Spectacular Journeys in Bern Region

Exploring the Lake District from its waterways: On this audio tour, passengers experience the Three Lakes Region with all senses.

For pure romance, it is hard to beat a cruise across the waters of Lake Thun on the historic paddle steamer Blümlisalp.

In just ten minutes, the panorama funicular takes guests from Interlaken up to its local mountain Harder Kulm.

Discover the peninsula on Lake Biel, the former Cluniac priory and traces of prehistoric and Roman occupation.

This great experience starts right when guests step into the coaches of the nostalgic cog railway. And the higher the train climbs, the more breathtaking becomes the mountain view that reveals itself.

Many may know this name thanks to the Gurten festival, but also on the other 361 days of the year Berne’s home mountain has plenty to offer to visitors, hikers and families from near and far.

The nostalgic red cable car carries passengers from the sunny mountain village of Isenfluh above Lauterbrunnen up to the hamlet of Sulwald. The cabin has enough room for eight people or one cow.

The First is an ideal starting point for action-packed hikes, the new “First Cliff Walk by Tissot” being a prime example.

The mountain ridge to the south of Gstaad is well known to hikers as the most beautiful starting point for the panoramic hike to the hugely popular Lauenensee lake. A gondola takes visitors up to Höhi Wispile.

The scenic Kambly Cookie Train connects the cities of Bern and Lucerne. Along the way, stop at the show confectionary where Switzerland's favorite cookies are produced: the Kambly Experience in Trubschachen.

Enjoy local products with a wonderful panorama.

Worth the trip for the ascent alone: the Wengen Männlichen cable car scores extra points for the open-air balconies on the roof of its new cabins. From here, guests can enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.

Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle chose the 120-metre-high waterfall as the location where his hero Sherlock Holmes staged his own death in his battle against Professor Moriarty.

Ever since 1892, the Brienz Rothorn Railway in Brienz in the Bernese Oberland has been stomping, huffing and puffing towards the Brienzer Rothorn.

On the all-electric culture ship Romandie I from 1952, you can enjoy yourself in style and sustainably. And you will experience the Three Lakes Region from a new side.

Whether a trip for two, a family outing or a group excursion: BLS Interlaken Lake Cruise offers a range of unique cruises each season, promising unforgettable moments on Lakes Thun and Brienz.

Private events and excursions on board the MS Bielersee.

Despite undergoing a number of technical updates, the funicular railway still radiates the same nostalgic charm and romance it did way back in 1879.

One of the most beautiful and perhaps most impressive mountain lakes can be reached by gondola from Kandersteg. The gondola also carries walkers looking to hike over the Hohtürli pass into the Kiental valley.

Since 1885, this funicular has been the fastest route from Bern railway station to the Aare and the Marzili-Bad lido. It now carries a million passengers per year, departing every few minutes on its one-minute journey.

The Gelmerbahn offers you twelve minutes of thrills on rails. The steepest open funicular in Europe takes you up to the turquoise blue Gelmersee. Combine your train experience with a picnic or a hike.

A culinary voyage of discovery between mountains and lakes on lake Brienz. This allows you to discover the Bernese Oberland.