Summer in the Alps between a sea of ice and a fairy-tale forest
At the heart of the UNESCO Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site, the impressive 23km-long Aletsch Glacier can be experienced from right up close, with guided tours of the gigantic ice flow starting from the car-free high-altitude plateau of the sun-drenched Aletsch Arena.
The car-free mountain villages of Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp enjoy a majestic location, high up on the sunny plateau of the Aletsch Arena in the UNESCO Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage site. They offer an impressive view of the longest ice flow in the Alps as well as some 40 four-thousand-metre peaks! The cable car journey up from the valley takes less than ten minutes, passing through the charming historic municipalities of Mörel-Filet, Lax, Fiesch and Fieschertal on its way to a host of fully accessible summer escapes, including crystal-clear mountain lakes and magical energy spots, icy adventure tours on the 23-kilometre long Aletsch Glacier, 1,000-year-old Swiss stone pines in the fairy-tale forest of Aletsch, countless kids’ programmes and the sensational panoramas from the Moosfluh, Bettmerhorn and Eggishorn viewpoints.
The Aletsch Arena: a paradise for hikers
Surely there are few places with more impressive scenery for walkers than Aletsch Arena. What's more, the region is part of the UNESCO Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site for its very special landscape.
Walkers can enjoy the unique and magnificent mountain landscape wherever they go: on a walk along the Great Aletsch Glacier, on a loop of the three viewpoints looking out over the largest glacier in the Alps and the 4000-metre Valais Alps, or on a ramble through the Aletsch Forest admiring Swiss pines that are as much as 900 years old.
Mountain biking: let it roll
A mountain biker's dream. Over 100 km of mountain bike trails with views of one of the most beautiful mountain panoramas in the Alps – Aletsch Arena is hard to beat as a biking destination. What's so great about it: in the most liberating nature experience of the Alps, the trails are also a paradise for nature lovers.