Zurich Walking Tour With Cruise and Aerial Cable Car
Description
Are you ready for a perfect mix of city, lake, and mountain? An authentic experience using walking and public transportation? Stunning viewpoints and hidden local spots? This WALKING TOUR is for you! It begins with a refined stroll through the Old Town. Next, we trade streets for serenity with a graceful ferry ride across Lake Zurich, where the views do most of the talking and you just sit back and enjoy the moment. To finish? A light ascent by cable car to a nearby hilltop, where panoramic views and fresh alpine air add a final touch of wow—because every good story deserves a beautiful ending. Per request, wrap up your city tour with an unforgettable finale—an afternoon escape to the majestic Rhine Falls, where golden light meets thundering water. A perfect ending that turns a great day in Zurich into a truly spectacular experience. Ask your guide for details.
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Itinerary
We start the tour with a short funicular ride. The Polybahn takes us up from Central to the panorama terrace in front of the main building of the Federal Institute of Technology in just three minutes. Here you will enjoy superb views of the city and you will learn interesting facts about ETH, education, science, and innovation in Switzerland.
Discover the cultural and natural sides of Zurich during this 5 - 6 hours tour by walking in a small group and by using excellent public transport. Enrich your knowledge about Switzerland's business and cultural capital while listening to your guide pointing out the highlights of this unique town. While strolling around we will focus on Bahnhofstrasse - Zurich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive shopping avenues; Limmatquai - a vibrant dining area with many interesting Guild houses; Lindenhof - a former roman settlement and toll; St. Peter Church - one of the four main churches in Zurich whose clock face is the largest in all of Europe; Fraumünster - famous for its Chagall Windows, Grossmünster Church - the icon of Zurich and the place where Reformation has begun; ETH - whose most famous former student and professor are Albert Einstein and other 20 Nobel Prize laureates; The house where Lenin was living before returning to Russia for leading the revolution.
Lindenhof is an oasis at the heart of the city. This glorious park has been known since the year 80 BC and is regarded as the origin of Zurich’s history. Thanks to its great view it’s also an ideal location for a great photo opportunity.
After the city tour and the short hike on the local little mountain, we are heading back to Zurich by boat. We will enjoy a 45 min cruise on Lake Zurich and talking about the chocolate while passing nearby Lindt Chocolate Factory and will admire one of the most expensive areas of the Lake Zurich, where celebrities as Tina Turner are living.
After the city walking tour, we will continue with a journey to the local little mountain Uetliberg or Felsenegg to experience a short aerial cable car OR train ride and enjoy breathtaking views. This is a popular recreational area for the locals living in and around Zurich and offers incredible views overlooking Zurich, the lake, and the snow-capped Alps. We will experience a short hike on a special trail called "Planetweg" which represents our solar system on a reduced scale and will enjoy the fresh air of the beautiful forest before heading back to Zurich by boat.
Uetliberg - "The Top of Zurich" is the alternative for Felsenegg, in case the weather conditions are not permitting to visit it or if the cable car is not operating due to technical maintenance.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Walking and public transportation use
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately: comfortable shoes for walking and water proof clothes in case of rain/snow. No umbrellas provided, please have your own.
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
- Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
- Due to a good amount of walk the tour is not suitable for families with small children (under 6 years old)
Reviews(746)
Great tour for the value. Experienced and engaging guide!
Our guide was very knowledgeable on the history of Zurich. And he was very good at communicating lots of interesting details. As the weather was rather warm, he made sure we stopped in shaded areas when he wanted to go onto more detail about the areas we were seeing. I thought this tour was an incredible value given that it lasted almost 6 hours. We saw so much of the old town area on foot. We stopped for a 30 minute lunch break before we got on a ferry to see the many sights from Lake Zurich. And he made sure we got in line first to get the best seats on the boat. We left the ferry after 45 minutes and were met by a large passenger van to drive us to the cable car. The views from the top were extraordinary. Once back down, our driver took us back into Zurich for the end of the tour. We will use Viator again on upcoming trips!
Vasi was excellent at providing alot of interesting facts about Switzerland and he did an excellent job at keeping us on time as we rode the polycar, cable car, bus, streetcar and a boat. He is a very good tour guide and funny too! He really cares and about all of his people in the group. We really saw a lot.
Gregory was great, a lot of information and some swiss chocolate, very nice experience, glad we attended
Great experience. Knowledgeable and friendly. A good mux of learning and fun. Nice combo of walking, funicular, lake crise and trip up the little “Mountain”. We recommend with two thumbs up
Great tour, Greg was very informative and funny. We had a seven year old with us and it wasn't too much walking for him. Definitely worth the money to get more familiar with Zurich!
Awesome walking tour that also includes funicular ride, cruising and cable car ride. Money-worth tour. Highly recommended!!!
Vasy was our guide and he was amazing! He was funny and super interesting. I learned a lot about the city and I loved the tour he gave us. It was a great tour with the mountain climb. Very very good!!
I had hoped to learn about the history of Zurich. The guide was cheeky, misogynistic and mainly focused on anecdotes, stories that didn't seem plausible or his views on health insurance citizenship that didn't seem especially fact-based.
Our guide Vasi was fantastic Full of wonderful knowledge and welcomed questions. He made our tour fun but very informative. A terrific mix of walking, cruising, cable car with magnificent views. Highly recommend 😊
