Although the name notes that they are in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern , some of the Bernese Alps are found in the cantons of Vaud , Fribourg , Valais , Lucerne , Uri , and Nidwalden . Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern , portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais , Lucerne , Obwalden , Fribourg and Vaud .