Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Lucerne City Tour submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
A long day. 6 hours is too long to be left to your own devices. Lucerne is very tourist orientated. Worth the trip to see the amazing Lion sculpture.
Reviewed by: Raymond H, October 2011
Luzern is a gorgeous town and you can easily spend the 6 hours here without getting bored. Take a boat trip, and the tourist train.
If you go on a Sunday the number of shops open is reduced.
The trip was let down by the guide and the apparent change in the itinerary. Bought the trip reading that there would be a short city tour upon arrival. Instead we were dropped at a convenient tourist shop (told it was the only one open that day - not true) and given a route march, there was no guide to the sights.
Pick up point wasn't technically accurate.
Reviewed by: Sam T, United Kingdom, October 2011
Even though you don't have anything to do on a rainy day in Lucerne, it's still beautiful. Be prepared that this tour is just a mean of transportation to get you to Lucerne and back. Don't expect too much. If you find any cheaper way than this to go to Lucerne from Zurich, please go for it.
Reviewed by: Lilly, October 2011
Lovely township, we were there on a Sat so there was a large market on, stalls selling everything from local cheeses, fruit and veg, right down to used cow bells, handmade rocking horses and old type writers. We traveled 1st Oct 2011 and there was a lot of fog to start of the day so we didn't see much of the countryside, this tour only goes one way through the country, on the way back to Zurich it's all highways which was a shame, but we still got a sense of the place, and by the arvo the sun had burned through most of the fog and we got some great views of the mountains. The tour guide focuses a lot on Swiss economics whereas I wanted to hear a bit more Swiss history, and he did not speak Spanish so the Spanish tourists who didn't speak English didn't understand him. Worth seeing if you have the time, but maybe better as part of a larger tour - like one of the one's up the mountains, we had a bit too much spare time in the town.
Reviewed by: Sara from NZ, October 2011
After dropping off other passengers to go up mountains we were dropped in Lucerne to spend the day to ourselves. Looked at the tourist stuff then sat and people watched. Could we have caught the train ourselves and done the same thing cheaper? I think, Yes! You live and learn. Lucerne is worth certainly worth visiting but 6 hours? I think, a bit too long!
Reviewed by: John C, Australia, September 2011
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