📍 Valley📸 Tourist Attraction

Vallée de Joux

Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

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Overview

High valley in the Swiss Jura. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.

Why visit: Deep alpine valleys — Lauterbrunnen's waterfall walls, the Engadine's high plateau, Ticino's chestnut side valleys.

Things to do

›Ride the valley railway to the head
›Walk between the villages
›Photograph the waterfalls off the walls
›Stay a night to see it empty out

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Travel Information

Best time

June – September for walking, December – March for snow

Weather

Temperate central-European climate — warm summers (20–27°C), cold winters (-2–5°C) with snow at moderate altitude, and grey, foggy spells over the plateau in late autumn.

Entry fee

Free; mountain transport extra

Hours

Open access, daylight hours

Est. budget

₹3,000 – ₹9,000 for the day

Duration

Full day

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