Mount Rigi & Lake Lucerne Round Trip
Queen of the Mountains: lake steamer to Vitznau, Europe's first mountain railway up to Rigi Kulm at 1,798 m, then cable car to Weggis and boat back to Lucerne.
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Duration 6 hours
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Meet on location
Children must be with an adult
Ages 6 and older
Where you'll go
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- Europe's first mountain railway, running since 1871
- the uninterrupted panorama from Rigi Kulm
- two lake crossings
- a loop with no repeated leg
What to expect
Europe's first mountain railway opened here in 1871, and it changed what a mountain was for. Before the Rigi line, summits were things you climbed. After it, they were places you visited. The mountain sits alone between two lakes, which is why the view works: nothing stands between Rigi Kulm and the horizon in any direction. On a clear day the panorama runs from the Black Forest to the Bernese Alps, with Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug below on either side. It drew the nineteenth century in numbers. Turner painted it repeatedly. Mark Twain climbed it for A Tramp Abroad and slept through the sunrise he had come for. Queen Victoria, Wagner and Mendelssohn all made the trip. The round trip uses the whole geography. A lake steamer takes you to Vitznau, the cogwheel climbs through meadow and forest to the summit, and the descent runs by rail to Rigi Kaltbad and then by cable car down to Weggis for the boat home. Rigi Kulm is 1,798 metres - high enough for the view, low enough that the walking is easy and the air gives nobody trouble. It suits guests who find the higher summits hard work.
What you get
- Lake Lucerne cruise tickets both ways
- Vitznau-Rigi cogwheel railway
- Rigi Kaltbad cable car
- escort guide
- Meals and drinks
- Rigi Kaltbad mineral baths
- gratuities
Trip essentials
Pack this
- Warm layers and a windproof jacket - the ridge is exposed
- comfortable walking shoes
- sunglasses
- swimwear and a towel if you have booked the mineral baths
- water
Check before booking
- Able to walk on made paths at the summit
- suitable for older guests, as the altitude is moderate at 1,798 m
- Option 2 requires swimwear and the baths have their own minimum age of 12
- children under 16 accompanied by an adult
Leave behind
- Drones from the railway or the summit
- smoking or vaping in the railway carriages or the boat's enclosed deck
- entering the mineral baths without a booking
- leaving marked paths on the ridge in snow
Meeting point
Lucerne, Pier 1 beside the railway station, 09:15
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