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Leisure and Activities at ESL Ascona

In order to make every stay a successful one, we offer a rich and varied activity programme every day, as well as excursions to the most popular tourist attractions of the regions where we have our centres. You won’t forget your stay with ESL in a hurry!

Included activities & excursions

Our standard activity programme takes place every day and is fully included in the cost of the stay. Extremely varied, it enables students to take part in a wide range of sports and other activities. All these activities are organised, supervised and run by the ESL team for each course centre. There is a full programme of excursions, for example, you can visit Lugano, Bellinzona Castles or the Maggia Valley.

Evening entertainment

Whether it’s a film, barbecue or disco evening, the ESL entertainment team pulls out all the stops so that you, and the other ESL students, enjoy some unforgettable moments. These expertly-organised evenings offer another chance to practise the language being studied in a relaxed atmosphere.

Included activities    

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Handball
  • Beach games
  • Swimming
  • Ping-Pong
  • Piste Vita
  • Hiking
  • Tchoukball
  • All-sports tournament
  • Streethockey
  • Volleyball
  • Climbing (Indoor)
  • Pool game
  • Video games
  • Tabletop soccer 
  • Movie evening
  • Disco Party
  • Barbecue /restaurant
  • Beach Party
  • Themed evening
  • ESL-Party
  • Games
  • Talent show

Excursions     

  • Lucerne, Zurich
  • Boat excursion on the “Zuger See”
  • Zoo in Zurich
  • Museum of Technology in Winterthur
  • Rhinefalls
  • Höll caves in Baar

Optional activities     

  • Fitness
  • Minigolf
  • Paddleboat
  • Horse riding
  • Squash
  • Tennis
  • Shopping
  • Skatepark
  • Fishing
  • Sailing
  • Waterski 1 priv. lesson
  • Windsurf
  • Summer Bobsleigh
  • Wakeboard 1 priv. lesson
  • Karting
  • Adventure park

“Adventure” activities     

Big banana / Kayak / Diving     
Windsurfing / Water skiing     
Catamaran