4 days: Emmental Tour
4 days: Emmental Tour
Lucerne to Interlaken
4 days, 3 nights
Technical Level: Basic | Fitness Level: Moderate
The Emmental tour is probably the most “Swiss” tour we have. There are 4 days cycling through a scenery that seems to have come out of a fairy tale. On the way we will see lakes of turquoise blue water, snow-capped Alps, pine forests and many cowherds with their characteristic bells around their necks, grazing quietly in an extensive green field.
We will also visit the Emmental Cheese Factory, taste Swiss wines and enjoy the local cuisine. This tour allows you to get to know Switzerland in depth, discovering special details of what it is really like.
Highlights
Ride an easy road in a stunning scenery
Sleep in a charming accommodation
Discover typical Swiss villages
Have a delicious picnic with local products
Enjoy a Swiss wine tasting
Discover a cheese factory
Discover a biscuit factory
INFORMATIONS
- Available dates –
- Duration 4 days, 3 nights
- Total distance cycled 220 km
- Technical Level Basic
- Fitness Level Moderate
- Elevation gain 4903 m
- Elevation loss 4801 m
- Departure Lucerne
- End location Interlaken
- Bike e-bike
- Asphalt 80%
- Unpaved 20%
- Single Trails 0%
- Cost (per person in DLB accommodation) –
- Max number of participants 10
YOUR PROGRAM
Day 1 – Lucerne / Madiswil
Our tour starts in Lucerne, early in the morning, at 8:30. We meet to exchange some tour information and for a brief introduction to the e-bike. We head towards the “Route of little Chapels” until we reach historic Willisau.
Read moreThe village is famous for its cookies and the “Rings of Willisau” are amongst the most traditional ones in Switzerland. We will visit a small cookie bakery and enjoy our lunch there.
After lunch, we continue our trip admiring nature, the view to the Alps and the many small farms along the way. Our destination is Madiswil, where we will have dinner and stay for the first night of the tour. The little hotel is full of charm and very traditional, constructed in the 17th century when originally it served as a tavern.
Distance cycled: 60 km
D+ : 1.072m
D- : 973m
Day 4 – Lake Thun / Interlaken
We arrived at the last day of our tour, but we still have a lot of beauty to enjoy! Right after breakfast, we will leave the lake shore and cycle up the hill towards Sigriswil. On the way we will be cutting through forests and passing traditional and super charming farms. Throughout our journey, we have stunning views to the Alps and Lake Thun. So beautiful!
Read moreWe then cross Interlaken for the first time and head towards charming Lauterbrunnen. The valley we cross is amazing. It is called valley of the 72 waterfalls and has a landscape like in the movies. We will enjoy the village and then return to Interlaken where the tour will close with a delicious farewell toast.
Distance cycled: 52 km
D+: 1.234m
D-: 1.271m
Day 2 – Madiswil / Moosegg
Right after breakfast, we will take our bikes to continue the journey towards the beautiful Emmental. The valley brings together truly unique landscapes and flavours. This is where the producers of the famous Emmentaler cheese are located.
Read moreNo wonder our first stop there is in Affoltern, where cheese has been made since the 13th century. There we will have lunch and take a tour of the factory, discovering some interesting information about the production process and the quality of the Emmentaler.
After the factory tour and our lunch, we continue towards the Hotel Moosegg, our destination for the second day. The path holds many surprises, beautiful hills and forests and numerous breath-taking views. Prepare the camera, it will be difficult to not take hundreds of pictures.
Arriving at the hotel, we will enjoy a surprise….. a delicious Swiss wine tasting, before we go for dinner. Then, get a good nights sleep and some rest, day number three will be challenging but amazing.
Distance cycled: 47 km
D+ : 1.196m
D- : 778 m
Day 3 – Moosegg / Lake Thun
Already the third day of our tour – a day full of stunning scenery! But prepare your legs, we will have more than 1,400 m elevation gain. We ride calm, at our own pace, enjoying nature until we reach our picnic place for lunch. Lunch will be with typical local products, bread, cold cuts, fruit and cheese.
Read moreAfter lunch we cycle through the pre-Alps until we reach the shore of Lake Thun. Its turquoise colour is just amazing, so beautiful that you don’t want to continue. And that’s okay, because our hotel is right there, on the lake. You will fall in love!
We will have dinner at the hotel and rest for the next day, unfortunately already the last day of our tour.
Distance cycled: 60 km
D+: 1.401m
D- : 1.779m
Included in the package
- Bike: e-Bike + helmet
- Insurance e-bike: Included
- Accommodation: 3 nights at the following hotels: Landgasthof Bären, Moosegg and Park Hotel
- Meals: breakfast
- Extra tours: Emmental Cheese factory
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