French + sports

Pleasure and action in Montreux

In order to give you the opportunity to take advantage of the superb natural environment of the Swiss Riviera, ESL Montreux proposes a sports option to you to complete your studies of the French language. This optional sports package, composed of 3 independent modules, is designed for beginner or experienced sportspeople who wish to take advantage of lake or mountain pleasures. According to your desires, you can choose to participate in 1, 2 or 3 modules.


If your sporting interests manifest themselves rather around water sports, we propose an afternoon of water skiing or wakeboarding to you. The calm waters of the bay of Montreux lend themselves magnificently to the practice of these sports, whilst benefitting from the splendid panorama of the Alps plunging into the clear waters of Lake Geneva. The Club de Ski Nautique (water skiing club) has been in existence since 1952 and proposes top-of-the-range professional training. The base, the docking stage, is located opposite the Casino, between the flowered gardens and the palm trees shading the promenade along the quays, and it is easily accessible on foot from our school.

In the case where you would rather be attracted by the Alpine pastures of the Montreux backcountry, the mountain bike package will certainly suit you. The mountain climb is carried out by means of a mountain train. A ride between undergrowth and pastures, followed by a descent as far as the level of Lake Geneva, passing by the picturesque village of Les Paccots, will allow you to discover, without excessive effort, the spectacular view from the heights of the Riviera.

For the more reckless of our students, we propose to you to launch an attack on the tops of the trees  of the famous Parc Aventure of Aigle within a small group. Several trails of varying difficulty await you,  and demand the keenness of your balance and courage by challenging you by means of suspended ladders, abseiling or superbly equipped zip-lines.