Lucerne Walking & Boat Tour: The Best Swiss Experience

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

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.

Check out our Culinary Swiss Experiences!

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‘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

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.

30 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Luzern Altstadt

Walk along the river and admire the beauty of Lucerne old town.

•Admission Not Applicable

Options

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.

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

Reviews

4.77

353 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

307

Very Informative and Efficient!
Naomi M,
Jun 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Super informative! Really glad we did this - we even had extra time and our guide showed us some spots we didn’t expect to see, was a great time! We were only in Lucerne a couple days, this was a great way to see the whole city overview on one tour!
Great Walking Tour of Lucerne
Anna Z,
Jun 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our guide Martina was excellent - friendly, knowledgable, prepared (she had a flip book with laminated photographs of the sites she was talking about). The length of the tour was just right. We appreciated all the restaurant recommendations Martina gave us. I highly recommend this tour.
Don’t skip the walking tour. Boat tour, nothing special.
Jennifer M,
Jun 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The walking tour was a great way to see and learn about Lucerne. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, even though she’d only lived there for a short while. We really enjoyed the walking part of the tour. The boat ride, although nice way to spend an hour of our afternoon was less than informative. The tour is all provided through the use of headsets which don’t fit well. The boat tour is just a quick over and back dump of information. Nothing special.
Beautiful city to tour.
Jean C,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
4.00
The guide was very sweet and knowledgable. Only drawback was the hill we had to climb. Not sure if that was mentioned and it was extremely warm.
Fantastic tour with Martina!
Susannah F,
Jun 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our walking tour with Martina was amazing. We ended up being the only people on the tour so it was incredibly personal and tailored to our interests. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the city and Switzerland in general. The tour was very interactive and engaging and she took time to answer all of our questions about history or just day to day life in Switzerland. We would encourage anyone to book this tour and if you can, request Martina. She even gave us a great recommendation for a spot for lunch which was delicious and scenic!