Jungfraujoch Top of Europe Private Day Trip from Basel
Description
Experience one of Switzerland’s most iconic alpine adventures on this private tour from Basel to Jungfraujoch, the famous “Top of Europe.” Travel with your personal guide through the breathtaking Bernese Alps aboard the modern Eiger Express cableway and Jungfrau cogwheel railway. At 3,454 meters (11,332 ft), discover spectacular mountain scenery, the Sphinx Observatory, the Ice Palace, and stunning views of the UNESCO-listed Aletsch Glacier. Along the way, your guide shares fascinating insights into the region’s history, culture, and natural wonders. The journey continues with a scenic return via Kleine Scheidegg and the picturesque Lauterbrunnen Valley, known for its dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, and charming alpine villages. Create lasting memories on an extraordinary journey to Europe’s highest railway station and one of Switzerland’s most spectacular destinations.
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Itinerary
At Basel SBB you will board the intercity train in direction of Bern and Interlaken (2 hours travel time)
At Interlaken Ost station, you will change onto the Jungfrau railway local train for a 25 minutes transfer through the valley towards Grindelwald.
At Grindelwald Terminal the journey to Jungfraujoch begins. You board the aerial cableway for the scenic ride to Eigergletscher station.
At Eigergletscher station, you have the opportunity to have a first look over the alps and towards the permanent ice. Here you change onto the cogwheel train to Jungfraujoch
At Jungfraujoch, your tourguide will take you on a one hour round tour with different sights. It contains the Alpine sensation exhibition, the Sphinx terraces, the ice palace and the viewing platform, where you can step into the snow.
Visit the viewing platform at the Sphinx observatory.
Visit the ice palace with the ice sculptures.
Sweeten your stay with a visit at the chocolate shop.
Your return travel starts with the cogwheel train from Jungfraujoch to Kleine Scheidegg. From there you continue in direction of Wengen.
While travelling to Lauterbrunnen on the cogwheel train, you pass the alpine village Wengen.
A short stop at Lauterbrunnen gives you a view to the village and the Staubbach waterfall.
Returning to Interlaken. From there you board the intercity train in direction of Basel. After a travel time of 2 hours you arrive at Basel, where the tour ends.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(8)
Very friendly guide that knows his way around Switzerland. He was able to get us past long waiting lines and catch trains that we would have missed had we not been with him.
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Our guide Michael was a wealth of information and always had something interesting to do or talk about that was over a 12 hour tour. We loved the transport and the whole tour would highly recommend a guided tour for this one.
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Most striking was the incredible beauty of the Swiss Alps, waterfalls galore and charming surrounding villages. So pristine and immense! Imagining it all over again has become my zen happy place!
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Our tour guide Mike was incredible. Very knowledgeable and personable. I would recommend Mike to all my friends and would request mike for other tours
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Ulrich provided a first class service and have a great insight into the mountains and the surrounding areas. He took care of all our travel and tickets so we didn’t have to. This was a great service. Will definitely be back in Switzerland and will only call Ulrich. Thank you
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We had an absolute excellent day with beautiful memories we will never forget thanks to our private tour guide Feyssal. Feysssal was outstanding. He met us at our hotel on time and guided us on and off trains and the gondola. When we went outside at Jangfraujoch he made sure we understood to hang on to the rope and ensured we had the best experience possible. He was our private photographer and did a great job. 😁 on the train ride there and back he was very interactive telling us about Switzerland as well as being interested in our country Canada. We had a great day thanks to Fayssal. Well worth it. Your Canadian couple from Sunday Oct 2nd. 🙏
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Tour guide was waiting for us at our hotel on time. She had all our connections timed perfectly. We went up the mountain on a rainy day, snow as we got higher, couldn't see anything at top, but snow and clouds we stood in. Not the fault of tour. Still loved it up there, especially, walking right through a glacier! We did not tour Lauterbrunnen as promised in the tour details, and only saw Wengen because I asked to and mentioned we were supposed to see it. Also, did not see the S. Waterfall we should have. Did not expect to spend quite so much time traveling to and from Basel, but, enjoyed the scenery. I think we paid too much, it was $100 more than the first advertised amount and we did not get what was promised in the tour. (Don't mean the view from top, as that was not Viator's fault.) For two of us the tour, we paid about $1400. If we had paid a more reasonable amount I would rate this tour higher, even though, we did not see everything promised.
<p>This was a perfect day. Our tour guide, David, was prompt, a wealth of Swiss knowledge, kind and helpful. We were together for over ten hours and it was a joy. He was great with my 11 and 14 year old children. The tour of Jungfraujoch was astonishingly beautiful. We saw immense glaciers and walked under one. The trip was all as advertised and more.</p>
