Urgent-Grindelwald/Interlaken&Jungfrau/Swiss pass?
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Hi everyone,
Firstly, this site is just too awesome with very detailed and diverse information. Thanks for that.
I have to had suddenly advance my trip and hence, urge you to give me a quick reply:I am travelling alone to Switzerland and for the first time. I plan to arrive in Basel this weekend. I will be in Switzerland for 6 days.
After looking up a lot of information from this site. I was looking for cheap accomodation in hostels and have found less than 25 Euro places from http://www.swissbackpackers.ch/About travel, my plans are the following:
Basel-Interlaken/Grindelwald: 25/45 Euros
Interlaken to Milan: 60 Eur (normal direct fare)
(Assuming I get a Swiss pass: Chiasso to Milan: 10 Eur)Must dos within the regions: (let me know about more!)
A couple of day hiking trips (from the day trips mentioned on this site or from
http://www.myswissalps.com/en/forum/topic197-hiking-around-wengen.aspx )
The First flyer cable from Schreckfeld-Grindelwald
Trip to Jungfrau
Some of those scenic ridesMy questions:
1) Which of the following would be the best place to stay at:
Interlaken/Grindelwald/Lauternburn/Gimmelwald? (or some other place listed on the swissbackpackers site – say Lucerne?)
(I understand that a lot of you recommend Wengen but the cheapest place I found there was 50 Euros)2) I should go for which of the following (or none!)
a) Swiss pass for 4 days: Cost 140 Eur (but I am there for 6 days and this is valid only for 4 consecutive days)
b) Swiss Flexi pass for 3/4 days: Cost: 150/180 Eur (advantage 50 % discount on non-free travel days)
c) Jungfrau pass: Cost 150 Eur (I think this covers more travel options in the region than the other two passes)
d) Swiss Half fare: only 70 Eur!
e) Swiss Card: 131 Eur (saves on those 80-100 Euros travelling into and out and half fare on travel inside)3) The hostels listed all have internet and in many cases, wifi. I wasn’t planning to take my laptop because it’s too heavy
but I don’t think they have computers there. I suppose I could borrow someone’s computer there for a bit?
My cellphone is internet-capable and has GPRS/GPS etc. Would that be of good use that I should take a sim card and internet plan
while I am in Switzerland? (especially since I don’t have company and there is a good chance I might get lost somewhere!)
The internet rates for sim cards purchased in Germany are not valid in Switzerland as far as I could find out and to use the same sim card there is very expensive.4) Some cheap eating options please! I guess the lack of them on this site means there aren’t probably many. I don’t want to cook myself as I am only there for 6 days. Besides, I want to try out some local food.
Hoping for a speedy response!
Cheers
Siddharth
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