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Swiss essence in 4-5 days for first timers

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We would be visiting Switzerland as part of our Europe trip.
I would like to know about the options of travelling to Switzerland from Paris, France.

Also to let you know about our background. We are a family of 3 members : husband, wife and 2 year old kid. We would be visiting after mid of September.

Some of the things in my mind currently are experience the snow, mountains ,lakes, countryside villages towns etc.

Regions on my list:

Eiger, Monch and Junfrau
Jungfrau region, Grindelwald

Activities on my list :

Stay at some countryside village/town to experience the culture/food and scenic beauty
Hot air balloon/parachute
Swiss Alps via cable car
Swiss Alps via panoramic train
Glacier 3000 by cable car.
Cliff walk

Please suggest some good ideas for planning this trip.
Please let me know about some good average accommodation options also.

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Freebird,

"Regions on my list: Eiger, Monch and Junfrau, Jungfrau region, Grindelwald" - That is all the same area. Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau are three mountains in a row which you can see from Grindelwald. Staying at Grindelwald will allow you to "experience the culture/food and scenic beauty"; though there are other places in the Jungfrau area near Grindelwald that are smaller and some people prefer (Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Wengen).

Travelling from Paris, the obvious option is by train. You would get a TGV (French High Speed train) to Basel, then Swiss trains from there to Grindelwald or wherever. You would want to get your tickets in advance because it is cheaper that way.
Lots of info about how to do this here: https://seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Paris.htm#Paris-Switzerland

What are you doing after Grindelwald? Have you planned that bit of transport yet?

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Thanks a lot for your response.
According to you Since these peaks Eiger, Monch and Junfrau can mostly be experienced from Grindelwald. I hope you are mentioning about the cable car facility available in Grindelwald. Also there is a cliff walk in Grindelwald if I am not wrong.
As per your suggestion may be I can decide on Grindelwald as my first destination in Switzerland and consider a stay of 2D/1N. IS this fine.
Also can you please suggest on some other area which could be covered. A panoramic train journey.
Also please let me know about the Glacier 3000.

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If you want to see the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau, I believe that's possible from the revolving restaurant at the Schilthorn (which provides a mountain top view).

I'd suggest staying in Lauterbrunnen as it will be easier to cover both sides of the valley from there. You can easily travel on one side to Gimmelwald, Mürren and the Schilthorn, and on the other side to Grindelwald, Wengen, Kleine Schedegg and the Jungfraujoch (although that's an expensive trip).

Is this what you're considering with a cliff walk.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4H3rv5oIyk

If so, I think this one is between Mürren and Gimmelwald.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4H3rv5oIyk

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