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Families
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Adventure for the whole family

Plenty of fun is the key to a successful family holiday. With Brig located in the heart of the Upper Valais, you’re just a short drive or journey on public transport away from all kinds of days out that are ideal for children. There is plenty of variety on offer here. Enough said! Here are some ideas for you:

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For inquisitive children
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- **Discover Stockalper Palace with Malo.**
    As you walk through different rooms, the story from the children’s book ‘Malo und der Schlossgeist’ (Malo and the Palace Ghost) is told.
    *Recommended for children aged 4 to 7.*
- **Goldwasch-Abenteuer** 
    Im Zwischbergental kannst du heute die Geschichte vom Goldrausch erfahren und dich direkt beim Gold waschen im Bach versuchen. Der edukative Faktor und Spass steht bei diesem Tagesausflug für die gesamte Familie im Vordergrund. 
    *Empfohlen für Kinder ab 6 Jahren.*
- **Im World Nature Forum lernst du alles über das Welterbe Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.**
    Löse einen spannenden Quizparcours oder besuche das Panoramakino. Einmal hoch aufs Jungfraujoch wie 1912? Dann sieh dir das Highlight der Ausstellung an, den Ambassador-Wagen der Jungfraubahn und erlebe die Südanfahrt, die nie realisiert wurde, virtuell. Die Kugelbahnen und Spielmöglichkeiten in der Ausstellung garantieren Spass für die ganze Familie.

 

Active adventures
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Days out in the surrounding area
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Brig is ideally located for exploring the Valais on foot with children.

- World Nature Forum
    
    One of the most beautiful and prized mountain landscapes in the world, the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site stretches from the eternal ice in the high mountains to the Mediterranean steppe landscape in the south, documenting the current climate change. The imposing north faces of the Bernese Alps are impressive testaments to Alpine mountain formation.
    
    **Opening hours:** Tuesday–Sunday: 10 am–5 pm/Monday + 25 December, 1 January: closed
    
    **Getting there:** Naters
    Public transport (2 minutes)/Car (5 minutes)/On foot (5 minutes)
- Vertic Halle bouldering hall
    
    A hall for big and small. Climbing and bouldering centre with a recreational area for children and food and drink available.
    
    **Getting there:** Baltschieder
    Public transport (15 minutes)/Car (15 minutes)
- Zauberwald adventure playground
    
    The Zauberwald Ernen adventure playground has its own themed trail for kids as part of the Binntal Nature Park. Nature is always the focus of play here. Brochures are available at the Brig tourist office.
    
    **Opening hours:** 
    **Getting there**: Ernen
    Public transport (1 hour)/Car (25 minutes + 30 minutes on foot)
- Kinderwelt playhouse
    
    The **‘Spillhiischer’ playhouses of the Stiftung Kinderwelt foundation** are located in the old part of the village of Visperterminen. The interiors of five old, empty Valais barns have been lovingly transformed into unconventional play areas, with familiar objects put into a new context to train the flexibility of the memory. Six **indoor playgrounds have been created here.**
    
    **Opening hours:** 
    **Getting there:** Visperterminen
    Public transport (35 minutes) / Car (30 minutes)
- Monstertrotti monster scooters
    
    A descent on the Monstertrottis is fun for the whole family. These giant scooters can be rented at the , the , various locations in the  and elsewhere.
- Rope course
    
    Rope courses/climbing parks are the perfect place for an adrenaline rush and adventure in the fresh air. Both children and parents will have fun at the parks, which are home to zip-line routes and climbing elements high up in the trees, some of which are more challenging than others. There are rope courses in , , , and .
- Aquaparc
    
    The whole family can enjoy themselves at the water park in the Valais.
    
    **Opening hours:** 
    **Getting there:** Le Bouveret
    Public transport (1 hour 45 minutes)/Car (1 hour 30 minutes)

 

 

Playgrounds in the region
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