A long family weekend with tons of highlights in Graubünden

Four days in Graubün­den are nowhere near enough. The region has an incred­i­ble amount to offer, espe­cial­ly for fam­i­lies. Take the train and arrive in Chur relaxed. This is where we pick up our Mobil­i­ty elec­tric car for the next few days*. The e‑car allows us to put togeth­er a var­ied pro­gramme of activ­i­ties. Whether for young or old. Activ­i­ties that can be done no mat­ter the weath­er are also worth their weight in gold, as you may be sur­prised by snow, espe­cial­ly in autumn. Be sure to read on to hear more about our jam-packed trip.

• The entire trip can eas­i­ly be done with pub­lic trans­port.
  

Swiss Youth Hostels: Our home over the weekend

Dur­ing our long week­end in Graubün­den, we first stay at Val­bel­la-Lenz­er­hei­de Youth Hos­tel, fol­lowed by two nights at wellnessHostel3000 in Laax.

As always, both youth hos­tels are per­fect for fam­i­lies: From a spa­cious fam­i­ly room with its own show­er and WC, to a games room and a cosy lounge, you’ll find every­thing you need to make your stay per­fect. wellnessHostel3000 in Laax even fea­tures an indoor pool with a cool slide and super-mod­ern, spa­cious well­ness facil­i­ties. It’s the per­fect place to relax after your out­door activ­i­ties.
By the way: Break­fast is always includ­ed in the room rate at the Swiss Youth Hos­tels! You can always option­al­ly book din­ner (includ­ing veg­e­tar­i­an and veg­an meals).

Lenzerheide region: Jö and yay!

In Lenz­er­hei­de, we vis­it the Squir­rel For­est, which is right by the beau­ti­ful Hei­d­see lake. At the play­ground, we already see two of the curi­ous rodents, who are prob­a­bly look­ing for their win­ter sup­plies. The walk through the woods is char­ac­terised by many “aww” moments (or “Jö” here in Switzer­land ). We must have seen at least ten squir­rels up close with­in a very short space of time. The for­est is a real high­light for fam­i­lies. Maybe you’re up for a walk around the Hei­d­see lake? Here you’ll find two more play­grounds and in sum­mer you can also rent ped­al boats and explore the area on the water.

If you like things more action-packed, the Parad­schi­er Adven­ture Moun­tain is a must: Just a few min­utes’ dri­ve from Lenz­er­hei­de, you’ll find the longest sledge run in Switzer­land! Ride the chair­lift up the moun­tain to reach the start­ing point. Once at the top, grab a sledge and race down into the val­ley at high speeds. The sledge run is a gen­uine high­light for the whole fam­i­ly! But beware: The sledge run is only open in good weath­er, which is why we were unfor­tu­nate­ly denied this adven­ture.

Interactive rainy weather programme: The Albula Railway Museum in Bergün

The weath­er gods aren’t in a good mood all week­end: and so we need an alter­na­tive pro­gramme. We found one at the Albu­la Rail­way Muse­um in Bergün. The incred­i­bly inter­ac­tive exhi­bi­tion is per­fect for fam­i­lies. You can try out a lot for your­self, build, shunt trains and much more. In addi­tion, chil­dren receive a book­let of puz­zles free of charge. If solved cor­rect­ly, they even get a sur­prise. We def­i­nite­ly rec­om­mend the muse­um!

Flims-Laax region: Nice, nicer, nicest!

On the two days we spent in this region, the sun was on our side again. That’s why we spent all our time out­doors. And to be hon­est? I can’t decide which of the excur­sions was my per­son­al high­light – they were all breath­tak­ing­ly beau­ti­ful. So here are four tips for you!

Rhine Gorge

From Ver­sam, you can embark on a cir­cu­lar hike of 1 h 15 min with fan­tas­tic views of the Rhine Gorge. On the hike, you’ll pass the Islabord view­ing plat­form, a bar­be­cue spot and a for­est play­ground. Please note: The cir­cu­lar hike is not suit­able for pushchairs and is only suit­able for fam­i­lies with «sure-foot­ed» kids, as it has some steep and nar­row paths.

Flims-Laax treetop walkway

Flims and Laax are con­nect­ed by an impres­sive tree­top walk­way. On the 1.5‑kilometre trail, you’ll find numer­ous mar­ble runs and oth­er activ­i­ties you can do with your kids. We find the pushchair-friend­ly hike very enter­tain­ing and var­ied, and high­ly rec­om­mend it for fam­i­lies.

Lake Cresta

The turquoise-blue Lake Cres­ta is a nat­ur­al gem. We enjoy the short walk to the lake and treat our­selves to a tasty snack in the mid­day sun. Dur­ing the sea­son, there is a kiosk offer­ing refresh­ments.

Lake Cauma

Lake Cau­ma shim­mers beau­ti­ful­ly in turquoise. You’ll find lots of activ­i­ties for fam­i­lies here. For one, walk along the Connbäch­li to the lake. The cool thing about the creek: You can float a boat (one you’ve bought or made your­self) around next to you. For us, the walk flies by in no time! When we arrive at the lake, a play­ground and cater­ing facil­i­ties await us. Now it’s time to soak up the sun and relax. This excur­sion is also an absolute high­light for fam­i­lies!

Overall impression of our the long weekend in Graubünden

Once again, we noticed: No mat­ter where we are in Switzer­land, we’re at home at the youth hos­tels. There’s always some­thing new to dis­cov­er, but also a lot of things we’re famil­iar with. So it’s prac­ti­cal­ly a sec­ond home 😊 We had a lot of fun dis­cov­er­ing and get­ting to know a new region again. We were par­tic­u­lar­ly fas­ci­nat­ed by the breath­tak­ing nature and count­less fam­i­ly-friend­ly offers in Graubün­den. We will def­i­nite­ly be back!

With the family in Saas-Fee

Or would you pre­fer a week­end in Saas-Fee? Then dis­cov­er the youth hos­tel now.