Sport
Mountaineering/Hiking
The Swiss mountains invite you to go hiking and mountaineering. Good equipment is required and the weather forecast must be studied. Hiking tips
Winter sports
The countless ski resorts are one of the main attractions of the country. Winter sports include skiing, sledding, cross-country skiing, ice skating, curling, etc. Winter sports equipment can be rented directly in the winter sports area.
Winter sports Bicycles and mountain biking
There are countless cycle paths and mountain bike routes in Switzerland. Bicycles and mountain bikes
In principle, self-loading of bicycles is permitted on all trains. Blocked trains are marked with a symbol in the timetable field and on the yellow departure posters. On the platforms, the blue "train information poster" will orient you about the location of the bicycle loading facility. The bicycles can be loaded onto the boarding platforms of the passenger cars, marked with a large bicycle pictogram or into the luggage cars, if space is available.
The "Rental bike at the station" offer is the ideal alternative to transporting your own bike. At around 100 SBB and private railway stations throughout Switzerland, various types of bicycles (country bikes, MTBs and children's bikes) can be rented in first-class quality.
Fishing There are many rivers
and lakes in Switzerland that invite you to fish. The rules on fishing vary depending on the canton. Check with the relevant tourist office or municipal office.
Water sports There are water sports facilities on many Swiss lakes. Lake Lucerne, Lake Neuchâtel, Lake Constance, Lake Geneva and the Ticino Lakes in particular offer holidaymakers a lot of variety for boating. Aquatics
Tourists can import their pleasure craft (motor and sailing boats) into Switzerland free of charge without any special customs formalities, provided that they are already registered in the country of origin and are re-exported within one month at the latest. Further information: www.bazg.admin.ch
The necessary traffic permit for recreational craft is issued by the cantonal authority (usually the cantonal road and shipping office).
Non-motorised boats and bathing equipment (e.g. kayaks) under 2.5 m in length are not subject to authorisation. However, they are only allowed to stay in the shore zone of 150 m (exception: Surfboards and racing rowing boats). On the Swiss lakes, it is not allowed to drive faster than 10 km/h in a shore zone of 300 m.
A driving licence is required if the propulsion power of motorboats exceeds 6 kW or the sail area of sailing ships is more than 15 m2 . On Lake Constance, a driver's licence is already available from 4.4 kW drive power or 12 m2 sail area required.
Other sports Other sports
such as tennis, golf, but also squash, badminton, hang-gliding and paragliding are also possible.
