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Stockholm
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 Tips for things to do with kids summertime 

Hi,

We have two weeks planned for NE switzerland and are looking for things to do with kids aged 4-7.

We'll be staying in the Buchs area and we have a car.

Hiking is already planned as well as a trip to Legoland (with overnight), Mainau is also on the list. Some baths would however be nice, spa baths that allows kids?

Museums amusement parks etc. I have trouble finding info on the web, so links are also appreciated.

Best regards

Krilon

bern
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1. Re: Tips for things to do with kids summertime
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To get started here websites of areas close to Buchs: www.ostschweiz.ch/en www.heidiland.ch www.graubuenden.ch

a bit further bud also reachable are Central Switzerland www.luzern.ch www.brunnentourismus.ch and Zürich www.zuerich.com

and always a good link www.myswitzerland.com

Austria (Vorarlberg) and Germany (lake Constance) are close so it might be worth to ask in those forums as well

A fun thing for kids and very close to Buchs is the Klangweg and easy hike with many specialy intstruments to play with. in Ulrichen/Toggenburg -->Ostschweiz link

most spa places accept children aged from 3 or 4 years, so no problem for your family. A great spa that is close to Buchs is in Bad Ragaz --> Heidiland

A list of nearly all public swimming pools (including spa places) in this country on http://www.badi-info.ch/ (only in German)

Swiss museums on this website: http://www.museums.ch/

good Zoos in Zürich and Art-Goldau

amusements park / zoo: www.connyland.ch

Stockholm
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2. Re: Tips for things to do with kids summertime

Thanks for the info, it helped a lot.

This is what we did:

Klangweg, www.klangwelt.ch/ch/index.php?open=klangweg a great way to experience hiking with kids. The walk is about 10 km, but the about 25 klang-stations "shortened" the walk.

Mainau, http://mainau.de/, beautiful flower island, that combines the kids need for play and adventure with the parents need for relaxation.

Ravensburg, http://www.ravensburger.de/spielelandL/ our kids, aged 4&7, loved it. But at 7 you're almost too old. Next time will go for Legoland. Went there on a sunday, great day to visit, not so many visitors.

Alpamare, http://www.alpamare.ch/, great waterland! Event though we went there at 6pm it was quite crowdy with sometimes long ques for the waterslides.

Chaserrugg, http://www.chaeserrugg.ch/de/sommer/home.html . The views are, as always in Switzerland, spectacular. However the slopes are steep and kids likes to go close to them.... Also very expensive for a family.

Again, lots of thanks for all the useful info.

Rgds

Krilon

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