Guided Best of the Bernese Oberland Traverse

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The Bernese Oberland, the land of fairytales, waterfalls, soaring mountains and fields of wildflowers.  Stay in car-free villages clinging to the clifftops while you walk among the clouds.  Hike all day, stop for a midday hot chocolate at a high mountain hut, and then hike some more.  Your cozy alpine chalet will welcome you in the evening.  Clean air.  Pure ...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Visit Grindelwald
    • Explore the Grindelwald Valley and hike to the famous Kleine Scheidegg Pass.
    • Enjoy spectacular views of the Jungfrau and surrounding mountains
    • Visit Murren

What's this trip about?

    The Bernese Oberland, the land of fairytales, waterfalls, soaring mountains and fields of wildflowers.  Stay in car-free villages clinging to the clifftops while you walk among the clouds.  Hike all day, stop for a midday hot chocolate at a high mountain hut, and then hike some more.  Your cozy alpine chalet will welcome you in the evening.  Clean air.  Pure mountain streams.  Trails forever.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySchwarzwaldalp
End CityMurren

Travel Themes

  • High Adventure
  • Climbing & Mountaineering

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Mountaineering
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Relaxing Retreat

Trip includes

    • Guided hikes daily
    • All transfers to/from trailheads
    • luggage transfers between villages
    • 2nd class 3 day Flex rail pass

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Itinerary

Day 1:

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Schwarzwaldalp Inn

Schwarzwaldalp – Arrive in Switzerland, and transfer by train to the quiet town of Meiringen to start the Bernese Oberland tour.

We’ll meet in the afternoon and take a bus ride up to our remote inn to start the tour. Waterfalls and imposing mountains watch over us in this relaxing corner of the Alps.

Day 2:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Gletschergarten

Grindelwald – After a hearty breakfast, we’ll hike over the Grosse Scheidegg Pass and enjoy our first views of the Eiger and of the Grindelwald Valley.

With 10,000 vertical ...

Day 3:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Bären or Sunstar 

Wengen – Today we’ll explore the Grindelwald valley and hike to the famous Kleine Scheidegg Pass.

The entire day is dominated by great close-up views of the Eiger North Fa...

Day 4:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Obersteinberg Inn

Obersteinberg – We’ll enjoy spectacular views of the Jungfrau and surrounding mountains on the way down from Wengen. Our trail winds through flowery meadows and dense woods to the lush...

Day 6:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Edelweiss or Bellevue

Mürren – There are numerous day hike possibilities around Mürren. One beautiful trail leads up to the local peak, Big, for superb all-round views, and past a small glacial ta...

Day 7:

Meals: Breakfast

Depart – Today we say good-bye to the Bernese Oberland and depart for our post-tour destinations.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,595
Price per day$514
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Dave

Aug 2018

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overall great experience

We just returned from an ideal vacation trekking the Bernese Oberland trail! Alpinehikers, with great advice from Matt, did a great job helping us set up a dream vac...

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Sherry

Jul 2018

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The trip was very well planned and we had a wonderful time

My daughter and I did the Eiger to Matterhorn self-guided trip with Alphinehikers and it was amazing! Matt and others were so helpful from the very beginning when we...

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William

Jun 2018

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All aspects of the trip were planned fantastically by Abby and it was amazing.

My son and I did a self-guided tour of Bernese-Oberland and Zermatt (May 30 to Jun 9 2018). All aspects of the trip were planned fantastically by Abby and it was ama...

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Logistics

Accommodation

  • 4 nights 3-star hotels
  • 2 nights mountain inns
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Meals Included
  • 6 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 6 Dinners
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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