Experiences · Lake Thun
The boat is always the same. The day never is.
One boat, one party, one captain. What changes is the hour you leave and what the day is for.
Every charter below is fully private — no shared decks, no rotating crew, no fixed route. Prices are per boat, never per person, and your licensed captain, the fuel and the route are always included.
Hosted cruises
Everything in a charter, plus the hospitality served on board. Same price all year — these do not change with the season.
Would rather take the boat alone and bring your own plans? Charter only starts at CHF 850 ↓
1 hour
Apéro Escape
Moët & Chandon, a Swiss cheese board and soft drinks. The short, elegant version — morning, afternoon or golden hour.
2 hours
Signature Apéro Cruise
Castles from the water, the Niesen ahead, champagne, Swiss cheese and chocolates — and a swim stop when the lake allows.
90 minutes
First Light
Out before sunrise, when the water is glass and the lake belongs to nobody. Coffee, gipfeli, wool blankets, and the peaks turning gold.
3 hours
Castles & Peaks
The longer scenic route under the mountains, with full hospitality and time to stop wherever you feel like stopping.
4 hours
Signature Lake Experience
Half a day on the water. Your own route, your own pace, full hospitality throughout, and as many swim stops as the weather gives you.
3 hours
Four Shores — wine & cheese
Four lakeside vineyards almost nobody knows about. Four wines, four cheeses chosen for them, and a sealed bottle per guest to take home.
3 hours
The Fisherman's Table
Smoked and cured fish from Lake Thun, laid out on a board and eaten at anchor — with the water it came from underneath you.
From 2 hours
Fondue on the water
Traditional cheese fondue with a Swiss wine, or chocolate fondue with fresh fruit. Best when the air is cold and the light is going.
Charter only
The boat, Captain Chris and the fuel. You bring the plans — food and drinks can be added on request. Prices below are the summer rate for one to four guests.
1 hour
Charter only
CHF 850
2 hours
Charter only
CHF 1,600
3 hours
Charter only
CHF 2,400
4 hours
Charter only
CHF 3,000
Larger parties and longer days. Five to eight guests carry a supplement, and full-day charters of up to eight hours are available in summer. Winter rates apply from 1 November to 31 March. Everything is set out on the pricing page.
By arrangement
Built around the occasion rather than sold off a list. Write to Captain Chris and you will have a proposal and a price, usually within hours.
This is a MUST DO experience. Chris is a lovely host and a wonderful captain.
Emma Boyle · United Kingdom
Also on the lake
Not charters, and nothing here is bookable with us — but these are the questions guests ask most, so we have written down proper answers.
Guide · not a charter
Fishing on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz
Permits for visitors, where you may fish from the shore, why a boat always needs a licence, and the local specialists who take visitors out. We are assessing a guided fishing outing of our own, but it is not available yet.
Read the fishing guide →Guide · not a charter
The Lake Thun guide
The castles, the villages, the waterfalls and the walks — what is worth seeing around the lake whether or not you ever step on our boat.
Read the lake guide →Live · updated every 15 minutes
Conditions on the lake
Air and water temperature, wind, the four-day forecast and tonight's sunset — measured at Merligen and at Iseltwald, for both lakes.
See today's conditions →Pick your day.
Standard cruises can be booked online in a couple of minutes, with real availability from Captain Chris's own calendar. Everything else is arranged personally.
All prices per boat, in Swiss francs, never per person · full pricing · booking & weather policy
Departs Merligen, about 20 minutes from Interlaken · how to find us
Licensed Swiss commercial vessel · Swiss Nautic Union member · fully insured · established 2020
