Excursions & sailing initiation
Aboard Kairos, our Maxus 26, discover the lake's shoreline or learn to sail — private, small-group outings.
Whether you'd simply like to enjoy the scenery, learn to sail, or something else entirely, every outing is private to your group and adapted to the day's conditions. Departure from Le Bouveret marina.
Two favourites, to start
Best-seller
Château de Chillon, Lavaux & Cully
A round-trip cruise along the most storied shoreline in Switzerland — a medieval castle on the water, Belle Époque resort towns, and the terraced vineyards of Lavaux.
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Golden hour
A short loop off Le Bouveret, timed for the evening light on the Dents-du-Midi — an onboard aperitif is available on request.
Don't see quite what you're after? Every outing can be built around you — tell us your idea, and we'll put together a custom sailing trip or initiation to match.
Log book
The High Lake Tour
The tour casts off from Le Bouveret's marina, at the eastern tip of Lake Geneva where the Rhône river empties into the lake. Reed beds and the twin peaks of the Dents du Midi frame the first minutes of the crossing.
Just past Villeneuve, the shoreline delivers its first landmark: Château de Chillon, its turrets built directly on a rock at the water's edge. Immortalised by Lord Byron's “The Prisoner of Chillon,” it's best seen exactly as it appears here — from the deck of a boat.
The route hugs the Swiss Riviera: Montreux's palm-lined promenade and jazz-festival stages give way to the quieter waterfront of Clarens, before Vevey — Charlie Chaplin's adopted home town — opens onto a broad lakeside square.
Above Vevey the shore steepens, and hillside villages appear stacked above the water, their vines catching the afternoon light — the approach to Lavaux.
The outbound leg ends beneath Cully and Chexbres, at the heart of the Lavaux terraces — nearly a thousand years of dry-stone walls and Chasselas vines, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape since 2007.
Rather than retracing the shoreline, the boat cuts directly back across the lake toward Le Bouveret, completing the loop.
Learn to sail
First tacks, the feel of the helm, the vocabulary of the boat: this isn't a sailing school or a path to a license — it's a first taste of sailing, or a refresher on the basics, built for complete beginners and for anyone brushing up, in a small group and in complete safety, at any age. Every initiation can be shaped around your goals — just tell us what you have in mind.
Life on board
Frequently asked
Safety comes first: if wind or storms are forecast, we reschedule or fully refund the trip, in agreement with you.
No experience is required for discovery trips or sailing initiation. The skipper adapts each outing to the group's level.
Kairos takes up to 6 people, and every outing is private — never shared with other groups.
Absolutely — just let us know when booking and we'll prepare the boat accordingly.
Booking
Tell us your preferred date and group size, and we'll get back to you within 24 hours with Kairos's availability.
