Details of the walks and addresses of local hiking assocations are given in the free booklet Switzerland on Foot , available from Switzerland Tourism or directly from the Swiss Hiking Federation. In addition to the above excursions, there are also 'Radio Walks', which are announced every Saturday at 0655 on Swiss Radio DRS in the Guten Morgen programme. Participants need merely to turn up at the station or meeting point as announced. The Swiss Association of Mountain Guides publishes a list of approved mountaineering centres as well as a list of approved guides. Staff at the centres are all qualified, and there are strict rules governing leader-participant ratios.
Accommodation is available in the mountains in the form of alpine huts or chalets.
As these are open according to season, visitors should check availability with local tourist boards before arriving. It is often necessary to book in advance. Bicyles can be hired at most railway stations and at many other locations. Those hired at stations can then be returned to any station at the end ot the tour. Lakes such as Lake Geneva, Lugano, and Neuch tel offer sailing , water-skiing and canoeing .