IAESTE Jura Weekend
September 12-13, 2009

Creux-du-van

Welcome to one of the most beautiful regions of Switzerland, the Jura! It is one of the three geographical regions of Switzerland - the plateau and the Alps being the other - adorned with the Jura mountains forming a distinct landscape.

We are going to be visiting the largest solar power plant for scientific purposes in Switzerland and an Absinthe distillery! But no doubt we will have some excercise as well, with a trottinette ride (apparently it's called scooter in English) on Saturday and an extended hike or electro bike ride if you fancy it on Sunday! The highlight of our visit to the Jura will be the fantastic Creux du Van (which you can admire above on the picture, allthough it looks ten times nicer in reality).

The hike up the Creux du Van is classified as a rather tough hike and lasts for ca. 5 hours (700m height difference) without counting in the lunch break. If you are not sure whether you are fit enough for the hike, we still want you to admire the beautiful view, just choose eBike when you register and pedal your way up.

Program

Saturday, September 12

  • Meeting at 9.45 at the St-Imier train station
  • Take Funicular to Mt. Soleil
  • Tour at the largest solar power plant of Switzerland from 10.30 to 11.30
  • Having Lunch at Mont Soleil
  • Trottinette ride down hill
  • Train ride to Buttes, having dinner and check in at the hostel

Sunday, September 13

  • Breakfast at 7.00
  • Depart to Noiraigue at 8.10
  • Hike or bike to Creux du Van with Lunch on the way
  • Visit an Absinthe distillery with the possibility to taste the green fairy

Creux-du-van   Trotti bike

Participation fees

  • With SBB General Abonnement (GA): 85 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) and Gleis 7: 95 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) but no Gleis 7: 95 CHF
  • Without SBB half-fare (1/2):105 CHF

If you do not yet have a SBB half-fare card, we recommend you buying one! Check the SBB website!

A surcharge of 10 CHF will apply for participants who are not affiliated with IAESTE or its partner organisations.

Note: There is an additional charge of CHF 25.- if you opt for an eBike instead of hiking up to the Creux du Van.

The money will be collected at the start of the weekend . Only cash is accepted! :-)

Included in the participation fee

  • Accommodation & dinner for Sat
  • Breakfast and Lunch for Sun
  • Local transport for the weekend
  • Visit to the Absinthe distillery and Solar power plant
  • Trottinette hire
  • eBike (Only if you choose to ride the bike and pay the additional fee of 25.-)

NOT included in the participation fee

  • Ticket from your home to St-Imier and from Noiraigue back (For participants with Gleis 7: on Sunday you only have to buy a ticket from Noiraigue to Bôle)
  • Lunch for Saturday

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your registration
  • less than 12 hours before the start of the event (that is, 07:00 PM, September 11 Friday), you pay the entire participation fee
  • 12-24 hours before the start of the event, you pay 75% of the participation fee
  • 24-48 hours before the start of the event, you pay 50% of the participation fee
  • 48-72 hours before the start of the event, you pay 25% of the participation fee

Checklist - Remember to Bring

  • Cash for paying the participation fee
  • Luch for Saturday
  • Sleeping bag
  • Rain jacket and a warm sweater to put on on top of the mountains
  • Suncream, small backpack, water bottle for the Creux du Van hike and bike ride
  • Good hiking shoes and good fitness are mandatory if you plan to join the hike
  • Your bathing suit for our bad weather option
  • Lots of energy and your best smile!

Do NOT bring a big bag for the weekend as we have to shove 30 bags into one single car.

 Absinthe  Bike Creux-du-van

 

Meeting point and train connections

  • Meeting point for participants traveling from Zurich: Zurich main station, meeting point (under the big clock): Saturday, September 12 at 07:50 AM
  • Meeting point for all others participants: St-Imier station at 09:45 AM

From Basel

Train from Basel

From Lausanne

Train from Lausanne

From Zurich

Train from Zurich

To Basel

Train to Basel

To Lausanne

Train to Lausanne

To Zurich

Train to Zurich

For further information on train connections, check the SBB website.

Registration

The maximum number of participants allowed for this event is 30 (including organizers and helpers) and the registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If your registration is not among the first 30, it will be put on the waiting list.

The online registration closed on Monday, 07 September 2009, at 18:00:00.

Check out the list of participants for this event.

Contact

If you have any questions, write to Show e-mail address.