Experiences along the Grand Tour

Seven springs feed the Simme, a 55km-long river in the Bernese Oberland that flows into Lake Thun at Wimmis. The waterfalls that cascade over rocks several metres high are also well worth a visit.

The Gotthard Exhibition Cheese Dairy also features a restaurant and a store.

Begun in 1421, Bern's Cathedral took 150 years to complete, and was erected entirely by volunteers. The cathedral was built for the purpose of housing a bishop, but Protestantism reached Bern before its bishop did. The cathedral represents the last major work of late Gothic architecture in Europe.

Attraction at Mont-Fort: the Mont 4 Zipline covers a distance of 1,400m and a difference in altitude of 383m at speeds of up to 130km/h.

Swing the wooden spoon together as a team.

Toules Dam lies in the community of Bourg-St-Pierre in Val d’Entremont and is fed mainly by the river Dranse d’Entremont.

There is a small steam railway, a mini-golf course and a playground for children.

The first time you have to muster up the courage, but then you’ll never want to stop: daredevils get the opportunity to hurtle headfirst down a toboggan run on the airboard.

Will you be able to find the mystical vine in less than an hour?

The “Zuger Kirschtorte” (Zug cherry cake) is known as THE speciality of Zug. Trying it and watching how it's made at a bakery really should be mandatory!

Winterthur is mentioned in documents as early as 1180. At that time, the Romans called this settlement Vitudurum. The compact rows of houses, the alleys and lanes, backyards and squares make for charming excursions.

Morges has been home to a large number of famous composers. This walk offers you the opportunity to learn more about their history.

The Baldegg water tower is both a water reservoir and an observation tower. A spiral staircase with 181 steps leads up to the viewing platform which offers a 360-degree panoramic view across the Mittelland region to the Black Forest and from Mt. Säntis to the Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland.

It may not breathe fire, but it’s still hot: the “Dragon Ride” aerial cableway whizzes from Fräkmüntegg straight to Pilatus Kulm, over 2,132 m above sea level.

On Hinter Musegg farm, visitors can get energetically hands-on – helping with haymaking, fruit-picking, cidermaking or beer-brewing. Once the work is done and the hands are showing signs of blisters, there’s an afternoon farmer’s snack to be had in the farm pub.

Bibi Snow Island is a recreational paradise for snow fans and a perfect place for families to come together in winter.

The gentle lapping of the waves, the first warming rays of the sun and the sound of the birds’ dawn chorus: canoeing is the ideal way to discover the Grande Cariçaie nature reserve on Lake Neuchâtel during the summer months.

Who hasn’t ever dreamed of being one of the lucky ones who strike gold? Gold-Gusti could help make this dream a reality.

Discover fossils and witness the mighty force of alpine folding from up close!

Wine footpath