Zurich City, Lake Cruise and Chocolate (Private Tour)
Description
During this half day private tour, we will visit the highlights of Zurich City, including the lake area, university quarter and old part of town. Afterwards, you are invited to enjoy a short relaxing cruise on Lake Zurich. Your driverguide will meet you again, and we will continue to the recently opened Lindt Home of Chocolate museum. There you will be welcomed by the world's most impressive chocolate fountain. Discover the history and secrets of the universe of chocolate at the museum and go for some sweet chocolate shopping to select your personal favorites in the store. Transfer back to your hotel is included.
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Itinerary
Pass by the castle-like National Museum, the shopping avenue Bahnhofstrasse and Zürich's famous financial district. Picture stop at "Enge" harbour to enjoy beautiful vistas of the crystal-clear Lake Zürich. Continue passing by the renowned Opera House to the "Zürichberg" district and experience the ride uphill by cogwheel train (Dolderbahn) to a viewpoint where the noble five-star Grand Hotel Dolder is located. Take in breath-taking views of the city, the lake and the snow-covered Alps before cruising the university quarter. Passing the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) and Zürich's art museum, you reach the charming Old Town. Admire the medieval streets, the patriarchal guild houses, Zürich's town hall and its emblematic churches on an entertaining stroll.
Along the picturesque Limmat river you reach the pier to board the boat for a pleasant one-hour cruise on the pristine waters of Lake Zürich.
A lovely 15-minute stroll along the shores takes you to the headquarters of the world-famous chocolate factory Lindt & Sprüngli. A great shopping opportunity awaits you at the Lindt Chocolate Shop - heaven for all chocolate lovers and hard to resist. Browse the immense assortment and buy some of the most delicious Swiss chocolate as a gift for your friends and families back home.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick you up anywhere in this city. Please let us know where you wish to be picked up and we will collect you there.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(28)
Great views - Mimi van and driver were great - we had a great walk and Ivo was very informative. The stained glass in the churches was beautiful.
Ricardo Brito was an amazing tour guide. We learned so much about Zurich and will definitely be back to explore more!
It was an excellent tour. Our tour guide Joseph was really good. Knowledgeable, fun and efficient. Would definitely recommend.
Ricardo , the tour guide was amazing!! And our driver David did a great job too!! We have a great experience!! Excellent use of time!!
Excellent experience and Sergio was a fantastic tour guide! Went with our 2 kids (8 and 10 years old) and they had a great time!
The attention to detail, making sure we got to see and do everything we wanted, the stories shared, it was an awesome time. We highly recommend this short but fun tour!
Fun walking tour of Zurich, the lake, & Lindt with a very knowledgeable guide (Ricardo) who kept the kids engaged.
This is a great tour, certainly worth the extra money. The best part was the Lindt factory with the history of chocolate and the process to produce candy.
Giannis, our driver, and Ricardo, our guide, were an awesome pair. When my elderly mom couldn’t keep up with the walking tour, Giannis gladly let mom stay in the van with him and he drove her around to see some of the sites. Meanwhile the rest enjoyed a lively walk around old town with Ricardo. Enjoyed the boat ride and loved the chocolate museum.
To be honest, we thought this was a ripoff. Vasi, our guide, was a very nice guy and personable and knowledgeable. But he was with us for only 2 hours, during which we drove to a city overlook and walked through old town. He then dropped us off at the lake cruise terminal and gave us tickets and we were on our own. The driver picked us up at the end of the 30 minute cruise and drove us the very short distance to Lindt (everyone else walked easily). The driver then waited for us while we did the 1.5 hour tour and drove us back to our hotel. All for $1,000 USD for 4 people. The cruise tickets and Lindt were at most 25 Francs each. We could have very easily done this on our own for far less money and would highly recommend that everyone do so. There is no reason to spend this much money on such a basic tour that can easily be done on your own. We really felt like we were ripped off.
