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Mt.Pilatus Cableway Tour and 1-Hour Lake Cruise from Basel (Winter Edition)
Mt.Pilatus Cableway Tour and 1-Hour Lake Cruise from Basel (Winter Edition)
Mt.Pilatus Cableway Tour and 1-Hour Lake Cruise from Basel (Winter Edition)
Mt.Pilatus Cableway Tour and 1-Hour Lake Cruise from Basel (Winter Edition)
Mt.Pilatus Cableway Tour and 1-Hour Lake Cruise from Basel (Winter Edition)

Mount Pilatus in Winter: Small Group Tour from Basel

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Overview

Join a small group tour from Basel to Mount Pilatus by train and experience the magic of a Swiss winter wonderland. This journey combines scenic train rides and breathtaking alpine views in central Switzerland

• travel typically Swiss by train with your tour guide
• enjoy the changing landscape during the train journeys
• ascend Mount Pilatus on a gondola
• experience panoramic views of Luzern and the Swiss Alps
• opportunity to savor local Swiss dishes at a Pilatus restaurant
• make a stopover at Luzern during the return travel

Activity location

  • Basel SBB Station
    • Centralbahnstrasse 22
    • 4051, Basel, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Centralbahnstrasse 10
    • 10 Centralbahnstrasse
    • 4051, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking Swiss tourguide
  • What's includedWhat's included2nd class train travel (1st class unnecessary)
  • What's includedWhat's includedall necessary train tickets for the tour (no additional costs)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood or drinks (lunch break at restaurant with various menus)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Basel SBB Station
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Meet your tourguide at the train station Basel SBB at the designated meeting point and make your way by train to Luzern.
Lucerne Train Station (Pass by)
Change at Luzern to the public electrical bus to Kriens, just 10 minutes away from the city center.
Kriens
  • 15m
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. A short walk takes you to the cableway station of the Pilatus gondola.
Pilatus-Bahnen AG
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You board one of the aerial cableways (mentioned as gondola in Switzerland) to hoover via Krienseregg to Fräkmüntegg. Travel time is 20 minutes.
Krienseregg
The Krienseregg is perfect for families. In the versatile local recreation area you will find marked, varied circular hikes and large picnic areas
Fräkmüntegg
At Fräkmüntegg you change on the 60-people gondola for the final ascent. Travel time is 6 minutes.
Pilatus Luzern
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Arrive at the mountain station Pilatus Kulm, 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. After your lunch and visit, you travel the same way back by gondola to Luzern.
Kriens
Boarding the electric bus for the 10 minutes ride to Luzern, where you will board the Bürgenstock-Shuttle Catamaran boat.
Luzern
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
As the old town of Luzern is just footsteps away, you can spend some time at your own in Luzern or you just travel back to your starting point in Basel. The train journey to Basel takes one hour.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBasel SBB Station
    • Centralbahnstrasse 22
    • 4051, Basel, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECentralbahnstrasse 10
    • 10 Centralbahnstrasse
    • 4051, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

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