From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour

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Enjoy a bus trip through the countryside from Zurich to Lucerne. Take the cable car up Mount Pilatus, the funicular down to Alpnachstad and the boat back across Lake Lucerne.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a beautiful ride through the countryside along Lake Lucerne
  • Visit Lucerne and take a short tour of the main sights
  • Discover the charming old town of Lucerne at your own pace
  • Scale Mount Pilatus on several cable cars and gondolas
  • Relax on an idyllic 1-hour boat ride back to Lucerne

Description

Discover the beauty of Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus on a day trip from Zurich. Reach the summit via bus, cable car, boat, and cogwheel train. For the return journey, hop on a boat cruise across Lake Lucerne. Leave from Zurich Main Station in the morning and enjoy the bus ride through the countryside along the Lake of the Four Cantons to Lucerne. Continue to Kriens and take a panoramic gondola and cable car to the summit of Mount Pilatus (2128 m above sea level). Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Swiss Alpine landscape and the surrounding lakes. Then, ride on one of the steepest funiculars down to Alpnachstad. Afterward, relax on a tranquil boat trip across Lake Lucerne back to Lucerne. From there, get on a bus to Zurich.

Includes

Bilingual guide Transportation in a comfortable bus Panoramic gondolas and aerial cable cars (from October 21 to November 11, 2024: ascent and descent by cogwheel train) Cogwheel train (from May 17, 2024) 1-hour boat cruise (until October 21, 2024) Lunch voucher (from November 9 to November 17, 2024, if autumn option is selected) Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate

Important Information

  • From May 6th to 16th, 2024: the ascent and descent will be made by cable car, the boat ride and a voucher for a soft drink are included From October 21st to November 8th, 2024: the ascent and descent will be made by cogwheel train due to the revision of the cable car From November 9th - 15th, 2024: the ascent will be made by cable car, and the descent will be by cogwheel train From October 21st - November 17th, 2024, there will not be a boat ride so a lunch voucher will be included instead

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