Things to do in Montreux
Chillon Castle Montreux: Medieval Fortress & Lake Geneva ViewsYou enter Chillon Castle on your own schedule with an audio guide or self-guided trail through medieval rooms, dungeons, and ramparts overlooking Lake Geneva. Touch-screen videos and a quirky castle trail explain the Dukes of Savoy era and the fortress's defensive design. The visit takes as long as you want—most people spend two to three hours—and you skip the hassle of arranging a group tour or waiting for a scheduled departure.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants to explore a medieval fortress without joining a scheduled group tour or waiting for a guide to start—you arrive, enter, and move through the castle at your own rhythm, with the audio guide filling in the history as you go.
Day trip to Glacier 3000 from Montreux: Cable car optionThis full-day tour from Montreux takes you by bus through the Alps to Les Diablerets, an all-chalet village at 4,000 feet in the heart of the Vaudois Alps, with the option to ride the cable car up to Glacier 3000 at 3,000 meters. The cable car is optional; if you add it, you get a 20-minute ascent, year-round snow, views of over 200 peaks above 2,000 meters, and access to the suspended bridge connecting two peaks. An English-speaking guide leads the group; the tour runs seven hours total. Cable car rides are subject to weather and can be rescheduled or refunded if conditions prevent operation.Is it for me?Pick the cable car add-on if you want to reach the snow line and walk the suspended bridge at 3,000 meters; skip it for a village-level day exploring chalets and lower alpine terrain.
Glacier 3000 cable car from Montreux: Suspended bridge walkThis 6-hour tour from Montreux takes you by bus to Les Diablerets, then by cable car to Glacier 3000, where you walk a suspended bridge connecting two peaks and see more than 200 mountains over 2,000 metres. The guide speaks English, and the route includes free time in Montreux at the end. Bus transport and cable car are included; food and drinks are separate.Is it for me?Book this if you want to walk the world's only suspended bridge connecting two peaks—it's a specific landmark, not just Alpine scenery—and prefer a guided group departure from Montreux over arranging your own way up.
