Wildlife Watching Bearded Vulture and Golden Eagle in the Calfeisen Valley
Highlights
- Let a Swiss Ranger guide you in the UNESCO World Heritage area
- Marvel at the realm of the bearded vulture and golden eagle
- With a bit of luck you can watch the bearded vultures and golden eagles soaring in the air
- Learn a lot of exciting information about the animals and their habitat
- Learn to locate the bearded vulture and golden eagle
Description
On this tour you have the chance to admire the habitat of the bearded vulture and golden eagle. Join a Swiss Ranger on a half-day excursion to the Tectonic Arena Sardona UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here you can discover the realm of the bearded vulture and golden eagle and, with a bit of luck, observe the animals. You will also learn how to locate the bearded vulture and golden eagle in nature.
The tour starts at 12:30 in the Walser settlement of Sankt Martin in the Calfeisen valley at the bearded vulture information board. From here you start a half-day excursion in the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona. The Swiss Guide leads you into the Calfeisen Valley. This is where the realm of the bearded vulture and golden eagle begins.
On the tour you will learn to locate the bearded vulture and golden eagle and learn a lot of exciting information about the animals and their habitat. The tour covers a total of about 1.6 km and 220 metres in altitude.
The tour ends at 5:30 pm. You have the possibility to have lunch in the restaurant Sankt Martin before or after the tour.
Practical information:
- Access: One-way traffic from the dam wall: You can only drive into the village on the hour until twenty minutes after the hour.
- The Swiss Ranger may cancel the tour for safety reasons
Inclusions
Approx. 5-hour excursion in the UNESCO World Heritage Tectonic Arena Sardona
With a little luck: observation of bearded vultures and golden eagles in the wild
Guided tour with a Swiss Ranger
Illustrative material on the bearded vulture and golden eagle
Meal at the restaurant St. Martin before or after the tour
Snacks and water (bring your own)
Meeting point
Bartgeier Infotafel, Walsersiedlung Sankt Martin im Calfeisental, 7315 Vättis
W9C4+7W Pfäfers, Schweiz
Important information
- Tour in all weather conditions
- Take along: weatherproof clothing, sturdy shoes, binoculars, snacks, water
- Min. 4 persons (definitive decision the day before 16:00, cancellation by e-mail by 17:00 at the latest)
Provider
Operated by
Heidiland Tourismus
Verified provider
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The lammergeier and golden eagle tour with Swiss Ranger K. Walser was an amazing experience! He is very knowledgeable, knows the region and its animals perfectly, and shares his knowledge in an engaging and easy-to-understand way. Absolutely recommend it! We saw golden eagles and lammergeiers along the ridge near Seezberg and watched chamois with kids grazing below. In the forest beside us, red deer were roaring as evening fell ❤️
Petra
28 Sept 2025
The tour was a lot of fun for our family with the two kids! We were able to spot golden eagles and bearded vultures. The information and the visual materials were really interesting. Even as a hunter, I learned something new! Many thanks to the ranger.
Christoph
21 Aug 2025