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How do you see the waterfalls in Interlaken?

The Three Waterfalls Trail offers an exhilarating hike from Bönigen via Iseltwald to Brienz. The hike is a special experience for families as well as for all hikers, a route to three of the most impressive waterfalls in the Interlaken holiday region.



To see the best waterfalls in the Interlaken region in 2026, you should head to the Lauterbrunnen Valley, known as the "Valley of 72 Waterfalls." Just a 20-minute train ride from Interlaken Ost, you can walk to the iconic Staubbach Falls, which plunges nearly 300 meters from a hanging valley. For a more intense experience, take the local bus to the Trümmelbach Falls, a series of ten glacier-fed waterfalls hidden inside the mountain, accessible via a tunnel lift. Another must-see is the Giessbach Falls on Lake Brienz; you can take a ferry from Interlaken and then a historic funicular up to the Grand Hotel Giessbach to see the water cascading into the turquoise lake in 14 stages. In 2026, new eco-friendly "electric lake shuttles" provide the most sustainable way to reach these sites. For the best views, visit in late spring or early summer when the snowmelt from the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks ensures the falls are at their most thunderous and spectacular.

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