Mount Pilatus Winter Experience: Small Group Tour from Zürich in Switzerland

Tour start. Meet your tourguide at the train station Zürich main station at the designated meeting point and make your way by train to Luzern.

Luzern. Change at Luzern to the public electrical bus to Kriens, just 10 minutes away from the city center.

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.

Mt. Pilatus cableway. You board one of the aerial cableways (mentioned as gondola in Switzerland) to hoover via Krienseregg to Fräkmüntegg. Travel time is 20 minutes.

Krienseregg. The Krienseregg is perfect for families. In the versatile local recreation area you will find marked, varied circular hikes and large picnic areas

Fräkmüntegg. At Fräkmüntegg you change on the 60-people gondola for the final ascent. Travel time is 6 minutes.

Mt. Pilatus. 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.

returning to Luzern. Boarding the electric bus for the 10 minutes ride to Luzern, where you will board the Bürgenstock-Shuttle Catamaran boat.

Lake Lucerne cruise. Enjoy an hour full of amazing Alpine impressions! From the boat you will see the Bay of Lucerne with all the landmarks of the city and of course majestic Mount Pilatus, Mount Rigi and Mount Bürgenstock.

return travel to Zürich. As the old town of Luzern is just footsteps away, you can spend some time at your own in Luzern or you just travel back to your starting point in Zürich. The train journey to Zürich takes 50 minutes.