Experience Mount Rigi - the Queen of the Swiss Alps on the Trip from Zurich

Ascend the Majestic Mount Rigi - Queen of the Swiss Alps

Boat trip on Lake Lucerne to the train station of Mount Rigi, Switzerland

Cogwheel train rising to Rigi Kulm

Cogwheel train up to Mt. Rigi

Famous Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower

Jesuit Church in Lucerne

Lion Monument

Panorama of the Old Town, Lucerne

Swiss Nature viewed from the top of Mount Rigi

View from the Mount Rigi, Lucerne

Weggis Village on Lake Lucerne with Mount Rigi in the background

Zurich Lucerne Weggis Mount Rigi Zurich
8 hours
Private driver with local expertise
Pick-up / Drop-off included
Free cancellation up to 48 hours
Language - English (other languages upon request SP, PT, IT, FR, DE)

Highlights

Start the private tour with Switzerland-Tour from Zurich or Lucerne Cities
Exploration of the main sights of the lively city of Lucerne
Boat trip to Weggis
Ride an Aerial Cable car to mount Rigi
Overall, private return to the initial meeting point

Description

Switzerland-Tour will lead you during this ideal private trip to get acquainted with the historical treasures of Lucerne. Later, you will proceed on to the panoramic part of your journey to discover Mount Rigi.

The driver-guide will greet you at the lobby of your hotel in Zurich or Lucerne to head and enjoy a city tour of the enchanting Lucerne including, the world-famous Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, Lion Monument, Jesuit Church & Old city squares.

Afterwards, you may have some break time to yourself to enjoy the finest cafes in the old city of Lucerne, near the beautiful lakeside or in the modern one according to your preferences. The continuation of the journey will be to Weggis by taking a boat trip from Lucerne. Whenever you arrive at Weggis, it will be time to scale to the summit of Rigi by aerial cable car. Finally, you will marvel at the majestic sights of the Bernese Alps in line with Eiger, Moench, and Jungfrau, and 13 lakes over the entire of Switzerland.

To reach Mount Rigi, you have two options, by taking the boat trip from Lucerne, or we can drive you to the station to take the cogwheel directly.

In case of taking the boat trip, the route will be like this:

Scenic boat cruise, from Lucerne to Weggis
Ascent with the mountain railway from Weggis to Rigi-Kulm
Descent with the mountain railway from Rigi-Kulm to Rigi-Kaltbad (or Weggis)
Descent with the aerial cableway from Rigi-Kaltbad to Weggis
Return cruise by boat from Weggis to Lucerne (optional)

After having a day full of excitement and concluding the Mount Rigi experience, the driver will pick you up from any desired place, which could be Weggis if you won’t take the return boat (optional) or from Lucerne to have a relaxing drive back to the initial meeting point.