Rhine Falls Schaffhausen - Boat trip offers

From the exciting sluice trip and the relaxed Sunday morning with our delicious breakfast on the brunch boat, to individual trips on the party boat, cheerful excursions and unusual extra trips, to group trips with all your relatives or friends: We always offer you the right experience on the «Rhenish Amazon» for every taste and every wish.

Wir freuen uns jetzt schon, Sie demnächst bei uns an Bord bei der Rheinfall Schifffahrt begrüssen zu dürfen.

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In 1846, Eduard Mörike began his poem „Am Rheinfall" (At the Rhine Falls) with these two lines in view of the magnificent waterfall on the High Rhine on the border between Switzerland and Germany:

Hold your heart, O wanderer, firmly in mighty hands!
I almost lost my own, trembling with desire."

He was describing the full power and drama of the Rhine Falls, as you can still experience it today when you, like 1.7 million other people every year, visit this unique spectacle. The Rhine Falls extend over a width of 150 metres. The Rhine plunges around 23 metres into the depths here. In summer, up to 600 cubic metres of water flow down every second, making the waterfall the most visited attraction in Switzerland.

The Rhine Falls can be easily reached by public transport, by bike or by car. Simply get off the Hochrheinbahn railway at «Neuhausen Bad Bhf» station and from there you can reach the Rhine Falls on foot. You can reach the waterfall just as easily if you get off at the SBB stations «Neuhausen Rheinfall» or «Schloss Laufen». If you are travelling by car, the good signposting on the A4 motorway will lead you to your destination.

Erleben Sie mit unserer Rheinfall Schifffahrt den «rheinischen Amazonas» und den tosenden Rheinfall aus nächster Nähe! Sie haben die Wahl zwischen der kurzen und der grossen Rundfahrt, welche nach Fahrplan verkehren. Sofern es die Witterung erlaubt, sind wir vom April bis Mitte Oktober für Sie unterwegs und bieten Ihnen ein spektakuläres und unvergessliches Abenteuer auf dem Wasser.

The short tour takes 30 minutes and of course includes the unique boat trip along the «Rhenish Amazon» as well as the impressive Rhine Falls basin tour, where you can experience the Rhine Falls at close quarters. One of our boats departs approximately every 20 minutes, so you can take part in the tour flexibly and conveniently at any time.

You should plan a little more time for the Big Round Trip which takes 75 minutes in total and lets you experience a total of 14 kilometres of the «Rhenish Amazon» and the Rhine Falls basin. Along the way, the boat guide will provide you with lots of interesting information about the history of the landscape and the beaver. If you like, you can leave the boat in Rheinau to visit the baroque monastery church from the 18th century. There are also numerous restaurants that look forward to your visit. Afterwards, you can go back on board and return to your starting point or walk back to the Rhine Falls (approx. 2 hours).

These boats run between Schlössli Wörth and the Rheinau power station. They run 4-5 times a day depending on the season at weekends or daily in summer, according to the timetable. In addition to the timetable, you can also book the tours for your personal event and decide on the date and time yourself.

In addition to the tours, we have attractive extra tours in our programme that you are sure to enjoy. For example, how about our Sluices tour to Eglisau? You start at the Rhine Falls and experience the waterfall in the Rhine Falls basin at close quarters. You then travel quickly to the Rheinau power station, where the first of a total of three sluice stages is overcome. An interesting and exciting experience that is anything but ordinary.

But that's not all. What do you think about spending a Sunday morning with a cosy brunch on the Rhine and let your soul dangle while the boat floats calmly in the current? The end of this great tour on our Brunch boat is a spectacular tour through the beautiful Rhine Falls basin.

A special attraction are our Party boats. You can book these for a customised cruise on the «Rhenish Amazon» if you want to treat yourself and your friends or relatives to something really out of the ordinary. We will be happy to serve you a breakfast brunch, lunch or dinner according to your wishes. Whether on the small party boat with up to 16 seats or on the large party boat with up to 40 people: Here you are guaranteed pleasure, enjoyment and relaxation.

Kennen Sie schon unsere verschiedenen Anlagestellen zwischen Neuhausen und Eglisau? Hierzu zählen zum Beispiel Dachsen, Rheinau, Ellikon, Flaach, Rüdlingen oder Tössegg. Daraus ergeben sich tolle Möglichkeiten, eine Rheinfall Schifffahrt mit anderen Aktivitäten direkt am Rhein zu verbinden. Sie erreichen besonders idyllische Orte entlang des «rheinischen Amazonas», die Sie nicht mit dem Auto ansteuern könnten. Eine ideale Voraussetzung für einen gemütlichen Spaziergang oder eine anspruchsvolle Wanderung.

There are also a number of interesting activities available here. For example, there is the Adventure Parc Rheinfall with its extraordinary climbing possibilities from easy to difficult. 165 climbing elements and more than 1.5 kilometres of ziplines are available here. Lots of fun is guaranteed on 14 different courses and a special children's course for the little ones.

A visit to the Rheinau Abbey Church can be perfectly combined with a boat trip on one of our boats. A guided tour is a great way to learn more about the history and architecture of the church, its works of art and its spirituality. The monastery complex on the Rhine island was originally founded as a Benedictine abbey in 858. It is best known for its ceiling frescoes, which were created by the Ticino Baroque painter Francesco Giorgoli in 1708 and 1709.

Another attraction is a Wine degustation in the historic state winery near the Rheinau monastery. The history of the cellar goes back more than 400 years. As part of a guided tour with wine tasting, you will gain many interesting impressions and information about the building, the winery and, of course, the high-quality wines.

Many other options for active leisure activities await you on our routes along the Rhine. These naturally include excellent restaurants, which we will be happy to recommend to you on request.