🇨🇭 Swiss Alps
Interlaken
The gateway hub — convenient, lively, not the mountains themselves.
Interlaken sits between two lakes as the transport and adventure hub of the region. It is the most connected base and the easiest for arrivals, but you are in a town, not the high Alps — most travelers sleep one valley deeper.
How it scores
Scenery
Food scene
Romance
Family-friendly
Hiking
Value for money
Best for
- ✓Adventure sports
- ✓Easy arrivals
- ✓Shopping & restaurants
- ✓Short stays
Who should skip it
- ✕Travelers wanting big mountain views from the room
- ✕Quiet seekers
Signature experiences
- Skydiving or canyoning with the pros
- Lake Brienz boat to Giessbach Falls
- Harder Kulm funicular at sunset
Biggest mistake
Basing your whole trip here and commuting up every day — stay in the mountains instead.
Worth the splurge
A first-light helicopter flight over the Jungfrau massif.
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