Sheepfold visit

18 Dec 2024 - 23 Apr 2025

Winter 2024 / 2025:

From 18. December 2024 until 23. April 2025 - limited places, reservation required!

You are welcome to visit the black nose sheep in their barn at the edge of the village of Zermatt on Wednesdays. The excursion is the ideal opportunity for the Julen family to introduce you to these wonderful animals.

Visit at the sheep barn

  • Meeting at 5 pm at the reception of the Hotel Julen
  • Departure 5.30 pm with taxi to the barn
  • at arrival at the farm welcome by a member of the Julen family
  • explanation of the interaction between bio gas plant, tourism and farm
  • visit the animals with short presentation and possibility to pet and take pictures
  • aperitif: degustation of the food produced on the farm such as cheese, dried meat and sausage
  • taxi ride back to the Hotel Julen
  • Children 0 to 8.99 years free of charge
  • Children 9 to 15.99 years CHF 10.00
  • From 16 years CHF 20.00

Low season May, June, September, October and November:

Between the sheepfold visit in winter (exclusively on Wednesdays between mid-December and mid-April) and the "Meet the sheep" in summer (approx. mid-July to early September), the animals are on holiday and stay in the mountains without a GPS tracker. The hotel receptionists have no information about where the animals are in May, June, September, October and November. Unfortunately, we are also not informed where other shepherds' animals are staying or where else you can visit black-nosed sheep. We ask for your understanding that our barn is closed from mid-April to mid-December and cannot be visited.

Register for the sheep barn visit

Register at the reception of Tradition Julen Hotels or via registration form

Meeting point:
5 pm at the reception of Tradition Julen Hotel for payment. Departure 5.30 pm.

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