Mount Pilatus Private Tour: Golden Round Trip and Lake Cruise from Luzern
4.8
16 Ratings
Lucerne
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Mount Pilatus on a private tour from Luzern. Enjoy the Golden Round Trip, including a lake cruise, cogwheel train ride, and cableway journey. Perfect for families and adventure seekers, with attractions like a rope park and a large viewing terrace. Book now!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lake Lucerne - Start your tour with the one hour lake boat transfer from Luzern to Alpnachstad. After leaving the bay of Luzern, the boat glides along the shore of Hergiswil and Stansstad to the bay of Alpnach. On the entire boat tour you have the surrounding mountains in sight.
What's Included
- Private Swiss Travel Guide for your group
- Seasonal Cogwheel train or Cableway to Mt Pilatus
- 1-Hour Lake Lucerne Cruise (winter)
- Bus Ticket to Lucerne
- One-way Lake Lucerne boat trip (summer)
- Aerial cableway descent
What's Not Included
- food and drinks
- personal expenses during the tour
Additional Information
Mount Pilatus, located near Luzern, hosts 73 snow-tipped peaks and a multitude of lakes, providing a unique and memorable panoramic views. The quintessential Golden Round Trip (Jun-Oct) makes for a splendid journey: Initial leg of the journey starts with a serene lake boat ride on Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad. From there, the journey continues on the world’s steepest cogwheel train to the peak of Mt. Pilatus. The journey back involves a picturesque aerial cableway ride via Kriens and a local bus ride back to Luzern.
Mt. Pilatus welcomes both famililes and adventure enthusiasts. Central Switzerland’s most extensive rope park is hosted at Fräkmüntegg. Numerous other attractions await you at Mt. Pilatus, or you can simply unwind at the large viewing terrace.
Please note that from November to May the cogwheel railway and regular lake boat are non-operational. During this period, Mt. Pilatus can be reached by cableway and a one-hour scenic lake cruise in Luzern is included in the trip.
- a minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- children must be accompagnied by an adult
- for wheelchair assistance - please contact us before booking
- Please note: Boat and coghwheel railway will operate Mai to October only. Off season, the tour will be performed by travelling to mount Pilatus both ways by gondola, the tour will be finalized with a 1-hour tour on the lake Lucerne by panoramic boat after the return travel from mount Pilatus.
Location
Lake Lucerne
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(16 Ratings)
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Jennifer_k
Sep 28, 2023
Tour that exceeded all expectations! - Highly recommend this tour! I have used Viator in many different countries and have never had anything less than a great experience. Our guide Aneh was beyond amazing. She was organized, made efficient use of the time, so knowledgeable and answered all our questions and she was fun and friendly! The views from the top of mt pilatus were breathtaking, transporting from bus to boat to cog train to cable car was all effortless. Have recommended Viator to all my friends and will always use on future trips!
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Charles_g
Jul 4, 2023
We had clouds at the top... - We had clouds at the top of the mountain but otherwise had a wonderful day on the lake and mountain. Our guide Adrian was helpful and informative.
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Elizabeth_m
Nov 5, 2022
Incredible Tour and Guide - Adrian was our guide and was exceptional! All of our experiences were timed perfectly. He was very knowledgeable and we would highly recommend him and this particular tour!
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Heather_a
May 31, 2022
Amazing Day - What a great day! The gondola ride, the tram in the sky, the steps to the peak where we actually got snowed on, and then back down on the cogwheel train was all amazing. Plus our guide Adrian was wonderful, knowledgeable, friendly and fun to be with. Highly recommend.
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Inab72
Feb 13, 2019
WOW what a trip - The train up towards Pilatus is amazing and very steep. It gives you a perspective on how and where people actually live! The mailman was with us this day, and he delivered mail and milk to a small farm om 1300 meters up. It was really amazing on the top too, with shops, restaurants and several hikes to chose almond. On the top we had lunch and suddenly we thought there was rain, but we did actually sit inside a cloud. I do not like heights so at one point I actually did cry a bit because I was so scared, but I do not regret the trip, and I would do it again.
On our way down we did go gondola cable, one big for maybe 20 people and then a smaller one for 4 people.
I will never forget about this trip and I that one day I will be able to take it once more.
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Kelly
Aug 14, 2017
This tour was the Highlight of our... - <p>This tour was the Highlight of our Trip, our guide Adrian brought Switzerland to life for us!</p>
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Judith
Jun 26, 2017
Our trip with Oscar was terrific... - <p>Our trip with Oscar was terrific! He had all the insider tips for getting on the railway as quickly as possible, so we had the most amount of time to explore the mountaintop. When I asked him a question about something he didn't know offhand, he got an answer for me immediately. Everything was smooth and easy.</p>
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Hollykr123
Apr 22, 2022
Great day of touring! - ENZO was wonderful! We enjoyed his conversation and information about Switzerland. His English was excellent and he was organized and helpful.
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Eddie
Jul 24, 2019
Personalised Tour - No issues here so have no concerns that you might be left stranded or that your guide doesn't speak your language or that the tour is somehow altered or changed. However at the price my partner and I were surprised at lack of basic historical facts so check the resume of guide if you are a stickler for detailed knowledge of experiences in this tour.
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James
Feb 3, 2018
The mountain is fantastic and well... - <p>The mountain is fantastic and well worth the trip. <br/>
Our guide was local and very helpful. </p>
<p>The rating is due to aviator selling a package (cog rail train) which is closed in winter. We paid for a specific experience and aviator did not deliver nor send us any notification of a corrected itinerary</p>
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