Pilatus from Lucerne + Cruise

Feel on top of the world at the summit of Mount Pilatus, with this fascinating full-day guided tour to one of the most famous peaks in the Alps.

We’ll bring you to the picturesque town of Kriens, which nestles at the foot of Mount Pilatus. From here, we’ll take the panoramic gondolas and cable cars to reach the top, which is more than 2,000 metres (7,000ft) above sea level. Enjoy the spectacular view over the surrounding mountains and lakes, stop for a bite to eat or hike to the summit.

The descent involves yet more adventure as you board the world's steepest rack railway, with a gravity-defying 48% gradient. Watch the goats and cows chew the cud without a care in the world as you gently come down at a safe 9km/h during this scenic ride through meadows carpeted with alpine flowers, past sparkling mountain streams and into rock faces before reaching the lakeside hamlet of Alpnachstad. Here you will board a ferry for a scenic one-hour cruise to Lucerne on the Lake of the Four Forested Cantons (as Lake Lucerne is romantically called in German).

Meeting point: Tourist information bureau at the central train station every day at 12.30pm. The tour lasts about five hours and is available in English, Spanish and German.

Others: Cable car, rack railway and boat ride are included.

Assistance or guided tour

Admissions

Meal

Drinks

Equipment

Optional meal

At 12.30 pm

Appropriate age for child ticket from 6 to 15 years