This area offers superb opportunities for field studies with the hanging Saas Valley, the Matterhorn Peak and the Aletsch Glacier all close at hand. The international traffic-free resorts of Saas Fee and Zermatt provide excellent tourism and settlement case studies. Our Educational Guide and Educational Resource Pack will truly enhance your tour too.

Study Themes		Recommended Geography Visits
Human; Alpine Settlements, Ski Resort Development, Impact of Tourism, Hydroelectric Power, Settlement Growth & Development, Transhumance & Land Management, Winter & Summer Tourism   Physical: Fluvial Studies, Vegetation Regeneration, Geology, The Glacial System, Deglaciation & Succession, Outwash Plains & Processes, Hazards & Glacial, Evolution, Alpine Ecosystem, Transect, Climate & Micro-climate		Saas Grund Saas Fee to Saas Grund Walk Landscape Conflict in Saas Fee Trift Glacier MattMark Dam and Fluvial Systems Sion Zermatt Aletsch Glacier

8-Day Inclusive Swiss Alps Package from only £499pp* travelling October 2011

Morning Afternoon Evening Day 1     Depart school for ferry crossing. Day 2 Arrival & welcome Course introduction Introduction to Saas Grund Evening meal at hotel Meeting room available if required Day 3 Aletsch Glacier Day Evening meal at hotel Meeting room available if required Day 4 Zermatt Alpine Settlement Day Evening meal at hotel Meeting room available if required Day 5 Mattmark Dam & Fluvial Studies & Saas Grund Evening meal at hotel Meeting room available if required Day 6 Sion & Underground Lake Evening meal at hotel Meeting room available if required Day 7 Walk from Saas Fee to Saas Grund Report writing or leisure time Depart early evening for overnight travel home Day 8 Arrive back at school.

Price includes: Executive coach transport from & to school & throughout your stay¹ 5 nights full-board accommodation at Hotel Rodania includes packed lunch from day 2 NST Educational Guide & International Mountain Leader where required Visits shown Extensive group travel insurance  Generous free place ratio of 1 in 8

*Price shown based on 40 paying passengers departing in October 2011 from England & Wales & is subject to availablility. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown. ¹ Subject to EU drivers' regulations.

Other dates & prices are available. Please call for details.

Please note: All itineraries shown can be tailor-made to suit your group. For full details on what's included in the prices shown on this website, please contact us.