Things to do in Switzerland

1

Head up in a hot air balloon

Go hot air ballooning at Château-d’Oex.

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2

Watch a White Turf horse race

Horse race on ice.

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3

Zipline with First Flyer

Reach speeds of up to 84 kilometres an hour ziplining on the First Flyer down Grindlewald First.

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4

Ice-skate on Lake Zurich

Ice-skate at Lake Zurich at the Seehotel Sonne’s Live on Ice.

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5

Hike with a Saint Bernard

Try hiking with a Saint Bernard; every weekend from the end of December until the end of February.

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6

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride to Lake Lauenen in the Bernese Oberland.

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7

Visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum

Visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen, close to the fateful Reichenbach Falls where the fictional detective met his end.

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8

Experience a dog-sled ride

Jump on a dogsled in Speicherschwendi.

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9

Para-glide down a mountain

Jump off the side of a mountain.

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10

Get on a toboggan

Toboggan through mountain scenery.

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11

Try out a fatbike

Rent a fatbike and get riding.

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12

Go on a Mount Titlis cliff walk

Walk Europe’s highest suspension bridge, the Mount Titlis Cliff Walk, at 3041 metres above sea level and 500 metres off the ground.

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13

Climb a glacier in Interlaken

Go ice-climbing on a glacier in Interlaken.

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14

Ice-Kart in Verbier

Feel the need for speed? Try ice-karting in Verbier.

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15

Chocolate at Confiserie Isler

Stay warm with some hot chocolate at Confiserie Isler in Stäfa.

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16

Do a snow tube run

Launch yourself down well-groomed tracks atop an air-filled tyre.

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17

Learn about the wildlife

Go wild for wildlife in Val Müstair.

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18

Admire the alpine night sky

Do some stargazing at Alpine Astro Village in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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19

Stay at the luxurious Whitepod

Check into Whitepod, an eco-luxe hotel made up of 15 individual self-supporting pods.

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20

Catch the cricket on ice

Watch Cricket on Ice in St. Moritz.