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Savings Tickets for CGN Lake Geneva Boat Cruises

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries

La Suisse on Lake Geneva off Rolle

Several savings deals make tickets for CGN pleasure boat cruises on Lake Geneva in Switzerland cheaper. Day tickets, half-fare, and junior cards are generally the cheapest deals with the best savings for families. Pleasure boat cruises on Lake Geneva are a fun and relaxing way to enjoy the beauty of the Lac Léman region of Switzerland and France. Several ticket deals are … [Read more...]

Passenger Ferryboats from Lausanne to Évian and Thonon on Lake Geneva

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, Evian, Lausanne

La Suisse and SImplon Departing from Lausanne

Passenger ferryboats from Lausanne cruise year-round on Lake Geneva to Evian and Thonon-les-Bains in France. Passenger ferries cross Lake Geneva daily from Lausanne in Switzerland to Evian and Thonon in France. Up to 14 boats operate daily on each route in both directions. Ferryboats often provide the easiest public transportation to Evian (Ferry N1) and Thonon (Ferry N2). … [Read more...]

Transportation to the Lavaux Vineyards

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Lavaux

Train in Grandvaux Station

Transportation to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed terraced vineyards of Lavaux is easy by train or car from Geneva, Bern, Lausanne, and Montreux. The historic terraced vineyards of the Lavaux wine-producing region are some of the most spectacular sights on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland. The Lavaux is a great day-trip destination for hiking … [Read more...]

Lake Geneva Pleasure Cruises from Vevey and Lausanne

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, Lausanne, Lavaux, Le Bouveret, Montreux-Vevey

SS Montreux Leaving Vevey

The most spectacular boat cruises on Lake Geneva are from Lausanne or Vevey with the Lavaux vineyards and Alps as background. The pleasure boat cruises on Lac Léman with the best scenery and most spectacular backdrops are on the upper parts of the lake between Lausanne and the Montreux area. CGN lake boat cruises depart frequently from Lausanne-Ouchy, Vevey, and Montreux … [Read more...]

Visit the HR Giger Museum (Aliens) in Gruyeres Switzerland

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Freiburg / Fribourg, Gruyères

Entrance of the HR Giger Museum

The largest collection of works by the Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger is in his museum of science fiction and fantasy art in Gruyères. The four-century-old Château St Germain in the small wall-enclosed medieval town Gruyères in Fribourg, Switzerland, is the unlikely setting of the HR Gigermuseum. This museum has the largest permanent collection of works by the Swiss … [Read more...]

Visit Château d’Aigle Castle & Wine Museum in Switzerland

March 2, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Aigle, Historic Buildings, Museums, Top Sights, Valais / Wallis

Autumn colors surrounds the Chateau d'Aigle Castle in Switzerland

The Château d’Aigle with the Vine and Wine Museum is beautifully located surrounded by vineyards in the Rhone Valley just minutes away from Lake Geneva. The Château d’Aigle is a historic castle with medieval origins and strong roots in the local wine industry. Visitors may explore many of the nooks and crannies of the fortress including access to the sentries’ wall walk … [Read more...]

Ferryboats and Pleasure Cruises from Lausanne on Lake Geneva

March 1, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, Lausanne

SS La Suisse approaching Lausanne-Ouchy

Lake Geneva passenger ferries connect Lausanne with Evian and Thonon while pleasure cruise boats go to Montreux, Nyon, Yvoire, and Genève. Lausanne is one of the best departure ports for cruises on Lake Geneva. A large number of ferry and pleasure boats depart from Lausanne-Ouchy while the Alpine background on these cruises are more spectacular than on excursions nearer … [Read more...]

Passenger Boat Cruises Between Geneva and Lausanne

March 1, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, Genève / Geneva, Lausanne

La Suisse and Simplon Departing from Lausanne

CGN's popular Lake Geneva boat cruises from Genève to Lausanne via Nyon and Yvoire on Lac Léman take just less than four hours. A pleasure boat trip from Genève to Lausanne is one of the most popular day-trip cruises on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The one-way cruise is just shorter than four hours and call en route at various stops including Yvoire and Nyon. Historic Belle … [Read more...]

Pleasure Boat Excursions to Yvoire on Lake Geneva

March 1, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, Haute Savoy, France, Yvoire

Approaching Yvoire in France by CGN Boat

Lake Geneva pleasure boats frequently call at beautiful, medieval Yvoire in France - one of the top day-trip destinations from Geneva. Passenger ferries operate year-round to Nyon with many more sailings available in summer. Yvoire, a small medieval-look town famous for its flowers, is one of the most popular cruise destinations on Lake Geneva. The passenger ferry between … [Read more...]

Lake Geneva Boat Cruises in Spring and Autumn

February 27, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries

SS Montreux on Lac Leman

During the spring and autumn season, pleasure cruises are possible every day on Lake Geneva boats. Genève, Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey and Montreux are good departing ports for Lac Léman cruise excursions. Pleasure cruise boat excursions on Lake Geneva’s CGN boats offer one of the best ways to explore the beauty of the Lac Léman region in western Switzerland. In spring and … [Read more...]

Visit the Free Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva

February 27, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva

The annual Fête de la Tulipe in Morges is one of the most beautiful spring events on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Around 150,000 tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths can be enjoyed blooming in the Parc de l’Indépendence à Morges behind the chateau on the Lac Léman lakefront. Morges, a pretty town on Lake Geneva near Lausanne, annually hosts the Tulip Festival (Fête de la … [Read more...]

Day-Trips and Excursion Tours from Geneva

February 26, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Genève / Geneva

Chateau de Chillon is a very popular day-trip tour destination on Lake Geneva

Day-trips from Geneva is easy to arrange or book tours for stressfree excursions especially to sights not easily reached on public transportation. Traveling in the Lake Geneva region is easy but many day-trip tours and excursions are also available and a good idea for sights requiring complicated transfers and connections. Bus tours allow seeing multiple destinations on a … [Read more...]

Winter Cruises on Lake Geneva Boats, Switzerland

February 18, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries, FP

MS Vevey in Geneva during Winter

During the winter season, CGN pleasure boat cruises on Lac Léman are limited to ferry boats, fondue dinner cruises, and sailings on Sundays. Departures are most common from Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, and Nyon. Cruising on Lake Geneva has been popular with tourists in the Lac Léman region for well over a century. Many boats sail on Switzerland’s largest lake during summer but … [Read more...]

See Historic Lake Geneva Paddle Steamers at the Naval Parade

February 17, 2020 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries

Lake Geneva Paddle Steamboats Parade Naval

The Belle Époque paddle steamboats cruising on Lake Geneva may be seen together at the annual Parade Navale on Lac Léman when all the historic ships meet up for a spectacular parade. The rest of the year these elegant boats cruise Lake Geneva on pleasure excursions. CGN's fleet of historic belle époque paddle steamboats cruises daily on Lake Geneva. CGN currently has four … [Read more...]

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