Itinerary at a glance

Walk in Lucerne to the Water Tower and watch the paddle steamers on Lake Lucerne, which resembles a Norwegian fjord. Treat yourself to Birewegge, a local pastry, and marvel at the mountain landscapes of Central Switzerland.

Thanks to its attractions, its souvenir and watch shops, the beautiful lakeside setting and the nearby excursion mountains of the Rigi, Pilatus and Stanserhorn, Lucerne is the perfect starting point for your hike round Lake Lucerne.

Today’s leg leads via Horw peninsula to Mount Pilatus. Steep passage over the Renggpass, the only overland link to Obwalden in the 1860s before the construction of the Brunigstrasse.

By bus to Dallenwil and with the cable car up to Niederrickenbach. This leg leads on the well-known “wildlife path» on the mountain flanks of Schwalmis and Oberbauen. You reach Niederbauen and go by cable car down to the same placed village.

Down towards the shores of Lakes Lucerne and through the refreshingly cool gorge on the Urnersee lake - along the lakeshore road to Risleten and a climb through the attractive Risletenschlucht gorge. Crossing of the Stützberg along the historic path to Volligen and arrival in Rütli, with views down to the Urnersee lake. From here by ship to Brunnen.

Another cable car brings you up on Mount Urmiberg. From here you continue via Gätterlipass on well-developed trails towards Rigi Kaltbad.

Steep descend towards Seebodenalp, one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the Swiss mountains. Take a break in the mountain hut. If you want, you can shorten today’s hike by cable car down to Küssnacht am Rigi. From there you get back to Luzern by ship.

Difficulty level

Mountain Hiking

Steep ascends and descends await you on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Even though most of the can be avoided by cable cars you need surefootedness and a good physical condition to go on this trip.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Services

Included

Accomodation in 3***-hotels, 1x nice spa hotel in Rigi Kaltbad
Breakfast
Luggage transfer (1 piece of luggage per person)
Cable car and boat rides according to program

Carefully elaborated route description
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
App for navigation and GPS data
Service hotline

Information

Arrival / Parking / Departure

Train journey to Lucerne.
Zurich airport.
Parking: chargeable, public parking spaces (www.pls-luzern.ch) near the hotel.

Things to note

Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Public bus from Alpnachstaad to Dallenwil, approx. EUR 6 per person
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
This tour is a partner tour.

Sustainability bonus

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of EUR 20 per room.