--- title: "Glacier Tours – Experience the Aletsch Glacier Up Close ❄️🏔️" url: "https://www.aletscharena.ch/en/planning-booking/summer-autumn/glacier-tours" description: "Glacier Tours ❄️: Get up close to the Aletsch Glacier! Guided tours over the eternal ice – a unique adventure in the Alps ⛰️." language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Aletsch Arena > Planning & booking > Summer & Autumn > Glacier tours" --- On the perpetual ice Glacier tours in the Aletsch Arena ================================== - Experiences in the perpetual ice -------------------------------- “Humongous!” That’s probably the kind of word that first springs to mind when you see the for the first time. But you don’t just have to gaze from far away on the fascinating 20-kilometre-long white giant with its 10 billion tonnes of ice. If you take a guided glacier tour, you’ll find yourself becoming almost one with the biggest glacier in the Alps. If you’d like to safely explore the Great Aletsch Glacier with an experienced mountain guide during your stay in the Aletsch Arena, you’re in for an unforgettable experience. Guided glacier tours are available daily at the tourist destinations of Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiesch-Eggishorn. 10 billion tonnes of ice from right up close you get to see on a glacier tour. 800 meters thick is the Great Aletsch Glacier near Konkordiaplatz. 79 square kilometers is the measured area of the Great Aletsch Glacier. Together on the ice ### Guided glacier tours Experience the biggest glacier in the Alps up close, safely roped to your guide. Stunning and unforgettable! Local guides will show you the fascinating phenomena of the perpetual ice as they divulge fascinating facts about the Great Aletsch Glacier and its history. There are a number of different glacier tours to choose from every day from June to October. The tours take one to two days. - Visitors are only allowed onto the Great Aletsch Glacier as part of a guided tour. ### Weekly schedule for one-day glacier tours WeekdayRiederalpFiescheralpMonday-Aletsch Glacier trip (Jul/Aug)TuesdayGlacier tour UNESCO (Jul/Aug)Aletsch Glacier tripWednesdayGlacier tour UNESCOAletsch Glacier trip (Jul/Aug)ThursdayGlacier tour UNESCO (Jul/Aug)Aletsch Glacier trip (Jul/Aug)Friday-Aletsch Glacier tripSaturday-Aletsch Glacier tripSunday-Aletsch Glacier trip - - - - - - Mountain heroes ### These are your mountain guides in the Aletsch Arena The mountain guides in the Aletsch Arena are absolute mountain pros and know the region and the Great Aletsch Glacier like the back of their hands. During your glacier tour, they will ensure your safety and keep you plied with facts and stories about the biggest glacier in the Alps. A number of one- and two-day glacier tours take place every day from June to October. ### Questions and answers