Bernese Oberland
Jaw-dropping Alpine heartland of soaring peaks, glacial lakes, and storybook villages beneath the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau.
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Interlaken
Adventure capital wedged between two turquoise lakes
Bern
UNESCO old town capital with bears, arcades, and a turquoise river
Grindelwald
Eiger village with world-class hiking and the First cliff walk
Lauterbrunnen
Valley of 72 waterfalls that inspired Tolkien's Rivendell
emoji_events Bounties in Bernese Oberland
Ride the Jungfraujoch Train to the Top of Europe
Ascend by rail to Europe's highest station at 3,454 meters amid eternal ice.
Paraglide Over Interlaken
Soar tandem above turquoise lakes with the Jungfrau massif as your backdrop.
Take the Schilthorn Cable Car to Piz Gloria
Ascend to the revolving restaurant where James Bond battled Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Stand Beneath Staubbach Falls
Feel the spray of a 297-meter waterfall that plunges freely off a cliff into the valley.
Walk Through Bern's 6 Kilometers of Medieval Arcades
Explore Europe's longest covered shopping promenade beneath sandstone arches.
Walk the First Cliff Walk by Tissot
Step onto a glass-bottomed walkway cantilevered over a 2,168-meter precipice.
Hike to Bachalpsee for the Eiger Reflection
Trek to an Alpine lake that perfectly mirrors the Eiger and Schreckhorn.
Cruise the Turquoise Waters of Lake Brienz
Glide across the impossibly turquoise lake to the Giessbach waterfall.
Explore the Trummelbach Falls Inside the Mountain
Descend into a mountain to witness 20,000 liters per second of glacial meltwater carving spiral tunnels.
Visit the Einstein Museum and His Apartment
Stand in the flat where Albert Einstein conceived the theory of relativity.
Devour a Rosti at Goldener Anker
Crunch into Switzerland's national potato dish piled high with Alpine toppings.
Hike the Hardergrat Ridge Trail
Walk a knife-edge ridge with sheer drops to two lakes on either side.
Swim in the Aare River Loop
Float down the glacial-blue Aare through the heart of the Swiss capital.
Ride the Eiger Express Tricable Gondola
Soar past the Eiger's infamous north face in the world's most spectacular gondola.
Watch the Alphorn Players at Harder Kulm
Listen to haunting alphorn melodies from a viewpoint 1,322 meters above Interlaken.
Try a Berner Platte at Kornhauskeller
Tackle the legendary Bernese meat platter in a jaw-dropping Baroque cellar.
Feast on Alpler Magronen in a Mountain Hut
Dig into Switzerland's Alpine mac-and-cheese with applesauce at a rustic Bergrestaurant.