Activities All year round
56 activities for children
Train Vevey – Les Pléiades: the rack railway climb to the summit
What if you took the train up to a summit at over 1,300 m? From Vevey station, the rack railway climbs through villages and pastures up to Les Pléiades, between daffodil fields in spring and sledging in winter. A family excursion to enjoy all year round.
ASD Train Aigle-Le Sépey-Les Diablerets: a panoramic family journey
What if the journey became the adventure? Aboard the ASD train, your children climb from Aigle to Les Diablerets in 50 minutes, through tunnels, vertiginous viaducts and bends on the mountainside. A spectacular panoramic journey to the heart of the Vaud Alps.
Leysin Deer Park: a free-roaming herd, with free access
Looking for a gentle encounter with animals, with no ticket or timetable to keep an eye on? In Leysin, the deer park is home to a herd of free-roaming semi-wild deer, visible all year round, free of charge. A perfect nature stop with young children.
BVB Train Bex-Villars-Bretaye: the panoramic climb to the peaks
Want to take your children up to the peaks without hours of walking? The BVB train climbs from Bex to the Col-de-Bretaye, at 1,808 m above sea level, crossing alpine villages and valleys. A spectacular panoramic journey to the heights of the Vaud Alps.
Funicular of Fribourg
Did you know that in Fribourg, a funicular operates using the city's wastewater? In service since 1899, it connects the Lower Town to the center in two minutes. A unique curiosity in Europe that your children will love.
Maladaire Swimming Pool
A desire for swimming all year round on the Riviera? In Clarens, the Maladaire pool houses one of the few covered Olympic-sized swimming pools in the canton of Vaud, a 48-meter slide, and an outdoor wading pool in the summer. Enough to delight swimmers of all ages.
Urba Kids
Fancy a place where your children can let off steam under cover, whatever the weather? In Orbe, Urba Kids rolls out more than 1,300 m² of indoor, heated play space. Slides, trampolines, ball pit: enough to keep the whole family busy for an afternoon.
Juraparc
Fancy showing your children bears, wolves and bison, deep in the nature of the Jura vaudois? At Juraparc, perched on the Mont d'Orzeires between Vallorbe and the Vallée de Joux, you watch the big wild animals then pet goats and alpacas at the mini-farm.