Top familiy experiences
Within a radius of maximum 5 hours
| Treasure hunt | Valais’s family destinations have created specially laid out paths packed with exciting puzzles and tricky tasks for guests both young and old. |
| Children's snow playgrounds | Valais’s snow playgrounds for children are ideal places for youngsters of all ages, allowing them to romp around in the snow and gain their first taste of winter sports. |
| Bisses | A host of trails along the bisse irrigation canals offer varied hikes on historic paths. |
| Rope parks | Built into the beautiful landscape, rope parks offer exciting and varied courses for all ages and abilities. |
| Sledging | Fast-paced, secured trails wind their way for kilometres through the unspoilt winter landscape. |
| Dog Sledding | Dog sledding is a winter experience that will delight everyone from kids to grandparents: the sled glides smoothly behind the huskies as they draw you through the snowy landscape. |
| Mountain carts, Riederalp | The mountain cart – a cross between a go-kart and a sledge – is the perfect vehicle for mastering the terrain. |
| Alpine garden, Aletsch Arena | Visit a very special garden featuring more than 200 plant species indigenous to the Aletsch area, as well as a variety of habitats including mountain meadows, rocky outcrops, dwarf shrub heath and megaphorb. |
| Children can discover completely new worlds in these playhouses in Visperterminen. | |
| Ravensburger games trail, Grächen | Scattered across the hiking area around Grächen are six games cabins and seven activity stations. |
| Baking rye bread, Grächen | From grain to bread: the bread is first kneaded in the open air according to grandmother’s recipe, then baked in a wood-fired oven. |
| Brandalp-Scooter, Unterbäch | The Brandalp scooters are available at the top station of the Unterbäch-Brandalp chairlift. The route runs for five fast-paced kilometres down the tarmac road from Brandalp to the village. |
| Zoo und swimming pool, Les Marecottes | Discover alpine fauna including deer, marmots, foxes and black bears in their natural environment over an area of 35,000m2. |
| Aquaparc, Le Bouveret | The Aquaparc water park offers fun for the whole family in five different adventure zones. |
| Western City, Martigny | The Western City park covers an area of 10,000m² and comprises a total of 70 challenges in the five adventure zones. |
| Barryland, Martigny | This lively museum is a meeting place that brings people together with the St Bernards of the Great St. Bernard Pass. |
| Japanese gardens, Nendaz | At the top of a glacial moraine, hikers can enjoy the Japanese Garden, which naturally resembles a landscaped garden. |
| Mittelallalin Ice Pavilion, Saas-Fee | A 70-metre-long tunnel leads from the mountain station of the “Metro-Alpin” funicular railway directly into a 5,000m² ice grotto in the mysterious interior of the millennial Fee Glacier. |
| Glacier Trail , Saas-Fee | The trail combines scientific insights with a hike through a landscape shaped by glaciers. |
| Bobsled run, Saas-Fee | Take a one- or two-person ride on the steepest of bobsled lifts up to one of the highest roller-coaster bobsled runs in the Alps. A pure adrenaline rush! |
| Escape room, Zermatt | The Zermatt Escape Rooms are perfect for friends who want to have an exciting evening or escape a rainy day. |
| Glacier palace, Zermatt | Two passenger lifts take you from the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise station up to the icy, mystical world of the lofty Glacier Palace. |
| Ricola herb garden, Zermatt | The Ricola herb garden near the hamlet of Blatten is an entertaining and educational experience for the whole family. |
| Matterhorn museum, Zermatt | Here, you can immerse yourself in the mountain world of yesteryear and see how the inhabitants of Zermatt lived in the 19th century. |
| World Nature Forum, Naters | On 22 September 2016, the World Nature Forum (WNF) was opened in Naters as a unique visitor, study and congress centre for this UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
| Children's-geocaching, Bürchen | A fun hobby in which you use satellite navigation on a treasure hunt. GPS devices can be borrowed for free from the tourist office. |
| «Gsteinät» recreation park, Lötschental | The “Gsteinät” recreation park in Wiler offers a breath of fresh air for you and your family: you can practise sports such as football, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, basketball and mini golf. |
| Labyrinth aventure, Evionnaz | Thousands of Thujen trees line the three-kilometre-long maze where mysterious treasures and games are hidden. An amazing playground awaits at the end. |
| Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret |
At the Swiss Vapeur Parc, miniature steam trains on a scale of 1:4 travel through a 17,000m2 park complete with model buildings. |
| Castle Chillon, Veytaux | Switzerland’s most visited historic building is located on a rocky island on the shores of Lake Geneva. |
| Chaplin’s World, Corsier sur Vevey | A museum for laughing, learning and having fun in the universe of Charlie Chaplin |
| Olympic Museum, Lausanne | The history of the Olympic Games from antiquity to modern times can be traced at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. |
| Champ-Pittet, Yverdon-les-Bains | The Champ-Pittet Pro Natura Centre is located in the southern part of the Grande Cariçaie, the largest lakeshore wetland in Switzerland. |
| Papiliorama and Nocturama, Kerzers | The tropical gardens of Papiliorama and Nocturama in Kerzers are home to plants and animals from the tropics. |
| Weissenstein, Oberdorf | Solothurn’s local mountain, situated on the first and highest chain of the Jura mountains, offers an impressive view and attractions including the Nidlenloch cave system. |
| Basel Zoo | Opened in 1874, Basel Zoo is affectionately called “Zolli” and is home to a large number of native and exotic animals. |
| Zoo & Masoala Regenwald, Zurich | Located on the Zürichberg mountain, the zoo is home to 350 animal species in natural habitats. |
| Museum of transport, Lucerne | The most-visited museum in Switzerland shows the past, present and future of mobility in an exciting and varied way. |
| Animal parc Dählhölzli, Bern | A petting zoo and a large playground make the Dählhölzli an ideal family excursion destination. |
| Ballenberg open-air museum, Hofstetten | Ballenberg’s open-air museum is home to 109 original historical buildings from all parts of Switzerland, as well as native farm animals, typical gardens and fields. |
| St. Beatus caves, Sundlauenen | A wondrous world of caves with a fabulous past near Lake Thun. |
| Lake Blausee, Kandergrund | A small blue lake in the middle of a romantic nature park, surrounded by barbecue areas, picnic spots and a children’s playground. |
| Monte Tamaro, Rivera-Monteceneri | An unrivalled natural playground, Ticino’s mountain with a panoramic view is home to Mario Botta’s Santa Maria degli Angeli chapel. |
| Swissminiatur, Melide | At Swissminiatur you can visit Switzerland’s most famous and archetypal monuments and places – built to a scale of 1:25. |
| Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore | Isola Bella was considered a wonder of the world during the 18th century, and still makes for a varied family excursion today. |
| Europapark | The famous leisure and amusement park in Rust, Germany, is less than four hours from Visp. |
| Gardaland | Italy’s largest theme park on Lake Garda is less than four hours from Visp. |
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