Gürbetal (Gürbe Valley) in
Switzerland 
lies between the towns of
Bern 
and
Thun 
, west of the
Aare 
. It contains the municipality of
Seftigen 
and those that surround it. The valley is named after the river Gürbe, which flows through it. The largest town in the Gürbe Valley is
Belp 
. The Gürbe valley and the Aare valley are separated by the Belpberg hill.
The Gürbe Valley is anywhere from 1 to 2 kilometers wide.