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Swimming the Aare

Bern · Bern & the Emmental · Switzerland

★★★☆☆   Beach & outdoors

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

FREE, and what the whole city does on a hot afternoon - you walk upstream and float back down on a fast, cold, very clean river. THE CURRENT IS STRONG AND PEOPLE DROWN EVERY YEAR: get out at a marked exit, do not attempt it if you are not a confident swimmer, and never after drinking. Summer only; the water is about 18C at best.

The details

Adult ticketFree entry
Child ticketFree entry
Typical visit1.5 hours
Opening hoursSUMMER ONLY, roughly June to September
Indoors or outOutdoors
RegionBern, Switzerland
Prices quoted inCHF

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