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Interlaken itinerary

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  1. 1

    Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe (3,454 m)

    The Jungfraujoch sits at 3,454 metres on the saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau, and it's home to the highest railway station in Europe. The trip from Interlaken Ost runs via the Berner Oberland-Bahn to…

    Address
    Jungfraujoch Railway Station, 3801 Fieschertal
    Nearest transit
    Jungfrau Railway (JB) from Kleine Scheidegg; connect via Grindelwald Terminal Eiger Express or Wengen from Interlaken Ost
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    Harder Kulm - Top of Interlaken (1,322 m)

    Harder Kulm is the easy win of the ten - a 10-minute funicular ride from Interlaken Ost drops you at 1,322 metres with a straight-on view of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau lined up like a postcard. The Two Lakes Bridge…

    Address
    Harderstrasse, 3800 Unterseen
    Nearest transit
    Harderbahn funicular, 10-minute walk from Interlaken Ost station
  3. 3

    Schilthorn - Piz Gloria (2,970 m)

    The Schilthorn is the peak James Bond blew up in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), and Piz Gloria - the revolving restaurant at the summit - was actually built for the film. The cable car system has been fully…

    Address
    Piz Gloria, 3825 Mürren
    Nearest transit
    BLS train from Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen, then cable car via Grütschalp/Mürren or via Stechelberg
  4. 4

    Lake Thun boat cruise

    Lake Thun (Thunersee) stretches 17.5 km west from Interlaken to the town of Thun and is the darker, bluer of the two lakes. BLS runs boats year-round from the Interlaken West pier, including the historic 1906 paddle…

    Address
    BLS Ship Terminal, Interlaken West station, 3800 Interlaken
    Nearest transit
    Interlaken West station - the pier is directly behind it
  5. 5

    Lake Brienz cruise and Giessbach Falls

    Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) is the smaller, more turquoise of the two lakes - the colour comes from glacial silt flowing in from the Aare River. The star stop is Giessbach Falls, a 14-tier cascade dropping about 500…

    Address
    BLS Ship Terminal, Interlaken Ost, 3800 Interlaken
    Nearest transit
    Interlaken Ost station - pier is next to the platform
  6. 6

    Paragliding over Interlaken

    Tandem paragliding is what Interlaken is known for outside the mountain crowd, and the reason is geography - the valley floor is flat and wide, with two lakes as a horizon and Alps on three sides. Most tandem flights…

    Address
    Beatenberg launch site, Interlaken landing meadow (Höhematte)
    Nearest transit
    Most operators pick up in Interlaken town centre by shuttle
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    St. Beatus Caves (St. Beatushöhlen)

    The St. Beatus Caves are a limestone cave system carved into the cliffs above Lake Thun, named after a 6th-century Irish monk who legend says drove a dragon out of them to live there himself. About one kilometre of the…

    Address
    Sundlauenen 3800, on the north shore of Lake Thun
    Nearest transit
    Bus 21 from Interlaken West to Beatushöhlen-Sundlauenen (about 15 minutes); also reachable by Lake Thun boat
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    Höhematte meadow and Interlaken town centre

    The Höhematte is a 14-hectare protected meadow in the middle of town that has been preserved unbuilt since 1864 - the story goes that 37 local citizens bought it outright to keep hotels from filling in the Jungfrau…

    Address
    Höheweg, 3800 Interlaken
    Nearest transit
    Höheweg is a 5-minute walk from Interlaken West or 10-minute walk from Interlaken Ost
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    Trümmelbach Falls

    Trümmelbach Falls is a set of ten glacier-fed waterfalls hidden inside the mountain wall of the Lauterbrunnen valley - the water is meltwater from the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, and it moves through the falls at…

    Address
    Trümmelbach, 3824 Lauterbrunnen
    Nearest transit
    BLS train Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen (20 minutes), then bus 141 to Trümmelbach (5 minutes)
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    Grindelwald and First (2,168 m)

    Grindelwald sits at 1,034 metres in the shadow of the Eiger's north face, and it's the launchpad for First - a summit ridge at 2,168 metres reached by a 25-minute gondola from the village centre. Up top you have the…

    Address
    Firstbahn base station, Dorfstrasse 187, 3818 Grindelwald
    Nearest transit
    Berner Oberland-Bahn (BOB) from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald (35 minutes), then Firstbahn gondola

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