Lucerne: Independent Mount Rigi Tour with Lake Cruise
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84 Ratings
Luzern

Embark on an epic Swiss Alps adventure with this independent Mount Rigi tour from Lucerne. Cruise along Lake Lucerne, ride a cogwheel railway, and take an aerial cable car for breathtaking views.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lake Lucerne - Beautiful views on the lake and surrounding mountains.
  • Mt. Rigi - Queen of Mountains
What's Included
  • Detailed timetables
  • Aerial cable car ride
  • Round-trip cogwheel train
  • Round-trip Lake Lucerne cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional activities at own expense
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Tourguide
Additional Information

This self-guided Mount Rigi tour from Lucerne offers a thrilling Swiss Alps experience with a round-trip boat cruise, cogwheel railway ride, and aerial cable car journey. Sail across the picturesque Lake Lucerne and board a train to Rigi Kulm, known as the ‘Queen of the Mountains,’ to enjoy breathtaking views of the Bernese Alps, Vosges Mountains, and…

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Location
Landungssteg 1
Landungsbrücke
Pier 1 on Lake Lucerne, near the Lucerne railway station Directions: The departure point at pier 1 is located next to Lucerne's train station. Please check before departure in case departure pier has changed for destination Vitznau
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Robert_k
Sep 22, 2025
Nice Excursion - This was a really nice excursion. Easy to find the boat, followed the time schedule. The train was right there. Really enjoyed Mt Rigi. Walked back down to the next station and caught the train to the Rigi Karlstad and down the cable car down. That was a little disappointing as being so many people crammed in the cable car.
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Dorothy_c
Mar 25, 2025
Excellent! The views... - Excellent! The views everywhere from the boat to the mountain top were breathtaking. Plenty of time to enjoy at your leisure
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Kaitlyn_j
Jul 28, 2024
Worth the views and experience - The experience was wonderful! It is not a guided tour and allows you to explore at your own pace. I’d highly suggest taking it the sights by sitting and taking it all in.
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Stephanie_m
Apr 16, 2025
Rigi - best half day in early season. - I liked that this is an independent tour, but could also be enjoyed as a guided tour. The only timetables that were provided was a link to the boat schedule. There were a lot of helpful people about though and we got where we needed to go. Note that you should take the cog wheel train to the top to Rigi Kulm and then you can stop at each station on the way down (1 hour between trains at each stop when we were there). You can take the tram down to Weggis from the Rigi-Kalabad-First stop. Note you have to walk 2 km down to the pier to catch the boat back. It was easily just a half-day trip for us in April, but it was cold and cloudy at the top.
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Kenneth_h
Dec 2, 2024
It rained the whole trip... - It rained the whole trip and the gondola was getting serviced and not in operation. But it looked like it could be a nice trip.
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Darnell_d
Nov 11, 2024
A little anxiety at first, but super easy in the end - Loved that all the tickets were bundled and we could explore Mt Rigi at our own pace. Would have saved a little anxiety if Viator had let us know that the bar code is the "ticket" - all you need for the boat, cogwheel train and aerial cable car. The Viator info said it covered all the tickets and provided a complete timetable - NOT TRUE; also, wasn't sure if a Viator rep would meet us and give us physical tickets. As it turned out, it was super easy - just show the bar code; the only thing they really looked at was the number of adults it covered. (Just would have been nice if Viator had made that clear. Hint hint)
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Donald_w
Jun 10, 2024
Nice Experience; Avoid cable car - The boat ride and cog wheel train were very fun and the weather cooperated. Mount Rigi was beautiful and worth the experience. However, the cable car ride down to Weser was a total bust. Packed in standing room only with no seating was horrible and hot. That was a Covid/germ incubator. Don’t recommend cable car; train both ways to and from the top.
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Marie_g
Aug 24, 2024
Didn’t make it, with the... - Didn’t make it, with the time change crossover we missed our trip and when I tried to get a refund or reschedule I was only offered a 20% discount.
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Lori_m
May 8, 2025
Check weather report day... - Check weather report day before so you can cancel and get a refund! We wasted $600 cuz it was snowing on mt rigi and we could not do anything but the cogolwheel and ferry ride !!
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Rosenc1c
Aug 24, 2025
1st Class Scam - This is one of the more dishonest travel services I've used. You walk on and there are all of these open seats on the top deck, so we walk up. The way they have you routed to the stairs you don't really notice a small sign on the wall as you round the corner that class something like Class I. Keep in mind you are not looking directly at the sign as you climb the stairs, it's only visible if you look behind you, and even then it's not obvious that first class only is on the top deck. Then the ticket-master goes around and acts like you are an idiot if you didn't know that the top deck was ONLY for first class. At this point the limited seats in the common-folk region on the lower deck are non-existent. Its all a deliberate strategy that they use to force you to upgrade to first class. I don't think I've ever seen such a blatant scam in all of the travelling we have done, it's a disgrace. Even in first class, it's not exactly luxury sailing. Think more of how many people they can cram into one deck, it sucked.
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