Unforgettable Lucerne: Zurich Day Trip & Panoramic Lake Cruise

Very easy to find the bus station to get on our tour bus. The tour guide gave us a nice overview of the area and took us on a small guided walk to the famous wooden bridge in Lucerne. She provided us with a map of other tourist spots around town and showed us where the boat launch was located. The boat ride was nice and it gave a good overview of the lake and some of its history. Our return bus arrived on time and gave us a comfortable ride home. Please note you are left alone to tour on your own in Lucerne. No one guides you through town. We enjoyed this because we love to check out new locations on our own at our own pace.

Lots of “on your own time” in Lucerne. We had over 6 hrs to explore. The coach ride was well narrated into town and the lake cruise was beautiful on a comfortable quiet boat.

Our bus ride was comfortable and informative, and our guide was so helpful and kind. The cruise on Lake Lucerne was absolutely stunning, and you still have plenty of free time during the day to explore the city, eat lunch and do some shopping on your own time. The guide also gave us a map with all the major attractions in the city which was convenient and easy to follow. Overall a wonderful tour and would definitely recommend.

It’s worth doing as they travel the back roads to Lucerne. Had a great guide. We enjoyed wondering round the city. Took a cruise on the lake. Went to the Lion monument.enjoyed the KKL ( culture center)Lucerne really needs more than a day to really enjoy it.

We did the Lake Lucerne cruise and visit. It was among our least favorite excursions, mostly due to the fact that we felt trapped in Lucerne like a rudderless ship. We were provided a rudimentary map and sent forth on our own. No information about sites to see and as a result, we simply went from church to church and wandered aimlessly up and down curt streets. We felt trapped in that we had to wait for the bus to return from the mountains and unless we wanted to spend the extra money to train back to Zürich, there was little to do. No wife available except at specific areas and all instructions were in Swiss German. We got on the shphyr boat for a circular one hour cruise. The viator app noted we had to download an app which we were unable to do and as it turned out, there were headsets available but nobody informed us that this was the proper route. The bus from the mountains was about 20-30 minutes late headed home. If all you are wanting to do is Visit Lucerne, save the fees and take the train yourself. Otherwise folks that visited the mountains seems to have a better time than us.

Tour was exactly what we expected so it was great. The lake cruise was nice and glad we took it. Lucerne is very nice and I feel like we spent a good amount of time there.

Really enjoyed our trip to Lucerne. We got a lot of good information about Switzerland, Lucerne, and history. We had a good amount of time to explore.

Good day trip, nice city, easy tour for the masses to enjoy and not be confused over. Guide was good. We had zero issues.

So this wasn’t quite what we expected. We wanted to visit Lucerne and thought doing so through an arranged excursion would be better than going ourselves by train. As it turned out, we were grouped, for convenience sake, with the larger tour heading up to Mt. Pilatus. There were just a few of us doing only the Lucerne part so when the bus arrived in Lucerne, our “guide” walked the group to the Chapel Bridge, gave a brief overview, then set us loose. Then the larger group heading up the mountain went back to the bus. Lucerne is a beautiful city but we were there for too many hours (about 6) for being on our own. The boat ride on Lake Lucerne was nice, but you really don’t go that far (this is a huge lake). If we were to visit again, I would just take the train from Zurich.

We enjoyed the city. Easy to walk around and take in the sights. The cafe’s by the water were comfortable for an afternoon bite to eat.