I had gone equipped for bad weather and there were snow showers blowing around. I never got a clear view of the top of the Jungfrau. When first conceived, the designers planned to build the railway right to the top of the Jungfrau, but it proved too costly to do so and they stopped at Jungfraujoch, about 2000 feet below the summit. It is the highest easily accessible point in Europe. The chalet in Lauterbrunnen is situated alongside a camp site, with a roaring glacial river in between the two.
Accommodation is in rooms with four beds.
The showers are located down in the basement near to the underground nuclear shelter. Contiki have converted the shelter for peace-time use as a bar which is known as the Lauterbrunnen Bomb Shelter and a range of souvenier merchandise is available. The owners of the neighbouring camp site have created a discount card which Contiki residents can use in their gift shops. Victorinox Swiss Army knives are good value at about half the UK price. The important thing about altitude is that you should avoid over-exertion.