Gunten: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gunten is a village with a spa resort character that developed from Sigriswil’s boat station.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Gunten can find out more about this destination.

History and Townscape

The Parkhotel and other grand hotels in Gunten are architecturally and historically significant as only slightly altered witnesses to the heyday of tourism and form part of the loosely connected chain of grand hotels along the lake.

The Hotel Oberland is a three-storey half-timbered building with wooden shingles dating from the late 19th century, featuring a solid basement level, a row of supported balconies and elaborate fretwork ornamentation.

The main street in the centre of Gunten has retained its original narrow dimensions and leads without a pavement from the acute-angled junction with Seestrasse, past the village square, to the stream bridge.

The Oberländerhaus in Gunten was built in 1527.

Trails and Nature

The Gunten–Gummischlucht–Aeschlen–Suspension Bridge–Sigriswil route begins at the Gunten, Dorf stop, served by bus routes 21 and 25.

Variant B of the Bernese Oberland Trail, also known as the Via Jacobi, passes through Gunten and continues towards Thun.

Information about local birds, Nagelfluh geology, the ravine forest and botanical features is available at observation posts along the Gummischlucht themed trail.

On the Gummischlucht themed trail, you reach Gunten after 45 minutes and 120 metres of elevation gain. The Gummischlucht themed trail can also be walked in the opposite direction.

Water and Activities

Badhuus Gunten is located directly on the picturesque shore of the deep-blue Lake Thun and has a sunbathing lawn for relaxing and enjoying the sun.

Windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding courses are offered at Badhuus Gunten.

At Wakehouse Gunten, you can try wakeboarding, water skiing and wakesurfing; stand-up paddleboards can also be rented there.

From Gunten lido, you can go swimming directly in Lake Thun.

Gunten is an ideal starting point for a boat trip on Lake Thun.

Transport Links and Information

Wakehouse Gunten can be reached by bus to the du Lac stop or by boat to Gunten.

The Gunten Info Centre provides information on excursions and hiking maps, as well as tickets for buses, boats and trains.

The local overview also leads to Merligen.

For the higher-level travel overview: Sigriswil.