Excursions on the lakes

The Bernese Oberland offers all the ingredients

for perfectly successful outings.

Nature, the mountains and a good meal can be enjoyed particularly well on BLS ships. Moreover, a cruise on Lakes Thun and Brienz can be ideally combined with a visit to one of the many sights:

Brienzer Rothorn

Rothorn

Switzerland's oldest steam-driven rack-railway takes you to the top of the Brienzer Rothorn at a steady speed. The journey will reward you with a magnificent panorama and unique walking trails

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Ballenberg

Swiss open-air museum Ballenberg

On the Ballenberg, Swiss history continues to live on. Just under 100 original buildings from all parts of the country, and many traditional crafts and customs transform a visit into an authentic experience

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Giessbach Grand Hotel

Giessbach

Now like a hundred years ago, the historic Grand Hotel by the silvery foaming cascades of the Giessbach Falls high above Lake Brienz is an enchanting gem for people who enjoy a romantic atmospherer.

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Niederhorn

Niederhorn

The Niederhorn-Beatenberg region is full of delights: its nature is unspoilt, its fauna is intact, and it has some of the most spectacular views far and wide. It also offers a great deal of fun – with a ride on the scooter bike.

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Stockhorn

Stockhorn

If you board the cable car in Erlenbach, you will be richly rewarded in a mere 20 minutes: the Stockhorn offers fabulous views of 200 mountain peaks, the Bernese Midlands, as well as Lakes Thun and Brienz

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Niesen

Lake Thun and Niesen-Pyramide

The Niesen pyramid already looks imposing enough from the lake. What is even more impressive, though, is the view from the Kulm Restaurant – a 360° panorama that is without equal not only in the Bernese Oberland

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Beatushöhlen

St. Beatus Caves

The St Beatus Caves extend far into the immense Niederhorn massif. Their bizarre and fantastic stalagmites and stalactites provide visitors with renewed surprises again and again – a genuine natural wonder!

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Beatenberg

Beatenberg

An excursion to the old mines of Beatenberg doubles as a trip into the past. Here, far below ground, you can get a realistic impression of how coal was mined in Switzerland two hundred years ago.

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Castles

Oberhofen Castle

Along with numerous churches, fortresses and farmhouses there are four magnificent castles to be found around Lake Thun which are witness to medieval and Baroque architecture.

» Hünegg Castle
» Oberhofen Castle
» Schadau Castle
» Spiez Castle
» Thun Castle
» Wimmis Castle and Fortress

Interlaken

Interlaken

As «the gateway to the Jungfrau», Interlaken is the ideal starting point for excursions into the matchless mountain world of the
Jungfrau Region.

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Panorama map

Panorama map

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Intermezzo on shank's pony

Spiez - Faulensee

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