IAESTE Rheinfall Day
June 14, 2008

Rheinfall

The Rhine Falls, the largest Falls in Europe, offer a spectacular showpiece to visitors. With an average flow of 25’000 cubic ft / sec (700 m3 / sec) the water cascades down the cataracts, which are 450 ft ( 150 m) wide and 75 ft (23 m) high. Taking a boat trip into the basin below the cataracts you can feel the great power of the rushing water.

A boat trip either to the famous rock in the middle of the Falls with a short walk to the top, or across the river below the Falls or down the Rhine River are most exciting events. Starting from the medieval castle ‘Schloss Laufen’ a path leads down alongside the splashing water onto the lookout Känzeli enabling the visitor a breathtaking contact with the Falls.

IAESTE LC Zurich invites you to experience all of this!

Program

Saturday, June 14

  • Start and general meeting point for participants from Zurich is at 10:00 at the meeting point in the Zurich main railway station.
  • Travel by train to Rheinfall.
  • 11:10 Arriving at Schloss Rheinfall.
  • 11:30 Boat trip to Rheinflesen.
  • 12:15 Visiting the castle Schloss Laufen and having lunch.
  • 14:40 Boat trip to Rheinau Kraftwerk and travel back.
  • 16:00 Hiking on the river Rhein to Neuhausen
  • 17:30 Open end

Remark: around 22:00  the river fall will be lighted  (light show). For more Information click here http://www.park-rheinfall.ch/

Participation fees

  • With SBB General Abonnement (GA): 20 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) and Gleis 7: 20 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) but no Gleis 7: 20 CHF
  • Without SBB half-fare (1/2): 20 CHF

If you do not yet have a SBB half-fare card, we recommend you buying one! Check the SBB website!

For participants from Zurich we recommend to buy 9h-Tagespass for all zones valid the whole day during week end (price 11.55 CHF with half faire and 23 CHF without). For more information check this page.

There will be no surchage for participants who are not affiliated with IAESTE or its partner organisations.

The money will be collected at the start of the weekend . Only cash is accepted! :-)

Included in the participation fee

  • Boats tickets on the Rhein  and the castle entrance ticket.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your registration
  • less than 12 hours before the start of the event (that is, 10:15 AM, Saturday, June 14, 2008), you pay the entire participation fee
  • 12-24 hours before the start of the event, you pay 75% of the participation fee
  • 24-48 hours before the start of the event, you pay 50% of the participation fee
  • 48-72 hours before the start of the event, you pay 25% of the participation fee

Checklist - Remember to Bring

  • Cash for paying the participation fee
  • Lunch for Saturday
  • Sun block
  • Small bag to carry food and your own drinks
  • Shoes for hiking

Meeting point and train connections

  • Meeting point for all participants from Zurich is at 10:00 at the Meeting point in Zurich train staion (under the big clock)!
  • For anyone travelling out side Zurich we will meet at schloss Laufen am Rheinfall train station at 11:10.
  • Please note that you have to buy your own ticket to Rheinfall train staion and the way back!

From Basel

Connections from Basel

From Zurich

Connections from Zurich

To Basel

Connections to Basel

To Zurich

Connections to Zurich

For further information on train connections, check the SBB website.

Registration

The maximum number of participants allowed for this event is 45 (including organizers and helpers) and the registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If your registration is not among the first 45, it will be put on the waiting list.

The online registration closed on Thursday, 12 June 2008, at 17:00:00.

Check out the list of participants for this event.

Contact

If you have any questions, write to Show e-mail address.