Switzerland for children

Switzerland is a wonderful country for children's recreation all year round. Clean mountain air and beauty of nature - a great alternative to sea voyage. Swiss air is excellent for children, allergies, asthmatics and those who are contraindicated the scorching sun.

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The Swiss have a perfect transport system, so it is enough to buy a Family Card so that a child under 16 accompanied with an adult travels around the country for free. The list of such transport includes intercity buses, trains, ships and public transport of any city.

Almost all hotels provide the service of a separate cradle for a child up to 4 years. In four-, five-star hotels this service is free, in three-star and lower it will require a little extra pay. Some hotels give discounts for children or do not take for free up to 6 years - it depends on the particular hotel. Hotels with apartments usually do not give discounts for children, but they have a number of significant advantages, for example, the availability of a kitchen for cooking a small gourmet and a separate bedroom for parents.

Entertainment for children in Switzerland

1. Lucerne is located in the heart of the country. In this city a lot of opportunities for recreation with small children. In Lucerne there is the most steep railway in the world, you can also ride a cable car to the top of Mount Pilatus . With the children it is worth to visit the Tierpark safari park, ride the miniature Luzerner Gartenbahn railway, visit the Glacier Garden , the most interesting transport museum and take the sweet tooth to the chocolate factory Aeschbach Chocolatier.
2. Zurich will surprise its young visitors with an abundance of museums , for example, the Dinosaur Museum, the FIFA Museum, the Toy Museum , such interesting places for recreation and walking as Kindercity Children's Center, Sport-und Sports Park, Adventure Park Rheinfall Adventure Park. We advise you to take the kids to Kart-Bahn Zurich carting and to fly in the Body Flying wind tunnel. Despite the fact that Zurich is quite an expensive city, visiting most of the museums for children under 6 is free, and for children from 6 to 16 - with discounts. You can also go on an excursion to the famous Zurich lake .
3. In Geneva, traveling around the city is most convenient on a bicycle, especially since most hotels provide bicycles and child seats for them for free. This will save a lot of expenses, and children will bring more joy than boring walks. By bike, you can drive to the Jurapark wildlife park, to Lake Geneva , where the famous Fontana Zdo is located. Even in the city you can relax with a child in the entertainment center for Yatouland children, and children of adolescence are interested in the Patek Philippe Museum and the Museum of Natural History .
4. From Bern on the cable car you can see incredible views of the Swiss Alps . You can also visit the Kindermuseum Creaviva Museum, where children create their own works of art, the Gurten amusement park and always visit the Grabenmuhle reserve, where children and adults can freely communicate with animals and see the wild nature of Switzerland . Another of the recommended places for tourists to visit is the Bear pit . Many children will be interested to ride a steam tram Dampftram and mini-railway.
5. At the ski resort in Davos there is a children's amusement park Kids'land, in which there are many slides and lots of opportunities to have fun from the heart. Also there is a park Gwunderwald Heidboden, where children are told in a playful way about local floristics and animals of the country. Even tourists of Davos note that Adventure Park Farich and the Eau La La water park are well equipped, have excellent service and are very suitable for children's relaxation.
6. In Lenzerneheide you can walk the Globy trail. The trail has three routes and is designed for three ages of children. For the shortest, you can walk mom with a baby in a stroller. During the walk along the children's path, a character from the cartoon accompanies the character with the help of puzzles and games to recognize the traces of animals, species of clouds and the age of trees.
7. Panoramic trips to Switzerland are among the top ten entertainment not only for children, but also for adults. Popular routes - Glacier Express (like those who love Harry Potter), Golden Pass, Chocolate Train, Bernina Express, is a UNESCO heritage as the most beautiful panoramic route and express train Wilhelm Tel. You should also visit the Europe's largest Adventure Labyrinth. The labyrinth is open from the beginning of March until the end of November.