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2-Day Alps Tour from Zurich: Mt Pilatus and Mt Titlis
2 days
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Day 1: Mt Pilatus
Pass By: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
In the morning on your first day, leave Zurich in a comfortable coach for a one-hour journey to the lake-side city of Lucerne.
Stop At: Lucerne Station, Bahnhofplatz, Lucerne 6005 Switzerland
On the bus, enjoy a a guided orientation tour of the city’s highlights and stop at attractions like the Old Town, from where you can walk to Chapel Bridge.
Duration: 50 minutes
Pass By: Pilatus Luzern, Schlossweg 1, Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
After enjoying some time at your leisure, continue to Kriens and board a gondola to the top of Mt Pilatus and admire panoramic views.
Stop At: Mount Pilatus, PILATUS-BAHNEN AG Schlossweg 1 Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
Venture down Dragon's Path and take a short hike to the summit before checking in to your 3-star mountain-top hotel for a fantastic overnight. You'll be welcomed with a complimentary beverage and enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner while taking in breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Spend the night cradled in the Swiss mountains at 7,000 feet (2,132 meters) -- a truly unique experience.
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Mt Titlis
Pass By: Mount Pilatus, PILATUS-BAHNEN AG Schlossweg 1 Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
The next morning, enjoy a scrumptious buffet breakfast before descending Mt Pilatus by the world's steepest cogwheel train to Alpnachstadt and from there by train to Lucerne.
Pass By: Lucerne, Main station, Zentralstrasse 1, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland
At the Frankenstrasse 2 - 4, Lucerne, join a guided tour to Mt Titlis for your eternal snow and ice adventure!
Stop At: Mount Titlis, Poststrasse 3 Talstation, Engelberg 6390 Switzerland
Enjoy a comfortable coach ride to Engelberg, where the breathtaking journey to Mt Titlis begins. Take a revolving Rotair cable-car ride and enjoy spectacular sights of the glacier's deep crevasses and gigantic ice boulders. And now that the new gondola system has been implemented, you will spend more time on top of Mount Titlis as the new ride takes you up in a shorter time!
At the top of Mt Titlis, enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Alps from the restaurants where you will have some lunch (own expense) or the sun terrace.
Visit the Ice Grotto and enjoy the unique opportunity to walk through a glacier and over Europe's highest suspension bridge. Or, take a ride on the IceFlyer and get an exclusive up-close view of the glacier’s crevasses. Don’t forget to slide down the Fun Lift -- a 492-foot (150-meter) snow tube!
After this exciting Swiss winter experience, conclude your two-day adventure with a scenic drive back to Lucerne and then on to Zurich.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Pass By: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
The guide will drop you off at the Sihlquai Coach Terminal, Zürich
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Mt Pilatus
Pass By: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
In the morning on your first day, leave Zurich in a comfortable coach for a one-hour journey to the lake-side city of Lucerne.
Stop At: Lucerne Station, Bahnhofplatz, Lucerne 6005 Switzerland
On the bus, enjoy a a guided orientation tour of the city’s highlights and stop at attractions like the Old Town, from where you can walk to Chapel Bridge.
Duration: 50 minutes
Pass By: Pilatus Luzern, Schlossweg 1, Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
After enjoying some time at your leisure, continue to Kriens and board a gondola to the top of Mt Pilatus and admire panoramic views.
Stop At: Mount Pilatus, PILATUS-BAHNEN AG Schlossweg 1 Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
Venture down Dragon's Path and take a short hike to the summit before checking in to your 3-star mountain-top hotel for a fantastic overnight. You'll be welcomed with a complimentary beverage and enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner while taking in breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Spend the night cradled in the Swiss mountains at 7,000 feet (2,132 meters) -- a truly unique experience.
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Mt Titlis
Pass By: Mount Pilatus, PILATUS-BAHNEN AG Schlossweg 1 Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland
The next morning, enjoy a scrumptious buffet breakfast before descending Mt Pilatus by the world's steepest cogwheel train to Alpnachstadt and from there by train to Lucerne.
Pass By: Lucerne, Main station, Zentralstrasse 1, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland
At the Frankenstrasse 2 - 4, Lucerne, join a guided tour to Mt Titlis for your eternal snow and ice adventure!
Stop At: Mount Titlis, Poststrasse 3 Talstation, Engelberg 6390 Switzerland
Enjoy a comfortable coach ride to Engelberg, where the breathtaking journey to Mt Titlis begins. Take a revolving Rotair cable-car ride and enjoy spectacular sights of the glacier's deep crevasses and gigantic ice boulders. And now that the new gondola system has been implemented, you will spend more time on top of Mount Titlis as the new ride takes you up in a shorter time!
At the top of Mt Titlis, enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Alps from the restaurants where you will have some lunch (own expense) or the sun terrace.
Visit the Ice Grotto and enjoy the unique opportunity to walk through a glacier and over Europe's highest suspension bridge. Or, take a ride on the IceFlyer and get an exclusive up-close view of the glacier’s crevasses. Don’t forget to slide down the Fun Lift -- a 492-foot (150-meter) snow tube!
After this exciting Swiss winter experience, conclude your two-day adventure with a scenic drive back to Lucerne and then on to Zurich.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Pass By: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
The guide will drop you off at the Sihlquai Coach Terminal, Zürich
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- Overnight in a 3-star Hotel on Mt Pilatus
- Welcome drink
- Dinner - 3-course dinner
- Buffet breakfast
- Short City Tour with main sights of Lucerne
- Mount Pilatus panorama gondola and aerial gondola car ride
- Mount Titlis: Ice Flyer, Ice Grotto, Ride in revolving cable-car ROTAIR to the summit, Europe's highest suspension bridge (weather permitting)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional guide
- Entry/Admission - Mount Pilatus
- Entry/Admission - Mount Titlis
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 21 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Maximum of 2 passengers per room. If you are traveling with a party of 3 travelers or more, you must make separate bookings
- One standard suitcase per person is allowed. Customers will have to carry their own luggage during the ascent to and descent from Mount Pilatus.
- The overnight stay at and descent from Mount Pilatus is unguided. You will need to make your own way back to Lucerne on day 2.
- Please dress appropriately for spending time in the mountains. It can be cold and wet even in summer and the weather in the mountains is often unpredictable. Good shoes are also recommended.
- Tour not operating from 4 to 15 November 2019 due to Mt Titlis aerial car revision
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Aquatic
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This tour was amazing!
Absolutely wonderful! We weren't sure what to expect from this tour, but it was fantastic. We thoroughly enjoyed every element of the two day tour. Our night's stay on Mount Pilatus was magnificent - the views spectacular, the setting perfect. The included dinner and breakfast were excellent, and the ambience and service exceptional. Our experience was fabulous and definitely 5 star.
There were four adults in our party and we all thoroughly enjoyed this tour. In fact it was one of the highlights of our five weeks in Europe. Switzerland was amazing, and this tour lived up to the good critiques we had seen on Viator.
I would not recommend this tour. The morning was spend driving through the countryside dropping off other travellers at the various mountains for their excursions. When we headed up Mt Pilatus I was on my own. The stay at Mt Pilatus was amazing and definitely worth it! The train ticket from the base of Mt Pilatus to Lucerne was supposed to be included. It wasn't and I was advised by the tour guide that it is easy to purchase once you come down the mountain. The train station is right at the base of the mountain however the line up was so long to purchase tickets that I almost missed the train back to Lucerne. I would have been better off to book the trip up Pilatus myself as I would have been able to spend more time enjoying Mt Pilatus and it's numerous hiking trails
All the details were carried out to a T. My husband an I happened to be the only ones on our coach to spend the night at Hotel Bellevue on Mt. Pilatus. Trudy, our guide, personally went to the desk to verify all details for the morning descent, etc. The next day in Lucerne we met up with the group going to Mt. Titlis for the day. What an Alpine experience in the glacier and snow! It could not have gone smoother- I have taken student groups to Europe since 1980 and this was the best! I will be checking possible Viator excursions on upcoming trips.
My daughter and I did this tour together and the main reason we chose this tour was to see snow for the very first time! The countryside in Switzerland is just beautiful - very pretty and pristine. This is where I conquered my fear of heights. The cable car ride up to Mt Pilatus was really nice - peaceful and you could even hear cow bells when you passed the cows below. Unfortunately, for everyone on the tour Mt Pilatus itself was covered in very thick fog, so no-one got to see the scenery from the mountain. We were the only people in the group to stay on the mountain that night. The room was nice and by dinner time we discovered the fog had lifted. Dinner was just ok - not much choice, but served in a grand room. Breakfast was also adequate. When we woke in the morning the fog was back - so we didn't get to see much in the way of views or go on any of the walks. The next morning we followed instructions to get off the mountain to meet the next tour group at the train station below easy enough. This was what we were waiting for - all tour groups and people visiting Mt Titlis were geared up in clothing to visit the snow. Once again heavy fog, you could not even see anything in the cable car rides up the mountain. Once you got there you discovered the snow was indeed just slushy ice. I know this is all up to mother nature, but with all the fog and lack of snow we both felt really disappointed. Can't justify what we spent on this tour - quite unimpressed by it all and Switzerland is one of the most expensive places we visited on our trip.