Family activities
The Valais region is a unique natural playground and an oasis of relaxation and recreation for families.
Breathe deeply, explore and enjoy – for Valais will surprise you with its wide range of activities and family-friendly infrastructures that will turn any holiday into an exciting time for all the family. Whether walks and hikes, discovery tours in nature or adventures in leisure parks or in the snow, Valais has plenty both for children and their parents to enjoy.
Summer activities
Family-friendly hikes
Valais has a hike for everyone. Through fragrant larch forests, along watercourses, over suspended bridges, by mule paths or vineyard trails.
Family-friendly mountain bike tours
Valais is a land of adventure par excellence, a vast playground for altitude junkies. This is where well-marked mountain-bike trails lead past rushing mountain streams and Alpine lakes, or wind their way over mountainsides and through dense forests.
Family-friendly cycling routes
Whether in the Rhône Valley or high up in the mountains: Valais offers a great diversity of cycle routes to match everyone’s needs, from Lake Geneva to the Rhône Glacier, from the valley floor all the way up to the fascinating Alpine passes.
Treasure hunt
Enjoy a treasure hunt with all the family! The family resorts of Valais offer guests a variety of specially created routes with puzzles to solve and missions to accomplish along the way. Armed with a treasure map, the whole family searches for clues together to solve the puzzles. This exciting activity in nature makes going for a walk fun for kids – and promises delightful shared memories. Each member of the family plays their part in the challenge: finding the treasure.
Wildlife parks
You will see cows, goats, ibex, foxes and even black bears living peacefully in their natural environment.
Recreational parks
Whether in water, air, steam locomotive or on the luge course: Valais recreational parks offer immense fun and are the best form of entertainment for the entire family.
Adventure parks and ziplines
Get your high at the Valais adventure parks. With a little balance and skill, visitors can climb right into the treetops.
Interpretive trails
An enjoyable experience for anyone wanting to discover the wealth of natural and cultural attractions in Valais. You have numerous options to choose from, with interpretive trails set to guide you on your way.
Pools and spas
On hot summer days, there is nothing nicer than enjoying the fresh mountain breeze or taking a cooling dip in one of the public open-air pools.
Winter activities
Ski areas
It couldn’t be any better: 2000 kilometers of pistes amidst the gorgeous Valais mountain world, snow guaranteed. A dream come true for everyone, from beginner to expert.
Tobogganing
Tobogganing offers perfect winter fun for all – headlong rides down beautiful runs on glistening snow through snowy woods and enchanted valleys.
Indoor activities
Set off to discover the wide range of indoor activities for visitors of all ages at the foot of the 4,000-metre peaks of Valais.
Ice Skating
A welcome change to skiing and snowboarding - and perfect bad weather option for the whole family as they enjoy an afternoon on the ice rink.
Children's snow playgrounds
An ideal place to give youngsters their first taste of winter sports, these dedicated areas in Valais let children of all ages get used to the sensation of gliding over snow.
