A visit to a mountain cheese dairy, fondue on the go from your rucksack, a refreshing local beer, a tour of an historic village – this seven-day tour in the Jungfrau Region is all about customs, culture and culinary delights.

Your one-week journey through the cultural and culinary highlights of the Jungfrau Region starts in Mürren. You can get to this car-free Alpine village either on the Schilthorn Cableway, via Stechelberg, or on the Lauterbrunnen – Mürren cable car and train, via Lauterbrunnen and Grütschalp. A guided hike to the Schiltalp will take you to an Alpine cheese dairy, where the mountain farmers will be delighted to show you their craft. Alpine cheese is made here over a period of several months. It requires huge cauldrons, a wood fire, a large warehouse and much more besides. After learning about the cheese dairy, guests can enjoy a tasty breakfast in the mountains. It's up to you whether to linger a while longer, to enjoy the magnificent mountain panorama, or return with the group to the starting point. The entire tour, which starts and ends in Mürren, lasts three to three-and-a-half hours. Depending on when you get back from the Schiltalp, we recommend you take a detour to Gimmelwald. This Alpine village, which, like Mürren, is car-free, can be reached in just four minutes on the Schilthorn Cableway or in just over half an hour on foot. Insider tip: treat yourself to a local “Schwarzmönch” beer in the Hotel Pension Gimmelwald. There's no better way to end the day than with a cold beer and a view of the surrounding mountains.  

Your second day starts in Lauterbrunnen, in the valley of 72 waterfalls. A 15-minute walk along the main street takes you to the Staubbach Waterfall, the landmark of Lauterbrunnen and, at 297 metres, the highest free-falling waterfall in Switzerland. In summer, it can be viewed from behind from a specially installed gallery. And during the peak season, it’s illuminated. Even the world-famous poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe took inspiration from this impressive waterfall for his poem “Song of the Spirits over the Waters”, which he wrote in 1779. After visiting the waterfall, you return to the town centre, where Lauterbrunnen railway station is located. The train journey to Wengen takes a mere 12 minutes but is utterly spectacular. In Wengen, make your way to the Tourist Office, just five minutes away, to pick up a fondue rucksack, which you’ll have ordered in advance (by 5 pm at the latest the day before). Sling it over your shoulder and set off on the Mendelssohn hiking trail. This moderately difficult hike, which takes around two-and-a-half hours, is named after the composer Felix Mendelssohn and goes over the Mettlenalp to the Wengernalp. Along the way, you can prepare a delicious fondue from the ingredients in your rucksack. From the Wengernalp, you can get back to Wengen by train. Or you can hike a little further – to Kleine Scheidegg, for example. The train back to Wengen goes from here, too. Don't forget to return the fondue rucksack. Afterwards, you’ll have enough time to explore the car-free village of Wengen, which is a lovely way to wind down your second day.

Today picks up where yesterday left off. In Wengen. With the Royal Ride,a very special aerial cableway. Basically, you travel up to Männlichen not in the cabin but on an open-air balcony on top of the cabin. It's a regal experience – and one that continues once you get to the top. The Royal Walk takes 20 minutes from the mountain station to the summit of the Männlichen, and to the viewing platform that is shaped like a crown. The view from here, which encompasses the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau triumvirate, is simply … fit for royalty. As is the mountain brunch, which you can enjoy on the large sun terrace of Berghaus Männlichen. In summer, this is the venue for numerous traditional events, including the Bergfrühlingsfest (mountain spring festival), the Trachtenfest (traditional costume festival) and the big Alphorntreffen (gathering of Alphorns). The Panorama Trail is a leisurely walk of just over one hour to the Kleine Scheidegg, offering a constant view of the impressive range of mountain peaks. From the Kleine Scheidegg you can travel back to your accommodation via Grindelwald, Wengen or Lauterbrunnen.

Today's starting point is the Alpine village of Grindelwald. From the train station, the Grindelwald bus takes you up to the Bussalp in half an hour. The view from the sun terrace of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau is breathtaking. You can really kick back and relax here in the AlpLounge, with its sofas and sunbathing lawn. Or follow our recommendation and tackle the moderately difficult hike to Bort, which takes around two hours. On the way, you can enjoy a delicious lunch in Rasthysi. Once in Bort, you can hop on the gondola cableway and, if you like, take a detour to First, before taking it back to Grindelwald. Every Tuesday, there's a guided historical tour of this village at the foot of the Eiger. What are you waiting for? To finish, check out the “Eigerness – Der Laden” shop. Here, you’ll find high-quality “Grindelwald original” products from selected suppliers, including traditional crafts and tasty local food products. Examples include handmade ginger liqueur made with fresh glacier water or fine ice cream made from fresh Grindelwald milk.

The fifth day starts in Grindelwald again. A panoramic 75-minute bus journey takes you over the Grosse Scheidegg to the Haslital and the Rosenlaui Glacial Gorge. This narrow gorge below the Rosenlaui Glacier is part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, a secured 573-metre-long path with several tunnels and a 155 m climb has been blasted into the rock. It takes you past mighty waterfalls, romantic grottos and bizarre rock formations. Allow around an hour for your visit.  As the only way through the gorge is upwards, you walk through a primeval mountain forest to return to the starting point – and the Hotel Rosenlaui, where you can enjoy a fine lunch. It then takes 40 minutes by PostBus to get to Meiringen. Here, you can visit the handicrafts and hand weaving studio, where the Haslital fabrics are made. Or how about a tour of the Frutal bakery, famous for its meringues? Every year, it produces 30 tonnes of the airy egg-whites-and-sugar confection. There’s no sweeter way to end the day...

Staying in the Haslital, you take the train from Meiringen to Innertkirchen, and then the PostBus on to Handegg. Get ready for the railway ride of your life! With an incline of 106 per cent, the Gelmer Funicular is the steepest open funicular in Europe. It’s a 12-minute journey you won’t forget in a hurry. Waiting for you at the top is the Gelmersee. The walk all the way round this gem takes about two-and-a-half hours. The crystal-clear streams and huge rock ledges dotted around this turquoise lake will make you want to take your time. Afterwards, you can take the Gelmer Funicular back down to the bottom station and then hop on the PostBus to get to the Alpine Hotel Grimsel Hospiz, located just below the summit of the Grimsel Pass. Here, you can take it easy and enjoy the view over the Grimselsee. Next up is a tour of the Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG power plant, through the tunnels of the Grimselwelt, to nicely round off the penultimate day of your tour. The PostBus will take you back to Meiringen.