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Tour of the Matterhorn – Costs

Posted by Mark Richardson on Oct 01, 2021


Costs
As always we give details of what we spent for the whole trip, due to accommodation costs it could be done more cheaply or more expensively depending on the choices you make.

Spending Essential

Insurance Mark

£57

Insurance Jacqui

£57

Lateral Flow Tests for when we were due to leave Switzerland                                                            

£60

PCR Covid tests for when we got back to the UK

£86

Manchester Airport Car Parking

£82

2 Flights (Easyjet from Manchester to Geneva)

£276

Return train tickets Geneva Airport to Zermatt – 2 Adults

£328

Accommodation first night Matterhorn Lodge Hotel – 1 night

£232

First night supermarket spend

£16

Other food spending

£44

Sunnegga lift x 2 people

£27

Unplanned accommodation in St Niklaus – Heimatlodge – 1 night

£115

St Niklaus to Jungen cable car

£10

Train ticket x 2 from St Niklaus back to Zermatt

£40

Accommodation last night Matterhorn Lodge Hotel – 1 night

£239

Subtotal

£1669

Discretionary Spending

First night meal out

£70

Evening Meal St Niklaus

£35

Meal in Zermatt after return due to snow                                                                                            

£39

Last night meal out

£104

Air BnB apartment accommodation for 5 days

£280

Subtotal

£528

£2197

Tour of the Matterhorn – Getting there and back
Tour of the Matterhorn – Trip Report

  
Mark Richardson
 

Mark was the founder of Ultralight Outdoor Gear back in 2006 and has completed long distance backpacking routes in some of the remotest parts of the world. His favourite hikes have been Torres del Paine (full circuit), the John Muir trail and the Markha Valley trail (Ladakh, India). Although semi-retired Mark has not lost any enthusiasm for minimalist backpacking and is tackling Scotland’s Munros choosing multi-day backpacking routes over the more usual guide book excursions.

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