The AlpLine and a guided visit inside La Grande Dixence; a jolt of excitment and adrenaline with great views – VS
The Grande Dixence dam, at the head of the Val d’Hérémence in the canton of Valais, is the world’s highest gravity dam. Construction on the dam began in 1950 and was completed in 1961 (commissioned in 1965). The complex offers several great attractions including a giant Zipline which we obviously had to try ☝️😬 With […]
The Grande Dixence, an imposing piece of engineering – VS
The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam at the head of the Val d’Hérémence in the canton of Valais. At 285 m high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world, fifth tallest dam overall, and the tallest dam in Europe. When you stand up at the bottom and face this gigantic […]
The Zip-line Valley in Charmey, one of my son’s favorite! – FR
The Valley of the Zip-lines in Charmey is a super exciting attraction and it’s the first of it’s kind in Switzerland.It’s a great mix of hiking and zip-lines. The course is made of 15 long zip-lines, some over 300 hundred meters long 😲You can chose the 11 zip-line course or the 15, the latter includes […]
Tree Climbing in Parc Aventure, Aigle – VD
Tree climbing has been one of our favorite family activities since early days. And “Parc Aventure” in Aigle has literally seen our son grow and gain confidence since he was 4 years old. We love coming here; we’ve celebrated birthdays, we’ve used it as a workout training field and few weeks ago, our son attacked […]
Fly like a bird on the “First Glider” in Grindelwald – BE
The “First Glider” at Grindelwald is definitely a top adventure. It’s a four passenger bird shaped zip line that flies through the mountain landscape at high speed. My husband and son both preferred to go downhill in a more tranquil manner. So while they rode down in scooters, me and our buddies put on our […]