'''Lauterbrunnen''' [http://www.wengen-muerren.ch/index.php?id=287&lang=en&L=1] is a small unspoilt village in Switzerland nestled between the towering walls of a sheer-sided valley that is famed for its waterfalls.

Get in

By narrow-gauge '''train''' from Interlaken Ost station. Eurail and Inter-Rail pass holders should be aware that these passes are not valid for this journey. Holders of Swiss Pass travel free.

Get around

Lauterbrunnen is a very small village and easy to get around by walking.

See

  • Staubbach Falls:Can be seen from the center of town.
  • Trummelbach Falls: 3 km behind Lauterbrunnen are the famous Trummelbach glacier water falls [http://www.truemmelbach.ch]. Bus from Lauterbrunnen for Sfr3. Open April-November. Entrance fee Sfr12 (US dollars, pounds, and euros accepted).
  • Do

    The Lauterbrunnen area is very famous for mountainbiking. Rent an Interlaken bike and ride to the end of the valley the place calls Stechelberg. For sFR.20.- take your bike in the gondula up to Murren. From Murren follow the red bike trail signs to Winteregg. Its a easy trail for everybody not much up hill! From Winteregg enjoy a fast downhill to Isenfluh or back to Lauterbrunnen. This tour can also easy be started in Interlaken: it's only 45 minutes more biking and the round trip from Interlaken needs 3-5 hours. Get your great quality bike maps and all information at rental places in Interlaken.

    Buy

    Eat

    Swiss chocolate, made fresh in the shops as you sit and drink coffee.

    Drink

    Sleep

  • '''Sternen Valley Hostel''' [http://www.valleyhostel.ch/index.php?lan=e&pag=0], Lauterbrunnen. Tel & fax: +41 33 855 20 08, [mailto:info@valleyhostel.ch, info@valleyhostel.ch]. Cheap, homely and the hosts are sound. One place you won't want to leave & somewhere you recommend to travellers, friends and family. Set in the heart of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, just up the road from the train station and minutes from Staubbach Falls, you feel your in a fairy tale land where you need to blink several times just to allow your brain to accept that your really there. Dorm: chf 25 (bargain).
  • '''Camping Jungfrau Lauterbrunnen''' [http://www.camping-jungfrau.ch/default.asp], Lauterbrunnen. Tel: +41 33 856 20 10, [mailto:info@camping-jungfrau.ch info@camping-jungfrau.ch].
  • '''Zum Berggeist''', Im Feld, Postfach 22, Lauterbrunnen.
  • '''Hotel Crystal''' [http://www.crystal-lauterbrunnen.ch/], Lauterbrunnen. Tel: +41 33 856 90 90, [mailto:info@crystal-lauterbrunnen.ch info@crystal-lauterbrunnen.ch].
  • Get out

    Cities close by include:
  • Murren
  • Gimmelwald
  • Wengen
  • Interlaken