Audioguided Sightseeing Cruise of Geneva: Discover Historic Landmarks and Residences

Embark on a 1-hour audioguided sightseeing cruise of Geneva and explore its historic landmarks and residences. Get up close to the iconic Jet d’eau, admire the homes of famous personalities, and discover the United Nations Office. Learn fascinating facts and stories about Geneva’s history with the pre-uploaded audioguide on your mobile phone.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jet d’Eau - After leaving de Mont-Blanc pier, the boat will make a short stop at the Jardin-Anglais pier . You will pass the Pierre du Niton and the famous Geneva water fountain and leave the harbour area.
  • Palais des Nations - You will now sail along the shores of Lake Geneva with a great view on the residences of many famous personalities….
What's Included
  • On-board restrooms for your convenience
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Carbonated beverages
Additional Information

This hour-long ride on the lake lets you take in Geneva’s most iconic sites from a fresh perspective. After an up-close experience with the renowned Jet d’eau, you’ll feast your eyes on the residences of several notable figures based in Geneva and view the United Nations Office. By downloading an audio guide on your mobile phone before taking off, you’ll find out intriguing details and tales about Geneva’s past.

Location
Quai du Mont-Blanc 1
Quai du Mont-Blanc
The pier is situated beside the Mont-Blanc bridge just in front of the Ritz Carlton de la Paix Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gang_w
Sep 27, 2024
Super nice staff! - Super nice staff director/leader, named Jeremy, of the cruise boat, who lend his cell phone to us just so to listen to the audio guide. without going through downloading process… really impressed by his kindness and helpfulness. Boat is comfy and route is beautiful. Recommended strongly!
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Robin_b
Sep 6, 2024
Short. Good views. No Audio. - Pleasant hour of cruising. We had good weather. We did not download the audio based on other reviews. This cruise worked for us because it was something to do on our first afternoon. We did not learn any but but enjoyed the views. There is ample seating on board.
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Victoria_j
Aug 24, 2024
Lovely start to the day - There is comfortable seating, good views, tasty snacks, and it’s an appropriate amount of time. The only thing missing was the audio tour, but perhaps we were meant to collect something somewhere to have this option?
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Donna_h
Aug 16, 2024
A nice tour from the water for the price! - A nice trip along the lakeshore. Be sure to download the tour providers App BEFORE the tour and then download the audio guide for the tour. many reviews complained about not having access to the audio guide. However, there are clear instructions in the booking details that indicate you need to download the app and then the audio guides BEFORE you arrive at the boat pier. All in all, it was a very nice tour and we enjoyed the audio guide.
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Kathy_k
Aug 6, 2024
Pleasant cruise - Pleasant lake cruise. 2 suggestions to make it even better 1. Have the CGN cruise company name at the top of the ticket. This would make it easier to understand which cruise company by the Ritz Carleton hotel the ticket is for. 2. Include instructions that guest needs to download CGN app before getting on boat in order to play the audio guide.
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Paige_l
Sep 12, 2024
Average - Short ride around the lake. It was nice to look at the houses but audioguide was very boring. Very average boat ride, would have definitely preferred a live guide.
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Nomad37298155440
Sep 7, 2024
Was a simple boat tour on Geneva lake - There was no audio even though I paid for an audioguided tour The views were spectacular but I had no clue what I was looking at
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Zaher_e
Aug 8, 2024
Lake Geneva Boat Cruise - The scenery was very nice... and the boat ride was smooth. There was no audio (as advertised), and there was no WiFi on board (which made it difficult to access the information).
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Vikasmanghnani
Aug 23, 2024
not good experience - We booked this cruise as it mentioned it had an audio guide. but our experience was not good as the cruise did not have the audio guide and we were unable to know about the history and other info of the places which we were passing by while sailing in the cruise
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Duane_k
Aug 4, 2024
No wi-fi, contrary to their ads - Although ads stated boat had wi-fi and adds on the boat stated they had wi-fi, boat employees admitted there was no wi-fi. Therefore, impossible to have an “audio guided” tour for people dependent on wi-fi. Very overcrowded boat. Waste of money.
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From $21
up to 9 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).