Breathtaking Titlis: Ice Flyer Glacier Adventure from Engelberg

The views right from Lucerne to engelberg and then to Titlis is superb. Best to visit on sunny days. Better to avoid during cloudy days as you may not enjoy the views. Giving 3 star rating as the rotaair is a marketing ploy, nothing great about it in that short ride. The ice flyer costs extra which is not worth the price as it's a very short ride. You can experience ice flyer at other places even for free (included in city travel pass). The ice flyer or chair lift is available in other areas of Switzerland like st moritz (much longer rides) and even in Austria. Otherwise an amazing experience to the top. Glacier cave and the Titlis sky walk are good experiences. Amazing views all the way.

It was a great experience, we arrived 15 minutes prior to opening and entry was quick. It was getting crowded when we were exiting about 3 hours later

Beautiful location to visit and beautiful in route travel to enjoy with family and friends.A must-visit place when you are in Switzerland.

A great time. Beautiful town and a few quick steps to Mt Titlis. Bus if you choose not to walk was waiting. Beautiful way to see snow in the summer and the inside of a glacier. Restaurant was amazingly good.

I had found researching Titlis and all the options quite confusing, so this was our experience: We parked in the Titlis car park, around 700m out of Engelberg (near the train station) and marked with blue/white flags. Parking cost us 6 CHF for around 6 hours. We arrived at 8.40 and were glad that we had arrived so early - no queue for tickets. We had the Half Fare Card so paid 102 CHF for two adults (and free for our 15 year old). Use the toilets opposite the ticket desks as these were empty ( compared with the toilets near the little snack bar that had throngs of tourists freshly off coaches). First step is the gondola up. Lots and lots of them so not much waiting. You soon head into cloud, but can hear cow bells which is nice. You can get off at Trubsee which is the first stop, but stay on to go to Titlis. Everyone has to get off at the second stop, where you switch to the Rotair. Don’t get stuck in the middle - you’ll see nothing! The Rotair does one slow revolution before reaching the top (only ten minutes) but, in cloud, you won’t see much. At the top, there is the whole Titlis complex, but it is not flowing very well with all the building work. You have no option but to flow through the Glacier Cave, then the Cliff Walk, then the optional Ice Flyer (extra charge of 12CHF adults, 6 CHF child) at the end. In cloud, the Cliff Walk is just cold and wet and grey. Much the same for the Ice Flyer, though we did get a few glimpses of the glacier beneath us. In cloud, the only thing truly worth doing was the Glacier Cave. When we arrived about 9.30, we had it to ourselves and it was very nice. However, after we had walked through, been on the Cliff Walk (nothing to see) and then reached a dead end because of building work, we had to walk back through the Glacier Cave to get out. By then it was rammed with people off coaches and was unpleasant to walk through as there was only a guide rail on one side - clearly this was never designed for two-way traffic. There really isn’t a lot to do at the top. We killed some time in the cafe with a view of cloud, occasionally diggers and joists. Headed down the cable car and got off at Trubsee because you can break your journey on the way down at no extra cost. Still cloudy which meant the lake looked bleak and grey, but you could tell that, on a sunny day, this would be an AMAZING place for families - lots of interesting benches, fire pits with free wood so you can cook food for yourself, toilets, cows with cowbells, walks and short walks signposted, free pillow-jump, zip line (pay), hammocks, excellent playground etc. On a sunny day, this would have been an awesome day but, cloudy, it left us a bit flat. Glacier Cave nice if you go early, treacherous if not.

The coach there and back was great. I wish we had more time in Lucerne. Titlis was very well organised but once we hit the top of the mountain it was like a construction site. We also had lots of clouds so didn’t really have a great view. Beautiful town and the fish and chips at the end were yummy.

Undoubtedly fabulous views and snowy vistas from the top, and scenic lake walks at the halfway cable car stop. We read the previous reviews and despite the negativity, decided to give it a try, as we feel we are pretty easy going. It is absolutely true that the top is a huge building site, which somewhat spoils the views in one direction. They are redeveloping the entire area for tourism purposes and it’s currently covered in jcb’s and diggers. It will look amazing (if you like lots of facilities at natural sites) when done… apparently 2029 finish. It is also true that apparently it has been used in Bollywood films and seems to be somewhat of a ‘pilgrimage’ for the Indian culture. The visitors seemed to be mostly Indian, large family groups, very excited. There are Indian restaurants and notices how to use the toilets in a Western fashion. We were a little surprised at the level of involvement but understand that it is a big tourist draw and must be very profitable. We are glad we saw it, but if you are looking for a natural environment there are probably other places…

Beautiful mountain with experience of cable car and scenery and bridge. Nice indian restaurant above and nice sovernie shop

This is a must do day out if in the area! So much to do and see. Recommend going straight to the top doing the ice flyer and cliff walk then you can work your way down the mountain and the activities. As of weather changes they do shut early. Only thing I was say is this is NOT a tour it’s simply tickets so you do still need to line up as if you are purchasing tickets outright and redeem your Viator ticket with mountain pass. This was a long line.. All in all was a 10/10 day and really trumped Mt Pilatus in Lucerne on activities and also price

I would like to begin with the view was amazing, the scenery is breath taking and it’s a absolutely beautiful summit. My concerns begin with the tourism that comes here alongside the safety standards of the staff! I was greeted by bus loads of Indian tourists, which I was a bit excited for in all honesty, it was great to see them out and about in Switzerland especially since it’s so different to there home country. They would be able to experience snow etc. I was shortly absolutely rocked by their behaviour, which I can understand to a degree. There is no personal space, shoving, pushing, screaming. We were in an elevator we got to a floor and both doors on either side opened, 17 people flooded into the elevator from both sides squishing my girlfriend and I against a wall. In my 30 years alive I have never been over whelmed in an elevator. When it came time to leave, they flooded the exit gates, jumping over fences, cutting lines, suitcases yes suitcases being swung into our legs and tripping us over. They shoved us to the side constantly. Not once did anyone apologise or feel anyway about their behaviour. In Switzerland behaviour is held at a high standard, so I obviously looked to the staff to correct at least some of this behaviour as I do understand it’s a significant location to the Indian culture and there behaviour is the norm at home. The staff did absolutely nothing, they didn’t even try to make it easy for anyone that was not of Indian decent. It’s obvious that the staff are protecting their businesses interest as they come in bus loads daily. But for someone that is from Switzerland the behaviour felt extremely dangerous, when I say we where in a 5x5 metre room and there was about 30-40 of us packed in like sardines with pushing from the back and pushing from the front please understand this is no exaggeration. I would advise upon entry if you see bus loads of Indians, turn around and go somewhere else. Extremely disappointed in the staff.