Explore the Engadin Valley - the Swiss National Park region from St. Moritz to Scuol

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1 Explore the Engadin Valley - the Swiss National Park region from St. Moritz to Scuol 04 to 07 October 2012 Martin Oester Sales Manager USA, UK, France, Belgium & Luxembourg Martina Hänzi Marketing Manager Engadin St. Moritz Engadin Scuol Via San Gian 30, CH-7500 St. Moritz Stradun, T Tel. +41 (0) Mobile: Mobile: tba. martin.oester@estm.ch m.haenzi@engadin.com

2 Allegra Welcome to the breathtakingly beautiful landscape of the Engadin Valley, the region of the Swiss National Park. The holiday destinations of Engadin St. Moritz and Engadin Scuol will delight you with variety and a wealth of contrasts. Let yourself be enchanted by the legendary glamour of St. Moritz, or the unspoilt charm of the typical Engadin villages. In the fall, around october the needles turn golden yellow, the whole valley is blanketed in gold. The delightful play of colours of the gnarled larch trees is one of the most striking characteristics of the Engadin valley. Autumn day at the Swiss National Park above Zernez.

3 Program Thursday, October 4 th Individual arrival in St. Moritz / Pontresina Guided sightseeing tour of St. Moritz and the Engadin lakes. 5 p.m. Mountain excursion & dining on Muottas Muragl Magnificient views above the upper Engadin Valley, a nostalgia-inducing funicular and fine dining the newly renovated mountain hotel, incidentally the first hotel in the Alps to be self-sufficient in power. Hotel address: Sporthotel *** CH-7504 Pontresina Tel. +41 (0) info@sporthotel.ch Friday, October 5 th 9 a.m. Meet in hotel lobby for activities Option I Via ferrata (fixed rope climb) La Resgia Pontresina Level of difficulty K3-4, strenuous 2 hours climb. Option II: Glacier hike Diavolezza-Morteratsch 5 hours across Pers & Morteratsch glaciers Approx. 7 miles, mostly downhill,sure-footedness required. Weather and conditions permitting Alternative program suggestions: Guided wildlife watching in Val Trupchun, Swiss National Park Visit cheese diary and short walk to Morteratsch Glacier Dinner in hotel

4 Saturday, October 6 th 9 a.m. Check out and meet in hotel lobby Train Pontresina to Scuol Option Electric-bike tour Pontresina to S-chanf and continue by train. Luggage transportation will be organized. 12 p.m. whole group meets in Zernez Stop 1: Zernez Swiss National Park Visitor center and exhibition A world that has not changed since the days of our great-grandparents. The Swiss National Park incorporates 170 square kilometres of untouched nature, in whose natural development man has not intervened for nearly one hundred years. The newly built National Park Museum invites visitors to experience and discover, question and learn as well as to interact. Stop 2: Guarda Visit of the historic Engadin village of Guarda a time to travel into the past A special guided tour of Guarda, one of the most famous villages in Switzerland and the home of «Schellen-Ursli». Visit some of the unique and beautiful houses. Learn more about the history, the culture, the inhabitants and their customs. Arrive in Scuol Hotel/Accommodation in Scuol: 7 single rooms in the Hotel Bellaval 5 single rooms in the Hotel Altana 4 double rooms for single use in the Youth Hostel Hotel address: Hotel Bellaval*** Via da Ftan Tel. +41 (0) info@bellaval-scuol.ch Hotel Altana*** Via da Staziun Tel. +41 (0) hotel@altana.ch Youthhostel Scuol Via da Ftan Tel. +41 (0) scuol@youthhostel.ch

5 Sunday, October 7 th 9 a.m. Check out and meet in hotel lobby for activities Option I: Mountain Scooters Transport by Cable Car to Motta Naluns, with a beautiful view on the Swiss National Park and the Engadine Dolomites you ride a 10 km long gravel road. During the ride you pass the typical Engadine village called Ftan. The ride takes about an hour. It s as easy as riding a bike! Option II: Visit of the Mineralbath Bogn Engiadina Health and experience bath with six indoor and outdoor pools (with massage jets, whirlpools, waterfalls and water flow), salt water pool, steam bath, solarium, sunbathing lawn, individual solariums and a brand new sauna with Finnish saunas, hot bath (bio) with chromo therapy, outdoor pool, diving pool, steam bath, foot heated swimming pool, relaxation room, and a drink bar. Lunch options include specialities of the lower Engadin served in the Hotel Astras pm. departure. Travel to Lucerne (Arrival 4h25 pm)