One of the best refuges on our tour. Amazing food. Family run. Friendly staff. Absolutely adorable…read morebuildings. Fantastic views. They even set up a heater and drying room for everyone after a very rainy day. Something I wouldn't expect from most refuges.

Grotte aux Fees, translated into English means cave of the fairies. This was the first tourist…read more"show" cave in Switzerland open to the public. It is open everyday from March 15th to November 15th, and can be seen for 8 CHF. If you take the train to St. Maurice, you need to take a short walk out of town, and about a 10 minute walk up a hill to see the cave. At the entrance to the cave is a cafe with a nice terrace, you can grab a bite of something to eat. I didn't try the cafe, so not able to provide a review for the food. Once inside the cave you walk through a narrow twisting passage for about 1,500 feet, and as you get closer you can hear the thundering water grow louder. Supposedly there are 63 twists and turns along the passage. I don't remember there being that many, but I do remember their being several. I went during the spring time as the snow was melting, which is the best time to come, as the waterfall is even more impressive. I do remember the passage being wet and needing to be careful to watch out for puddles along the way. After the final twist you come to an opening and I remember being overwhelmed by the size of the large waterfall crashing down inside the cave. The sound of the water was deafening. I wouldn't have been able to hear anyone talking to me in the room. I tried to take pictures inside, but it was very difficult to get a picture of the 50 meter- 77 meter high waterfall (the height seems to be arguable, as I have read different resources claiming different heights). I would definitely come back. The only silly thing is that whoever the current owners are, went and did something stupid. In accordance with the name of the cave, the owners put up barbie doll fairies along the path inside the cave leading up to the waterfall. Thankfully their is no stupid plastic barbie to ruin the beauty of the waterfall, and the waterfall itself erased the memory of the plastic silliness for the duration of time I was admiring the falls.

This is a hidden gem of the Bienne/Biel area. There's a bus that'll take you from the main train…read morestation to a dedicated stop just for Taubenloch. Once you arrive there, you'll want to look for the sign (see the attached pictures) that says "Taubenlochschlucht Entree des Gorges" (on 2 lines) instead of the Google Maps directions. When you get to the Taubenloch stop, cross the street then turn left then turn right onto the side street. Go up some stairs right before the first building (it may feel like you're entering the building) and you'll see the sign; continue along the trail there. The coordinates are at: 47.1534543,7.2671388 and I highly recommend taking a look at the area on Google Streetview first since I got kinda lost when I stepped off the bus here. See if you can find the same sign I posted below there since that's where the trail starts. I visited here on a blazing hot day in late May (though coming from Texas, it was hardly unusual but I had happened to come to Switzerland during a heat wave) and I felt almost an instant sense of relief when I entered the gorge. It felt peaceful hearing the rushing water and breathing the fresh and moist air of the gorge, not to mention the canopy of the trees blocking out most of the sunlight. The pictures I've attached are worth a thousand words. I encountered almost no other tourists when I was here and nearly everyone was a local. The trail is well-traveled enough that you should feel reasonably safe even if you're hiking alone but not too crowded. I only traversed the trail until I reached a parking lot with a restaurant and continued a little after but although the trail continues in a loop, it starts to veer away from the gorge at that point.

Must visit spot while in Interlaken dubbed as "Interlaken's Top of the World". Visited mid April…read more Five to seven minutes walk from Interlaken Ost you will reach Interlaken Harderbahn, funicular that will take you atop in 10 minutes. Paid two tickets for $32.84 with our hotel discount. Views are stunning! You can enjoy the beauty of Interlaken, Lake Thun, Lake Brienz, and the famous Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks in one spot. There's the overhanging viewing platform with glass floor to bring the viewing experience to the next level. Restaurant and hiking trails are available. Highly recommended while in Interlaken!

Yelp Review 2026 #125:…read more Harder Kulm was only a 5-minute walk from our hotel. The front desk told us it's a nice place to visit and gave us a discount coupon for 15% off tickets. We got a 50% discount for tickets because of the Swiss Travel Pass so we used that instead. Be sure to get roundtrip tickets so you don't have to stand in line again to buy a ticket to go back down. It had been raining on and off the days we were in Interlaken. There's thick fog the afternoon we went. Normally, it's foggy in the morning and clears up in the afternoon. We went to the station to take the funicular to the top of the hill. It was a short 10-minute ride. It was raining and foggy but we stayed until it cleared up a bit. There's a restaurant, a viewing deck, a little park, some wooden sculptures. You can see both Thunersee and Brienzersee. I had already been to both in the morning so, I wasn't pressed about not having a clear view of the two lakes when I went to Harder Kulm.

Yelp Review 2026 #123:…read more Jungfraujoch is a must-visit if you're in Interlaken...or Zurich even! My first trip to Zurich was in February several years ago, I took a bus to Interlaken and 2 trains (Grindelwald, and Jungfraujoch) - it's not complicated. It's an easy day trip from Zurich, and a half a day trip if you're already in Interlaken. From Interlaken Ost, it's a train ride to Grindelwald, a gondola ride to Eigergletscher via Eiger Express then a train ride to Jungfraujoch. Traveling in the spring can be unpredictable. Sometimes it's raining all day, it could snow, it could be extremely foggy. Your hotel in Interlaken has a channel where you can watch the live cam of Jungfraujoch so you can see if it's worth going or not. It's almost always foggy early in the morning during spring but it clears out by around 10am...sometimes, it doesn't. Once you get off the Jungfraujoch station, you can read information about the place. How the place keeps getting warmer due to climate change. The Research Station Jungfraujoch is the highest in Europe and in the world. Elevation is over 11,000 feet above sea level. There are movies/ shows that were filmed here. So, it gets pretty crowded. You have to go to the Sphinx Observatory where you can see the Alps and Aletsch Glacier from outside. On a clear day, you can see Germany and France. You can walk in the snow. There's a cafe, a Lindt store and a gift shop. You'll see some cute ice sculptures.

We joined group tour from Interlaken…read more Took cable car to Eigergletscher station from Grindelwald and then transfer to the Jungfraujoch train to reach Jungfraujoch. We got lucky we booked it on a day that it was not foggy/cloudy. Bucket list, checked! What a memorable experience. Amazing views on our way to Jungfraujoch. Tour is little pricey and crowded BUT totally worth it! Enjoyed every moment touring inside Ice Palace while collecting amazing memories at Spinx Observation Tower and Plateau. Just to be aware of the altitude sickness Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). Drink plenty of water.

Located just 10 minutes from GVA airport -- we stopped here for a lovely stroll along the Lake…read morebefore we had to make our departure. Gorgeous grounds, uncrowded, beautifully kept, pristine...and some snowcapped mountain vistas to boot. Swiss parks at their finest! Some easy parking along the way, we parked near the History Museum, which is free.

This park is worth a visit for no other reason than to get fabulous views of Lake Geneva. This…read moregorgeous lake is not to be missed and this park provides a great vantage point. Even beyond the waterside views, however, the park itself provides a nice green space with opportunities for tranquility in spite of the crowds of people who visit at any given time. The lakeside walking path is often full of joggers, walkers and cyclists. But that should absolutely not be a deterrence. It's a wonderful place to chill for a while, especially on a nice weather day.