For your school run, an Easy rafting initiation on an 8 km course on the Reuss river

Between Bremgarten and Gnadental, our young pupils will be taking part in Easy rafting, a gentle version of rafting, as part of their school outing.

During your school outing, you’ll discover Easy rafting on the Reuss. It all starts in Bremgarten, where you’ll be greeted by our guides, who’ll give you clear explanations about safety. Then you equip yourself with a lifejacket and a paddle. Now you’re ready for adventure, and off you go on the rafts. The current is gentle, ideal for beginners.
Along the way, you learn to coordinate your movements and paddle together. From time to time, you cross faster zones, which adds a little challenge. The scenery is splendid and the hills green.
As the descent progresses, you gain confidence and enjoy the experience to the full. After about an hour and a half, you reach your destination, Gnadental. This introduction to Easy rafting is an enriching experience, combining learning, fun and nature.

If you’d like to offer your pupils an outdoor and sporting school outing, then put your trust in us. Swissraft is Europe’s oldest adventure company, working with schools since 1982.

Still on the Reuss, we offer 5 other pleasant routes. And in the Valais, we’re doing runs on the Rhône between Chippis and St. Gallen. Léonard a 10-kilometre initiation course. Swissraft also offers Easy rafting between Gstaad and Rougement on the Sarine, straddling Gstaad-Saanenland and the Pays d’Enhaut. Fun rafting on large rafts between Thun and Bern on the Aare. What’s more, in Graubünden on the Rhine we offer 2 magnificent routes: one from Schaffhausen to Rheinau and the other from Schaffhausen to Rudlingen. And a little further south, on the Ticino between Cresciano and Bellinzona. If you want to go rafting with your pupils, choose the Rhine between Ilanz and Reichenau in the famous Swiss Grand Canyon. But also riverrafting in the Pays d’Enhaut on the Sarine between Saanen and Les Moulins near Château d’Ôex. Swissraft also offers rafting trips down the Simme from Boltigen and the Lutschine from Interlaken. Finally, in Valais, we raft the Rhône, Viège and Dranse de Bagnes, three beautiful rivers in the Valais Alps.

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Easy rafting on the Reuss between Bremgarten and Mellingen; a 20 km descent

Your students will be grateful to you

There’s nothing better for a school run than Easy rafting down the Reuss between Bremgarten and Mellingen. First, you put on a life jacket and pick up a paddle. Then the instructors give you precise safety instructions, which you listen to carefully. Then comes the moment when you board your raft. The current soon takes you on an exciting adventure. You’ll pass through quieter sections of the Reuss, ideal for chatting and enjoying the scenery. From time to time, a few splashes provoke bursts of laughter. At times, the current speeds up, adding a little adrenalin to your adventure. After a good part of the descent, you take a short break on the shore. This allows you to enjoy the peace and quiet of the surrounding countryside. Finally, you reach your destination: Mellingen. The day was rich in emotion and strengthened the bonds between us.

For school outings with students of all ages, Swissraft offers a wide range of routes in Switzerland.

Swissraft offers 5 other courses on the Reuss for schools. As well as a route on the Aare between the towns of Thun and Bern.
What’s more, in Valais you can go fun rafting on the majestic Rhône between Chippis and St. Moritz. Leonard. We also offer Easy rafting on the Sarine between Gstaad in the Saanenland and Rougement in the Pays d’Enhaut. On the Rhine Swissraft offers 2 routes: from Schaffhausen to Rheinau and from Schaffhausen to Rudlingen, downstream of the Rhine Falls. The same goes for the Ticino in Ticino, with its Mediterranean scents. If, however, you want to offer older students more action, take a Rafting trip, a more active and sporty version of Fun rafting or Easy rafting. For example, in Graubünden on the Rhine between Ilanz and Reichenau. But also on the Sarine from Saanen in the Bernese Oberland to Château d’Oex in the Pays d’Enhaut. We also go rafting on the Simme from Boltigen and on the Lutschine at Interlaken. The Valais is not to be outdone, with 3 magnificent rafting courses on the Rhône, Viège and Dranse de Bagnes rivers.

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Easy rafting, also known as fun rafting, on the Reuss River for a school run. You’ll be offering your pupils a great school outing.

From Gisikon in the direction of Ottenbach in the canton of Zurich

You arrive in Gisikon at the parking lot, where the guides are waiting to welcome you. Next, you don a lifejacket and receive a paddle. Then they explain the safety instructions during a briefing. You then board our rafts to begin the descent. From the very first meters, the excitement is palpable. The river offers a few rapids, but remains accessible to all. As you travel along the river, you’ll pass through magnificent scenery in the canton of Lucerne on your way to the canton of Zurich. Sometimes the current gets stronger and you have to paddle harder. At other times, the river is calm, and you can admire the surrounding nature. The descent of the Reuss provided a thrill for all. Tired but happy, you hop back on your bus and continue your field trip for further adventures.

Swissraft offers schools a range of Easy rafting and Fun rafting courses adapted to the age of the pupils.

Still on the Reuss, 5 other half-day or full-day routes. Also on the Aare between Thun and Bern.
In Valais, for example, we do fun rafting on the Rhône between Chippis and St. Gallen. Leonard. Plus Easy rafting on the Sarine between Gstaad-Saanenland and Pays d’Enhaut. The same applies to the Ticino between Cresciano and Bellinzona. As well as on the Rhine below the Rhine Falls, with a choice of 2 half-day or full-day itineraries. Similarly, if you’re looking for action for older students, go rafting on the Rhine in Graubünden or the Sarine in the Pays d’Enhaut. The same applies in the Bernese Oberland on the Simme and Lutschine rivers, and in Valais on the Rhône, Visp and Dranse de Bagnes rivers.

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