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Lake Brienz

A glacier-fed lake of startling turquoise, crossed by boats to waterfalls and woodcarving villages.

Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Boats from spring to autumn; fewer in winter
Price
Paid for the boats
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Interlaken Ost boat landing, 3800 InterlakenDirections
Getting There
The boat landing is behind Interlaken Ost station.

Why Go

Boats run from Interlaken to Brienz, stopping at the Giessbach Falls, which tumble down the forest in 14 cascades, and at Iseltwald, a village on a little peninsula.

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