Glaciers – Nature – Knowledge – Views – Enjoyment
Discover a unique landscape in the midst of change.
Experience the RHONE GLACIER and its fascinating high-mountain landscape up close. The GLACIER EDUCATIONAL TRAIL takes you through a landscape shaped by ice and vividly illustrates how the glacier has changed over the decades. From the GLACIER and LAKE VIEWING PLATFORMS, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the GLACIER LAKE, the SOURCE of the RHONE and a unique world of rock, water and ice. Where mighty glacial ice lay just a few decades ago, the transformation of the Alpine landscape is now clearly visible. A special insight awaits you in the SMALL BLUE ICE CAVE, which has been carved out of the glacier practically every year for almost 200 years. Summer heat and glacial retreat have significantly altered its size. It is here, in particular, that the changes to the Rhône Glacier can be experienced most directly. To round off your visit, the ALPINE GARDEN and the KNEIPP FACILITY, the SOUVENIR SHOP and the SNACK BUVETTE invite you to explore, relax and enjoy yourself.
Glacier ice – a glacier landscape up close
Kneipp- and alpine garden
Admission CHF 3 (incl. towel)
Open daily
Wade barefoot through fresh glacier water, admire alpine flowers and breathe in the scent of arnica, gentian & co. Kneipp- and alpine garden is an oasis for the senses - ideal for enjoying a little time out.
The Kneipp- and Alpine Garden is probably the highest of its kind in the Alps.
Treat your feet to a soothing refreshment in the Kneipp bath with 3 pools with mountain spring water, surrounded by the Alpine garden.
Please note that due to unpredictable weather conditions in the mountains, the Kneipp pool may be closed at short notice.
The Kneipp- and Alpine garden was opened in 2016 in a festive setting opened.
Did you know that...?
- the glacier movement at the level of the ice grotto in the tongue area used to be 30 - 40 metres per year or up to 10 cm per day. An artificial ice cave therefore had to be completely re-carved into the ice every year at great expense.
- the ice grotto is inhabited by "glacier fleas", millimetre-sized springtails - visible to the naked eye as black moving dots on the ice.
- a lake several football pitches in size and more than 30 metres deep has formed in the tongue area of the Rhone Glacier over the last 20 years.
