To provide you with the best web experience, we use cookies and tracking technologies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. See more
From vineyards through Alpine pastures to ancient mountain villages, alp dairies with tasty raw-milk cheese, lonely mountain lakes, sweeping views and deep gorges. The 8-day round tour combines the most beautiful highlights of the Canton Vaud Alps.
Starting in Aigle, in the middle of the extensive vineyards of the Rhonetal valley, the round tour links all the major destinations in the Canton Vaud Alps. Leysin, Les Mosses, Château-d'Oex, L'Etivaz, Les Diablerets, Villars and Gryon create the circle, which closes at the starting point of Aigle.
Impressive natural landscapes ensure unique backdrops: worthy of mention are the plaster pyramids at Col de la Croix, where over thousands of years, water and wind have produced a diversity of weathered shapes. Anyone wanting to set their sights higher, can take to mountain transport: the Kuklos aerial cableway station above Leysin affords sweeping views. The Glacier des Diablerets offers eternal ice and is accessed with the Glacier 3000 aerial cableway. A refreshing dip in one of the crystal-clear mountain lakes, such as Lac d'Arnon or Lac Retaud, is not icy cold, but comfortably cool.
Your wellbeing will also be well catered for in the typical alp dairies. Wheels of superb raw-milk cheese made over a wood fire are stored in old cellars for years. Sampling sessions are on offer in alp huts at Les Mosses and L'Etivaz, the home of the Gruyère cheese speciality of the same name. Famous far beyond Swiss borders, this is one of the best for far and wide.
Served by the CFF and the TPC (Chablais Public Transport company), Aigle station is the starting point for many trips.
See moreChâteau d’Aigle Vines, Wine and Wine Labels Museum is the reference of the winegrowing culture and is headquartered at Aigle Castle.
See moreThe Castle of La Roche is in the heart of the wine-producing village of Ollon, in the Chablais mountains at the foot of the Vaudois Alps.
See moreThe Refuge de Solalex in Bex welcomes guests in a rustic setting with folk music in the background.
See moreThe Diablerets Tourist Office welcomes you and provides information and assistance during your stay.
See moreThe gypsum pyramids are a geological curiosity formed by erosion, near the Col de la Croix.
See moreThe Auberge du Col de Soud in Villars-sur-Ollon focuses on terroir dishes and offers a lovely terrace.
See moreThe Tourist Office of Villars is here to welcome you, to inform you and to assist you during your stay.
See moreThe Refuge de Taveyanne is located in a traditional mountain village, is classified as an historical monument.
See moreSituated at the top of the Col du Pillon near the Glacier 3000 cable car, this restaurant is a lovely stop for skiers and hikers, summer and winter.
See moreThe cheese cellars, located in l'Etivaz, allowed you to learn all about the secrets of the production of the precious L’Etivaz AOP alpine cheese.
See moreThe Tourist Office welcomes you and informs you of the activities to discover in the region.
See moreTourist information and postal agency service.
See moreOur welcoming staff will gladly inform you about the activities in the Leysin region.
See moreIn a cocooning atmosphere with a breathtaking view, the restaurant serves seasonal cuisine mixed with originality and know-how!
See more