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From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour

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    From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour

    4.7

    303 reviews

    From US$ 166.79 per person

    Enjoy a bus tour through beautiful countryside from Zurich to Lucerne for a short city tour. Travel up Mt. Pilatus by cable car, descend back down to Alpnachstad via funicular, and cruise back over the Lake of the Four Cantons by boat.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
    Use your phone or print your voucher
    Duration 9.5 hours
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    Live tour guide
    German, English, Spanish

    What customers loved

    "Pilatus top and the steepest cogwheel train."

    Wesley, August 21, 2019 - China

    "Cogwheel railroad trip down the mountain"

    Evelyn, August 16, 2019 - United States

    "Everything was taken care of for us. Plus we had time to explore on our own as well."

    Kimberly, August 3, 2019 - United States

      Experience

      Highlights
      • Enjoy a beautiful ride through the countryside along the Lake of the Four Cantons to 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
      • Conquer the summit of the "Dragon Mountain" and enjoy unique views over the Alps and lakes
      • Take a daring ride on the breathtaking funicular railway down to Alpnachstadt, the steepest funicular railway in the world*
      • Relax afterwards on an idyllic, 1-hour boat ride back to Lucerne
      Full description
      This exquisite tour takes you through the countryside surrounding the Lake of the Four Cantons to Lucerne. This includes a brief tour of Lucerne's most impressive sights, including a photo stop at the the Lion Monument depending on the traffic situation. After a short pause to rest your feet and recharge your batteries, the tour continues to Kriens, where you will take panoramic gondola and cable car rides to the summit of Mount Pilatus, a height of 2132 meters. Enjoy breathtaking views of Switzerland's Alpine landscape. Take in the extraordinary panoramic view of the surrounding lakes, valleys, and mountains before making the thrilling descent on the steepest funicular railway in the world, riding at a 48% slope to Alpnachstad. Afterwards, you'll relax on a soothing boat ride over the Lake of the Four Cantons, back to Lucerne. From there, take the bus back to Zurich.
      Includes
      • Fully guided tour by professional multilingual guide
      • Transportation in comfortable coach
      • Panoramic gondolas and aerial cable car Dragon Ride
      • Cogwheel train
      • 1-hour boat cruise (summer option)
      • Lunch voucher up to 20 CHF (autumn option)
      • Food and drink
      • Personal expenditure
      Covid-19 precautions

      You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

      Safety measures in place
      • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
      Traveler requirements
      • You are required to bring and wear a mask
      • You must fill out a travel information form

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      What to bring

      • Passport or ID card

      Not allowed

      • Food and drinks in the vehicle

      Know before you go

      • The gondola and cable car are not available at the beginning of November due to servicing.
      • Early May 2021: depending on snow conditions, the coghweel train may be replaced by the aerial cable car
      • From October 18-24 and November 6-14: the ascent will be made by cable car, the descent will be by cogwheel train (no boat ride) but a lunch voucher will be included
      • From October 25-November 5: the ascent and descent will be made by cogwheel train, due to revision of the cable car (no boat ride) but a lunch voucher will be included
      • In winter (from November 15): the tour runs under the name "Mount Pilatus - The Mystic Mountain"
      Customer reviews

      Overall rating

      4.7 /5

      based on 303 reviews

      Review summary

      • Guide
        4.7/5
      • Transportation
        4.8/5
      • Value for money
        4.5/5
      • Safety
        4.8/5

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      Special Thanks to Elizabeth (our tour guide from Zurich-Lucerne) and Michelle (Amazing tour guide to Mt. Pilatus). They were both very informative and professional. Michelle gave us a wonderful tour of Mt. Pilatus and was very friendly and helpful to everyone. I highly recommend this tour and these tour guides. Thank you & all the best!

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      October 10, 2021

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      Anonymous – United Arab Emirates Verified GetYourGuide customer

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      1. Magnificent views! 2. The weather is the factor. I was lucky the second day in a row, the weather was foggy in the morning only. Closer to noon, it was sunny - it's perfect for the end of October! 3. Two minuses at the end of October: cable road was not operated, no boat ride. But it was compensated by vouchers on 20 CHR for restaurants at the top :)

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      October 26, 2019

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      Anonymous – Ukraine Verified GetYourGuide customer

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      The tour was very well organized and amazing. Felt that we had a decent to good amount of time at each destination. The guide was friendly and helpful. We loved the whole experience, especially the cable cars and gondolas and the ride in the bus was very smooth. The only thing we’d add to the tour is better options for f&b — the voucher we got was for 1 Asian restaurant that we didn’t use in Lucerne, and the food in the cafeteria in mount Pilatus wasn’t great. But overall, amazing experience.

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      August 30, 2019

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      Mahmoud – United Arab Emirates Verified GetYourGuide customer

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