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Tours of the City

Walking Tours
The Geneva Tourist Office (tel: (022) 909 7000) provides a portable audio-cassette to enhance a two-and-a-half-hour walk through the labyrinthine streets of the Old Town, to the Cathédrale St-Pierre, the Treille Promenade, the Arsenal and Reformation Wall. A refundable deposit of SFr50 is required. In addition, the tourist office provides themed guided tours from 15 June to 30 September, and on request during the rest of the year. Tours are also available from the Association of Guides (tel: (022) 909 7000).

Bus Tours
The Geneva Tourist Office (tel: (022) 909 7000) organises a choice of two-hour tours, covering the star attractions of the city, or a three-hour tour that includes a visit to the Palais des Nations.

Water Tours
One of the best ways to see Geneva in fair weather is to take a mouette and tour the lake. The boats (with guided commentary in English) operate regularly from Place du Molard to Quai du Mont-Blanc and Quai Gustave-Ador. Mouettes Genevoises Navigation departures (tel: (022) 732 2944; fax: (022) 738 7988) are from the Quai de Mont-Blanc 8 (opposite the Hilton-Grand Casino). Swissboat departures (tel: (022) 732 4747; fax: (079) 259 5262) are from Quai de Mont-Blanc 4 (opposite Hôtel Beau-Rivage). A one-hour tour costs approximately SFr12. The two-hour Château tour to the French border costs about SFr20.



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