Brunnen

Understand

Brunnen belongs to the municipality of Ingenbohl and when looking up addresses, they will generally name Ingenbohl.

Visitor information 1 Brunnen Tourism, Bahnhofstrasse 15, [email protected]. Generally M-F 09:30-12:00, 13:30-17:00, longer opening hours during peak season.. (updated Sep 2017)

Getting there

By train Brunnen can be reached via routes Lucerne S-Bahn routes S2 and S3 from Zug or Lucerne. An hourly service south to Ticino is available.

Getting around

Brunnen is small enough to explore on foot.

Do

Paragliding, ☏ +41 820-5431. Run by "Touch And Go", Parkstrasse 4. Flightside Urmiberg, reachable by cable car (cable car closed on Monday). Tandem flight Fr. 170. Experience Hell's Hole (Hölloch). The longest cave in Europe (170 km). Can only be explored guided. W-Su (10:00, 13:00, 15:30). Tickets: Adults Fr. 15, Groups (from 10 person) Fr. 13/person, Children up to 15y Fr. 10. It's necessary to have warm clothes and good shoes as the temperature of the cave is at a constant 6°C during both summer or winter. Hiking, ☏ +41 41-8250040. There are several paths, ranging from 1.5 to 6 hours. Consult Brunnen Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 15 for more information. Kayak-ing, ☏ +41 79-3242417, +41 79-2477472, [email protected]. Run by "Adventure Point". Price/day: Adult (2-3 people) Fr. 80, Teenager (up to 17y, 3-4 people) Fr. 70, Families (children up to 14, 4 people or more) Fr. 100. Direction: From station Brunnen, take a bus to bus stop 'Schwyzerhus'. Winter sport: Ski, snowshoe walking, ice skating 1 Victorinox brand store and museum, Bahnhofstrasse 3, ☏ +41 41 825 60 20. closed until Spring 2022. This museum showcases the history of the Swiss army knife and the Victorinox company. It also serves as a regional visitor centre and has exhibits on the region of Schwyz. It is possible to assemble your own Swiss army knife, but to do so you have to pay Fr. 30 and register by phone beforehand. (updated Mar 2022)

Eat

1 Restaurant Beaufort, Gersauerstrasse 91, ☏ +41 41 820 05 05, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2016)

Drink & nightlife

Easy-Pub Run by an inventive barkeeper called Wisi. Billiard, tabletop soccer, dart. Gersauerstrasse 25, near City Hotel.

Sleep

Campsites Two campsites are on the western side of the Muota river, near the Urmiberg cable-car.

Hopfreben, ☏ +41 41 820 18 73. Open from April to September. Urmiberg, Gersauerstrasse. 75, fax: +41 41 820 33 27, [email protected]. Open from April to October.

Budget Bed & Breakfast Boehringer (Family Sigrid & Jörg Boehringer), Sportplatzweg 28, ☏ +41 41 820 17 75, [email protected]. Rates: Fr. 45/person/night incl. bed linen. Bed & Breakfast Girsberger (Mrs. Monika Girsberger-Burri), Viktoriastrasse 8, ☏ +41 41 822 00 02, fax: +41 41 822 00 01, [email protected]. Rates: Fr. 75/room (double), Fr. 50/room (single). For 7 nights, excl. taxes Fr. 390.

Splurge 1 Seehotel Waldstaetterhof, Waldstätterquai 6, ☏ +41 41 825 06 06, [email protected]. Beautiful and very quiet, located on the Lucerne lake shore only 0.8 km from the railway station Brunnen. Fantastic view over the Alps. Single room from Fr. 210 Double room from Fr. 260. (updated Dec 2016)