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Via Albula/Bernina — From Thu­sis to Tirano

from 1.563,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 106 km
  • Altitude: (+) 3715 m
  • Altitude: (-) 4015 m
  • Difficulty:
The hiking trail runs along the Albu­la and Ber­ni­na lines of the Rhae­ti­an Rail­way and offers enchan­ting views of a 120-year-old work of art in a magni­fi­cent Alpi­ne land­scape. Num­e­rous bridges and spec­ta­cu­lar via­ducts blend har­mo­nious­ly into the land­scape and are right­ly a UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Site. High­lights along the rou­te include the Land­was­ser Via­duct, the gla­ciers of the Ber­ni­na Group and the des­cent into the Ita­li­an Valtellina. 
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Portrait von Mann auf der Rhaetischer Bahn
Zwei Wanderer auf dem Weg mit Panoramablick über die Alpen
Mit Blick auf Poschiavo und dem dazugehörigen See
Ein Zug fährt über eine Steinbrücke, im Hintegrund die Berge und die Wälder
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Thusis
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Thusis
Day 2
Thu­sis — Tiefencastel
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 1030m Höhe (-): 860m
A spec­ta­cu­lar path leads from Dom­leschg through the Schin­schlucht gor­ge. The ascent to the vil­la­ge of Mul­da­in is reward­ed with a magni­fi­cent view. The Solis via­duct and the church of St. Peter in Mis­tail, which dates back to the 8th cen­tu­ry, are fur­ther high­lights of this hike. 
Day 3
Tie­fen­cas­tel — Bergün
Distanz: 21 km Höhe (+): 915m Höhe (-): 415m
The second stage leads to one of the high­lights of the Via Albula/Bernina, the impo­sing Land­was­ser via­duct. Befo­re that, you fol­low the foa­ming Albu­la and the “ansai­na water­way” to one of the pho­to points for a sou­ve­nir pho­to of the world-famous RhB via­duct. After­wards to Fili­sur with its his­to­ric vil­la­ge cen­ter. Pas­sing the dancing wit­ches of Bell­alu­na, the trail leads up to the best-pre­ser­ved his­to­ric rail­road sta­ti­on of Stugl. The final desti­na­ti­on, Ber­gün, with its Enga­din hou­ses and rail­road muse­um, is a Mec­ca for rail­road enthusiasts. 
Day 4
Ber­gün — Spi­nas | Train ride Spi­nas — St. Moritz
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 1035m Höhe (-): 530m
Hiking through a true mas­ter­pie­ce of engi­nee­ring. The moun­tain hiking trail to Pre­da fol­lows the Albu­lauf and cros­ses the rail­road line seve­ral times, which has the most dar­ing ali­gnment in this sec­tion. The Rail­way Expe­ri­ence Trail explains this cen­tu­ry-old rail­road engi­nee­ring feat. After Pre­da, the moun­tain hiking trail leads past the crys­tal-clear Lake Pal­puo­gna via Alp Weis­sen­stein or Crap Alv to Fuor­cla Crap Alv and stee­p­ly down into Val Bever to idyl­lic Spi­nas. From here, con­ti­nue by train to St. Moritz. 
Day 5
Train jour­ney St. Moritz — Mor­te­ratsch | Mor­te­ratsch — Alp Grüm
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 535m Höhe (-): 360m
Through moor­land and alpi­ne mea­dows to the Ber­ni­na Pass. High­light fol­lows high­light. Sta­zer­wald, Pont­resi­na, the Mor­te­ratsch gla­cier world, the Lago Bian­co-Lej Nair waters­hed and the hig­hest moun­ta­ins in Grau­bün­den. After Lago Bian­co, which is whitish in color from the gla­cier water, the rou­te clim­bs up to the fan­ta­stic Sas­sal Mason view­point with views of Piz Palü and its almost tan­gi­ble gla­cier, the heart-shaped Lagh da Palü, Alp Grüm and Val Poschiavo. 
Day 6
Alp Grüm — Poschiavo
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 1070m
The idyl­lic Cava­glia high val­ley invi­tes you to lin­ger and the detour to the ela­bo­ra­te­ly made acces­si­ble gla­cier mills is always wort­hwhile. Like the Rhae­ti­an Rail­way, the hiking trail winds its way down the slo­pe into the Pos­chia­vo val­ley plain 
Day 7
Pos­chia­vo — Tirano
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 200m Höhe (-): 780m
The migh­ty cir­cu­lar via­duct at Brusio invi­tes you to mar­vel along the way. The rou­te con­ti­nues through fruit, chest­nut and wine-gro­wing regi­ons to Ita­ly. S. Per­pe­tua in Tira­no pro­vi­des a beau­tiful over­view of the sou­thern land­scape and the town with its venerable palazzi 
Day 8
Depar­tu­re or extension
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or extension

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Booking code: ALBULA-BERNINA

Season

29.08.2026 — 11.10.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.855,00

Double room*

EUR 1.563,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Thu­sis in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Thu­sis in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 155,00
EUR 123,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night AFTER the tour in Tira­no in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night AFTER the tour in Tira­no in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 118,00
EUR 91,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (cate­go­ry midd­le class)
  • Feu­er und Eis Tra­vel Insurance 
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Sub­s­idy for tra­vel by train (SBB)
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from one accom­mo­da­ti­on to ano­ther (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Thu­sis — Tira­no 2nd class rail pass (valid on all regu­lar trains)
  • Admis­si­on to the Albu­la Muse­um in Bergün
  • Well-pre­pared rou­te guidance
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel documents
  • Navi­ga­ti­on app and GPS data available
  • Switz­er­land­Mo­bi­li­ty Plus sub­scrip­ti­on for one year
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Prin­ted tra­vel docu­ments inclu­ding rou­te book available at the hotel
  • 7‑Day Hass­le-Free Ser­vice Hot­line (dai­ly from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
  • Feu­er und Eis Tra­vel Insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour, as well as par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son per night), to be paid at the accommodations
  • If appli­ca­ble, over­night fees for regis­tered dogs are to be paid at the accommodations
  • Meals and bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se specified
  • Tips, sight­see­ing, and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train tra­vel, trans­fers unless express­ly included in the itinerary
  • Tra­vel Insu­rance (We’d be hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance for you)

Additional information

Natu­re of the Tour
Good stami­na is requi­red for the lon­ger stages at the start of the tour. Howe­ver, the hikes can easi­ly be shor­ten­ed with the help of the Rhae­ti­an Rail­way. Some of the hikes are on nar­row and rocky paths. Sure-foo­ted­ness is requi­red, espe­ci­al­ly on the des­cent into Val Bever. 
Get­ting There
Lea­ve the car at home! For every cycling, biking or hiking tour in Switz­er­land, you will recei­ve a SBB pro­mo code per tra­ve­ler, with which you can deduct CHF 10.00 from the ticket pri­ce for tra­vel by train. The reduc­tion can be obtai­ned in the SBB (Swiss Fede­ral Rail­ways) online store or in the SBB app. Tra­vel to Thu­sis station. 
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­rance
In any case, we recom­mend purcha­sing tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance that includes trip inter­rup­ti­on covera­ge. For more infor­ma­ti­on, visit: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel docu­ments. On this trip you use the navi­ga­ti­on app of our part­ner agency.
Depar­tu­re
Lea­ve the car at home! For every cycling, biking or hiking tour in Switz­er­land, you will recei­ve a SBB pro­mo code per tra­ve­ler, with which you can deduct CHF 10.00 from the ticket pri­ce for tra­vel by train. The reduc­tion can be obtai­ned in the SBB (Swiss Fede­ral Rail­ways) online store or in the SBB app. Depar­tu­re from Tira­no station. 
Par­king
The lar­gest par­king por­tal in Switz­er­land: www.parking.ch PRail — Your par­king space at the sta­ti­on: PRail Ihr Park­platz am Bahn­hof | SBB

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If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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Travel Responsibly

As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

These are our goals:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests

We need your help to make this happen! During your trip, please treat nature with respect and follow general rules of conduct.

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