With its landscape of mountains,
glaciers, deep gorges and
fast-flowing rivers, Switzerland
is ideal territory for adventure
sports . Dozens of companies
based in all the main resorts
operate thrill-making schemes
galore, mostly in summer only
(typical prices are in brackets):
canyoning (half-day Sfr100),
river-rafting (the same),
bungee-jumping (from 100m Sfr80;
150m Sfr150; 180m Sfr220), zorbing
(where you're strapped inside a
giant plastic sphere and rolled
down a mountainside; Sfr50),
house-running (where you hook a
rope round yourself and run
full-tilt down the side of a tall
building; Sfr70), flying fox
(where you glide down a vertical
cliff on a rope; Sfr75), and more.
Hang-gliding (Sfr130), paragliding
(Sfr170) and skydiving from 4000m
(Sfr400) can all be done alone or
in tandem with an instructor. Two
main centres for adventure sports
are Interlaken and Luzern; you
generally book at the company's
office in advance, then get bussed
out to their preferred site in the
mountains and back into town
afterwards. Local tourist offices
always have full information.
