Aletsch Glacier Glacier Tour for Beginners from Fiesch

FieschOperated by BelalpAlpinCenterWeather

Experience a guided glacier tour on the Great Aletsch Glacier. You'll hike from Fiescheralp via Märjelensee to the ice and cross the largest glacier in the Alps.

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Highlights
  • Discover the Great Aletsch Glacier with a mountain guide
  • Hike via Salzgäb, Tälli Tunnel, and Märjelensee to the glacier
  • Take a circular tour over the eternal ice
  • Experience the largest and longest glacier in the Alps
  • Return to Fiescheralp via Märjelensee
Description

This guided glacier tour takes you from Fiesch by cable car to Fiescheralp. From there, you hike via Salzgäb through the illuminated Tälli Tunnel to Märjelensee. After a short break at the glacier hut, the route continues to the Great Aletsch Glacier.

At the glacier, you rope up and start a circular tour over the eternal ice. Afterwards, you return to Märjelensee and then hike back to Fiescheralp. The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps with about 81 km² of area and 22 km in length.

Schedule:

  • Cable car from Fiesch to Fiescheralp -> Briefing -> Salzgäb -> Tälli Tunnel -> Märjelensee -> Glacier hut -> 2-3 hour glacier circular tour -> Märjelensee -> Hike back to Fiescheralp.
Inclusions
  • Guided glacier tour Aletsch Glacier

  • Guided by a certified mountain guide

  • Crampons

  • Climbing harness

  • Cable car ticket between Fiesch and Fiescheralp

  • Food and drinks

Meeting point

Talstation Fiesch, Fieschertalstrasse 1, 3984 Fiesch (bitte vereinbare den genauen Treffpunkt nach der Buchung mit dem Anbieter)

Fieschertalstrasse 1, 3984 Fiesch, Switzerland

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Important information

Booking on request

This offer is based on the availability of the provider. The booking must first be confirmed by the provider. They will contact you after the booking. If the activity cannot be carried out, you will receive a full refund.

  • After booking, the provider will send you a gear list and an information sheet.
  • Suitable for: hikers, families with enthusiastic kids who enjoy hiking, and glacier beginners

Provider

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BelalpAlpinCenter

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