Trips

Switzerland

Aug 11–15, 2024Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Mürren, LucerneSwitzerlandPacking list

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Confirmed places

  • Ballenberg — Priority: Low; Price: CHF 56.00; Tags: Museum, Outdoor; Near: 40m by train from Interlaken; Estimated Time: 6h Price does not include ticket prices
  • Grindelwald — Day: Sunday; Priority: High; Price: CHF 44.80; Tags: Outdoor; Near: 30 minutes from Interlaken; Estimated Time: 4h
  • Harder Kulm — Day: Saturday; Priority: High; Price: CHF 68.00; Tags: Outdoor; Near: Interlaken Ost; Estimated Time: 4h
    • 15 minutes from Interlaken Ost
    • Return tickets via funicular: CHF 68 for two persons
    • Best to stay there for sunset
  • Höhematte park — Day: Friday; Priority: High; Tags: Garden; Near: Interlaken; Estimated Time: 2h
  • Jungfraujoch, Eiger, and Kleine Scheidegg — Day: Saturday; Priority: High; Price: CHF 98.00; Tags: Adventure; Near: Grindelwald; Estimated Time: 6h It costs CHF 98 along with another pass
  • Lake Brienz — Day: Monday; Priority: Medium; Tags: Outdoor; Estimated Time: 2h
  • Lake Thun — Day: Friday; Priority: High; Price: CHF 58.00; Tags: Adventure; Near: Interlaken; Estimated Time: 2h There is a Montagsaktion for CHF 29.00 per person, see here
  • Lauterbrunnen — Day: Sunday; Priority: Medium; Tags: Outdoor; Near: Grindelwald; Estimated Time: 4h
  • Oberhofen castle — Priority: Low; Tags: Architecture; Near: Near Lake Thun; Estimated Time: 3h
  • Panoramabrücke Sigriswil — Day: Friday; Priority: Medium; Tags: Adventure; Near: Lake Thun; Estimated Time: 1h
  • Schlosskirche — Day: Monday; Priority: Low; Tags: Architecture; Near: Interlaken; Estimated Time: 2h
  • St Beatus cave and waterfalls — Day: Monday; Priority: High; Price: CHF 36.00; Tags: Adventure; Near: Bus from Interlaken; Estimated Time: 4h

More ideas

  • Allmendhubel (Mürren) — Day: August 11; Priority: Medium; Cost: €0.00 Children’s playground reachable by a funicular

    Flower trail—150 different species of mountain flowers

    Learn how to milk a cow and make cheese

    4 minutes from Mürren

  • Appenzell

  • Arosa

  • Basel

  • Bern

  • Blausee — Priority: Low Abendkarte: 9 CHF for adults; 5 CHF for children (50% off with Bernese Oberlander Pass)

    Playground, organic trout farm, and boating in glass-bottomed boat

    1h 20m from Interlaken Ost

    Near Spiez

  • Engadin Valley (St Moritz and Pontresina)

  • Engstligenalp 2h from Interlaken

    Hiking mainly, but some children’s activities and a waterfall

    Could be combined with Blausee

  • Grindelwald Tobaggan run — Day: August 13

  • Grindelwald — Day: August 13

    Places to visit

    • Grindelwald First + First Clliff Walk @high (380 CHF)

    • Grindelwald Canyon Swing @medium

    • Pfingstegg

      There is also a Fly line

      5 minutes from Grindelwald via cable car

      10 CHF for adult + kid for Tobaggan run

      12 CHF for adult + 8 CHF for children for Fly Line

    • Schynige Platte

      Train rine by rack and pinion railway from Wilderswil to Schnige Platte

      30 minutes from Grindelwald to Wilderswil

      50 minutes from Wilderswil to Schynige Platte

      Alpine playground, photo shoot, alpine garden, …

  • Interlaken — Day: August 12

    • Harder Kulm @high

    • Sigriswil Panoramabrücke @high

    • Höhematte Park @medium

    • Schynige Platte Trails @medium

    • St. Beatus Caves & Waterfalls @low

    • Boating / Cruise on Lake Thun / Brienz @high

    • Giessbach Falls @medium

    • Lake Thun near Hotel we stayed at

  • Lake Brienz — Day: August 12 Cruise at Lake Brienz

    Brienze - Rothorn cogwheel train

  • Lauterbrunnen — Day: August 11

    Places to visit

    • Village
    • Trummelbach Falls
    • Mürren
  • Lindt Home Of Chocolate — Day: August 14

  • Lucerne — Day: August 14

    Places to visit

    • Lion Monument

    • Chapel Bridge @high

    • Boating in Lake Lucerne

    • Mt. Pilatus

    • Mt. Rigi

    • Swiss Transport Museum (might be interesting for Suhil)

  • Lugano — Day: August 13 Mediterranean-style ambience - lake - palm-tree lined promenades - boat trips - hiking and scenic views in nearby mountains - charming old town

  • Monster-Scooter — Priority: Low Käserstatt → Lischen

    4 km downhill / 15-20 minutes

    15 CHF for adults; 9 CHF for children

  • Mürren — Day: August 11

  • Oeschinensee

  • Rhine Falls — Day: August 15

  • Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge — Priority: Low

  • Royal Walk (Wengen Grindelwald) — Day: August 11; Priority: Medium View of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau

    30 minutes hike

    2 km round trip

    Last descent from Männlichen at 17:30

    Get to Männlichen from Grindelwald Terminal (20 minutes) / Wengen (6 minutes)

  • St Beatus Caves — Day: August 11

  • Val Müstair

  • Valle Verzasca — Day: August 13

  • Wengen — Day: August 11

Itinerary

[!note] ⭐ Radelfingen → Interlaken → Grindelwald → Lauterbrunnen → Wengen / Mürren → St. Beatus’ Caves → Lucerne → Lindt Home of Chocolate → Rheinfalls

  • Aug. 11, Sunday
    • 05:00 Aachen → 12:30 Airbnb Radelfingen (check-in)
    • 14:00 to night: Radelfingen → Interlaken
  • Aug. 12, Monday
    • …
  • Aug. 13, Tuesday
    • …
  • Aug. 14, Wednesday
    • …
  • Aug. 15, Thursday
    • 13:00 Rhine Falls → 23:30 Aachen

Address: Jucher 73, Radelfingen, Bern, Switzerland

Check-in: 15:00 • Check-out: 10:00

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