Lucerne Walking & Boat Tour: The Best Swiss Experience
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
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This incredibly wide-ranging and exceptional local experience encompasses the very best of Lucerne's attractions in 3 hours. Discover Lucerne's best sights and attractions from the water on a one hour Lake Cruise, and in a two hrs. panoramic walking tour visiting the Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, Lake Lucerne, Lucerne River, Lion Monument, City Wall and middle ages towers. After the Walking tour, your guide will provide all info. and tickets to begin the boat tour (self guided with audioguide in several languages)
Round up your Swiss activity with a Real Swiss Culinary experience tasting the best central Swiss cheese and a glass of swiss wine, or enjoy an Alpine Bier paired with Sausage and Pretzels as an optional tour extension.
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Bookings from 1 single person up to Groups of 8 are possible.
If you hace bigger groups, then get in touch with customer service to check availability and price.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Provide mains travellers number to contact them directly and send them the boat tickets
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Chapel Bridge
Walk along the Chapel Bridge and learn about its history and admire the well preserved old town. Time spent here is flexible.
Luzern Altstadt
Walk along the river and admire the beauty of Lucerne old town.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Two hrs. walking city tour
One hour sightseeing cruise( optional and needs to be included when making the booking))
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Personal expenses
Travel Insurance
Options
Walking Tour no Boat
Two hrs. Walking Tour: Two hrs. Walking tour without Boat. Visiting all main sites in the city
Tour+LakeCruise+Cheese Tasting
Central Swiss Cheese Tasting: Includes 3 different kinds of Swiss Cheese + Glass of Swiss Wine/non alcoholic drink,
Still Water and fresh bread.
Walking and Lake Cruise Tour
Walking Tour and Lake Cruise
Walking and Lake Cruise Option: Two hrs walking tour and One hr Boat trip
Tour+Boat+AlpineBeer+Snacks
Tour+Boat+AlpineBier&Snacks: 3 dl Naturally Brewed Alpine Beer paired with Two White Alpine sausages, Home made Mustard and One delicious Pretzel.
Reviews
424 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Outstanding person
William S,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luis was outstanding tour guide and gave us great tips and knowledge about everything we saw. I’m glad I signed up for that tour gain a lot of knowledge from Luis.
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide
Sara R,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luis was phenomenal. It was easily one of our favorite tours. He also gave us excellent recommendations for other activities (which we did, and they were awesome!).
Great overview of the...
tiffany k,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great overview of the city with some key highlights! Sarah was friendly and knowledgeable. She gave us some recommendations for other things to do during our stay as well!!!
Isabelle provided...
Timothy B,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Isabelle provided interesting insights and history about Lucerne. We walked through areas that we would have not identified important facts, if it wasn’t for Isabelle. The boat tour was beautiful.
Great way to see Lucerne!
21brianat,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sara was a great tour guide! Very knowledgeable and kind. We had a great time with her! Boat ride was absolutely gorgeous
Great tour
Bryan R,Feb 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Not only great introduction to Lucerne but also very good background/information on overall Switzerland.
Highly recommend!
Steven L,Feb 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great tour, Luís was so engaging and knowledgeable, we saw so much of the city. We added the one hour boat cruise which was beautiful, but cold!!
Energetic and informative tour around Lucerne is a great start to a vacation here!
Sharon T,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luis is a lovely, energetic, passionate tour guide who knows so many people and random tidbits about Lucerne that make the tour come alive with a personal feeling. He was ready with pictures of historical references to places we visited, and we left knowing so much more about Lucerne than we would have with a self-guided tour. I do wish the Viator tour description had been a little more specific, as I would have booked and planned differently. I booked the tour+cheese/wine+boat option, which turned out to be 2 hours of a walking tour around Old Town Lucerne ending in a cheese and wine tasting at Opus, a local restaurant. During the cheese and wine tour we learned about local Lucerne wines and wine production conditions, and it helped us make better choices of wine at future meals in town. At the end of the cheese/wine time, Luis emailed us tickets for the boat ride with Vier Waldstattersee roundtrip from Lucerne (piers are next to train station) to Burgenstock which was approximately 1 hour and gives you the option to stop and ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain before returning to Lucerne. With that in mind, I would recommend that future travelers not book the boat option, as the upcharge for the tickets exceeds the ease of getting your own tickets at the pier, and the tour guide is not riding with you anyways. However, if you really want to do the cheese and wine tasting, for which the cheese/wine+boat is the only option, then I would choose to do the boat tour portion the next day to have a longer day to explore from Burgenstock as well. We ended up being tired after our 2 hrs of walking and missed our boat tour times, then purchased our own boat tickets the next day and hiked around the mountain -- which was a lovely experience. Note that the weather in winter can be foggy and unpredictable, so leave some room for choosing a good weather day for the boat ride portion! Also note that some boat rides have a restaurant option, which can be nice if you want to go during a meal time. I feel that the price is a little high for the average guest considering that you can book a regular city guide, splurge on a nice cheese plate, then get tickets for a boat ride for yourself. For us, we were happy with the booking because we had a coupon from Capital One Shopping that made it half price, and we were the only ones on the tour which made it basically a private tour where we got to make stops and ask our specific questions about learn about our great tour guide's life in Lucerne.
Highly recommend this tour
Simon S,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Isabella was a great guide she was very informative and easy to chat to , myself and my girlfriend had a wonderful experience it was snowing on the day which added to the vibe of such a beautiful place , we're thankful to Isabella for taking a lovely photo of us ( even with the freezing temperatures ! ) after the tour we got on a boat in lake Lucerne which provided even more breathtaking scenery , I would highly recommend this tour
Falling in love with Lucerne
patricia m,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Unmissable tour of the historic center by Luis who with his kindness and wisdom helped us discover this wonderful city
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