At a height of 3883 meters,
Zermatt is the highest ski resort in Switzerland.
Guaranteed snow 365 days a year.
I will be exploring this cozy Swiss mountain village together with my brother Hugo
and show you the 24 best things you can do here in Zermatt.
Including cheese fondue inside of an igloo,
soup out of high heels,
famous Swiss raclette,
the best slopes
the historic old town,
the Zermatt nightlife
and how to survive Switzerland on a budget.
Zermatt is car free! Only tiny electric taxis are allowed, which makes for perfect air quality.
Many hotels offer free electric taxi pickups from the station.
Even the cops have these funny electric buggies.
But if you rather prefer something classy you can always jump into one of Zermatt's
many fairy tale draw carriages. Zermatt is all about luxury. Now we've been here for only a few
minutes but there's something very magical about this village beautiful buildings architecture
it's it's so cozy and no traffic noises it's so quiet you don't even wanna speak loud for
a good place to start in Zermatt is walking up the read reedback street for the best viewpoint
of the matahorn now the cool thing in zermatt is you can actually ski into italy and back into
switzerland it's one of the most unique features here in zermatt getting to see the Matterhorn once
in a lifetime is an absolute must for its iconic shape with a height of 4478 meters the best thing
to do next is to rent all your ski and snowboard gear in the village there is plenty of selection
a ski or snowboard rental package starts at 65 swiss francs, $65 us dollars plus a daily ski
pass for the entire Zermatt region will set you back 79 swiss francs good morning good morning
Ready to take on the Gornergrat?
You get to travel with the highest altitude cogwheel railway in Europe.
Through mountain forests to the peak of the Gornergrat, taking about 33 minutes.
Once you reach the peak of the Gonergat you will be surrounded by 29 peaks over 4000 meters high
making it one of switzerland's top tourist destinations including the highest mountain
in Switzerland the Monte Rosa Massif and the highest hotel in switzerland the Kulm Hotel
the views from here are absolutely stunning wow look at that glacier and it's not even cold these
are perfect snowboarding temperatures how do you like these views buddy i love it man it's
beautiful with over 53 ski lifts you can easily transfer between mountains and even countries
has many blue runs for intermediate skiers and snowboarders
but also plenty of red and black runs which can truly be challenging
alternatively consider the woodhorn as well according to the locals
the Rothorn offers the best views of the Matterhorn from the Blue Lounge
halfway the Gonergrat you will find the Riffelberg buffet time for lunch lunch time. Erdinger time Hugo!
Chicken fries chicken fries and a bratwurst with Rosti.
Zwiebelsauce!
Delicious! Bratwurst with Zwiebelsauce.
Switzerland is also known for its fun apres-ski parties after a long day on the slopes.
Cervo is one of the most popular spots in town where you can often enjoy some live music
and sip on hot cafe Lutz, thin coffee with schnaps.
Now the most exceptional event in Zermatt is by far
Swiss cheese fondue on top of a mountain inside of an igloo village.
why don't you bring any gloves?
it's freezing out
I did not know nothing about this
since my brother and I weren't sure what to expect
we went up with regular shoes and jeans like absolute morons.
Before the fondue feast you'll be treated first with a boiling hot cup of mulled red wine.
delightful yummy fondue time are you hungry you go let's cheese it up
how's pure heaven now the best thing about eating cheese fondue in freezing temperatures
is you can eat it right away because the outer layer freezes up so you don't burn your mouth
this swiss cheese fondue adventure will set you back 70 swiss francs per person isn't it the best
thing ever it's pretty tasty it doesn't make it worth it come here every thursday it sure
does fondue like no other now they rebuilt these igloos every single year because they melt down
during the summer time constructing them is really fun actually they blow up a massive balloon and
cover it with snow and ice and then they pop the balloon and then you got your own igloo extremely
easy actually the eagle dwarf is a hotel of ice tunnels connecting all the igloo rooms protecting
it against the wind and bad weather it's not that cold in here it's actually really nice oh yeah all
the hotel rooms include beautiful ice sculptures there is even a romantic suite complete with a
jacuzzi, a private toilet and a sauna all inside a giant custom-built igloo that's a crazy entrance
afterwards make sure to run off all those extra calories from all that delicious cheese fondue
you have no ski jacket no ski pants no ski boots you're one madman now if cheese fondue
in freezing igloos on top of the alps isn't your thing venture out to dupont
restaurant instead for another famous dish in switzerland raklet wow the best in the world
it's the oldest restaurant in cerma so basically it's just heated cheese
with potatoes and a pickle when it's almost burnt it's even better raclette is definitely one of my
favorite dishes here in europe so delicious we ended up ordering seconds just eight
swiss francs eight us dollars per portion silence of the lamps a visit to the matahorn
museum is a must for every visitor to zermatt under this glass dome next to the church called
zermatlantis immersed in the mountain a world of past generations their most famous exhibit
this broken rope from the first ascent of the matahorn in 1865 which caused four of the seven
mountaineers to die other interesting exhibits include this mountaineering shoe shop is that your
new shoe uh you go you know what to say about people with big feet right yeah small anus no
oh next door you will find the beautiful cinema richest church
and this is the old village of zermatt the highlight
is the hindendorf street where you will find 30 elevated barns stables and storage barns
the old village is so pretty i mean look at all these buildings they used to have pigs in here
dating back from the 16th century this is so authentic built between the 15th and 19th
century in the original valssar style you may have noticed these flat round blocks
those blocks are meant to keep rodents out from the grain storage barns as you can see
it's snowing like crazy today i mean look at the amount of snow accumulated on this roof
oh once you reach the end of the street you'll see the most iconic view here in zermatt
the Matterhorn which you may know from the Toblerone chocolate bar that's this mountain the matahorn
these are all the pigs matahorn peaks good stuff all right time for some beer at the Zermatt beer
brewery
Zermatt even has its own beer brewery!
So yeah, they got four flavors here; Monte Rosa, Matterhorn
Four flavors for each season.
Of course made from the incredible fresh Matterhorn mountain water.
Cheers!
Zermatt beer!
Taste of the mountains.
No trip to Zermatt is complete without going up the Matterhorn.
To the highest viewing platform in Europe at
3883 meters, almost 4 kilometers above sea level.
Making this also Europe's highest cable car station
while being surrounded by 38 alpine giants within Italy, France and Switzerland
So long brother!
So long brother!! Matterhorn!
The Matterhorn offers guaranteed snow 365 days a year
which you can find only here in Zermatt.
A mind boggling 300 inches of snow fall here annually
and with 360 kilometers of slopes making it the ideal winter sport resort in europe
a fun fact the matajordan ski pass is an international one
offering unlimited skiing and snowboarding between switzerland and italy which is unique to zermatt
upper ski places are found everywhere
complete your Matterhorn run at Hennu Stall
for the most famous apres-ski party in Zermatt.
Now you may be used to paid parking in your hometown here in zermatt they have paid parking for skis
so you just store your skis here overnight you have like a fob or a swipe card
pick them up tomorrow morning before you go up the mountain again.
Okay, after burning even more calories on the Matterhorn it is time to hunt for a unique
swiss dinner all right guys we're now at Chez Heini it's one of the most interesting
restaurants here in zermatt apparently they have some really interesting menu items
Chez Heini is a local authentic restaurant great for dinner classy cozy but above all extremely fun
from a bizarre menu that had Gang Sks to a very odd way of serving soup soup in a high heel
their signature dish juicy medium rare lamb chops oh yeah that's a nice fat piece
wow that's medium rare lamb medium rare lamb wow it looks amazing i should work
here the best thing about the lamb chops is the sauce that these creamy local sauces which you
smear on the lamb chop to give it so much more flavor now the top of this experience
have this crazy local dessert basically cotton candy Chez Heini definitely stood out
after finishing dinner and my brother and i were in the mood for a couple of drinks
and some music harry's bar is a great place to kick off the night
then head down to the tiniest bar in zermatt called little bar so i'm ready to drag
the best party in zermatt can be found at hotel post
the biggest multi-story party complex in town including The Factory on the main floor
which often offers fantastic live music and a friendly international crowd
to a gigantic nightclub in the basement called broken bar where you can dance the night away
a beer at this phenomenal place will set you back six swiss francs around six us dollars
zermatt is a luxury resort thus finding accommodation
can be a bit pricey for a good mid-level hotel i recommend the Alpen Resort Hotel
known for having beautiful rooms with panorama views of the matahorn
wow even the bathroom looks amazing the bathtub
all the finishes quite the finishes here these hotel rooms even have their own mini
bar check it out open resort also has a ton of amenities to pamper yourself
after a long day on the slopes including a large pool with strong massage jets a finished sauna
hot tub a fully decked out gym and a massive games room in the basement as you can tell you cannot go
wrong with this place come early in the morning and you'll have the entire pool facilities all to
yourself as you can see there's absolutely no one in the pool except for my brother but yeah this
place is great after a long day on the slopes when you really need to relax with those sore muscles
now Zermatt is very expensive the best tip is buying all your food at the migras supermarket
now at the Migros they have a budget brand their own budget brand it's called migros budget search
for these signs and guaranteed you will get good prices these Migros budget products are priced
significantly less than their counterparts let's review some of these prices apple chocolate bars
will set you back 4.50 chf, the budget version only 1.80 chf pretty good deal 1.70 chf for pringles look-alike chili
chips just look at these prices for chocolate bars 50 cents u.s that's crazy the sandwich and this
drink cost me around three swiss francs my brother here has a sandwich and a drink which is more than
seven so that's more than double so make sure you look out for those m budget logos in the
micros if you are on a serious budget and trust me you'll be able to survive switzerland pretty
good for a budget sandwich and they stuffed it nicely with salami cheese and pickles you can get
to zermatt by panorama train from either geneva or zurich airports the train ride takes about
three and a half hours these three and a half hours are certainly not a punishment since you
will be treated with some of the most scenic views of the swiss alps train tickets in switzerland can
be very pricey but save yourself even more money by purchasing the swiss travel pass for instance
a regular train ticket from zurich to zermatt is already 125 swiss francs one way and knowing that
the swiss travel pass starts at 280 swiss francs you can easily calculate out your savings in
conclusion spending two to three nights in zermatt at the very least is a must there is just so much
to do
For more information regarding tips and discounts navigate to reformatt.com
On which you also find a very handy map with all the locations I mentioned in this video
plus 200 photos!