Families with children aged 6 to 16 save big with the Swiss Junior Card, the Children’s Co-Travelcard, or Day Pass Children, which allows for free travel on almost all trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable cars in Switzerland. Special deals are available for youths under 25 too. The Junior Travel Card (Junior-Karte / Carte Junior) is … Read more
Lake Geneva pleasure boats frequently call at beautiful, medieval Yvoire in France — one of the top day-trip cruise destinations from Geneva and Lausanne. Passenger ferries operate year-round to Nyon with many more sailings available in summer. Yvoire, a small medieval-looking town famous for its flowers, is one of the most popular cruise destinations on … Read more
Passenger ferry boats from Lausanne cruise year-round on Lake Geneva in Switzerland to Evian and Thonon-les-Bains in France. Passenger ferries and pleasure boats cross Lake Geneva daily from Lausanne in Switzerland to Evian and Thonon in France. Up to 14 boats operate daily between Lausanne and Evian. Ferryboats from Lausanne often provide the easiest public … Read more
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 … Read more
Use savings deals, day passes, and half-fare cards for cheaper tickets on Lake Geneva boat cruises and ferries in Switzerland and France. Book savings deals and special offers for cheaper tickets when cruising on CGN pleasure boat cruises on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Day tickets, half-fare, and junior cards are generally the cheapest deals with … Read more
CGN’s Mobilité Lake Geneva passenger ferry boats provide transportation between Lac Léman towns in France and Switzerland. Ferries cruise year-round from Lausanne to Evian or Thonon-les-Bains, from Nyon to Yvoire, and from Bellevue to Corsier. Passenger ferries operate year-round to provide public transportation services between Swiss cities on the northern shores of Lake Geneva and … Read more
The free annual chocolate festival (Festichoc) in Versoix, in the northeastern extremities of Geneva, is a very popular family-friendly event for chocolate lovers — it claims to be the biggest chocolate festival in Switzerland. Chocolatiers from Genève, Valais, and nearby communities in the Lac Léman region exhibit and sell top chocolate at the Versoix festival. … Read more
During the winter season, CGN pleasure boat cruises on Lac Léman are limited to ferry boats, fondue dinner cruises, and sailings on Sundays (some Saturdays or Fridays) and national holidays, including Christmas and New Year’s Day — departures are most common from Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, and Nyon. Cruising on Lake Geneva has been popular … Read more
CGN pleasure boat cruises depart daily on Lake Geneva during spring — mid-April to mid-June — from Genève, Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey, Montreux, Chillon, Evian, and smaller ports. During the spring season from mid-April to early June, CGN pleasure boat cruises depart daily from most ports on Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France. Popular cruise routings … Read more
The free Morges Tulip Festival is a top festival for colorful photos of the finest spring event on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Each spring, Morges holds a Tulip Festival (Fête de la Tulipe) in a lovely shady park on the shores of Lake Geneva. Around 150,000 bulbs, including around 300 varieties of tulips, are planted … Read more