Mount First Gondola Ride vanuit Grindelwald

Ok, time to get real. The relaxed laws in Europe (compared to the US) are something to take into consideration when doing any activities concerning safety. Being that this was the first time we had to sign a waiver was my first clue that this was dangerous. I am referring to the mountain carts. It is very easy to lose control. The incline is steep, the rocks are jagged. If you flip, you will get injured (as I did). The brakes are sensitive and only apply to the side it is on. My dominant hand must have pressed harder, I veered into the mountainside where there was a ditch that caught my back wheel and it flipped my cart, sending me skidding. I ran into another injured rider at the bottom that ran off course and into a pole, chipping his tooth. Please learn from my stupidity and slow down. Learn the bike, test the brakes, etc. It can be a really fun time if you maintain control.

Used the cable car on July 4th. Some reliability issues: uphill one standstill of about 3 minutes; downhill many standstills of a total of 10-15 minutes in the hot sun. This should not happen.

Although there are a lot of tourists, if you are only in town for a couple days it is a great way to see the countryside, do a safe hike, see a beautiful lake and do a bit of touristy fun. The restaurants are great along the different stops and the grotto bike was a fun option to ride down.

Good experience bit expensive but worth it

Starting at Grindelward the weather was overcast and by the time we were half way up it started to snow. At the top was snowing fairly heavily which made the lookout useless as you couldn’t see anything. The ski season was closed but every5ing was cover with snow and ice which ment you couldn’t walk the trails so there was little to see or do. That being said we’re still glad we spent the money ( it’s pretty pricey). My wife loved it as she likes snow and the little we could see was lovely. There is a restaurant there which is very expensive with both self service food and drink, a bar and a seperate restaurant area with a dining room. Even in off season it was very busy and hard to find a seat. The gondola ride stops at two stations on the way up and down. One the way down you can get off and hire a bike from one to the other and then a go cart (no engine) to the next station. If you go to 5e official JUNGFRAU website you can see the different ways to come down the mountain and pre book them. Even though the top of the mountain was busy the gondolas move people quickly. You can buy tickets outside the gondola station at the base at a vending machine if you haven’t booked online. The official online website was giving a discount on the tickets so it was the cheapest was to purchase.

Hugely expensive-but a nice long ride up with little waiting time at either end. The view are genuinely breathtaking with the snow covered Eiger and other tall mountains -with the dark green forests and the verdant alp. Plenty of space to ramble around at the top and well developed paths between stations. There are well organised offers to ride scouters /trolleys down between the stations and more extreme rides for the brave. Cafes are OK. Sounds like it could be a bit tacky buts its not. Outstanding except the price

This was by far the best thing we did. We got there right around when it opened and there were very little lines. We stayed until about 1:30. It got busy but everything that needed a line we did first thing so it was perfect. Highly recommend!

Expensive but nice view! Cliff walk was worth the money.

Beautiful scenery. It was a little less breathtaking than I imagined but really nice. I imagine that Mount Pilatus would have been a better choice but didn’t get the chance to go.

We loved our day at Grindelwald First. We parked in the Terminal car park and got the free shuttle bus (The bus is number 121 and is directly outside of the car park pedestrian exit to the right - do not go into the terminal building - it is not well signposted) The bus dropped us a short walk from the entrance, we scanned our tickets and got straight on to a cable car - no queuing at all! We went all the way to the top and completed the cliff walk first. We waited probably 10 minutes to get a photo at the edge. We then got back on the cable car and stopped at Bort for the children's playground (a real hit in the snow!) The food at the restaurant looked good although we took our own picnic. We then jumped back on the cable car and headed back down to the village for a wander. All in all, I would highly recommend. The views with snow are stunning, it is like another world! Perhaps going at the end of ski season is a way to avoid the crowds? We visited on 02 April. We arrived at Grindelwald at 9am and left at around 3pm. We didn't do any of the extra paid activities - you can enjoy the views without! It may seem expensive but in my opinion, it was worth every penny. We booked around 3 days in advance after checking the weather - clear skies are vital!