Exploring Lake Murten in a canoe
"Everyone is in the same boat." That's easy to say, but what does it actually mean? Find out and take your team on a varied canoe trip on Lake Murten. Located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, it may be the smallest of the three Jura lakes, but it has a lot to offer and is also the warmest lake in the region. On the guided tour, you can enjoy great views and discover secluded swimming spots. You can book the water experience as a half-day tour or as a day tour and take a trip ashore halfway through.
Team spirit in the big canoe
In a large, tip-proof canoe with a maximum of nine people plus guide, you can make rapid progress, even if not everyone is always paddling. However, the idea is that every team member contributes to the progress. The round trip starts in the port of Murten. You will soon enjoy magnificent views of Mont Vully and its vineyards. Would you like to moor on the natural shore and take a dip and linger here? Or how about a visit to the well-kept old town of Murten? "Everyone is in the same boat": this also means that you agree on how you want to organize the tour and in which direction you are heading together.
Your half-day tour could look like this
- 10.00 am: Welcome by the boatmen, information about the program, setting up the big canoes together. Changing clothes, life jackets and paddles are taken, followed by paddling and safety instructions .
- 11.00 am: Start of the canoe trip. Round trip on Lake Murten with a view of Mont Vully, swimming stop and a loop in front of the Murten skyline .
- 13.00 hrs: Arrival in Murten. Return of equipment, change clothes .
- 13.30: Individual onward journey or visit to the old town of Murten .
Your day tour could look like this
- 10.00 am: Welcome by the boatmen, information about the program, setting up the big canoes together. Changing clothes, life jackets and paddles are taken, followed by paddling and safety instructions. 11.00 am: Start of the canoe trip.
- 12.30 p.m.: Arrival in Môtier. Walk to the cave labyrinth on Mont Vully, an impressive complex with many corridors and openings dating from the First World War. There is also an ideal picnic spot nearby. 14.30 hrs: Return journey to Murten.
- 16.00 hrs: Arrival in Murten. Return of equipment, change clothes.
- 16.30: Individual onward journey or visit to the old town of Murten.
Size of group
9 to 80 people
Duration
from 3 h
Implementation
May till September
Location
Lake Murten
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Languages
German, French, English
Costs [CHF] |
incl. 8.1% VAT | |
Half-day tour | ||
Up to 9 pers. | 945.00 | |
From 10 pers. | 105.00 | |
Full day tour | ||
Up to 9 pers. | 1'170.00 | |
From 10 pers. | 130.00 | |
Included in the price |
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- | Hire canoes and life jackets | |
- | Further material required | |
- | Supervision by certified guides | |
- | Luggage transport to the end of the tour | |
- | Splash-proof bags for small luggage on the go (at your own risk) | |
Not included |
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- | Outward and return journey | |
Optional extras |
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For full day tour | ||
- | Picnic on the beach at Salavaux | |
- | Wine tasting in Môtier | |
- | Guided tour of the sandstone cave labyrinth |