Mount Pilatus Winter Experience: Private Tour from Lucerne
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover Mount Pilatus on a private day tour from Lucerne during the off-season. Travel to Kriens and ascend the mountain by panoramic gondola and the spectacular Dragon Ride aerial cableway, enjoying ever-changing views of forests, valleys, and the Swiss Alps. At the summit, admire breathtaking views over Lake Lucerne and the surrounding peaks, explore the famous Dragon World and Dragon Trail, or simply relax on the panoramic terraces. Your private guide provides a flexible experience tailored to the season and weather, ensuring you make the most of your visit. You'll also have free time to enjoy a meal or refreshments at one of the mountain restaurants before returning comfortably to Lucerne by cable car.
Inclusions
What's included
- English speaking Swiss tourguide
- drop-off at hotel after the tour (if preferred)
- all necessary tickets for the tour (no additional costs)
- pick-up from hotel through our tourguide by public transportation
What's not
- Food or drinks (lunch break at restaurant with various menus)
Itinerary
After pick-up from your hotel, you travel by bus within 15 minutes to Kriens.
In terms of population, Kriens is the third largest municipality and the second largest city in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It lies at the foot of Mount Pilatus and borders Lucerne to the east. A short walk takes you to the cableway station of the Pilatus gondola.
You board one of the aerial cableways (mentioned as gondola in Switzerland) to hoover via Krienseregg to Fräkmüntegg. Travel time is 20 minutes.
At Fräkmüntegg you change on the 60-people gondola for the final ascent. Travel time is 6 minutes.
Arrive at the mountain station Pilatus Kulm, where a viewing terrace, a panorama gallery and two mountain hotels are located on the scenic local mountain. Visit several attractions at Mt. Pilatus like the dragon gallery, the viewpoint, the scenic terraces and the multimedia presentation. After your lunch and visit, you travel the same way back by gondola to Luzern.
Return travel from Mt. Pilatus to Kriens by cableway, a short walk to the bus and by local bus back to Luzern train station, where the tour ends.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- SwissTravelGuide.ch
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- children must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Lucerne
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 129 day trips we list in Lucerne.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 89 of 129.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Lucerne
Lucerne is a compact Swiss lake city with a covered wooden bridge, a medieval wall and a ring of mountains, in the heart of Switzerland.
Lucerne sits at the northern end of Lake Lucerne, where the Reuss River flows out under two old wooden bridges. The Chapel Bridge, with its stone water tower and painted roof panels, dates from the fourteenth century, although it was partly rebuilt after a fire in 1993. The old town has painted house fronts, squares and the twin-spired Jesuit church, and the Museggmauer, a wall with nine towers, closes it to the north.
Top-ranked sights in Lucerne: Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee), Lucerne Old Town, Mt. Pilatus.
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