The Lauterbrunnen Valley, regarded as one of the most spectacular glacial valleys in Europe, lies surrounded by the unspoilt natural beauty of the magnificent Swiss Alps. Lauterbrunnen's most famous feature, the cascading 300 metre high Staubbach waterfall, becomes even more impressive when illuminated at night.
Lauterbrunnen is a valley famous for its waterfalls, giving good access to the whole mountain area below the Eiger, Jungfrau and Monch. Your rail pass will take you to places such as Wengen, Grindelwald, Murren, Interlaken and Kleine Scheidegg.
Skiing with a view on the Eiger (3970m.), Mönch (4099m.) and the Jungfrau (4158m.)
The Jungfrau Region is the heart of skiing in the Bernese Oberland, and its trio of resorts – Wengen (1274m), Mürren (1650m) and Grindelwald (1034m) – have long been a favourite of the British. They still offer some of the best skiing to be had in the Alps. The three areas are linked in the Jungfrau Top Ski Region, with a single pass covering the whole vast spread (2 days Fr.105, 7 days Fr.267), or individual passes valid for each area (1 day Fr.52, 2 days Fr.95). All the resorts have schools offering both daily classes and private lessons in skiing, snowboarding and other, wackier techniques for all proficiencies; class lessons tend to cost from around Fr.45 for three hours. All of them also lay on various diversions for skiers taking a break, including curling, ice-skating, sledging and adventure activities such as tandem paragliding.