Jynx

Thinking of going to the Swiss Alps for our honemoon. Can anyone tell me more about it? like how is the weather then? Where to stay? How to get around? We would like to ski a coupleof days or snow mobile. We love good food and being in quaint, local spots. Thanks in advance for any help!

swandav2000

Hi Jynx,

Great choice; the Swiss Alps are perfect in February. Many hiking trails are kept free of mounds of snow, so they are passable all winter long. You can also ski for a few days, or a week.

No snowmobiling though. You can do it under your own power, either with winter hiking or snow-shoeing.

Lots of folks enjoy the Jungfrau region for a first-time visit; it has great views, towering mountains, and a great infrastructure to make it very tourist-friendly. You could spend your week in a car-free village like Wengen or Mürren. More information at

www.myjungfrau.ch

Zermatt is another place that's popular for visitors. It is also car-free and hosts skiing, hiking, and many winter sports. Normally, hotels require a full week's stay. More information at

www.zermatt.ch

The third place you might consider is the Engadin Valley, where fewer English-speaking tourists go. It is also very high and very snow-sure, and you can spend your time skiing or hiking or doing other winter sports. Information at

www.stmoritz.engadin.ch

Have fun!

s

PalenQ

for the first-time Swiss visitor I always highly recommend the Jungfrau Region that swandav (IMO one of Fodors great Swiss experts - heed her/his advice!) = base in a small Alpine village like Wengen - trains are the best way to get around IMO and IME - places like Wengen, a perpettual favorite with Fodorites, can only be reached by train - so if you're just going to one place and perch and ski and take thrilling aerial cableways or awesome mountain trains take a train from Zurich Airport or Geneva Airport to Interlaken and then change to toy-like trains to Wengen or Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen - the latter two more lively towns appealing to a younger clientele who may enjoy the apres-ski ski not much found in sedate and quiet Wengen IMO.

To learn about Swiss trains check out these fab sites - www.swisstravelsystem.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com; www.ricksteves.com - if you just head to say the Jungfrau Region and stay put you probably are not traveling enough to warrant s Swiss Pass but the Half-Fare Card may be of interest as it gives you, after the purchase price p.p. of about $125 or so half off everything that moves in Switzerland. But the Jungfraubahn Pass and Berner Oberland Passes could be the best deal for folks just staying in this area if you want to explore and take several gondolas, the thrilling train up the Jungfraujoch and the scintillating aerial cableway to the Schilthorn - the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant there being made famous before it even opened iby being a set in James Bond On My Majesty's Service film.

Haven17

I want to second the recommendation for the Jungfrau region. My husband and I just spent a week there, we based in Murren for four of those nights (and would have stayed longer had we been able to get a room), and it was amazing. The most romantic trip we've ever had!

Jynx

Thanks everyone! Which airport is the best to fly in to? Is there a specific hotel or house you rec renting?

PalenQ

Well Zurich Airport is the closest, being about two hours from Interlaken or less but Geneva ain't much longer really so whatever airport has the best fares IMO is best. Trains run right from each airport.

PalenQ

though there may possible be direct trains from Zurich Airport to Interlaken most likely you have to take a train from the airport to Bern and make a simple change for a train to Interlaken

or an airport train possible to Spiez and then make an even simpler change of trains for Interlaken.

MonicaD

@Haven17 Where did you stay in Murren? We are also thinking of going in February...

PalenQ

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