• self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
• traditional, welcoming hotels
• dramatic high mountain scenery
• exhilarating walking

Starting point: Le Grand Chalet, Leysin, for two nights.

For your first day, we recommend a circuit that zigzags up through woodland and pastures to La Riondaz for wide-reaching views, before meandering down a wooded ridge via La Grande Crevasse, an impressive cleft in the rock which affords fabulous views towards Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). (9km, 4.5hrs)

Today's walk passes two clear-blue mountain lakes and follows the Crête du Fer ('Iron Ridge') to the small hamlet of Les Mosses. To get to the first lake at 1,890 metres you have a choice of taking the lift (pay locally) or making the strenuous ascent on foot. You stay in the Hotel-Restaurant du Chaussy, Les Mosses. (14km, 4.5hrs or 17km, 6hrs)

From Les Mosses, paths link a series of ancient hamlets nestling beneath the Mont d'Or Massif. As you approach your destination, Les Diablerets, you catch your first real glimpse of the mighty glacier rising up at the end of the valley. Your hotel for two nights is the Hostellerie Les Sources, Les Diablerets (15km, 5.5hrs)

You may wish to spend your day in Les Diablerets visiting the famous Glacier 3000 for a truly impressive view over the alpine range. A wide range of activities are available on the glacier. Alternatively, we suggest a walk that rises steadily through flower-filled pastures to the Andérets Pass (2,030 metres), returning to Les Diablerets via picturesque Lake Retaud and the dramatic Cascade du Dar waterfall. Walking in Les Diablerets and neighbouring Villars is made all the more easy with the included Freedom Pass, entitling you to free use of some of the local cable cars, bus and train services - excellent for shortening some of the walks. (18km, 7.5hrs)

This is a delightful, varied walk past a couple of beautiful lakes, with the option of ascending to the summit of le Chamossaire, from where the views of the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and the Jungfrau-Eiger massif are truly awe-inspiring. Your stay for the next two nights is in the Hotel La Renardière, Villars (19km, 8hrs or 17km, 6hrs)

The walking options from Villars are extensive and our suggested route (which you can shorten by taking the train and/or a lift) leads uphill for a beautiful section along a little-used path well above the valley floor to the village of Solalex, from where you can ascend to Anzeinde (1,876 metres) for thrilling views that will serve as a fitting reminder of your stay in the Vaudoise Alps. (18km, 9.5hrs or 13km, 7hrs)
 

Le Grand Chalet (3*), Leysin
Meal arrangements: dinner & breakfast

Set high above the vines of the Ormonts Valley, this hotel's panoramic terrace boasts - according to your hosts, the Bonelli family - “the best views in Switzerland”. The same view is enjoyed from many of the bedrooms.

Hotel-Restaurant du Chaussy (2*), Les Mosses
Meal arrangements: breakfast only

Family-run, this is a small, welcoming restaurant with simple, yet comfortable en-suite rooms. As your stay here is on a bed and breakfast basis you are free to take your pick of the restaurant's various menus.

Hostellerie Les Sources (3*), Les Diablerets
Meal arrangements: dinner & breakfast

Situated on the outskirts of the village, this comfortable hotel is located by a stream in peaceful gardens. You will find a warm welcome and a cosy bar in which to relax.

Hotel La Renardière (4*), Villars
Meal arrangements: dinner & breakfast

Villars is a chic village, and your hotel here is fittingly smart and beautifully furnished. The standard of service is exceptional, and there is plenty of space to unwind in the lounge or on the sun terrace.

*Connecting travel: return rail/bus from Geneva airport (out 1h55/home 2h25) £55pp
By rail includes: Eurostar/TGV/regional rail; outbound via Paris & Lausanne, homebound via Geneva & Paris (out dep St Pancras 0832 /home dep Villars-sur-Ollon 1000). Please note that a supplement may be payable depending on availability of seats for your chosen dates of travel and how far in advance of your departure date your holiday booking is made
Self-drive includes: P&O Ferries Dover-Calais
Recommended destination airport: Geneva
Latest flight arrival time: 1630
Earliest flight departure time: 1130
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