Thunersee is a lake located in Bern Canton, in Switzerland. The main town in the lakeside is Thun and the name of the lake is literally Lake of Thun. In the lakeside, you can see very nice buildings like Thun Castle, Oberhofen Castle (the best one!), Hünneg Castle or Spiez Castle. Also, you can walk arouns some very nice towns and enjoy with very beautiful views of the lake and surroundings. Surround the lake is a very nice excursion.
Thunersee is simply beautiful, and I recommend making a visit to this area if you are staying within the vicinity or fancy a day trip.
Plenty of lovely views and areas to enjoy a beverage.
You can visit plenty of Castles and other attractions in this area and I could not recommend it more.
This is one of the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland. It is also the least crowded which is a key.
The lake goes through the entire downtown of Thun and back out to.
You can easily swim almost anywhere
Make sure to get a tour of the old ferry
Thun is on the main train line from Bern to Interlaken and is well worth a stop. The Thunersee (Lake Thun) beautifully frames this amazing, historic town with its majestic castle. And who would have expected to see surfers (!) on the river!? Google it; it's a thing. We were only here for an afternoon but would love to come back for a longer stay someday. This would be the town.
We decided to take the train to Thun and ride the boat back to Interlaken, based on the late time for the first boat departing out of Interlaken. With our Swiss Travel Passes, the boat and train were both free.
This boat stops hourly in many of the towns, which allows more flexibility than we found in our Lake Brienz boat day (that one is every 2 hours). We found Thun itself a bit too busy for our taste, and ended up spending a lot of time in Oberhofen to visit the castle and then swim in the lake (it was during the late June heatwave). The boat from Oberhofen to Interlaken was just under 2 hours.
Interestingly, I saw many comparisons which say that Lake Brienz is more picturesque than Lake Thun due to being more green in color. Honestly, they were pretty similar - we had bright clear days for each lake trip and the water was an amazing bright blue-green for both. I think the choice would come down to how much time you have (Lake Brienz smaller) and which lake towns catch your interest. Both were awesome.
