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Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel

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Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel
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Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel
Coghwheel railway to Mount Pilatus
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Enjoy the Swiss mountains and lakeside views on a day trip from Basel to Lucerne. With a private guide, you’ll travel by train to the idyllic lake city that’s loved for its alpine scenery. Take an hour-long cruise around Lake Lucerne, then travel up the world’s steepest cogwheel railway to the peak of Mt. Pilatus. After some time to explore the summit, you’ll return to Basel, enjoying gondola, bus, and train rides along the way.
  • Private day trip from Basel to Lucerne
  • Travel by train with a private guide, just for your group
  • See the sights of Lucerne from the water on an hour-long cruise
  • Look down at Lake Lucerne as you ascend Mt. Pilatus
  • Ride on the world’s steepest cogwheel railway to the mountain summit
  • Descend the mountain on a gondola and soak up the valley views
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8:30 AM
At 9:30am, you’ll meet your private guide at your hotel, and travel to the Basel train station for your train to Lucerne. After roughly an hour, you’ll arrive in the lakeside city, which is beloved for its endearing mountain views.

Take to the water for a 1-hour Lake Lucerne cruise, and soak up vistas of the lake and town against the backdrops of Mt. Rigi and Mt. Pilatus. Dock in Alpnachstad in time for a coffee (own expense), then board the Pilatus railway for a ride on one of the world’s steepest cogwheel railway lines.

In just over half an hour, you’ll ascend the summit of Mt. Pilatus, one of Switzerland’s most famous and dramatic peaks. Towering at some 6,981 feet (2,128 meters) above sea level, the summit is known for its sweeping vistas over the surrounding Alps.

Stroll around the summit area, and climb through the rocks to discover some little-known military artifacts around the peak. Or, use your time at the top to visit the panoramic viewing gallery. Relax over lunch at a mountain restaurant (own expense), then begin your descent with your guide.

Take the gondola to Fräkmüntegg and then Kriens. Here, you’ll board a bus to Lucerne, and then take an intercity train back to Basel. Your day trip ends at your Basel hotel in the early evening, around 5:30pm.
Itinerary
Stop At:  
Basel SBB Station
Your tour starts with the one hour train ride from Basel to Luzern.
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Duration: 1 hour 
Admission Ticket Included
Stop At:  
Lake Lucerne
Continue your tour with the one hour lake boat transfer from Luzern to Alpnachstad. After leaving the bay of Luzern, the boat glides along the shore of Hergiswil and Stansstad to the bay of Alpnach. On the entire boat tour you have the surrounding mountains in sight.
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Duration: 1 hour 
Admission Ticket Included
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Alpnachstad
Alpnachstad is the connection point between the lake boat and the steepest cogwheel train in the world. Within 35 minutes the cogwheel train climbs along the ridge and passing alpine meadows to Pilatus Kulm.
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Pilatus Luzern
Arrive at the mountain station Pilatus Kulm of the Pilatusbahn, 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.
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Duration: 3 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:  
Fräkmüntegg
The largest rope park in Central Switzerland, tree tents, the toboggan run, hiking trails and fantastic barbecue areas invite you to relax.
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Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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Krienseregg
The Krienseregg is perfect for families. In the versatile local recreation area you will find marked, varied circular hikes and large picnic areas
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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. At Kriens you leave the aerial cableway and after a 10 minutes walk to the bus stop, you board the local bus to Luzern.
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Luzern
Return travel from Kriens to Luzern within 10 minutes by local bus.
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Duration: 10 minutes
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Chapel Bridge
As the old town is just footsteps away, you will walk along the river and cross the wooden bridge, one of the most known sights of Luzern.
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Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:  
Basel SBB Station
Return travel from Luzern to Basel within one our by train. The tour ends in Basel.
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Duration: 1 hour 
Admission Ticket Included
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • a minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • children must be accompagnied by an adult
  • for wheelchair assistance - please contact us before booking
  • Please note: Boat and coghwheel railway will operate Mai to October only. Off season, the tour will be performed by travelling to mount Pilatus both ways by gondola, the tour will be finalized with a 1-hour tour on the lake Lucerne by panoramic boat after the return travel from mount Pilatus.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel?
A:The policy on face masks and attendee health is:

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
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What is the policy on sanitization during Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
See all safety measures taken by Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel.
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What is the social distancing policy during Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel?
A:The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
See all safety measures taken by Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel.
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel?
A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
See all safety measures taken by Mount Pilatus Golden Round Trip with Lake Cruise Private Tour from Basel.

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  • "I highly recommend this trip if you are spending a day in Basel." See review

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Mary_M
, Oct 2021
Adrian was our personal guide and he did a fantastic job in taking care of us. He made sure we had the best experience. He did a lot of planning to make sure we had low wait times for traveling and the traveling modes were fun and unique !! He was accommodating in every way. He is a very good historian and we had a perfect day. Thank you Adrian !!
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icon Response from Host , Oct 2021
Hi Mary already forwarded to Adrian. Thank you for the feedback and hope to welcome you again.
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An Excellent Tour
James_L
, Oct 2021
This was an excellent tour. It included several kinds of transportation - train, ship, cog railway, gondola from the top of Mt. Pilatus, and bus. Our guide Adrian was great and extremely helpful. The views from the top of Mt. Pilatus were amazing and riding in the oldest/longest cog railway in the world was very interesting. The tour includes a lot of venues in a single day but got us back in Basel for dinner.
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icon Response from Host , Oct 2021
Thank you for your review, I already forwarded it to the tourguide and it's helpful for other people in future to have a varied tour to Mt. Pilatus. Kind regards
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Great trip!
Kristi_B
, Nov 2019
Adrian was a great guide for our day to Pilatus. We had an excellent day and saw a lot on the tour. Fun taking so many modes of transportation. Switzerland is beautiful.
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icon Response from Host , Nov 2019
Thank you for your feedback, we'll forward it to Mr. Adrian. Kind regards Mike Swisstravelguide.ch
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Great Day!!
Anthony_C
, Jun 2019
What a great way to spend a day, and with a great guide - Oskar. It starts with a nice train ride from Basel to Lucerne when Oskar gave us lots of information about Switzerland, it's history etc. We then had two gondola rides to get to the top of Pilatus: the first was a small four person gondola, and then the second was a 50 passenger gondola! When then enjoyed the sites from the top of the mountain and a light lunch. Then it was down the mountain on the cogwheel train - what a thrill - before our one hour boat ride on the lake. after a brief walk around Lucerne, we then headed back to Basel. I highly recommend this trip if you are spending a day in Basel.
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The trip from Basel to Lucerne and...
RobertJoseph_C
, Sep 2017
The trip from Basel to Lucerne and then to Mount Pilatus was very enjoyable. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable about the places we went to visit. The views from Mount Pilatus are spectacular. The two gondola rides down were peaceful with more lovely scenery. All in all it was a fun filled day.
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