Food on your Jungfrau Trekking Holiday
We know that food is a very important element of your trekking holiday! However, we also know that everyone is different. Don't worry, the Swiss Alpine towns and villages offer a wide array of food choice. There are wonderful traditional dishes for you to enjoy such as a Swiss cheese fondue and rosti. However, each location is large enough to offer a good variety of choice from around the world, so you are bound to find food that you enjoy.
Trekking – What to Eat on the Trails
Nutrition and hydration during your walks are crucial. If you aren’t properly hydrated or don’t have sufficient nutrition, you’ll find your daily treks much more challenging than they need to be. It’s advisable to drink plenty of water before setting off on each day’s trek to ensure you’re fully hydrated.
If you're unsure about the types of food and drink that work best for you, take some time to research and trial options beforehand. High-energy, slow-release snacks are essential. For more information, check out our trek fitness and nutrition page.
So, what is on offer and what is provided when clients have dietary requirements?
On all of our treks guided or self-guided breakfast will be provided each day, 3 course evening meal is also provided on all nights apart from your first and last night, please see individual trek information for further clarification.
When trekking in the Jungfrau region you will be trekking through Switzerland which has its own specialities. You will be in the mountains so it’s good calorific hearty food that is on offer, plenty of local cheeses, dried meats, bread and pastries, sweet pies made with local fruit and fresh salads. Local specialities tend to be Fondue - melted cheese with lots of tasty bits to dip in, Tartifalette - baked potatoes, cheese and bacon, Rosti - grated potato, cheese, meet and egg.
Breakfast: This varies depending on accommodation, some locations are more basic than others. But you can expect at least cereal, milk, bread and jam. When staying in hotels they will offer a more substantial breakfast including yogurt, cheeses, cold meats, eggs and pastries.
Lunch: This is not included and you will need to purchase a picnic to carry with you each day. This can be bought from local bakeries or supermarkets or when staying in more remote locations it can be ordered from the refuge on the night of arrival. Allow approx. 15 euros each day for your picnic. Make sure you take plenty with you, don’t reply on stopping for lunch en-route although on some days this will be possible it’s always good to have your own provisions in case the refuge or café is closed or very busy.
Evening meal: when on the trek, this is provided and will consist of 3 courses, typically you will have soup or a salad for the starter, meat or vegetarian option for the main course and a dessert or cheese.
Dietary requirements: If you have any specific dietary requirements you must let us know at the time of booking and then we will inform each accommodation so they are prepared. It is advisable to remind them on arrival as they have many many guests each day and sometimes requests do get overlooked. The accommodations we use will do their best to accommodate specific requests however it is advisable if you are lactose or gluten free to carry additional food supplies, for example gluten free bread with you in your bag transfer so you can supplement the food provided if need be.
Drinks: Drinks with the evening meal are not included and we ask that all drinks bought at the accommodation are paid for at the time so we don’t have any additional bills to chase after you have departed.