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Rigi Adventure: Scenic Train, Spa & Boat Ride
4.5
60 Ratings
Lucerne
Experience the beauty of Mt. Rigi on a self-guided excursion. Ride the cogwheel train, enjoy panoramic views, and relax at the Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths & Spa.
Experience the beauty of Mt. Rigi on a self-guided excursion. Ride the cogwheel train, enjoy panoramic views, and relax at the Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths & Spa.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Mt. Rigi - Hop on the cogwheel train in Vitznau, Europe’s first mountain railway, which brings you to the top of Rigi Kulm, aka
Queen of the Mountains.
The mountain top (called Rigi Kulm) provides countless panoramic views overlooking Lake Lucerne.
If you prefer to discover another cogwheel train and route, you can also hop on the train to Goldau….
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Mt. Rigi - Hop on the cogwheel train in Vitznau, Europe’s first mountain railway, which brings you to the top of Rigi Kulm, aka
Queen of the Mountains.
The mountain top (called Rigi Kulm) provides countless panoramic views overlooking Lake Lucerne.
If you prefer to discover another cogwheel train and route, you can also hop on the train to Goldau. Another accessing point to Mt. Rigi is Weggis, where a cable car brings you up to Rigi Kaltbad, from where you can continue by cogwheel train up to Rigi Kulm. Your ticket provides unlimited rides on the three transportation services for the whole day and you are able to choose your route according to your wishes.
- Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad - Your pass includes entry to the Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths & Spa, designed by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. Its tranquil and contemplative ambience makes it the perfect place for rest and relaxation.
What's Included
- Unlimited rides on the cable car Weggis - Rigi Kaltbad (use train line when closed)
- Unlimited rides on all Rigi cogwheel trains, including Europe’s 1st mountain railway Vitznau - Rigi Kulm
- Unlimited rides on the cogwheel train from Goldau - Rigi Kulm
- Day admission to Mineral Baths and Spa at Rigi Kaltbad
- Unlimited rides on the cable car Weggis - Rigi Kaltbad (use train line when closed)
- Unlimited rides on all Rigi cogwheel trains, including Europe’s 1st mountain railway Vitznau - Rigi Kulm
- Unlimited rides on the cogwheel train from Goldau - Rigi Kulm
- Day admission to Mineral Baths and Spa at Rigi Kaltbad
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Towels, but they can be hired for an additional surcharge at the Mineral Baths & SPA Rigi Kaltbad
- Transportation to/from one of Mt. Rigi’s valley stations, Vitznau, Arth-Goldau or Weggis
- A variety of swimwear is available for rent or purchase on-site.
- Food and drinks
- Towels, but they can be hired for an additional surcharge at the Mineral Baths & SPA Rigi Kaltbad
- Transportation to/from one of Mt. Rigi’s valley stations, Vitznau, Arth-Goldau or Weggis
- A variety of swimwear is available for rent or purchase on-site.
Additional Information
This SELF-GUIDED trip allows you to combine the most popular mountain excursion of the Swiss, with a scenic boat ride and some relaxing hours at the Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths & Spa, which delivers an exclusive wellness experience surrounded by a legendary Alpine landscape.
- After arriving in Vitznau, you can take the cogwheel train ascent to Rigi Kulm…
This SELF-GUIDED trip allows you to combine the most popular mountain excursion of the Swiss, with a scenic boat ride and some relaxing hours at the Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths & Spa, which delivers an exclusive wellness experience surrounded by a legendary Alpine landscape.
- After arriving in Vitznau, you can take the cogwheel train ascent to Rigi Kulm (departing every hour at xx:15)
- Enjoy the 360-degree panoramas on Rigi Kulm, summit of the Rigi! Don’t forget to discover the multiple photo points.
- Take the train (departing every hour at xx:00) in direction of Vitznau, get off at Rigi Kaltbad, the world-class Kaltbad Mineralbad & Spa is just in front of you
- Dip in and spend some relaxing hours in Mineral bath
- Take the next connecting train to Vitznau or cable car to Weggis
- Note that this tour is self-guided, no pick-up or tour guide can be provided for this tour
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Do not forget your swimsuit
- Children up to 15 years travel free of charge all year around when acommpanied by at least an adult on Mt. Rigi (please buy ticket on spot for the lake cruise and the Mineral Baths & SPA Rigi Kaltbad)
- Children below 1 year have no access to the Mineral Baths & SPA
- Beware of the closing times of the cable car by visiting rigi.ch prior to your travel. Use Vitznau train line instead (no refund due to this!)
Location
Mt. Rigi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(60 Ratings)
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Neil_p
Mar 1, 2025
indescribable experience! - An indescribable experience at the top of the mountain at Rigi! Would recommend without hesitation!!
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Adventurer269437
Feb 13, 2025
Awesome experience, avoid the overpriced cafe with rude woman server. - Amazing experience, the views were just incredible. We went up on the cogwheel train which was awesome, sit on the left. We went back down on the cable car. The only negative was a very rude woman serving in the cafe, the cog wheel.staff were lovely but she was awful.
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Andreagi6079na
Jan 9, 2025
Amazing Experience on Mount Rigi!!! - Insanely relaxing & gorgeous views but definitely you have to take a ferry to get there with is even longer & more money but it was all beautiful once you get there. But get there very early if you want to make a day of it because the train & stop around 5ish.
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Sarahho8970kd
Jan 8, 2025
Romantic decadence! - Absolutely decadent! This is an outstanding facility for complete relaxation and pampering. We indulged in a 75min couples massage while we were there and it was divine. The views, the sauna, the pools = unforgettable romance. Definitely do it! It was pricey, but book direct so you don't pay for things you don't use.
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Wanderer540792
Dec 21, 2024
Great trip! - The views were amazing! Spa was wonderful! Even though we had clouds and a little rain, we still had a very enjoyable day!
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David_n
Dec 19, 2024
All experience was... - All experience was amazing the minerals bring while looking at the Alps plus there's a steam room Asana Crystal pool etc
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Abbyhk5688aw
Jan 20, 2025
Fun Experience - This was a very fun experience! Getting to the Mineral Baths was a little bit confusing. If you are coming from the Arth-Goldau train station, you have to take the cogwheel train up and then switch trains, and get off at the Kaltbad stop. When you go to the spa, you do have to pay to rent towels. Our experience at the spa was great, you get to swim around in the mineral baths both inside and outside, go into the steam room, the mineral pool, etc. As a word of warning, if you want to go into the sauna, you HAVE to be completely naked and it is co-ed (both men and women) - you cannot go in with any clothes on! Overall this was a good experience, but I would recommend planning this day out ahead of time and getting an early start, as the transportation time to get to the base train stations and then to the spa can take a few hours total.
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Scenic16193063369
Dec 29, 2024
Experience - I loved the views of this place. One of my suggestions would be the front staff if they have time to give you a short tour of the place feel a little more personal when you arrive She gives you a lot of information at once and we had to find a lot of it on our own Also I wished they offered cold water where the pool area is as we had to find on our own where we could get something to drink as there was no one to be found once we were in the pool area But it is a lovely place I did not see on their web site were we could book a massage and maybe I missed it But when we arrived they had only a couple of times that unfortunetly didnt fit our schedule. So book ahead if you can. Otherwise we loved the place and get place to relax.
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L8206ircarmenl
Dec 10, 2024
Exploration day - spa, walk, snowy mountains, views - The spa is wonderful. Beautiful views from the outdoor pool of the snowy mountains. Note, the viewing ledge is quite short so people need to rotate and let others have some time at the viewing ledge.
The spa consists of a large indoor pool with various zones of different types of jet sprays. There is the outdoor pool with further jets.
Downstairs is the crystal bath - a shallow warm pool - but it can get noisy due to the sound design. There is also a steam room; a warm room with beds looking out onto the mountains; a relaxation room with free tea and water; a sauna; and the treatment rooms.
The day pass gives you access to the cogwheel train and cable car. But we actually did not use the day pass. Instead, we bought a SAVER DAY PASS in advance and paid for the spa ticket on the door. This worked out to be cheaper for us, as the day pass included all transport in Switzerland for 24hours - so we managed to include the train from Zurich, the trams in Zurich, the Mt Rigi transport and boat ride.
Our route from Zurich was to take the mainline train to Arth Goldau; cogwheel train from Arth Goldau up to the summit, then walk down to the spa, with a stop off at Resturant no 7 which has great views; continue to the spa for 3 hours; then took the penultimate cable car back down to Weggis. We took a boat from weggis to Lucerne where we spent a lovely evening exploring Christmas markets and the old wooden bridge. Took the train back to Zurich after.
Recommend:- check the train times as the cogwheel train/cable car from each stop only runs about once an hour so you need to plan ahead so you have enough time.
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Simbagod
Dec 12, 2024
Spa needs to offer towels & toiletries - Beautiful trip somewhat up the mountain but spa should offer toiletries and towels. Otherwise worth the trip!!!!!!!!!
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