Rigi, the Queen of the Swiss Mountains and cruise

General information

Destination	Category
Zurich, Switzerland	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

Join us for an epic full-day guided tour on land, water and air to Mount Rigi, from where you can enjoy some of the most beautiful landscapes imaginable.

From Zurich we will take you on a scenic coach journey through picturesque countryside via the Albis Pass and along the shores of the Lake of the Four Forested Cantons (as Lake Lucerne is romantically called in German.


We continue our journey to Weggis, the picture-postcard lakeside village nestling at the foot of the 1,800-metre-high Mount Rigi. We’ll take a cable car to Rigi Kaltbad, where we’ll hop aboard Europe’s oldest mountain railway for a panoramic journey to Rigi-Kulm. Enjoy breathtaking views over the surrounding mountains and 13 lakes. During the summer you can hike to the summit or in the winter, you can hire a sledge.


The descent involves yet another adventure as you board a rack railway (25% gradient) to reach the idyllic hamlet of Vitznau, which occupies a narrow strip of land between the lake and the mountain. We’ll board a ferry for a scenic one-hour lake cruise to Lucerne.


You will then have some time to explore the narrow streets of the Old Town at your own leisure; admire the frescoed façades, fairytale turrets, and marvel at the wooden Chapel Bridge before returning to Zurich.


Meeting/ Pick up point: Bus parking near Main Station. Stop: ''Sihlquai'', Streetcar: 4, 13 and 17. br>Duration: Nine and a half hours.
Start or opening time: 9.30am.
Languages: English, German (and Spanish upon request). Guide except from Weggis to Lucerne. You will receive timetable and detailed, written information from your guide (no guide on the mountain).