Zermatt, Switzerland

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Trip Description (Jan 30 to Feb 08, 2026)

Bytown Ski Club has secured a quality hotel in the centre of iconic Zermatt Switzerland that will allow you the rare pleasure of staying and skiing in Switzerland at a phenomenal value package. Your package includes the all-inclusive internationally connected lift system of Zermatt Switzerland and Cervinia Italy. Our hotel is a short walk to both the Bahnhof (train station) and the Gornergrat lift, one of the main lifts of Zermatt. As you likely know, Zermatt is home to the famous and breathtaking Matterhorn as well as a glacier ski area. After breakfast on Saturday departure day from Zermatt, we go to a Geneva hotel that will allow us to taste another European city in the afternoon and evening before departure home on Sunday.

Based on the popularity of these ski vacations in previous years, early registration is recommended to secure one of the limited hotel spots!

Touringhouse Travel has return air spaces reserved on Swiss Air from Montreal’s Dorval Airport to Geneva Switzerland via Zurich. We will provide private group return coach transfers between Ottawa's VIA train station and Montreal Dorval Airport. From Geneva Airport to the vehicle free village of Zermatt, we have a deluxe private coach for our group’s approximate 3+ hour transfer on a scenic ride through Switzerland to the village of Tasch where we then take a short shuttle-train into Zermatt.

Your Derby Hotel is located on fashionable Bahnhofstrasse in the village centre only 50 meters from the Bahnhof (train station), and is also a short walking distance from one of the resort’s principal lifts, the Gornergrat Gondola and close to a second main Zermatt lift, the Sunnegga cable car. The Derby restaurant features a terrace and serves Italian and international cuisine, as well as flambe dishes. We will have buffet breakfasts and four course dinners each day of our stay at the Derby. Many of the hotel rooms have balconies, some of which you can watch the sun rise over the Matterhorn each morning!

The ski pass in your package is the International 6-day pass that allows you to use all the 51 lifts on both the Swiss and the interconnected Italian side of the resort. Please note that the IKON pass is not accepted on the Italian side of the mountain range. The combination of high altitude, northerly aspect and glaciers guaranty quality snow conditions. The terrain includes 75 kilometers of beginner slopes, 220 kilometers of intermediate, and 27 kilometers of advanced. Zermatt ski resort, also known as Matterhorn Ski Paradise, boasts the highest piste in Europe at 3,899 meters (12,792 feet).

Non-ski activities include walking the fashionable Bahnhofstrasse in a fur coat and little dog (if you can borrow one!), there is wonderful paragliding, helicopter sightseeing flights around the Matterhorn, cross country skiing, scenic winter walking trails & an evening toboggan run that can be coupled with a fondue dinner. A cable car trip up to the top of the Klein Matterhorn is also popular to explore the ice museum glacial caves.

Unlike most European ski weeklong ski trips where it is necessary to rise early to board your transportation back to your gateway airport for an early day flight departure back to Canada, on this trip we have elected for a more civilized departure after breakfast on our Saturday check out day, and travel back to a Geneva hotel where we will overnight until an early afternoon flight Sunday departure to Canada. This itinerary will provide an opportunity for people wishing to experience a touch of Europe beyond the mountains, experience beautiful Geneva with a Saturday afternoon beside the lake, or some old town shopping, and then have dinner (possibly a Swiss fondue restaurant!) in this cosmopolitan Swiss city.
Our Tour Escorts are personable and knowledgeable. Contact us for more information on any of the travel experiences we offer.

Flight Schedule:

Date	Flight	From	To	Depart	Arrive
Jan 30, 2026	Coach	Ottawa	Montreal	12:00	13:45
Jan 30, 2026	LX 087	Montreal	Zurich	16:50	06:15+1
Jan 31, 2026	LX 2804	Zurich	Geneva	09:00	10:00
Feb 08, 2026	LX 2809	Geneva	Zurich	10:35	11:30
Feb 08, 2026	LX 086	Zurich	Montreal	12:40	15:10
Feb 08, 2026	Coach	Montreal	Ottawa	16:40	18:25

+1 means that the flight arrives the next day.

Touringhouse will plan air travel for Toronto based registrants.

Cost includes:

Round trip air from Montreal and Geneva and back via Zurich with Swiss Air.
Two pieces of checked airline luggage (suitcase & ski/boot bag) at no extra charge.
Private group coach transfer between Geneva Airport and Tasch/Zermatt Switzerland (shuttle train between Tasch and Zermatt).
Private group coach return transfer between Zermatt/Tasch (train to Tasch) and a Geneva hotel.
Private group coach transfer between a Geneva hotel and Geneva Airport.
7-nights accommodation in the Zermatt Derby hotel.
1-night accommodation with breakfast at a Geneva hotel.
Buffet breakfasts and four course dinners daily at the Derby Hotel.
6-day ski International Ski pass valid on all Zermatt and Cervinia Italy lifts.
Ski pass RFID card.
Trip leader accompaniment.
September trip information meeting.
January pre-trip information meeting.
All taxes, tourist taxes, coach driver tips, and service charges.

Cost does not include:

Cost of lunches.
Optional travel insurance.
Passport valid for 6 months after date of departure.
ETIAS security certificate, if required.
Any other items not specifically mentioned in the inclusions.

Cost per person (all-inclusive):

Cost per person (all inclusive):

Double or twin occupancy Standard room	$5,300.00
Payment by VISA/Mastercard (+3%) Double-Twin room	$5,459.00
Single occupancy	$5,685.00
Payment by VISA/Mastercard (+3%) Single room	$5,855.55
Triple occupancy	$TBD
Payment by VISA/Mastercard (+3%) Triple occupancy	$TBD
Four person suite upon request	$TBD
Payment by VISA/Mastercard (+3%) Four person suite	$TBD
Land only, not including airfare, reduce package cost by	$1,650.00
Adult package not including 6-day ski pass, reduce cost by	$675.00

Optional all-inclusive travel insurance with MANULIFE covers up to package price (rates are based on your age) prior to departure

Insurance	Up to $5,400	Up to $5,500	Up to $5,700	Up to $5,900
Up to age 59	$535	$542	$555	$569
Age 60 - 64	$654	$662	$678	$694
Age 65 - 69	$754	$763	$782	$801
Age 70 - 74	$975	$986	$1,008	$1,029
Age 75 - 79	$1,187	$1,202	$1,231	$1,261
Age 80+	Will be quoted individually depending on age
Insurance costs are subject to change any time until booked

For other age groups (or different coverage), please contact Touringhouse for a quotation, or call 613-741-2942:

Expenses related to COVID 19 will not be covered if the Government of Canada issues an "Avoid All Travel" or an "Avoid All Non-Essential Travel" Advisory, advising or recommending that Canadians not travel to a specific country, region or city on their date of departure.

All-insurance coverage covers the following (insurance brochures available on request):

Trip cancellation (for covered reasons)
Trip interruption
Emergency hospital/medical
Baggage loss/delay
Flight and travel accident

Registration Information

Reservations for the limited number of group package spots will be accepted on first-come basis starting 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday August 19, 2025 by phoning Touringhouse at 613-741-2942 and/or submitting an application to Touringhouse by mail, deliver to office, or email attachment.
There will be a trip information meeting, open to all, on Tuesday September 09, 2025 from 18:30 - 19:30 at the Chamber, at Centrepointe Theatre /Ottawa Public Library, 101 Centepointe Drive, Ottawa K2G 5K7 (directions at bottom).
A PDF of the registration form can be downloaded here, and a Word (.doc) version here. A PDF of the credit card/insurance authorization form can be downloaded here, and a Word (.doc) version here.
Initial deposits of $800, plus optional insurance must be made at time of application to guarantee your reservation, together with your application.If you are reserving your spot by phone call or email, your $800 application fee (and insurance payment if required) must be paid to Touringhouse within seven calendar days.
Balance of payment is due with post-dated cheque dated November 15, 2024, or email transfer or credit card payment before November 6, 2025.
Payments can be made by email transfer to travel@touringhouse.com, by VISA or MASTERCARD or by cheques payable to Touringhouse and mailed or dropped off at our office at 876 Montreal Road, Suite 201, Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 4L3.
If requiring travel insurance, it must be paid at time of initial deposit. See the trip application form.
Touringhouse will endeavour to pair single registrants into a two-person room, if possible and upon request. In event of a pairing option, you would be provided an opportunity to network with your potential roommate prior to finalization.
Please note that payments once made are fully non-refundable unless eligible for insurance refund or the trip has to be cancelled by Touringhouse/Bytown Ski Club and suppliers.

Deviations

While the group must depart together from Ottawa, individuals will be allowed to change their return date, provided requests are made in writing by October 31, 2025.
The airlines allow only 20% of the passengers in the group to change their return date. For example, if only 30 passengers take the full package with air, only 6 persons will be able to deviate.
Extensions are permitted for a maximum of 7 days after the group returns. Deviations are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
There will be an Swiss Air/Lufthansa service charge of $100.00 per person to process individual deviations plus the applicable incremental airfare if the same class of service is not available on the return. We cannot guarantee the same airfare for individuals returning on a different date.
Land only, or deviation people, are welcome to use the group coach transfers between the airport and the hotel, IF they make prior arrangements to join the group in advance to coach departures. We cannot give a credit for transfers which are not used by passengers making their own air arrangements or deviating.

Useful links:

Bytown Ski Club (www.bytownskiclub.ca)
Derby Hotel Zermatt (www.derbyzermatt.ch/en/)
Zermatt Piste Map (Trail map)
Ibis Geneve Centre Nations Hotel (Geneve Centre)
Touringhouse Travel (613-741-2942)(www.touringhouse.com/)
Centrepointe Ben Franklin Chamber Directions (Ben Franklin Chamber)
ETIAS Application (ETIAS application form)

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