Via Alpina

The Via Alpina is an innovative European project where eight Alpine countries have grouped together in 2000 to develop their heritage and to exchange experiences across their borders via a long-distance hiking route.

We offer a portion of the Via Alpina which takes you across Switzerland. The complete version, however, is much longer and takes walkers over 5 international trails (the red, blue, purple, yellow and green trail), through 8 countries, is broken down into 342 stages and over 5000km. The trail is the best way to explore the Alps and their the natural and cultural heritage. Our trips take you along the red trail, which crosses the main Alpine region of Europe.
 

The Red Trail travels through different linguistic areas, demonstrating the historical significance of the Alpine passes as trade routes. The scenery alternates between wooden chalets and stone sheep barns, mountain shelters and lively towns and villages. We believe that there is something for everyone along this trail.

Macs Adventure has been running self-guided walking holidays in Swizterland since 2008.  Whether you like mountains and hills, lakes, rivers and glaciers, dreamy villages and well preserved medieval cities, Switzerland has something to offer for everyone. This abundance of wonderful places to explore lead us to seek out more and more areas where we could help people to discover Switzerland on foot. 

From humble beginnings, we now send over 2000 walkers to Switzerland every year, each walking the route that excites them the most. We provide the freedom to choose your route, itinerary and travel companions and discover Switzerland at your own pace. 

We know how daunting it can be, setting off on an adventure of this scale and we quickly realised how important it was to have amazing partners on the ground in Switzerland to deal with any issues that you might come across.  We are proud to say that we work incredibly closely with all our accommodation suppliers and luggage transfer teams and should you have the slightest issue, they will fall over themselves to help you out. 

We offer a flexible, tailor-made hiking experience that gets you in comfortable, friendly overnight accommodation in local B&Bs and guesthouses. We carry your bags to lighten your load so you can concentrate on simply putting one foot in front of the other and enjoying the unique culture, food and scenery of Switzerland. No hostels, no leaky tents, no heavy bags on your back just a straightforward active holiday that you can book with confidence that we have it all covered for you. 

We want to showcase our expertise, by giving you all the resources you will ever need.  In the planning stage, we have free guides, comprehensive videos and a host of staff with their own Swiss experiences, waiting to answer your questions. On the route, we use high-quality digital mapping as well as the best maps and guidebooks to make sure you find your way.  

We love the diversity of walking in Switzerland and our main aim is to make sure that you do too.