CDrive to Lauterbrunnen (10-15min). Take the cogwheel train up Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe, the highlight of any Swiss holiday. The highest railway station in Europe is located 3,454 metres above sea level. The visitors gain access to a high-Alpine wonderland of ice, snow and rock, which they can admire from the viewing platforms on the Aletsch Glacier or in the Ice Palace . The railway journey to the Jungfraujoch is an experience which leads through the Eiger and the Mönch. At the Eismeer and Eigerwand intermediate stations, visitors can enjoy the wonderful view.
Note 1 Ticket is very expensive at 184CHF per adult return (Train also avail from Interlaken but cost additional 20 CHF per adult return. Whole day parking at Lauterbrunnen cost <20CHF).
• Consider the “Good Morning” discount ticket at 135CHF. Can only be used from Kleine Scheidegg at 8-830am, => 0655-0725 at Lauterbrunnen. Need to return from Jungfraujoch before 1300.
• Children under 6 travel free. Buy junior card for older children at 30CHF so that they travel free.
• Check if half fare card 110 CHF per person come with free family card (then don't need to buy a Junior Card).
Note 2: Don’t go up Jungfraujoch if the weather is bad. Do it next morning.
Return to Lauterbrunnen to do some hiking. See the Staubach Falls (plunges almost 300 metres and is one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe) and/or the Trummelbach Falls. The Trummelbach Falls are the world's only glacier waterfalls that are accessible underground by lift, galleries, tunnels, paths and platforms. They alone carry the meltwater of the glaciers from the Jungfrau down to the valley - up to 20,000 liters of water per second. The water carries with it over 20,000 tons of boulders and scree per year and causes the entire mountain to shudder and make a thundering n Overall, 72 waterfalls are located in the Lauterbrunnen valley, which exude a unique energy.
Return to Interlaken.
