You click into your skis at the hotel door. No shuttle, no parking, no cars anywhere in the village: Aletsch Arena is entirely pedestrian and the hotels sit on the slopes. In the evening you come back the same way, on skis.
The area takes its name from the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps, and from an arena, because more than forty summits above 4,000 metres stand in a ring around it. The whole site is a UNESCO World Heritage property under the name Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch. Three resorts share the area, Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp, and the six-day pass opens all three, more than 100 kilometres of runs.
The January 29 departure gives nine days and seven nights. The flight leaves Montreal for Geneva with Air Canada, then the group goes up by coach or by train. David Lemieux travels with the group in French from departure to return. Valais sees roughly 300 days of sunshine a year, which explains the photographs.
The Hotel Alpfrieden houses the group on half board, with seven breakfasts and seven three-course dinners, so every evening is at the table. These are family hotels in the heart of the village, in what the tour operator calls a typically Swiss atmosphere.
Highlights:
-Ski-in ski-out from the hotel, in a village with no cars
-Views of the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps, and of more than 40 peaks above 4,000 m
-A UNESCO World Heritage site, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
-Six-day pass covering all three resorts: Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp
-French-speaking guidance from David Lemieux
-Full half board: seven breakfasts and seven three-course dinners
Accommodation categories:
Aletsch Arena: Hotel Alpfrieden or similar
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Return flight Montreal / Geneva / Montreal with Air Canada, economy class
Travel insurance: cancellation, interruption, emergency medical care and baggageSynergia network group departures
Advisors in the Voyages Synergia network build their own escorted group departures every year, with limited places. These are trips born of a passion rather than a catalogue: fishing in Guatemala, safari in East Africa, guided expeditions. The list above changes with the seasons.
What sets these departures apart
- A Quebec tour leader who knows the destination and travels with the group
- A restricted number of places, often a few dozen, sometimes fewer than ten
- A clear theme, built around one activity rather than a destination alone
- Fixed dates: you join the departure, you do not build it
How to book
Each departure has its own responsible advisor. Choose the trip that interests you in the list, then reach us through the contact page for remaining places and terms. These departures often fill months ahead.
Other ways to travel as a group
If no date suits you, two other routes exist: organized trips, already built and sold by tour operators, and a custom group, built around your own participants. Voyages AquaTerra holds Quebec permit 702703.
