Can I wild camp in Switzerland?

Ben

I will be long-distance walking from Italy to Zurich. I would like to try to sleep in the forest along my route. I will not be making a fire, nor setting up a tent.
I know that this is illegal in Switzerland, but what if I get permission from the landowner? Also, are there any dangerous animals?

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Actually, wild camping is not generally illegal in Switzerland.

Regulations on camping in the wild differ greatly between municipalities and cantons as well as wildlife reservation areas. In some places, local regulations or environmental protection laws prohibit camping (for instance in protected landscapes or hunting grounds -the latter taking your own safety into consideration!). As a rule of thumb, camping above the tree-line is ok in most places.

To be on the safe side, be wary of any signs posted along footpaths and ask for information at a local tourist office or town hall. I believe a good alternative is to just ask farmers/land owners for permission (like you stated), and you should be fine.

i live in middle east and plan for vacation with my family can you suggest cold and nice place for me and kids

sara n

i want good place clean,cold and safe .and i like to put my kids in summer camp with reasnaple price

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I would recomend either
USA-- Colorado or Maine
or
Europe-- Switzerland

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i live in middle east and plan for vacation with my family can you suggest cold and nice place for me and kids

sara n

i want good place clean,cold and safe .and i like to put my kids in summer camp with reasnaple price

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I would recomend either
USA-- Colorado or Maine
or
Europe-- Switzerland

are there any ice skating summer camps in Europe?

Q. hello i'd like to know if there are any figure ice skating summer camps in europe

please also let me know about the costs

thank you

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I think a lot of it depends on how serious you are about the sport. There are several camps available for the truly serious skater, including those run by Alexei Mishin and Ilia Kulik. I think these take place in Switzerland, although I'm not sure of the basics.

Google "figure skating summer camp europe" and see what you get. Although it might be a good idea to specify a country instead of "Europe" because otherwise you might end up looking at a camp on the other side of the continent.

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Summer camps in Europe?

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Hi, I know that this question is asked all the time but anyway.... For next summer I am looking for a summer camp that is somewhere like france or spain, I would even go to places like scandinavia. Most of the camps I have looked at are quite expensive, maybe around £2000-3000. These are usually specialist camps like art or language camps. I'm not looking for a specialist camp, more maybe along the lines of camping in a tent sort of thing I would prefer. My parents probably wouldn't pay more than about £700 and the max. i would go for would be 2 weeks.

Other details.
-No camps in America, Asia or Africa, has to be Europe.
-I am 13, but will be 14 by next summer, when i want to go to camp.
-I would prefer co-ed to a girls camp, but i dont really mind.
-I am from the UK
-I dont particularly want to go to a language camp, as they are very expensive.


Thanks!!!

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Here's a list of summer camps in Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Malta and Germany.
The Teenagers Abroad organisation is reputable.
I think it would be difficult to get a camp for two weeks for £700.

Where to visit in Switzerland?

Jennica

I have approximately 5 days in Switzerland. I will be coming from Italy and returning there. I'm thinking of buying the 4 day Swiss pass for trains and buses and was wondering what is the best route to take, I'd like to see some great scenery and some of the more popular places. I don't mind sleeping on the train between places. I like caving, want to try parasailing in S. and I will be there in late March/early April. Thanks!
The latest I can go is early April.... I will be in Italy February-April 12th. I cannot bring a tent or sleeping bag; I will only be traveling with 1 carryon. Looks like I will be doing b&b's))).. The info about no sleeper trains was helpful. I prefer traveling over taking lessons for parasailing... I was under the impression that I would be able to fly right away if paired with a professional. Basically, I would like to include some memorable activity besides the sightseeing the beautiful scenery. Thanks, guys!

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Don't come to Switzerland in late March/early April. This usually is the worst season as it's dump and cold here. The earliest to come if you want to travel is May (however, this year April was a lovely month).

Travelling on the public transport system is a wise idea, I strongly recommend it. However forget sleeping on the train, there are no night trains here like in other countries, distances are short and you would only miss half of the beauty of this country if you slept on the train. Bring a tent instead, you may sleep in a forest and safe the high fees for a camp ground.

Additionally, seeing the beauty of this country, doing caving and parasailing in only five days is impossible to do. Such a program would take at least two to three weeks. So, let us know what you prefer - travelling or caving and parasailing (the latter already taking at least a week's course before you fly anywhere), edit your question and we'll be only too happy to assist.
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Well, after giving us details, I suggest a round trip. But again, be reminded that you risk travelling in rain or even snow. Also be reminded that B&B can't be found anyhwere in Switzerland (certainely not in cities). But there are plenty of Youth Hostels around, see their Swiss website: http://www.youthhostel.ch/home.html?&L=1 . You could of course do paired parasailing, but I doubt you'll find anybody at this time of the year who will be willing to take you for a ride.

1st day: Coming from Italy/Como/Chiasso, travel by train directly on to Zurich. Visit this cosmopolitan town. There are many threads about it, enter "Zurich" into the "Search for questions" windows or see my suggestion here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au1oIN6XxtR.UWvRCh2omfTty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090505073243AAjXQN8&show=7#profile-info-wZ87GnYYaa . Overnight at the Youth Hostel (like a real hotel).

2nd day: By train to Lucerne and on to Engelberg. Go up to mount Titlis (http://www.titlis.ch/index.php?id=134&lang=en ), enjoy the breathtaking view as well as the snow in the sun at 3.200 m (10'600 feet) above sea level. Bring a thick cardigan as it might be - 10 ° C (13 ° F). Have a typical Swiss meal in one of the many restaurants in Engelberg, overnight at the Youth Hostel (http://www.youthhostel.ch/hosteldetails.html?&user_hostels_pi1[bez]=ENG&cHash=6ca73c2f39 ) or at a B&B.

3rd day: Get up early, take the train down to the valley, change train at Hergiswil, take the train in the opposite direction over Brünig pass to Brienz. For a pesonalized timetable, see here: http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en . Brienz, at the shores of Lake Brienz, is famous for its many wooden chalets and wood carving shops. Go up via cog railway (some trains with scenic, authentic steam engine) to Brienzer Rothorn (http://www.brienz-rothorn-bahn.ch/en.html ). Inquire if there are parasailing flights from up there. Overnight at the Youth Hostel in Brienz (http://www.youthhostel.ch/hosteldetails.html?&user_hostels_pi1[bez]=BRZ&cHash=ea0f0ee259 ) or at a B&B.

4th day: Via Interlaken (don't expect anything there, it's not much more than a huge train station) to Berne. Visit Switzerland's capital (http://www.swisstherme.ch/attachments/Image/Bern/Bern_luftaufnahme.png ), see the old town, buy a typcial gift, "Läbchueche" (http://www.exlibris.ch/images_buch/96/2543696.jpg ) ,hop on the train to Lucerne, Lugano and back to Italy.

This will be a rush - but since you don't want or can't spend more time, this is the utmost you can do. Come back soon, there is a trillion of things to do, they all wait for you.

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What's the cheapest way to get ferry's and coaches around europe?

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amazondebs

I'm a student and me and some of my friends are going to go round europe for a few weeks, camping in various places, whats the cheapest way to do this and I mean really cheap. We're literally just taking a tent and some clothing with us.

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Early booking for the coach companies, Eurolines is most often mentioned: http://www.eurolines.com/
In the UK you can also use Megabus, can only be booked online:
http://uk.megabus.com/default.aspx
Other countries may also have cheap coach companies, but not in all countries the bus is the best option. I think you should try google for more companies.
Within France, the Netherlands and Belgium you will not find many or even any cheap coach options, but between these countries and from them to the rest of Europe you will find cheap bus/coach travel.

In some countries the train can be almost as cheap and have more options. In Germany there are special tickets for people traveling together on the slow trains, very cheap but not fast. More flexible than the bus though:
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http:&

A good site for train info is: http://www.seat61.com/

'Remember that farther east is mostly cheaper, as soon as you are beyond Germany, Switzerland and Austria and Italy.
Countryside and small towns are cheaper than capital cities, certainly when camping.
If you are from the UK you might be able to get a cheap flight to Eastern Europe for less than you would pay on the ferry to the continent.
http://www.skyscanner.net/ or a site like it.

If this is not cheap enough yet, you can try organized hitchhiking, this is a German site, there are more, Google can help you out: http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de/index.php?landnr=D&lang=GB
And in case you hit the bad weather jackpot, couch surfing:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/ or http://www.hospitalityclub.org/ and again there are more sites to be found.

What are the best tent camping resorts in Colorado?

ash

me and my soon to be husband are going for our honeymoon but I want to pick the best, most beautiful, most fun place to go. Where we can go to the spa, swim, horseback ride, hike, ski, bike, maybe sports like tennis, and do a lot of different things since we are planning to be there for two weeks. thank you!

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Ash, I'm not aware of any tent camping resorts in Colorado. There are resorts and there are tent camping sites, but I don't think I have ever heard of them combined. Is that what you are looking to find?

Anyway, what time of year to plan to come to Colorado, there are many fun things to do, but it might be difficult to both bike and ski unless you come in the spring or early summer.

It also depends on your budget, skiing at the major resorts can be very expensive ($70-100 per day plus rental fees for equipment). There are plenty of smaller ski resorts around the State that are more reasonable.

Some places to do some research on...
Winter Park (great skiing, nice small town, sledding near by... also beautiful in the summer with lots of activities like mountian biking, hiking, horse riding etc. )

Estes Park (a beautiful summer and fall destination)

Vail / Beaver Creek... an amazing (and expensive) winter vacation spot.

Pagosa Springs - less expensive, great any time of year, not far from visiting Mesa Verde or riding the Durango to Silverton train.

Ouray - Known as "Little Switzerland", great any time of year, particularly great in the winter if you've ever wanted to try ice-climbing. A beautiful place for all sorts of summer adventures. I'm looking forward to taking my wife to the Chipetta spa this summer not far from there.

Steamboat Springs - what a cool mountain town, it has some of the best atmosphere in the state. Skiing & hot springs are excellent in the winter. Hikes, horses, bikes, and hot springs are king of the summer activities.

Aspen - Whoa, now here's a town that will really leave an impression. This is likely my favorite area to backpack in the State. I haven't skied here yet, but all the resorts in the area are world class. This would really be an amazing honeymoon spot any time of year, but I'm not sure how close to town you'll be able to stay if you want to use a tent for your accommodations.

I would suggest planning on staying in hotels or resorts for several nights of your trip to make the whole experience a bit more pleasant for a romantic get-away.

Bed and Breakfasts are a fun way to travel around Colorado, you may be able to work your way around to a several parts of the State in two weeks time.

If you fly to Colorado, you will most likely fly into Denver or Colorado Springs for affordable prices. But, if you are among the super rich you can also fly into Vail, Aspen, and Steamboat to cut drive time significantly from Denver.

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