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8 days in Switzerland

We are planning a trip to Switzerland in August with our family of four, including two teenagers. We'll be staying in an Airbnb in Lauterbrunnen, using it as a base to explore the Jungfrau region. We are pretty active and have done a bunch of national parks in the US to give a feel for our activity level.

We will have 7 full days to do explore. The following is the general plan but is this realistic?

Wengen
Murren
Interlaken
Lake Brienz
Lake Thum
We plan to hike a fair amount and take in the beautiful scenery.

Is it crazy to add Zermatt and yes I know we would have to spend less time in this region to make that happen . I know Zermatt is very weather dependent so a gamble

Appreciate any thoughts and suggestions.

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All of this is weather dependent. Interlaken is a transportation hub for things up the valley, not worth seeing itself. Wengen and Mürren are on opposite sides of the same valley, pick one.

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Is Switzerland your only destination? Will you be coming in jet lagged?
Eight days is not a lot of time. I'd suggest 4-5 nights in the BO ( Wengen or Murren) and two nights in Lucerne. I couldn't tell how many nights you are actually in the Airbnb.
Zermatt is too much and adds too much transit time.
Enjoy this beautiful country.
Have a great trip!