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Light your own campfire! Learn traditional fire-making techniques without modern tools in the Zermatt mountains; a real adventure for young and old alike!
Next available date: Sat, 21 Nov 2026
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This 4-hour course combines authentic bushcraft skills with the cosy charm of a campfire – perfect for families, children and nature-loving adults.
Your experience begins with a brief introduction to the most important safety rules for handling fire.
Afterwards, we’ll become real trackers: together we’ll roam through the woods to find the best natural materials and the perfect tinder for lighting a fire.
The second part of the course is where things get exciting: you’ll learn how to strike sparks using nothing but a fire steel – no matches or lighters required. Each participant builds their own little tinder nest.
We’ll then set up the barbecue area and light the main fire together.
As soon as the embers are just right, the adventure moves to the outdoor kitchen. We carve our own wooden skewers and grill sausages over the open fire. To go with it, we’ll enjoy a delicious Alpine punch straight from the grill.
To round off the evening on a sweet note, we’ll roast marshmallows before safely extinguishing the fire and bringing the adventure to a cosy close.
Professional course leadership and support throughout the course
Equipment on loan for making a fire (fire steels, tinder and firelighters)
Drinks: Hot punch (non-alcoholic) and water
A sweet treat to finish: marshmallows to roast
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Zermatt Bergbahnen AG
Schluhmattstrasse 123, 3920 Zermatt, Switzerland