Fantastic river trip starting just below Switzerland’s iconic Rhine falls
A beautiful group event combining nature & culture.
This trip is truly special: Nature and culture await you! You will be starting just below the Rhine falls. From the put-in you can paddle a bit towards the waterfall, getting a unique perspective of the power and the beauty of the water. Then we will embark downstream. Enjoy a cruisy river float with one weir that needs to walked around, until we reach the cultural highlight towards the end of the trip: We arrive at the idealic former monastry on the island of Rheinau. Here, you can find several restaurants as well as the beautiful monasterial island with its church to spend some more time. This tour can also be booked as a canoe or kayak tour.
Availability:
On request, subject to availability daily from May to mid-October.
Included:
- Raft
- Equipment (paddle, life jacket, in colder conditions wet suit)
- Instructions and guiding by professional river guides
- Transport of your dry clothes to the end of the paddle section
- Happy Landing Apéro after the tour
- Safety certification & company liability insurance
Not included:
- Transport back to Schaffhausen (we recommend public transport, closest bus stop after the trip: “Rheinau, Unterstadt”)
- Meals (we recommend one of the restaurants around the island Rheinau – please contact us for recommendations)
To bring:
- Bathing clothes as well as towel
- Shorts, T-Shirt and sandals / water shoes to wear on the boat (likely to get wet) or dry (and warm) clothes for after the trip
- Backpack or bag for transporting your dry clothes in our bus
- Sun protection: cap/hat, sun glasses, sun lotion
- If required: sports band for your glasses
- Depending on the weather we advise you to bring additional synthetic sports wear for better protection (no cotton).
- Good attitude!
Suggestions for optional extra programme:
- Apero, lunch or dinner in one of the restaurants on or around the island Rheinau
- Visit to the former monastery and the church on the island, possibly with a guided tour
- Visit to the swimming pool AQUARINA in Rheinau (both indoor and outdoor pool – and slides…)
Programme:
We meet you in Schaffhausen below the waterful. Here, you will receive your equipment as well as comprehenisve safety instructions. Then we get onto the water! Your guides will show you how to paddle and off we go… Enough time to paddle, float, swim… During the trip we will have to master (carry around) one weir, shortly before arriving at the end of our trip next to the monastry Rheinau. Here, your dry clothes as well as an Happy Landing Apero will await you.