Switzerland Travel Guides: Zurich, the Alps, Planning

Things to Do in Switzerland: What to Build Your Trip Around

Things to do in Switzerland, grouped by type: which mountain excursion, scenic train and lake day to pick, with the base town and season for each.

Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, Wengen or Mürren: how to choose a base in the Jungfrau region, how long to stay and when to go.

Visiting Jungfraujoch: when it is worth the fare, which ticket to book, the Eiger Express loop and the timing rule that beats the season.

Lucerne itinerary for 2 days: an Old Town walking loop, one mountain day on Pilatus or Rigi, and a weather-swap rule for the clear day.

Best hikes in Switzerland, chosen by fitness and base: Oeschinensee, the Aletsch Glacier, Rigi, Lavaux and how to read the official trail colours.

Lucerne and the Rhine Falls are under an hour from Zurich HB, Rigi is the realistic summit day, and Jungfraujoch works better as an overnight.

Start with Lucerne’s free old town, give your clearest day to one mountain, and know which museums and extras to drop when time is short.

Things to do in Zermatt: why Gornergrat beats Glacier Paradise for most visits, free village sights, cloudy-day picks and summer vs winter.

Zurich itinerary for 2 days: walk the old town on day 1, then the lake, one escape and a museum on day 2, plus the Zürich Card verdict.