We had a wonderful time with our guide Cedric! We took the train up the Mountain and walked down, and there were managable trails and beautiful flowers everywhere. Cedric even had so much interesting knowledge about the Alps that we were surprised to find out he was not a local!

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Kiri_s

Jun 30, 2024

Beautiful day to the Matterhorn - Beautiful day with our guide Gioia ; excellent pictures of the Matterhorn; short hike as there was still snow on some of the trails. Really lovely lunch.

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230stevens

Jun 9, 2025

This is not a hiking trip. This is simply paying over $650 to have someone ride up the train with you. Guided tine 2 hr - Advertised as 4-6 hours train ride/ hiking. No hiking planned on this trip at all, however. Be very aware. Total guide time 2 hours. Guide told us he hiked yesterday for 5 hours and was too tired to hike during our paid hike with us . We told our guide we planned to go hiking and he let us off the train at one of the stops down the mountain and that was it. Over $650 for 2 hours. Complete scam. Absolutely unethical to charge to have a guide ride up the train only. I would strongly recommend anyone considering this company and service, think twice. You could easily just purchase the train rides yourself and take the train up and down without the added $600.00. I’ve used Trip advisor for tours and guides for years with very positive experiences but this was the first disappointment… and I dare say scam.

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Olivia_b

Jul 8, 2024

Great trip, terrible booking experience - We had Gioia as our guide for the tour, everything went fine during the trip. We had a very nice walk, enjoyed amazing views and our guide shared with us interesting information throughout the entire trip. However, the booking experience was terrible, as it didn't mention the additional costs involved. The tour on the website didn't specify anything about the Gornergrat train ticket needed for this trip and when we specifically wrote to support, asking for this information, we were told that the ticket is included in the final price for 6 people, as shown on the website ($582). So we ended up paying an additional 132 CHF per person, for the train ticket, in the morning, after meeting our guide and finding out that the train ticket is in fact not included. This information has been updated on the website since then, but still, for us it was a very disappointing experience since we clearly asked about this before booking and paying for this trip. Moreover, even after paying the reservation, in the ticket we got, it again didn't mention this, in the "not included" section for this tour.

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From $656 (Per Group)

up to 6 guests

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