Moderate walking on varied surfaces, with some long days and regular ascents / descents.
The dates you can start this holiday are:
30 May 2020 - 14 June 2020
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 3 | -2 |
| mm | 113 | 96 | 111 | 122 | 132 | 150 | 155 | 162 | 126 | 108 | 124 | 112 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 30 May 2020 - 14 June 2020
Start Saturday or Sunday | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 30 - 31 May 2020 | £1225 | £160 |
| 6 - 7 Jun 2020 | £1225 | £160 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
7 nights: 30 May 2020 - 14 June 2020
Start Saturday or Sunday | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 30 - 31 May 2020 | £1650 | £160 |
| 6 - 7 Jun 2020 | £1650 | £160 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Included travel from the UK: UK–Paris (Eurostar), Paris–Guarda (TGV/regional rail/bus), approx duration 11h plus 0h05 walk to the hotel. Home, Guarda–Paris (TGV/regional rail/bus), Paris–Uk (Eurostar), approx duration 11h plus 0h05 walk from the hotel.
> More about 'by rail' prices
> The 'rail experience': what to expect
A Swiss Card is included, providing you with half price tickets for trains, bus and boat journeys and up to 50% reduction on private railways and cable cars.
If you book your holiday less than 6 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the same services at a supplement.
7 nights: 30 May 2020 - 14 June 2020
Start Saturday or Sunday | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 30 - 31 May 2020 | £1290 | £160 |
| 6 - 7 Jun 2020 | £1290 | £160 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£60 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £60 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus a return ferry crossing between Dover and Calais with P&O Ferries for your party and one car.
We also include a transfer back to the first hotel at the end of your holiday to collect your car.
> More information about travelling self-drive
A supplement of £35 per car per single journey applies for outward travel on 3-5 & 10-12 April 2020, and for homeward travel on 12-13 April 2020. A supplement of £47 per car per single journey applies outward on Fridays & Saturdays 22-23 May & 10 July-15 August 2020 and homeward on Saturdays & Sundays 30-31 May & 18 July-30 August 2020.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel Meisser, Guarda | ||
|---|---|---|
| Double with Balcony (no twins): 30 May - 14 Jun 2020 | £22 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Hotel Meisser, Guarda (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May - 14 Jun 2020 | £132 | £154 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Zurich (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Aberdeen - Zurich (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Zurich | Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Zurich | Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Zurich | British Airways, Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Zurich | British Airways, Swiss |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Zurich | Swiss |
| Manchester - Zurich (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Manchester - Zurich (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Newcastle - Zurich (via Paris CDG) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Norwich - Zurich (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Zürich
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Zürich airport to Guarda staziun (2h45), postbus Guarda staziun to village (cumün) (0h08) | £96 | 1530 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| hotel transfer or postbus to Guarda station (0h15), rail Guarda to Zürich Airport (2h45) | £0 | 1300 |
If you've experienced this holiday first hand, why not write a review?
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Walking through the Swiss meadows, each with a different colour palette, will stay in my memory. They are so beautiful. And I loved getting to the high point of a walk, and stopping at a Hut for a well-deserved beer, while looking out over the mountains. The views are always spectacular.
We went up the Stubai Glacier on the Saturday morning, and it happened to be the day of the Stubai Ultra Race (65k from Innsbruck and up the Glacier at the end!) They start at midnight in Innsbruck and run through the night. So we saw some of the runners crossing the finish line, which was at the top of the glacier.
Useful tip - be prepared for any weather! And take walking poles.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined two of our single-centre Discovery Walking holidays - Walking and Wildflowers in the Engadine, Switzerland and An Alpine Stroll, Austria
The breathtaking beauty of swathes of tiny wild white crocus emerging from the receeding snow will stay with me. The brilliant blue of the gentians and the profusion of wild flowers in the meadows will be a lasting memory of this holiday.
This was our second visit and we had a great time - the location of Hotel Meisser in Guarda is fabulous, with wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and valley. The hotel is a perfect blend of simple rustic decor and top-notch contemporary bathrooms. The food is wonderful - the chef is very creative and produces varied, innovative and tasty meals. The wine list is very interesting, with some excellent, albeit expensive, Swiss Pinot Noir wines available. The restaurant service is excellent. The walks to nearby villages of Lavin and Ardez are excellent and very relaxing.
We chose the timing of late Sept/early Oct thinking it would be outside school holidays and therefore less busy than summer. However, we didn't realise that this was also a period of Swiss school holidays which meant the area and the hotel were busy and this put pressure on the staff, especially in the evenings in the restaurant. If we go again, we would pick a different time.
Walking through the Swiss meadows, each with a different colour palette, will stay in my memory. They are so beautiful. And I loved getting to the high point of a walk, and stopping at a Hut for a well-deserved beer, while looking out over the mountains. The views are always spectacular.
We went up the Stubai Glacier on the Saturday morning, and it happened to be the day of the Stubai Ultra Race (65k from Innsbruck and up the Glacier at the end!) They start at midnight in Innsbruck and run through the night. So we saw some of the runners crossing the finish line, which was at the top of the glacier.
Useful tip - be prepared for any weather! And take walking poles.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined two of our single-centre Discovery Walking holidays - Walking and Wildflowers in the Engadine, Switzerland and An Alpine Stroll, Austria
The breathtaking beauty of swathes of tiny wild white crocus emerging from the receeding snow will stay with me. The brilliant blue of the gentians and the profusion of wild flowers in the meadows will be a lasting memory of this holiday.
This was our second visit and we had a great time - the location of Hotel Meisser in Guarda is fabulous, with wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and valley. The hotel is a perfect blend of simple rustic decor and top-notch contemporary bathrooms. The food is wonderful - the chef is very creative and produces varied, innovative and tasty meals. The wine list is very interesting, with some excellent, albeit expensive, Swiss Pinot Noir wines available. The restaurant service is excellent. The walks to nearby villages of Lavin and Ardez are excellent and very relaxing.
We chose the timing of late Sept/early Oct thinking it would be outside school holidays and therefore less busy than summer. However, we didn't realise that this was also a period of Swiss school holidays which meant the area and the hotel were busy and this put pressure on the staff, especially in the evenings in the restaurant. If we go again, we would pick a different time.
This is the sixth time we have been to Hotel Meisser in Guarda in June when the wild flowers are at their very best so what better recommendation is there? Our guide was excellent, familiar with the area and knowledgeable about the flowers. The five walks he proposed were varied and sometimes quite challenging and we and our little group enjoyed every one and were quite proud of our achievement. Guarda is a gem and the hotel has lovely rooms with a warm welcome from the family.
The highlight for me was seeing the incredibly beautiful wildflower meadows in the Engadine, and listening to the cowbells. As well, I have pleasant memories of sitting on the deck of alpine "Huttes" and having a well-deserved drink. Our guide, Ernst, was very knowledgeable not only about hiking routes but about the flowers, and their names in both English and German. The size of the group was perfect - 3 couples - and we all got on well. One suggestion that we all agreed upon was that the trip should be done a week earlier, as the farmers were already mowing the fields for hay, and so the flowers lower down were gone. Apparently, the EU gives a subsidy to farmers who do not mow before June 15, so the wildflowers are best seen before that.
Personal highlights were the scenery, the train journeys, the hotel and the food. We had an excellent holiday.