About Lake Zurich by Mark Sukhija

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 town of 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

View of Zürich from the top of Uetliberg - the house mountain of ZürichZürich / 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

Related Posts

Switzerland - places not to miss Sixteen places not to miss around Switzerland
Züri Fäscht - Bürkliplatz Ferris wheel at Fraumünster at the 2013 Züri Fäscht
Züri Fäscht - Limmat River Limmat river running through Züri Fäscht
Züri Fäscht - Fireworks Saturday night fireworks at the Züri Fäscht 2013
Züri Fäscht - Ferris wheel at Fraumünster Ferris wheel at Fraumünster at the 2013 Züri Fäscht
Sechseläuten - Mr Böögg Mr Böögg gets at the Sechseläuten festival in Zürich
Sechseläuten - Mr Böögg being erected Mr Böögg being erected for the Sechseläuten festival in Zürich
Sechseläuten - Mr Böögg blows Mr Böögg gets blown up at the Sechseläuten festival in Zürich

Map

Further reading

Rapperswil - What a visitor to Rapperswil needs to know

Switzerland - recommended hotels - Recommended hotels in Berne, Fribourg, Lugano, Neuchâtel and Rapperswil

Zürich - recommended hotels - Recommended places to stay in and around Zürich city

Zürich - recommended pubs and bars - Personally selected and recommended pubs and bars from around Zürich

Zürich - bread basket at the train station market - Selection of breads on sale at the Wednesday market at Zürich main station

Zürich - cheese stall at the market - Selection of cheese on sale at the Wednesday market at Zürich main station

Zürich - market stall the Hauptbahnhof - Cheese on sale at the Wednesday market at Zürich main station

Zürich - sausage at the station market - Selection of sausages on sale at the Wednesday market at Zürich main station

Zürich - the main train station - Statues and flags on Zürich Hauptbahnhof

Zürich - Christmas market at the Hauptbahnhof - Market and Christmas tree at Zürich Main Train Station

Rapperswil-Jona - Highlights of Rapperswil-Jona from the Verkersverein Rapperswil-Jona

Zurich Tourism - Official website of Zurich Tourism Board

About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook