Family Husky Trekking
Experience unforgettable moments with husky family trekking
Your husky adventure
Family trekking
Perfect for children aged 6 and over - experience gentle trekking with friendly huskies.
Exclusive Husky partner
Each family leads their own husky - a unique experience with direct contact.
Hands-on husky experience
Children help with harnessing and watering - a playful, interactive experience.
Free tour photos
We capture your adventures - all pictures are free to download.
Husky knowledge
Discover exciting stories about huskies, their pack behaviour and their sled dog tradition.
Event duration
Duration of the experience: one hour
Programme of the event
1 - Welcome & Introduction
Participants meet at the meeting point, get to know the huskies, guides and equipment, receive an interactive, child-friendly safety briefing and familiarise themselves with the procedure.
2 - Harnessing & trekking tour
Participants receive their lightweight climbing harness and their personal husky partner, harness the dog professionally and set off together on their trekking adventure.
3 - Enjoy photo breaks & proximity
Photo sessions together at picturesque spots offer time to caress and capture perfect picture moments - completely relaxed and personal.
4 - Watering & finishing
After the trekking, the children help to water the huskies and we end the event together in a relaxed atmosphere
Data & Prices
📌 When? Every Tuesday & Thursday (all year round)
🗣️ Tour guide: German & English
🕘 Start times: 09:00 & 17:00
⏱️ Duration: 1 hour
📍 Meeting point: Saas-Balen
👥 Max. 4 families
💰 Prices:
💰 1 Erwachsener + 1 Kind: 90 CHF
💰 Additional adult: 50 CHF
💰Zusätzliches Kind: 30 CHF
Booking
The most important
❄️ Why unique?
✅ Max. 4 families - not a mass event
✅ Every family has its own husky team
✅ Interactive elements - take part instead of just watching
✅ Free professional souvenir photos included
✅ Give-away for every child
Family Husky Trekking
Experience a very special adventure as a family: during husky trekking in Saas-Almagell, each family leads their own husky through the impressive natural surroundings - all year round! After a child-friendly introduction and harnessing together, your trekking tour begins - gentle, interactive and full of magical moments. There's time for breaks, photos and cuddles along the way. At the end, warm drinks, exciting insights into everyday husky life and a small give-away await you - as a memento of a day you'll never forget.
Weather and hiking trails:
- Our trekking events take place in the beautiful subalpine area of the Upper Valais. Please note that weather conditions can vary greatly during the winter/summer season.
- The weather can change quickly and there may be unexpected storms or an increased risk of avalanches.
For these reasons, we need your mobile phone number where we can reach you on the day of the event in case of last-minute changes.
General booking conditions:
- The event is booked as soon as payment has been received by Wild Swiss Adventure & Dog School GmbH.
- Up to 15 days before the event the booking can be cancelled via your profile or by e-mail, in which case 4% bank charges will be retained.
- Up to 14 days before the event the booking can be cancelled via your profile or via e-mail, 50% of the booking value will be refunded.
- Up to 7 days before the event the booking can be cancelled via your profile or by e-mail, 20% of the booking value will be refunded.
- 24 hours before the event you will receive a text message and an e-mail informing you whether the event will take place due to bad weather, high temperatures or other unforeseeable conditions.
To ensure that you can enjoy your event without worries and are covered for unforeseen events such as illness or accidents, we recommend that you take out travel insurance. It is the responsibility of the participants to take out insurance.
Photos and videos:
- You are allowed to take photos and film during the event.
- We will take photos during the event, which we will make available to you shortly afterwards. If you do not want these photos to be used by Wild Swiss Adventure GmbH on the website or on social media platforms, please indicate this when you register.
Clothing:
- Please wear appropriate clothing for the conditions.
- Please do not wear snowsuits with animal motifs, as this can lead to misunderstandings with the huskies. Wild Swiss Adventure GmbH is not liable for any damages.
If we have to cancel your booked event due to weather conditions or impassable trail conditions, you have the choice:
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Postponement for an alternative date that suits us both
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Refund the amount already paid less a one-off processing fee of 5 % of the gross booking amount (minimum CHF 10.-) to cover our payment processing costs
The remaining amount will be transferred back net to the payment method you used. Please note that additional fees charged by your payment service provider (e.g. CC/PayPal) cannot be covered by us
📌 When? Every Tuesday & Thursday (all year round)
🗣️ Tour guide: German & English
🕘 Start times: 09:00 & 17:00
⏱️ Duration: 1 hour
📍 Meeting point: Saas-Balen
👥 Max. 4 families
💰 Prices:
💰 1 Erwachsener + 1 Kind: 90 CHF
💰 Additional adult: 50 CHF
💰Zusätzliches Kind: 30 CHF
Event location/ meeting point:
Meeting point: Saas-Balen car park
Travelling by bus: Line 511 to the stop to the small chapel
Travelling by car: Car parks at the municipality/school building Saas-Balen