Basel to Luzern: Private Mt. Pilatus Scenic Tour

Embark on a private tour from Basel to Mount Pilatus and experience the Golden Round Trip. Ride the world’s steepest cogwheel railway, enjoy a lake cruise, and take in breathtaking views with a knowledgeable tour guide.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basel SBB Station - Your tour starts with the one hour train ride from Basel to Luzern.
  • Lake Lucerne - Continue 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…
What's Included
  • All transportation fees included for boat, cogwheel railway, gondola, and bus
  • Comprehensive coverage of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
  • Exclusive local tour guide service from Swiss Travel Guide for your group
What's Not Included
  • food and drinks
  • personal expenses during the tour
Additional Information

Embark on a tailored adventure from Basel to Luzern by train, followed by a scenic boat journey. Ascend to the summit of Mt. Pilatus via the world’s steepest cogwheel train, accompanied by a private guide. The panorama continues as you descend with an aerial cableway back to Luzern. This exclusive tour seamlessly combines cultural insights, breathtaking…

Location
Basel SBB Station
Centralbahnstrasse 22
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cindy_g
Aug 9, 2024
Great Scenic Tour, wonderful guide - This was an amazing day The boat ride on lake Lucern was wonderful, the water was so blue, the weather was perfect, and the scenery couldn’t be matched. Then we had the mountain adventure!! Mr. Abraham was a great guide. He met us at our hotel that morning and had our day seamlessly planned out. This tour was worth what we paid for it, for sure
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Nancyfi237rj
Jun 26, 2024
Great view! Wonderful Guide! - Fabulous trip led by the amazing Swiss native Martin. He arrived at our hotel exactly on time, had all the tickets ready for us, led us on a train, boat, cogwheel rail, bus, etc. He was aware of our physical needs and paused when needed. He had lots of information to share, not only about the stunning beauty of the area, and history, but about life in Switzerland. Martin made the beautiful trip a fabulous adventure!
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Janell_s
Jun 6, 2024
Perfect Day in Lucerne and Mount Pilatus - We had an amazing day trip from Basal before our Rhine River cruise. This was the perfect choice for our family. The transportation was fantastic and seamless the whole day. We all loved the boat around the beautiful lake. The Cogtrain and Gondola rides were a great experience for our family. Lucerne and Mount Pilatus are beautiful and we were so grateful we chose to experience this tour. Our guide (whose name I won’t attempt to spell) was Amazing! He shared all kinds of facts and history about Switzerland which our 12 year old really enjoyed. Perfect tour if you want to experience more of Switzerland.
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Robin_a
Oct 31, 2023
Switzerland Experience - The dragon walk was astounding. If you only have one full day in Switzerland, this is a must see tour to experience the Alps.
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James_w
Aug 11, 2023
Roman our guide was... - Roman our guide was terrific! He was very knowledgeable and very easy to be with. We thought our excursion was one of the highlights of a week long cruise.
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720cynthiaw
Oct 17, 2022
Top of the World View on Pilatus - This was a full day adventure with our local guide, Mr. Abraham. He picked us up at our hotel, guided us to the train station where we travelled from Basel to Lucerne, took us to the top of Pilatus by cable car and a short hike, showed us around Lucerne and got us back to the train station to finish the day. Mr. Abraham provided a lot of historical information about Switzerland, Lucerne and Pilatus, as well as shared his personal experiences of hiking Pilatus. He is 75 years young, and still hikes the peak periodically. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Switzerland mostly due to Mr. Abraham's attention to detail. It was well worth the expense to have a private, personal guide for this tour.
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Sally_h
Sep 28, 2022
Adrian provided a white... - Adrian provided a white glove experience! We especially loved the lake cruise and learning the history of Lucerne.
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Mary_m
Oct 19, 2021
MIdwest gratitude - Adrian was our personal guide and he did a fantastic job in taking care of us. He made sure we had the best experience. He did a lot of planning to make sure we had low wait times for traveling and the traveling modes were fun and unique !! He was accommodating in every way. He is a very good historian and we had a perfect day. Thank you Adrian !!
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James_l
Oct 14, 2021
An Excellent Tour - This was an excellent tour. It included several kinds of transportation - train, ship, cog railway, gondola from the top of Mt. Pilatus, and bus. Our guide Adrian was great and extremely helpful. The views from the top of Mt. Pilatus were amazing and riding in the oldest/longest cog railway in the world was very interesting. The tour includes a lot of venues in a single day but got us back in Basel for dinner.
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Scott_s
Sep 1, 2023
Trams, trains, boats, cog railways, and cable cars! - This would have been 5 stars if weather was better. No view from Mr. Pilates this day. Our guide, Roman, was absolutely terrific.
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