Best Swiss town for winter activities (non-skiing)
Katrine, a family of four, is planning a trip to Switzerland from February 14th to 18th, coming from Paris. They are looking for a good base town for activities like scenic rail journeys, dog sledging, horse sledging, and tobogganing. They need advice on whether to drive or take the train for their stay.
- Consider staying in the Graubünden region, particularly St. Moritz or Davos, as they have good access to your desired activities and scenic trains like the Glacier Express or Bernina Express.
- Zermatt is another great option for activities and requires a fast TGV train from Paris followed by Swiss trains to reach it.
- Make sure to check the availability of horse sleigh rides and tobogganing in the chosen area before finalizing your plans.
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Hello,
We are a family of 2 adults and 2 children going to Switzerland from the Wed 14-18th Feb. We depart from Paris and can either drive or leave the car behind and arrive by train.
We would like to find a good base town in Switzerland from where we can drive or take a train/bus to do the following activities with the kids during our stay:
– A scenic rail journey
– Dog sledging
– Horse Sledging
– Tobogganing
Have you got any recommendations?
Kind regards,
Katrine
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Hi Kaki02 and welcome to MySwissAlps!
My first thought it the Graubünden region. Towns like St. Moritz and Davos have access to those activities – I’m sure there are others as well. When you say horse sledging do you mean sleigh rides?
Both towns also give you access (close-by if not the town itself) to a panoramic train: The Glacier Expressor the Bernina Express.
Both towns are easily reachable by car or train from Zurich (2-3 hours) by train.
Thank you! That’s really good feedback !
There are some of your requested activities available in Zermatt. The Klein Matterhorn has a park with lots of activities. You just take the gondolas up to the area from the town. You can take a fast train TGV from Paris to various cities in Switzerland and then switch to Swiss trains to Zermatt. We had snowboarders and non-skiers in our group and everyone found plenty to do.
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