Board a boat at Alpnachstad and venture across the picturesque lake to Lucerne, where you have time to explore the historic picture-perfect city centre at your leisure. Another legend says that it was once the home to dragons. Located in Central Switzerland, the mountain over looks Lucerne and is famous for its legends about dragons and stories about Pontious Pilate's soul. This rate is only applicable if all participants will have a valid 1st class Swiss Travel Pass on the tour day. A grear narrative. This is the maximum number of participants that can join this tour. The Mt.
The world's steepest cogwheel railway transports you down Mount Pilatus - a nail-biting ride. Not surprising, I suppose, considering its impressive height: Mount Pilatus is well over 2,100 meters (7,000 feet) high. Thank you so much. Called the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), Lucerne’s wooden covered bridge is probably its best-known sight. To get there, you can take either a bus or a train to Kriens from Lucerne. True or not, Pilatus is a beautiful mountain in its own right. Rate 2 (with 1st class Swiss Travel Pass), (SFC is complimentary for all STP holders). This allowed a chance to appreciate the many colorful alpine flowers growing in the crevasses along the way.
Big regret; I think Dan would have gotten some awesome shots while we were on the lake. From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour; Mt. Pilatus and Mt. This is a full-day excursion from Lucerne that looks to be truly memorable. This site has the schedule and timetable. Sadly, there used to be many more but some were destroyed when the bridge caught fire in 1993. What would you recommend for our next trip? Pilatus Tours. From November to April Cogwheel railway and boat not operating – both up and down by cableway. Pilatus Golden Roundtrip tickets incl. Grindelwald. Enchanting houses that could have been straight out of Heidi begged to be photographed, but we passed them by too quickly to catch them. Built in the late 1600s, the Lucerne Jesuit Church’s claim to fame is that it was Switzerland’s first baroque sacred building. We kept seeing advertisements and brochures for Mt. Mount Pilatus looks great! Standard text message rates may apply. Mount Pilatus – the Golden Round Trip has it all! Read More Show Less. Get real-time notifications, view your trip details, and access mobile-only deals. So beautiful ! Expedia.ca is represented in Québec by Tour East Holidays (Canada) Inc., a Québec licensee. It’s a scenic 30-minute ride, offering views of dense pine forests, rolling alpine meadows, and craggy rock formations. With mountains that drop straight into the water, Lake Lucerne seems more like a fjord than a lake. You can cancel this tour up to 9 hours before departure, in case there is bad weather in the forecast for the following tour day. To get there, you can either take the boat or the train from Lucerne to the town of Alpnachstad.
There, you’ll buy a ticket for the Mount Pilatus gondola and enjoy the ride to the summit. I almost moved to Lucerne when I was in high school. (It’s better as an adult, we think.)