Bernese Oberland lakes
4.88(96)Bernese Oberland, SwitzerlandHiking
Five days of turquoise lakes, waterfalls and alpine meadows below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
- A swim in the Oeschinensee, if you are brave enough
- The north face of the Eiger from the Eiger Trail
- Seventy-two waterfalls in the Lauterbrunnen valley
- Swiss trains and cable cars that make long days short
- Comfortable family hotels with views from every window
About the trip
The Bernese Oberland is Switzerland at its most generous: glaciers above, flower meadows below and a lake of startling blue around almost every corner. This trip stays in two comfortable villages and uses the mountain railways to reach the best walking each day.
Walks last four to six hours on well-kept paths, with plenty of time for photographs, cheese and long lunches. It is a good first alpine trip, and a lovely one to bring a partner who prefers a hotel bed to a hut.
What's included
- Four nights in three-star hotels
- Breakfasts and four dinners
- A Swiss travel pass for all trains and lifts
- Marco as your guide
- Luggage moved between hotels
Your guide
Marco Dellantonio
Lead guide, Dolomites and Swiss Alps
Marco is a qualified mountain guide from Val di Fassa who has spent twenty summers between the huts of the Dolomites. He plans every route around the best coffee stop and the best view, usually in that order.
Meet MarcoDay by day
5 km, 250 m up
Meet in Kandersteg and take a short walk to the Oeschinensee for an evening swim.
11 km, 800 m up
The panoramic path high above the lake, then down past the farms of Underbärgli.
9 km, 750 m up
By train to Lauterbrunnen and a walk past waterfalls to Mürren.
10 km, 200 m up
Beneath the north face of the Eiger from Eigergletscher to Alpiglen.
Breakfast and the train to Bern, Zürich or Geneva.
