Zurich City Highlights with Felsenegg Cable Car Ride

See top Zurich attractions such as the Swiss National Museum, Old Town (Alstadt) and the Zurich Opera House and tour the surrounding areas by cable car and ferry on this action-packed afternoon tour. Capture photos of the Chinese Garden, Bahnhofstrasse and the Fraumunster Church during your coach tour of Zurich. Travel into the Alps and take a cable car ride up to the Felsenegg vista point for spectacular views of the small towns on Lake Zurich. Enjoy a ferry ride on the lake before finishing with a bus tour of Zurich's Goldcoast.

Board a comfortable coach in central Zurich to begin your city tour. Your guide will talk about the city's history and point out landmarks including the Swiss National Museum, the Zurich Opera House, the Chinese Garden and houses of the guilds that once dominated the city's political and cultural life. See the lively Limmatquai area, the medieval buildings of Old Town (Alstadt) and Bahnhofstrasse, one of the world's most expensive shopping avenues.

Have your camera ready to take photos of the largest clock face in Europe -- located on St Peter's Church -- and the gorgeous stained-glass windows of Fraumunster Church designed by artist Marc Chagall.

Continue your tour by traveling to Adliswil, where you'll take a cable car up 2,630 feet (800 meters) to Felsenegg, a popular vista point. Take in awe-inspiring views of the snow-capped Alps and the quaint towns along Lake Zurich.

After coming back down the mountain, hop aboard a ferry for a ride across beautiful Lake Zurich. Finish your tour with a bus ride through the lake's wealthy and sunny Goldcoast area. Your compact yet comprehensive tour of the highlights of Zurich and the surrounding countryside ends in central Zurich in the early evening.

• Transport by air-conditioned coach
• Zurich city tour
  
• Aerial cable car ride up to Felsenegg (Dolder cogwheel train ride from March 3 to April 17, 2014)
  
• Ferry boat ride across Lake Zurich

• Gratuities (optional)
  
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Food and drinks