Seeking advice on intinerary of 11 days in Valais
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Greetings from Hong Kong.
My friend and I are planning for our second trip to Switzerland in early October. The dates are not fixed yet, though we can only be away from work for two weeks at most. That means we probably have around 10 to 12 nights in the country between our flights from home to Zurich and from Zurich back home. Both of us are mainly interested in scenery, easy hiking (3 – 4 hours at most), and taking strolls in village. Last time we enjoyed ourselves, at a fairly leisurely pace, in exploring the Bernese Oberland region for 8 nights, basing in Interlaken (3 nights) and Grindelwald (5 nights). This time we’d like to base in the Valais canton to do likewise and explore some areas, again with the use of public transport as we don’t drive. Below is our tentative itinerary (for 10 nights). I would grearly appreciate comments and advice.
- Days 1 – 2 (Nax Mont-Noble): Arrive at Zurich airport in the early morning (ard 6:30). Travel to Nax Mont-Noble. Check in to the hotel (Maya Boutique Hotel), relax and enjoy the facilities on the first day. On the second day, Go hiking along the nature trail from Nax to Eison.
- Day 3 (Brig): Travel to Brig before noon. Explore the town.
- Days 4 – 5 (Zermatt): Leave our luggage behind in Brig and travel to Zermatt in the morning and explore the village on the first day. On the second day, go hiking along the lake trail from Blauherd to Gornergrat.
- Day 6 (Brig): Go back to Brig in the afternoon to stay the night.
- Days 7 – 8 (Bettmeralp): Travel to Bettmeralp. Check-in to hotel there and have a walk in the village on the first day. On the second day, go hiking along the Aletsch Glacier trail from Betterhorn via Marjelensee to Fiescheralp.
- Days 9 – 10 (Zurich): Go back to Zurich. Check-in to hotel and have a walk in the city on the first day. On the second day, go to the Rhine Falls.
- Day 11 — Go back home from Zurich, probably by the flight departing at 1:30pm.
In fact I’ve got stuck at this planning stage as I actually don’t want to move around hotels that frequently. Would it be better for me to spend Days 3-6 all in either Zermatt or Brig? I’m also not sure if it’s worth the fuss to go to Nax Mont-Noble, while really wishing to have a relaxing time in a quiet and not touristy area.
And at this point of time, I still haven’t thought of the issue of rail pass. Guess I can only decide after fixing the skeleton.
Thank you for reading this long post. Hope to hear some feeback soon.
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