Kandersteg Walks – Lake Oeschinensee & Beyond

Lake Oeschinensee & Beyond

Bernese Oberland - a week's walking in Kandersteg

Holiday information

Nights: 7
Grade: 2-3, mountain walking, flexible routes
Terrain: mountain paths, flower-filled meadows
Accommodation: 3-star hotel in Kandersteg
Meals: dinner & breakfast every day

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Why not take the train?

You can leave London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet in the morning and be at your destination by the evening, making it an excellent (not to mention environmentally friendly) way to reach this holiday. You can relax right from the start of your journey as Eurostar services whisk you through the Channel Tunnel to connect with the world-famous French high-speed TGV trains in either Paris or Lille. We reserve seats for you, there is plenty of luggage space, and refreshments are available on board.

You may even break your journey in Paris if you are travelling via the capital. Sit back and enjoy a truly great rail journey! Look for the ‘by rail’ prices in the Prices & Travel section, where you will also find journey details.

self-guided, single-centre walk
picturebook village
stunning mountain and lake scenery
first-rate hospitality
local area travel pass included

Light-green meadows, bottle-green forests, purple and yellow flowers, blue lakes, white snow-capped peaks, houses of dark-brown wood, red geraniums in window-boxes - Switzerland delights with its colours. In the south-west, the Bernese Oberland is no exception, and the majesty of its scenery has been recognised by UNESCO, which has declared the mountains and valleys surrounding the mighty Aletsch Glacier a World Heritage Site.

From Kandersteg, the gondola whisked us up the mountainside for a memorable walk around the cliffs that overlook the still, turquoise waters of the mesmerising Lake Oeschinensee.

Arguably one of Switzerland’s most exquisite lakes, emerald Oeschinensee is one of the jewels of the Bernese Oberland, set in an amphitheatre of mountains which at points rise sheer from the water. In the valley below nestles the picture-book village of Kandersteg whose inspirational mountain views are more than enough to tempt you onto the many well-waymarked paths which explore the broad Kander Valley, its various spurs, and the mountains above.

Grade 2-3 Walk

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Call Inntravel on 01653 617001

Call Inntravel on
01653 617001