Private Day Trip to Évian, Yvoire & Les Lindarets – Lake Geneva & the French Alps | Mercedes Van from Montreux

Your driver-guide picks you up at your address in Lausanne, Montreux or Bulle, and heads straight for the French Alps. What follows is a full day that moves between two very different worlds: the wild mountain heart of Haute-Savoie and the refined lakeside towns that border Lake Geneva.

The circuit opens with a stop at Lac Montriond, a strikingly beautiful mountain lake tucked into the alpine forest. A quiet, almost untouched corner of the Alps that sets the tone for the day ahead.

From there, the road climbs to Les Lindarets, the famous goat village. Every summer, the village goats take over the lanes, wandering freely between the restaurant terraces and artisan cheese stalls. It is one of those places that genuinely surprises every visitor, part mountain farm, part living spectacle. A lunch stop here is highly recommended and very much part of the experience.

The afternoon belongs to Yvoire, consistently ranked among the most beautiful villages in France. Its 14th-century ramparts, flower-draped medieval lanes and unobstructed view across Lake Geneva make it one of the most photogenic stops on the entire Swiss Riviera circuit. Give yourself time to get lost in it.

The route then follows the lake to Thonon-les-Bains, the historic capital of French Chablais. The old town sits perched above the water, connected to the lakefront by a vintage funicular that has been running since 1888. A genuinely local stop, far from the tourist crowds.

The day closes in Évian-les-Bains, the elegant thermal resort that gave the world its most famous mineral water. A stroll along the Belle Époque promenade, a last look across the lake toward the Swiss shore, and your driver-guide brings you home.