A new business has just been launched in the Lake Geneva region offering "back-to-the-roots" adventures and "alternative" experiences for both holidaymakers and local residents, which extend way beyond the traditional routes taken by red tour buses!
Called Chantal & Max, the new “experience agency” offers tailored activities around Lake Geneva, which are hosted by hand-picked, qualified locals, and have been created for special occasions, weekend outings or team-building events that allow you to escape the ordinary.
Describing their new business to knowitall.ch, the founders, Chantal Wäger and Max Desroche, told knowitall.ch, "We take the time that our clients don’t have to find activities that are off the beaten path and that share our three values: social interaction, local interest and experience. In short, our motto is: Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to share, not stuff to show!"
What kind of activities?
From the most basic to the most original, from gourmet to active, from being on the ground to flying up in the air, all of the experiences offered by Chantal & Max have been tested to ensure that clients have a guaranteed souvenir to take home: pictures, stories and unforgettable memories. The cherry on top? You’ll be accompanied by passionate and engaging locals who are looking forward to welcoming you.
Three places up for grabs on InterSoccer summer camps based in Geneva, Vaud, and neighboring France!
Enter our competition to win a free place on any day camp running before the end of August!
With one more month of the summer holidays still to go, InterSoccer has kindly offered knowitall.ch readers the chance to win a free day place on any of their camps running in Geneva, Vaud, or neighboring France before the end of the summer.
With a typical day camp priced anywhere between Fr. 100.- to Fr. 120.-, this is a great present for any kid wishing to get out the house and kick a ball around with like-minded friends!
The three lucky winners will get the chance to join any of the following camps still running until the end of August:
- Academy Camps (10 -13 yrs)
- Junior Camps (5-9 yrs)
- Mini Camps (3-5 yrs)
- Girls Camps (5-13 yrs)
- Goalkeepers Camps (8-13 yrs)
You can see the full range of camps on offer, and their locations, in the InterSoccer summer camp listing on our website here:
Photo courtesy of GEMS World Academy - Switzerland
When you’re working on a website like www.knowitall.ch, it makes good sense to check your site statistics regularly to see which articles are generating the most interest. That way we can be sure to offer the kind of information our readers are looking for.
When we checked the stats for this week, we noticed that two of our most popular articles were the ones we wrote on summer camps in 2015, and then again in 2016! So we thought it was about time we updated these articles to let you know what is on offer this year for your kids. We have tried to cover all the recommendations that we have received - everything from half-day workshops through to week-long camps – if we have missed any, please let us know!
Just click on the links for more detailed information on activities covered, age range, location, dates and price.
Robotics, programming and coding are proving to be big hits with our IT-savvy kids, and we currently have 3 camps listed on the website, with talk of another one being announced soon…watch this space for more information.
Come stimulate your senses and have fun learning a new language too!
After 7 years’ experience of providing programmes and workshops oriented around the performing arts, Le Café Vivant has just announced the opening of a new, purpose-built academy center in Gingins for the sustainable development of the human being.
Scheduled to open on 1 July 2017, the academy’s mission is to propose programs for both adolescents and adults that promote the positive evolution of the human being through the practice of:
- Artistic activities: singing, dancing, theatre, musical comedy, choir
- Personal and professional development programs: yoga, pilates, …
- Lifelong learning programs
Open Days / Portes Ouvertes
To inform the public about the center and its activities, Le Café Vivant is running a series of Open Days throughout the summer. You are invited to join them for drinks and nibbles on:
Do you ever wonder what’s going on beneath the water’s surface on Lake Geneva? Would you like to explore the hidden depths of the lake and make your very own discoveries?
If so, then you should think about getting in touch with Geneva’s local scuba diving specialists, GO Dive, who are offering knowitall.ch readers an impressive 10% discount on all PADI scuba diving lessons booked this summer. For younger fans of the water, GO Dive is also offering a Fr. 100.- discount on its new summer camp for teens aged 15 to 19.
PADI Diving Courses
GO Dive offers a comprehensive range of courses for all diver levels, including both private and group lessons for beginner and certified divers, as well as those who want to specialize in a particular area such as underwater photography. You can see the full range of courses on offer here: http://www.go-dive.ch/courses/
GO Dive course offers are typically ‘all-inclusive’, so if you see other dive operators offering cheaper course rates, then you may still have to factor in certification fees, course material, and the renting of diving equipment. If you have your own equipment, then the GO Dive price will be reduced appropriately. So, when you book with GO Dive you can expect to receive:
