The Lake Zürich Navigation Company (Zürichsee Schifffahrtgesellschafft (ZSG)) began running boat tours on Lake Zürich with a steamboat called Minerva. Now, with the fleet expanded
to 17 ships including three flat bottoms plying the Limmat
River and a pair of steamships, the Boat Company runs a variety
of cruises on Lake Zürich - although the service is substantially
reduced during the winter months.
One of the more enjoyable (well one of my favorite) trips
is the "Grosse Rundfahrten" (the Big Round Trip)
which takes a leisurely two hours to bring you to the historic
Rapperswil at the other end of the Lake. If you've got
an afternoon to spare in Zürich, it's a great trip to
take lunch on and then explore Rapperswil.
Several shorter cruises, including breakfast, lunch tango-cruises,
BBQ, Jazz, Salsa, Oldies, Summer-brunch and Seenachstfest cruises
pretty much ensure that any taste is catered for. Enquire at
the ticket office directly at Bürkliplatz on
the Lakefront or at the tourist information office in the main
train station.
Zürich itself
in, in actuality, at the end of Lake Zürich - the Limmat
drains the water from the lake. The Linth Canal, which runs
from Canton Glarus through Walensee and Schmerikon flows into
Lake Zürich at the other end. The Limmatboot, flat-bottomed
boats, operate on the Limmat river itself as far as the Landesmuseum
(State Museum.)
Quick facts
Zürich
/ Rapperswil: 28.50 km Zürich /
Schmerikon: 39.0 km Surface area: 88.66 km2 Volume of water in Lake: 4.00 km3 Widest point: Between Stäfa and Richterswil 3.85
km Deepest point: between Herrliberg and Oberrieden:
143.00 meters Average water level: 405.95 m above sea level
Lake Zurich information
One of the more enjoyable (well one of my favorite) trips is the "Grosse Rundfahrten" (the Big Round Trip) which takes a leisurely two hours to bring you to the historic Rapperswil at the other end of the Lake. If you've got an afternoon to spare in Zürich, it's a great trip to take lunch on and then explore Rapperswil.
Several shorter cruises, including breakfast, lunch tango-cruises, BBQ, Jazz, Salsa, Oldies, Summer-brunch and Seenachstfest cruises pretty much ensure that any taste is catered for. Enquire at the ticket office directly at Bürkliplatz on the Lakefront or at the tourist information office in the main train station.
Zürich itself in, in actuality, at the end of Lake Zürich - the Limmat drains the water from the lake. The Linth Canal, which runs from Canton Glarus through Walensee and Schmerikon flows into Lake Zürich at the other end. The Limmatboot, flat-bottomed boats, operate on the Limmat river itself as far as the Landesmuseum (State Museum.)
Quick facts
Zürich / Schmerikon: 39.0 km
Surface area: 88.66 km2
Volume of water in Lake: 4.00 km3
Widest point: Between Stäfa and Richterswil 3.85 km
Deepest point: between Herrliberg and Oberrieden: 143.00 meters
Average water level: 405.95 m above sea level
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