excursions & sport
Schilthorn Lake of Thun Jungfrau at sunset Sea of fog Hiking paradise
From Thun you can reach in a few minutes more than 100 worthwile destinations in the closer area: Berne with its worldfamous arches, the impressive Caves of St.Beatus, various castles around the lake and numerous mountain tops, to name just a few. Trips to the Wallis or Tessin, to Lucerne or Zurich or the lake of Geneva are only 1 to 2 hours drive.
Excursions
At the moment we are working together with local partners to publish detailed excursions on this website. Following you find a not yet completed keyword list:
Mountain railways
- Niederhornbahn Beatenbucht
- Stockhornbahn bei Erlenbach im Simmental
- Niesenbahn bei Mülenen
- Jungfraubahn ab Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen oder Grindelwald
- Schilthornbahn bei Stechelberg
- Grindelwald Firtsbahn
- Glacier 3000 bei les Diablerets
- Sillerenbahn Adelboden
- Tschentenbahn Adelboden
- Engstligenalpbahn bei Adelboden
- Stockbahn Gemmi Kandersteg
- Brienzer Rothornbahn
- Bergbahnen Meiringen Hasliberg
- Cablecar Oeschinensee
Lakes
- Ships Lake Thun
- Ships Lake Brienz
- Oeschinensee Kandersteg
- Blausee Kandersteg
- Schwarzsee
- Stauseen am Grimselpass
- many little mountain lakes for hikers bikers
Hikes
The whole of the Bernese Oberland is one massive hiking region. Following only a few trails:
- Suldtal bei Aeschi mit Pochtenfall
- Höhenweg Thunersee von Homberg nach Beatenberg
- Schynige Platte mit Alpengarten - Faulhorn - Grindelwald First
- Kandersteg - über die Gemmi - Daubensee - nach Leukerbad
- Niederhorn - Gemmenalphorn - Justistal - Beatenberg
- Schwanden - Sigriswilergrat - ober Bärgli - Schwanden Säge
- Reservat 7 Hengste bei Habkern "Karrenfelder"
- Lüderenalp im Emmental
- Hochalpine Gletscherwanderung Jungfraujoch - Mönchsjochhütte
Gorges, caves and waterfalls
- St. Beatus Caves at the lake of Thun
- "Cholere" gorge near Goldiwil
- Pochten waterfall in Suld valley, Aeschi
- Schafloch, cave at the Sigriswilergrat (headlamp necessary)
- Aare gorge near Meiringen
- Glacier gorge Grindelwald
- Ice palace on the Jungfraujoch
- Trümmelbach waterfalls near Lauterbrunnen
- Giessbach waterfalls near Brienz with Nostalgie hotel
- Rosenlaui gorge
- Räbloch near Schangnau in the Emmental
Brine baths and wellness centres
- Solbadhotel Sigriswil
- Wellnesspark Hotel Beatus Merligen
- CIS Freizeitanlage Heimberg
- Fitnesspark Hallenbad Oberhofen
Castles
- Castle Thun exhibition
- Castle Schadau Gastronomy museum
- Castle Hünegg Hünibach
- Castle Oberhofen
- Castle Spiez
- Castle Wimmis
Various
- Wocherpanorama Thun
- Alpine garden Schynige Platte near Interlaken
- Sommer skiing on the Glacier 3000
- Underground lake St. Leonard Sion
