Need input on our trip planned in Mid March 2026:
2 nights Evian-les-Bains**
→ Lausanne + Montreux/Gruyères day trips
2 nights Grindelwald**
→ Brienz day trip
One more day trip close by
2 nights Geneva**
→ City + lake strolls
+1 bonus night (need your suggestion)
Can you be more specific? Hotel recommendations? Sightseeing? Strip clubs?
I don’t recommend Interlaken, it really is faded glory.
I’d separate Gruyères and Montreux and add Broc (if you like chocolate) to Gruyères
Evian-Lausanne can be done by boat, possibly one of the Belle Epoch paddlers
Geneva - Red Cross Museum, Phillipe Patik museum.
Interlaken is ok as a base to use to go to other places but not really a place to visit in itself.
Cute small ships connect Evian-les-Bains (France) with Lausanne (Switzerland), and it’s a short commute (~30 mins). The views from the ship are great, but bring a windbreaker jacket to be able to enjoy the sun deck…unless it’s an exceptional hot day.
Gruyères is connected by public transport, but it’s a long trip from Evian-les-Bains (~ 3 hours). 6 hours of running to catch the next train in the same day at unknown stations won’t be pleasant…unless running to catch the next train at unknown stations is the ideal vacation.
AFAIK there’s nothing to see at Interlaken. There are things to do like hiking, climbing, canyoning, doing something in the lake or simply walking in the forest in the snow. But, it’s everything about nature. Hotels, restaurants and service in general will be disappointing for the price.
