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Bernina Express near Pontresina

The Bernina Express between Samedan and Pontresina.

Flowers along the Aare in Thun

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Cable car to Piz Nair

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Train near the Jungfrau

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Insider tips about the Swiss Alps

  • The weather varies by the season, day, time, location and especially altitude. You'd best dress in multiple thinner layers so you can adjust to the local circumstances.
  • The Swiss train system is safe, clean and easy to use. In most cases, it's a much better choice than a road trip.
  • Nearly all public transport can be found in one single online timetable.

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Activities for 3 days in interlaken in July
Hello, I will be visiting InterLaken from July 15-17 with my wife. I am planning to visit Jungfraugh on one of the days while for other 2 days I would like to do something adventurous - activities like para gliding, or river rafting or something else. I am not sure about what to t...
Best pass to explore only the Wengen area
My wife, 16 year old son and I are staying in Wengen in the second week of July. I may have made a mistake booking my travel. I have booked return tickets from Geneva airport and am now wondering what is the best way to travel around the area from Wengen? Do we need cable car/lift ...
Jungfraujoch tickets with BO regional pass
I was almost set to purchase Swiss Half card for my 6 days July trip in Switzerland. But now I am considering to buy BO pass instead as most of my travel is in this region. I am weighing pros n cons and costs of both passes to decide which one will be best for me. A question in thi...
2 night Interlaken, 2 nightss Zurich in May
Hi, Firstly, I would like to thank this Forum for helping me review my trip, providing guidance and advice and answering my all my queries. I had been to a very short visit to Switzerland from May 24th-28th. I had availed the 4 Days Swiss Travel Pass. I stayed in Interlaken for 2 ...
Swiss Travel Pass or Swiss Half Fare Card better
Hi all, Been reading profusely over the weekend to wrap my head around this. This is roughly what my wife and I are planning to do while in Europe next month. I've put all this information into a spreadsheet and believe the half fare card works out slightly cheaper (approx $1...
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