Itinerary
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Pass By: Lucerne, Lucerne
Meet your guide in central Lucerne (Frankenstrasse 2-4) in the early afternoon.
Stop At: Pilatus Luzern, Schlossweg 1, Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
Hop aboard your comfortable coach for the short journey to Kriens, at the foot of the imposing Mt Pilatus. On arrival, begin your ascent to the mountain’s lofty summit with a 30-minute panoramic gondola ride to the Fräkmüntegg terminus. Enjoy beautiful views over the rolling hills and lush pine forests below.
At Fräkmüntegg, hop aboard the aerial tramway — a spacious and modern cabin with panoramic windows designed to give the feeling of flight. Continue your climb to the summit at a dizzying altitude of 7,000 feet, and take in spectacular views over the Alpine peaks and lakes from your vantage point on the mountain.
During your free time atop Mt Pilatus, perhaps sit down to a high-altitude lunch among the peaks (own expense) or relax on the expansive sun terrace. Venture down the Dragon's Path and take a short hike around the summit to enjoy the amazing views.
Duration: 3 hours
Pass By: Alpnachstad, Alpnachstad
Take the world's steepest cogwheel train down to Alpnachstad, descending past trickling mountain streams and sheer rock faces toward the verdant, green meadows below.
Stop At: Lake Lucerne, Lucerne Switzerland
Conclude your tour with a picturesque 1-hour boat ride across lovely Lake Lucerne and enjoy the spectacular scenery from an entirely different angle.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Lucerne, Lucerne
At the end of the cruise, your tour ends back in Lucerne.
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Frankenstrasse 2, 6003 Luzern, Switzerland
12:30 PM
5 hours 15 minutes(approx.)
Luzern Bahnhofquai, 6003 Lucerne, Switzerland
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
09.-16.05.2024: Ascent and descent by cable car, boat ride and voucher for a soft drink included
21.10. - 08.11.2024: Ascent and descent by cogwheel train, no boat ride but lunch voucher included.
09.11. - 17.11.2024: Ascent by cable car, descent by cogwheel train, no boat ride but lunch voucher included
Boat ride available until 20.10.2024. Afterwards, a lunch voucher will be provided as compensation
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 48 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Posted By : Karen_B
Tram ride was nice but this excursion was way overbooked, requiring a long wait for 2 full motor coaches and long queues for both the assent and decent on the tram. What should have been a 15 minute bus ride to the tram took 1 hour and 45 minutes. Our time at the summit was shortened to 50 minutes and the 1 hour boat ride was shortened to 35 minutes. The guide only handed out tickets, no information about the mountain or lake views.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : mpacetti
Mountain time was excellent as well as boat ride. Everything was on time and well organized. Tour guide also was a pleasure.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Lance_F
We were sad we couldn't ride the cog railway, but the gondola rides were fine. It shortened our ferry trip, but the bus driver caught us up, so it was nice.
Isabel did a great job herding her group through all the queues and at the top, too. Narration was good
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : Catharine_K
Robert, our tour guide, was wonderful! The entire day was lovely. It was foggy on Pilatus, so we couldn't see the view, and the train wasn't running, but it was still worth the trip. The boat ride was especially beautiful and relaxing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : stevenwC9977RA
We took a nice excursion to the top of Pilatus at the end of October. The views from the various hiking summits were spectacular. I would have rated the trip higher except that the ferry wasn't running at this time of the year. Also, the high speed cable car was shut down for maintenance. These two factors are out of the control of the tour group and they did their best to make sure we comfortable on the bus and cog train.
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Posted On : 2023-12-29
Posted By : Dianne_Y
Our tour was canceled, so we can’t write a review. We definitely wish we had been able to take the tour.
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Posted On : 2023-11-17
Posted By : jessicapB4230QD
In summary: this visit was breathtaking. Due to the weather, the cogwheel train tracks were frozen (so unusable) and the boat tour was canceled. Our (very friendly and helpful!) tour guide said the website says the boat is always closed during November, but I couldn't find that information, and the reimbursement option was only a 20 frank meal voucher at the cafe on Mt Pilatus (which isn't enough for one meal). Because of these two things, we felt a little scammed. HOWEVER!!!!! These things did NOT ruin the experience at all, and it was still INCREDIBLE! The views were absolutely breathtaking and the mountain feels like it's out of a fairytale. the cable car rides take you up the mountainside, showing an incredible view of the lake, the mountains beyond, and the local cottages and flocks of sheep. Our tour guide was so very kind, patient, and helpful, and she spoke English, Spanish, and German. The trip was very well organized and we were well informed of all the activities available up on the mountain. There are also some very friendly and funny who like to hang out around the overlook. Truly a magical experience and a MUST DO for anyone visiting Lucerne!
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Posted On : 2023-11-13
Posted By : Tour32349399669
Tour was well organized and everything went as planned. It was great to do the gondolas up and the cogwheel train down followed by the boat. Beautiful views as the weather was perfect. Only thing that could have been better was the tour guide. She really didn’t say much at the top of Pilatus other than what time to meet at the entrance to the train.
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Posted On : 2023-11-04
Posted By : Snowman2010_10
We had a very bad tour experience that we took on Oct. 28. to start with the tour guide was late to the pickup point. So everyone just loaded up on the bus (there were 3 tours leaving at that point) and hoped we were on the correct bus. When the guide arrived, he did a head count, never checked our reservation tickets or names, and started the tour. We drove to the Cogwheel, that was closed, we all got off the bus and immediately back on when the guide realized the cogwheel was closed. We the drove to the cable car. We were late for our time slot so we all had to wait in line for 30 minutes to get on to the cable car. We were told to make sure we were on the 4 pm cable car or earlier, and the bus would leave as soon as that cable car got down. We saw the line for the cable car was long so we got in line for it at 3 pm. Waited in that line for 45 minutes to get on the cable car. We spent more time waiting in lines then enjoying the tour. When the 4 pm cable car got down the guide told us to get on the bus and then we left. No head count or check to make sure everyone got back on the bus. We didnt have time to sit down and eat and use the $20 voucher. What a waste of our day and money. This was very unorganized from the start and continued that way all day.
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Posted On : 2023-10-31
Posted By : LaurieR215
We had one day in Luzern. We took this trip and it was awesome. The top of Mount Pilatus was beautiful. Hikes are not too hard. There is a lovely restaurant to sit outside and eat & drink and a quick place also. The view are beautiful and worth a few pictures! The go down the mountain to the lake and take the boat back to the town. Beautiful was to see the lake and homes on the lake. We topped off the day with a wonderful meal.
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Posted On : 2023-10-29
