Private unforgettable Swiss Grand Canyon tour

rain on the journey towards the Swiss Grand Canyon

You travel through the Swiss Grand Canyon on the Rhaetian Railway and let yourself be enchanted by the unique, unreal landscape.

The sparse ruins of the former Spornburg lie at 630 m above sea level. M. about three kilometers northwest of the community in a typical spur position above a loop of the Vorderrhein. You can photograph the subject from the train

We will meet you at Ilanz train station and we will set off on a walk through the beautiful “first city on the Rhine”.

The Regiunal Surselva Museum takes us back to the pre-industrial world, which was economically determined by crafts, agriculture and housekeeping. The permanent exhibition in the historic Casa Carniec shows on seven floors how people in earlier times managed their existence and how they organized themselves in families and village communities.

After visiting Ilanz, we drive towards Flims, past picturesque villages such as Schluein and Laax. In Laax you can see the valley station of the famous Crap Sogn Gion ski area and the newly created rock resort made of Vals granite, then you continue to Lake Cauma.

You visit Lake Cauma in Flims. Lake Cauma (Romansh Lag la Cauma, sometimes Lai da Cauma) is located in the uninhabited southern part of the municipality of Flims in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies at an altitude of around 997 m with a seasonally fluctuating level and is accessible by a specially built funicular. The water of Lake Cauma is a striking turquoise green. It is also noteworthy that the westernmost bay of the lake does not freeze over in winter, despite its height above sea level and the lake's location in a cold air lake; The reason can be assumed that the lake is flowed through by powerful underground springs, which obviously have their origin in this part of the lake. The drainage is also underground. The water level is subject to considerable fluctuations; in 2015 the lake rose by at least 4 meters and 30 centimeters. The lake reaches its highest level in mid/late July, which roughly corresponds to the end of the snowmelt in the surrounding mountains.

We will return to the starting point of our journey. We will say goodbye to you at Bonaduz train station, where we also greeted you at the beginning of our trip, or, depending on the agreement, take you back to your hotel.