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World University Equestrian Championship

26.-30. July 2000   Berne, Switzerland



On the "extra day" Saturday 29. July all participants and supporters will have the opportunity to visit some nearby, beautiful spots of Switzerland. We have planned three excursions. Choose one and register before June 15th 2000. If you are a member of an official team and you don't wish to go on tour 1, please let us know as well.

[ Register for accommodation and excursions until June 15th ]

Tour 1: Open-Air Museum Ballenberg & Interlaken

The Swiss Open-Air Museum for rural culture near the village of Brienz in the Bernese Oberland shows different types of Swiss houses, old crafts and animal breeds.
After this we will go to Interlaken where you will have a perfect opportunity to shop in Switzerlands ultimate selection of souvenirs.

This is the default tour for all participating teams and is included in the registration fee. For everybody else the price of SFr 30.- per person includes all bus transfers, admission to the museum and a lunch-package.

Tour 2: Open-Air Museum Ballenberg & river rafting

For the first part of this tour your will join the people from the tour above and visit the Open-Air Museum Ballenberg. Following the nostalgia the more adventurous among you will then get into a rubber boat in Thun and go down the river Aare all the way back to Berne. The calm, guided boat trip will take approximately 3½ hours.

The price of SFr 70.- per person includes all bus transfers, admission to the museum, river-rafting and a lunch-package. Official teams members pay SFr 50.- for the river rafting.

Ballenberg
Interlaken
River Rafting (not that wild, really)

Tour 3: Schilthorn 3000m

A bus will take you to Stechelberg in the Bernese Oberland and a cable car up to the altitude of 3000m. Enjoy the beautiful panorama on the top of Schilthorn, which already served as scenery for the James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". On the way back: Stops in Mürren, Interlaken and possibly Grindelwald.

The price for supporters and members of official teams is SFr 60.- and includes all bus and cable car fares and a lunch-package.