by Denise40

Created on: March 07, 2010

Titlis Rotair - Mt Titlis

When we were on our honeymoon my husband and I had the chance to go to Mt Titlis in Switzerland. The tour was organised through the Cosmos tour we were doing of Europe and cost us 60 euros each to do the tour. This drove you to Engelberg and up onto Mt Titlis. The Titlis Rotair is the world's first revolving cable car took us to the top of Mt Titlis.

*THE TOUR*

You have to check in at the bottom and get 2 gondolas to the next level. Then once at the next level you will go onto the Titlis Rotair which is a revolving cable car and it will bring you up to the glacier station which has shops and restaurants.

The Titlis Rotair is round and you can see out the window. It means you can get 360 degree views of your surroundings. There is a circular station in the middle which does not revolve. It is very strange being brought up in the cable car and being spun around (very slowly may I add) at the same time. You can get spectacular 360 degree views of the snowy mountains.

Its very strange as there is barely any snow at the bottom and lots at the top and it only takes about 20 to 30 minutes (on the 3 cable cars and waiting times), to get to the summit of Mt Titlis which is alt. 3020m or 9900 ft.

At the very top there was a Titlis Glacier Station which has a selection of shops, restaurants and you could have got photographs taken if you had of wanted. In the restaurants you had brilliant views of the snowy mountain. There also was public toilets scattered about if you had of needed them.

We went outside and went into the glacier cave which was free and worth while going if you never have been in one before. We had gone inside one in New Zealand and I have to admit it wasn't as good here, it all seemed fake and artificial. This may have been because they had lights turning different colours and you could chose different music to play. It was supposed to have given you atmospheric light and sound but to me it spoilt it really. Nevertheless you still had the opportunity to go inside a glacier.

Unfortunately we were not able to go on the Ice Flyer chairlift as the weather was too bad. This would have taken you over the glacier crevasses and to the Titlis Glacier Park. It would have been a small additional cost.

Once at the Titlis Glacier Park you could have took a large like snow tube down or had a go on balancers, snow scoot and snake glisses. This would have been an additional cost. Again we couldn't do this option but in fairness on the tour

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