What awaits you on the Lake Thun Canoe Trail
The Lake Thun Canoe Trail is not a fixed programme, but a flexible experience on the water. Your group chooses its own starting point and destination and decides whether to paddle a round trip or a one-way route.
There is a choice of canoes for up to four people and stand-up paddles. On the way, you glide along the picturesque lakeshore, discover bathing spots, picnic and barbecue areas and enjoy the view of the mountains and water.
That's what makes this supporting programme so special:
- Five hire stations from Gwatt to Leissigen
- Free choice of start and finish
- Canoe or SUP, depending on your preference
- Peaceful nature experience without pressure to perform
- Can be ideally combined with breaks on the shore
Why and how it suits the business event
The Lake Thun Canoe Trail combines exercise, nature and socialising in an uncomplicated way. In small boat teams, there is room for dialogue without any pressure to perform or compete. The stages can be chosen flexibly and can be easily adapted to the time budget and group size. The result is an active supporting programme that is easy to plan.
At the destination, you hand in your boats and equipment and enjoy a relaxed end to the experience. Many stations are located in the immediate vicinity of restaurants, bathing areas or barbecue sites. If you wish, we can help you combine your trip with an aperitif or picnic on the lake, a visit to a restaurant or another item on the programme in Spiez or the surrounding area.
Particularly suitable for:
- Company and team events in summer
- Active supporting programmes with a connection to nature
- Groups with a desire for flexibility
- Customer events with a relaxed character
- Events that combine exercise and relaxation
Whether as a half-day change of perspective or as a connecting element between two seminar blocks, the canoe trail fits harmoniously into your event programme.
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How does the supporting programme work
Start at the lake, time together on the water and a conscious return to land. The structure and duration are easy to plan and uncomplicated to combine.
Arrival and start
Arrival and start
The meeting point is one of the five hire stations along the canoe trail, for example in Spiez Bay, Faulensee or Leissigen. After the equipment has been handed out and a short introduction, the shared paddling experience begins.
Meeting point:
Hire station of your choice on the Lake Thun Canoe Trail
Out and about on the lake
Out and about on the lake
On the water, you set your own pace and route. The route runs along the shoreline, is easy to follow and particularly scenic.
Important to know:
- Skill: no previous experience necessary
- Fitness: normal everyday mobility is sufficient
- Boats: alone on the SUP or up to four people in a canoe
- Breaks: possible at any time at bathing spots or barbecue areas
- Equipment: life jackets, paddles and dry bag included
The experience can be organised calmly, playfully or a little more actively - depending on the group and the occasion.
Highlights of the experience
Highlights of the experience
This is what awaits you on the canoe trail:
- Paddling along the picturesque shores of Lake Thun
- Deep blue water and mountain panorama
- Five hire stations with one-way options
- Picnic and barbecue areas right by the lake
- Varied SUP options such as tandem SUP or bike SUP
The routes around Spiez Bay are particularly popular, with relaxed finishing options on land.
Good to know
Good to know
- Realisation depending on the weather
- Swimming skills are required
- Wearing a life jacket is obligatory
- Keep to the shore zone (300 m)
- Sun protection and a change of clothes recommended
- Dogs allowed (depending on boat type)
Conclusion and return
Conclusion and return
At your destination, you hand in your boats and equipment and relax at the end of the experience. Many stations are located in the immediate vicinity of restaurants, bathing areas or barbecue sites.
If you wish, we can help you combine your trip with
- an aperitif or picnic by the lake
- a visit to a restaurant
- another supporting programme in Spiez or the surrounding area
This way, the canoe trip ends without stress and with a harmonious transition.
