Brienz
Located in the middle of charming mountains at the eastern end of turpuoise-coloured Lake Brienz. The cosy village is starting point for excursions to the Bernese Oberland. The probably most romantic part of Brienz is the Brunngasse which, having once been awarded the title «most beautiful street in Europe», is well-known abroad. Most of the houses in the street date from the 18th century and are decorated with wood carvings. Brienz, which is well-known as the "village of carving" has a long tradition in wood processing and to this day has a school for carving and violin-making.

Cruise on Lake Thun or Lake Brienz 
April – October (included with some Swiss Rail Passes!) Boats are operated on both of these beautiful lakes. Enjoy a leisurely cruise on a modern ship or one of the renovated stately steamers. Cruises depart in Thun (to Interlaken West) or in Interlaken Ost (to Brienz).

Brienz Woodcarving Village
In the famine of 1816, wood turner Christian Fischer from Brienz started decorating everyday objects with wood carvings and selling them to tourists. In order to meet growing demand he soon began teaching the skill to people from the region. In 1851, Brienz woodcarving achieved international recognition at the London World Exhibition. The Brienz Wood Carving School was founded in 1884, becoming an educational institution and official training workshop of the canton of Berne in 1928. Now known as the «School of Woodcarving», the institution is the only place in Switzerland where young people can learn the art of woodcarving. Since 2009 the school has also provided vocational training for new turners, basket makers, coopers and white-wood coopers. Today, professional woodcarvers run independent businesses, fulfilling demanding contracts but also producing souvenirs, since the ties between woodcarving and tourism remain strong after two hundred years despite various attempts at diversification. Because the products and the historical and practical knowledge of «Schnätzen» (woodcarving) are threatened by the changing generations, the Association for the Collection and Exhibition of Brienz Woodcarvings was established in 1990, in turn establishing the Swiss Woodcarving Museum in 2009.

Giessbach
The Giessbach brook has its source in the high valleys and basins of the Faulhorn-Sägis Valley and feeds the world famous Giessbach Falls, which tumble into Lake Brienz near the landing stage. Since the 19th century, there has been a footpath that leads to and under the waterfall. Since that time the 14 steps of the Giessbach Falls have been named after Bernese heroes. 

The Grand Hotel Giessbach was built between 1873 and 1874 and is located in a 22-hectare park and garden complex. The Giessbachbahn was established in 1879 and is the oldest funicular in Europe that is only used by tourists. The train connects the landing stage of "Giessbach See" (Lake Brienz) with the hotel, which is situated approximately 100 meters above the lake. 

Brienzer Rothorn
It takes around an hour for the small steam locomotive to push the red scenic carriage uphill from Lake Brienz all the way to the Brienzer Rothorn – and much of the machinery stems from the time it was founded. From the Unesco Biosphere Entlebuch (Sörenberg) region a cable car makes its way up to the Rothorn – in contrast to the steam locomotive, both during summer and winter.