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The capital, Berne, is the seat of the Swiss government and was founded in 1191. Berne, a UNESCO Heritage City of Switzerland, is a popular conference destination and an ideal meeting place between German and French-speaking Switzerland for congresses and customer/staff events. It has its own international airport and offers numerous possibilities for original supporting programmes and activities, as well as some special "in" locations.
- Dinner in the Botanical Garden with a tour of the bear pit or fondue evening in a tram.
- Guided tours of the city with specific themes, treasure hunt with interesting tasks to carry out.
- Town rally by trottinette, ghost and mystery tours and a visit to Government House.
- Dinner and aperitif in towers, museums and historical buildings.
- Farm & City Olympics, trendy parties or gala dinners on the local "Gurten" hill.
The alpine region can be reached from Berne Airport in 50 minutes. The area offers unique event and incentive highlights the whole year round: the world-renowned Jungfrau region (4,158 m.a.s.l.) with the 007 Schilthorn (2,970 m.a.s.l.) Grindelwald (1,034 m.a.s.l.), the numerous four-thousand metre high mountains, the Lauterbrunnen valley and Kandersteg instil in participants a real Swiss feeling. Interlaken is an ideal starting point and offers excellent international conference and hotel infrastructure. Brienzer Rothorn with its steam train, the blue-green Lakes Brienz and Thun and the Beatus Caves and the popular hikers' mountain Niesen, as well as the historic town of Thun and the vineyards and castles of Spiez or Oberhofen are further places worth visiting. Saanenland with Gstaad 1,050 m.a.s.l. - well-known to the rich and beautiful of the international jet-set, is an absolute top incentive destination in Switzerland with its own airport in Saanen, hot-air balloon rides and international happenings.
The Bernese Oberland can easily be combined with excursions to Central Switzerland, the Valais and the Lake Geneva area.
- Fondue and fun evenings in an underground water reservoir and cheese-cellar.
- Meetings combined with hiking and skiing and an alpine barbecue.
- River-rafting, down-hill biking, 007 James Bond Tour, Party in a glacier crevasse.
- Glacier helicopter flight, dog-sleigh ride, or steaming up the Rothorn and hot-air balloon flying.
- Angling Olympics with fish cookery course; on the tracks of Sherlock Holmes; horse & carriage drive; llama-trekking.
- Longest summer slide in Europe; wood-carving in Brienz; wine-tasting in Spiez or Oberhofen.
- Castle parties; steam-train romantic; torch-lit adventure through ravines; a meringue and chocolate demonstration.
- Spooky caves, romantic waterfalls and unspoilt valleys - not forgetting the famous outdoor Ballenberg museum.
Hilly, lovely Emmental and the pretty region around Lake Biel are typical Swiss regions that are well worth visiting, with lots of exciting, unique possibilities for activities and incentives. Both regions can easily be combined with French-speaking Switzerland.
- True Swiss customs, exciting horse & carriage rides and world-renowned cheese production in the Emmental can all be experienced live.
- Wine and gourmet tours with sausage-eating, vineyard visits round Lake Biel and pirate-tracking on Peter's Island.
- Tracing the world-renowned watch trade-names: Rolex, Swatch and Omega by Lake Biel.
The Executive Events team has lots of other ideas and activities waiting for you!