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Tours
The one-stop shop for boat, bus and electric-train tours is Ticket Point Offline map
Google map ( 022 781 04 06; www.ticket-point.ch ) which has all the schedules and sells tickets
at its waterfront kiosk on Quai du Mont-Blanc.
CGN
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( 0848 811 848; www.cgn.ch ; Quai du Mont-Blanc) Lake cruises, some aboard beautiful belle
époque steamers, by Lake Geneva's main boat operator.
| Boat Tour
SWISSBOAT
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( www.swissboat.com ; Quai du Mont-Blanc 4; May-Oct) Thematic cruises - castles, nature and
so on - around the lake and along the Rhône River.
| Boat Tour
MINI TRAIN TOURS
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( 022 735 43 00; Jardin d'Anglais; adult/child Sfr8/5; 10.15am-10.15pm) At least hourly depar-
tures year-round along the left bank to Parc des Eaux-Vives and back again aboard a solar-
powered red train; count on 45 minutes' journey time.
| Train Tour
Geneva for Children
Predictably, the lake is an endless source of family entertainment: feed the ducks and swans; rent a pedalo, speed-
boat or sleek sailing boat from Les Corsaires Offline map Google map ( 022 735 43 00;
www.lescorsaires.ch ; Quai Gustave-Ador 33; 10.30am-8pm) ; fly down the water slide at 1930s lakeside
swimming pool complex Genève Plage ( www.geneve-plage.ch ; Port Noir; adult/child Sfr7/3.50;
10am-8pm mid-May-mid-Sep) ; or dive head-first into the pools at historic and hip Bains des Pâquis
Offline map Google map ( www.bains-des-paquis.ch , in French; Quai du Mont-Blanc 30;
9am-8pm
mid-Apr-mid-Sep) .
Other amusing options include an electric-train tour, the Tarzan-inspired tree park with rubber tyre swings at
lakeside Baby Plage (Quai Gustave-Ador) , and the well-equipped playgrounds for toddlers in lakeside Parc de la
Perle du Lac (Rue de Lausanne) .
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