Wengen or Grindelwald as base for family of 6
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Hello Friends,
We are a family of 6 ( my wife and myself, 2 boys and my parents 66 and 68) are planning to spend 6 to 7 nights in Swiss Alps this June 2018. Will be arriving into Zurich on 22nd June early morning.
Our Trip so far is as below :
June 22 – Arrival to Zurich. Zurich to Zermatt by train.
June 23- Zermatt . Excursion to Matterhorn Glacier Paradise.
June 24 – Zermatt. Leave afternoon for Bernese Oberland where we need to select a base
June 25 – Excursion to Mt Jungfrau with visit to Kleine Scheidegg.
June 26- Excursion to Grindelwald First for some adventure activities like zipline experience and Eiger Cliff Walk, poss. leisure hike. Pfingstegg Tooggan.
June 27 – Poss. mountain excursion to Mt Schilthorn, excursion to Lauterbrunnen valley with it’s many waterfalls.
June 28 – Leisure day in BO or possible excursion to visit Chocolate and Cheese Factory in Gruyere
June 29 – Rail transfer to Paris.
My questions are :
1) I am stuck between selecting either Grindelwald or Wengen for my base. Basically we want to stay somewhere Convenient for my excursions as mentioned above, and also with good views and stuff to do for my kids. I hear that the views in Wengen are magical and that Grindelwald is more touristy. I also understand while Wengen is a car free while Grindelwald has also more stuff to do. If I select Wengen, will the travel to the excursions mentioned above be longer. Also my parents prefer not to walk too much, would this be a problem if I select Wengen. Also if we are basically going to be leaving every morning to go for the excursions, would it matter where we are staying ? Could anyone provide insight on which base would be better in my case considering also I am travelling with my parents and my children.
2) Do you think a day trip to the Chocolate Factory should be done while I am staying in the BO area or I should visit it after Zermatt before BO. I could also spend a night near the Chocolate factory ? Any Suggestions.
Thank you to everyone else for the assistance and am grateful to have this forum available for insights on planning on the trip.
Regards, Avish
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