Swiss holiday planning -seniors and kids April/May

Hi Bunty,

For ideas on what to do in the Jungfrau Region please see this page:

http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion

Unfortunately, your travel dates coincide with the low-season maintenance period for some mountain transport, which means they will be closed. You will still have some options though:

Open/operating while you are there

• Gondola Grindelwald to First

• Train to the Jungfraujoch

• Funicular Interlaken to Harder Kulm

• Boats on the Brienzersee and Thunersee(Lakes Brienz and Thun)

• Bus Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg

• Trümmelbach Falls

A bit further afield, the following are also operating/open

• Aareschlucht (Aare Gorge) – west entrance only; retrace your steps to exit

• Ballenberg Open Air Museum

• Gondola Beatenberg to the Niederhorn

• Funicular Mülenen to Niesen Kulm

Closed/not operating for part of the time while you are there

• Cable car Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp – closed 30 April to 4 May; during this time you can get to Mürren by bus to Stechelberg and cable car Stechelberg-Mürren

• Cable car Mürren to the Schilthorn – closed 23-27 April

Closed/not operating at all while you are there

• Gondola Grindelwald Grund to Männlichen – closed 3 April to 25 May

• Cable car Wengen to Männlichen – closed 3 April to 31 May

• Funicular Mürren to Allmendhubel – closed 9 April to 22 June

• Train Wilderswil to Schynige Platte – reopens 26 May after winter break

For most of the attractions that are open/operating, you can use the search feature of the MySwissAlps website to find further information about them.

Alpenrose