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From Lucerne: Classic Rigi Round Trip

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Activity provider:Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
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From Lucerne: Classic Rigi Round Trip

Activity provider:Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
4.6  / 5
183 reviews

From $140.75 per person

Enjoy a unique combination of boat, rack railway and cable car travel to Rigi. This varied tour in the heart of central Switzerland is suitable for both a half or full-day tour.

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Highlights
  • Enjoy an adventure by rack railway and get a glimpse of a bygone time
  • Experience the Queen of the Mountains — Central Switzerland's Rigi offers something for hiking fans and solitude seekers alike
  • Enjoy the nature, the incredible views over Switzerland and experience different modes of transport over the mountains
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Discover Rigi, the Queen of the Mountains, from its most beautiful side on a half or full-day tour. Begin with a boat tour on Lake Lucerne to Vitznau. Modern motor boats and nostalgic steamboats (in the summer) bring you over the incredible, fjord-like water to Vitznau. From Vitznau, head to the Rigi Train on the queen of the mountains. Fantastic views of the Swiss Plateau, the Black Forest, the Vosges Mountains, and the Alps await from Rigi Kulm. Descend with the rack railway to Rigi Kaltbad and from there take the cable car to Weggis. Finally, return by boat to Lucerne. Suggested itinerary for a full-day tour: • Departure by boat from Lucerne at 09:12 — arrival at Vitznau at 10:09 • Departure by rack railway from Vitznau at 10:15 — arrival at Rigi Kulm at 10:45 • Free time • Departure by rack railway from Rigi Kulm at 14:00 — arrival at Rigi Kaltbad at 14:15 • Free time • Departure by cable car from Rigi Kaltbad at 15:10 — arrival at Weggis at 15:20 • Departure by boat from Weggis at 16:05 — arrival at Lucerne at 16:47 Suggested itinerary for a half-day tour: • Departure by boat from Lucerne at 12:00 — arrival at Vitznau at 12:54 • Departure by rack railway from Vitznau at 13:15 — arrival at Rigi Kulm at 13:47 • Free time • Departure by rack railway from Rigi Kulm at 16:00 — arrival at Rigi Kaltbad at 16:15 • Free time • Departure by cable car from Rigi Kaltbad at 17:10 — arrival at Weggis at 17:20 • Departure by boat from Weggis at 18:05 — arrival at Lucerne at 18:41
Includes
  • Boat ride from Lucerne to Vitznau and Weggis to Lucerne in 2nd class
  • Mountain transport from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm, Rigi Kulm — Rigi Kaltbad by rack railway
  • Descent from Rigi Kaltbad to Weggis by cable car
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The boat station is adjacent to Lucerne train station. Please check on site to see from which pier the boat to Vitznau leaves.

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  • From November 20th to December 1st, 2023 and from March 4th to 28th, 2024 the cable car from Rigi Kaltbad to Weggis will not be operating due to maintenance work. During this time the excursion can be done via Vitznau both ways.

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based on 183 reviews

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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesMay 29, 2023 – Verified booking
Trip and hike down Rigi was beautiful. Recommend lunch at the Alpina Restaurant/Hotel where we caught the gondola down. While self-guided the instructions should clearly state that you need to figure out the boat to take on your own, no one will meet and direct you. Minor flaw in the directions; we figured out just before the boat launched.
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GetYourGuide traveler October 16, 2021 – Verified booking
Uma experiência excelente. Viagem de barco muito calma e a vista das margens do lago é excelente. O elétrico até ao topo do monte proporciona vistas magnificas (escolham lugares lado esquerdo para a subida). No topo mesmo em dias mais encobertos é bonito. Desçam a pé até ao teleférico que vale muito a pena. E depois a viagem de teleférico até de novo ao barco é do outro mundo. Para quem tem medo alturas escolha não ficar logo na frente, mas não deixe de fazer a viagem.
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GetYourGuide traveler May 15, 2018 – Verified booking
The Rigi region is wonderful especially in good weather, but you should need more information from the organizers. You should know the timetable of the all of the trains in advance in order to organize your trip. My suggestion for the Get Your Guide: you should show the time table of the trains in a pdf form for the travellers on your website.
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