Bernese Oberland & Central Switzerland - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 277

If You Like... Extreme Activities

If you like high adventure like the plethora of activities you'll find in Interlaken ( Click here ), consider some of
these outfits that can help you find pulse-pounding experiences across the Alps:

1 PARAGLIDING JUNGFRAU
( 079 779 90 00; www.paragliding-jungfrau.ch ; Grindelwald) Call ahead to organise your
jump from First at a height of 2150m (from Sfr170) or above the Staubbach Falls
(Sfr160).

2 DORIS HIKE
( 033 855 42 40; www.doris-hike.ch ; Lauterbrunnen) Doris' informative guided hikes in-
clude glacier, waterfall and high-alpine options. Call ahead for times and prices.

3 SWISS ADVENTURES
( 033 748 41 64; www.swissadventures.ch ; Alpinzentrum, Gstaad) Organises guided climbs
(Sfr99) and via ferrate (Sfr125), rafting (Sfr99), canyoning (Sfr125) and, in winter, ig-
loo building (Sfr98) and snowshoe trekking (Sfr98).

4 VERTICAL SPORT
( http://verticalsport.ch ; Jungfraustrasse 44, Interlaken; 9am-noon & 1.30-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm
Sat) This rock-climbing store sells and rents out top-quality climbing gear and is run by
expert mountaineers who can give sound advice.

Sleeping

Ask your hotel for the useful Guest Card for free bus transport plus discounts on attrac-
tions and sports facilities. Call ahead during the low season, as some places close.

VICTORIA-JUNGFRAU GRAND HOTEL & SPA $$$
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| Historic Hotel

( 033 828 28 28; www.victoria-jungfrau.ch ; Höheweg 41; s/d from Sfr560/680, d with Jungfrau views
from Sfr780; ) The reverent hush and impeccable service here evoke an era when
only royalty and the seriously wealthy travelled. A perfect melding of well-preserved