• Private Tour
• Carbon Neutral

Discover Zurich's bustling financial hub and Lucerne, Switzerland's picturesque gem, in just one day! A quick 40-minute train ride connects these contrasting cities. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the best of both worlds!

Destination

Zrich, Switzerland

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

7 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano, Русский

Included

• Private guide

Excluded

• Tickets from Zurich to Lucerne - Zurich - 54 swiss francs in II class
• Entrance tickets
• Meals

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Iuliia .

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Zurich HB - Zrich to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. The biggest railway station in Switzerland

   We will meet at the country's largest train station under the sculpture of the guardian angel and immediately begin to explore the city.

4. Alfred Escher Fountain

   This man had a fix-it idea: railroads. If you had to spend 4 days traveling from Zurich to Bern, where he worked in parliament, you too would make sure that by the end of the 19th century Switzerland had the best network of railways in Europe.

5. Lindenhof

   is the scene of numerous historical events. In the 4th century a Roman fort stood on Lindenhof – and in the 9th century the grandson of Charlemagne built a regal palace as place of residence on the very same site.

6. St. Peter's Church

   The clock on the tower is the largest in Europe and the dial has a diameter of 8.7 metres!

7. Bahnhofstrasse

   The shopping heart of the city of Zurich.

8. Paradeplatz

   One of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland.

9. Fraumünster Church

   Many visitors are attracted by the five stained glass windows prepared by Marc Chagal.

10. Grossmünster Church

    - symbol of the city and Zürich's religious heart and soul.

11. Niederdorf

    or Dörfli – the “little village”. One of the last places in town where you can still find real locals.

12. Cabaret Voltaire

    The Cabaret Voltaire is the birthplace of the world-famous Dada movement, which started in Zurich in 1916.

13. Lake Zurich

    Golden and Silver sides

14. KKL

    Jean Nouvel's architectural masterpiece. Сoncert hall with a capacity of 1700 people, has become an emblem of the city. The imposing and elegant roof stretching over the lake serves to bring clearly distinct architectural features together: the Concert Hall, Lucerne Hall, conference rooms and art museum.

15. The Arch

    The arch you are standing next to is all that remains from the old station. It was the main entry portal.

16. Chapel Bridge

    The world-famous wooden bridge is the most photographed spot in Lucerne.

17. Fritschi fountain

    There is a legend in Lucerne about a fun-loving farmer named Fritschi. Every business trip to Lucerne ended with him visiting taverns and having fun. He bequeathed all his money to one of the guilds to serve wine to the poor during carnival. To this day, the guilds fulfill his wish.

18. Musegg Wall

    Lucerne began building the city fortifications in the 13th century - a symbol of power and domination!The towers and the Musegg wall are opened from 1 April to 1 November.

19. Lion Monument

    Have you ever heard the expression: "No money, no Swiss"? it's not about the banks at all. The mercenaries are the history and the present of Lucerne. We'll talk about how it all began at the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world.

20. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

Carolyn

2 March 2023

luliia is an amazing guide. Having lived in Ukraine, Italy, and now Switzerland, she has wonderful perspective on the history and culture of Europe. Her personality is incredibly upbeat. We had a lot of fun walking around Lucerne with her. Because of her nationality and language skills, she gives lots of tours for Eastern Europeans. However, her English language skills were very good. Iuliia also gave us lots of ideas about other hikes and day trips to take around LucerneAll you need to know about Lucerne

Silvia🇺🇸 United States

30 December 2024

Luliia was an amazing guide. She provided the history and details of the town. Extremely flexible and had many good recommendations. I would highly recommend her.A wealth of knowledge!

Ron🇺🇸 United States

2 November 2024

Iuliia was a fantastic host. Very friendly and detailed tour of Zurich. Would definitely book again.Great Experience

Dr Bruce🇺🇸 United States

31 August 2024

She was wonderful knowledgeable and very welling to match our pace, and change things to tailor the tour to our interestsreview of highlights

Chuck🇺🇸 United States

4 August 2024

We contacted Lullia early on and told her the kind of tour we wanted. A mix of history, where to go, mountain hiking, lake cruise, etc. She got back with us quickly and proposed some activities, we responded with what sounded good and left it up to her to organize. We started early in the day so we could fit everything in. When we finally met she was very relaxed but diligent on how we went thru the day. She recommended places to visit mixed in with in depth history about how Luzern came to be and evolved. We had a relaxing hike on top of Rigi, ate lunch on top at a mountain cheese maker, wandered around mountain paths, cruised the lake, strolled thru the city. Never rushed but very pleasent. It was a long day but exactly what we wanted. Probably the best guide we have used in all of Europe. Luzern how you like it!

Tamara🇨🇦 Canada

11 July 2024

Thank you Iuliia! A wonderful personalized tour that met our 90 min goal for a walking tour😊. Informative, quick and fun! And some great recommendations to visit Kunst Haus that same day as it is free on Wednesdays. It was unexpected but we fit it in and we saw some masters! Thank you again!Great personaltour!

Anh

24 May 2024

Iuliia was wonderfull She had a wealth of knowledge about art, politics and history enjoyed by adults and teenagers alike. We had a lovely walk through zürich with her... absolutely enjoyable! (Ask her about being a famous Ukrainian film star...)aWealth of Knowledge

Edward

13 July 2023

luliia is the perfect guide for a tour of the beautiful city of Bern. She is very knowledgeable about the city, and she can answer any questions you have about the city.1 would not consider using any other guide if you can get luliia. I feel like we made a friend for life just spending a few hours with her. Thank you for a wonderful experienceWonderful Experience!

Meredith

29 June 2023

Lulia was a last minute substitution because we changed our timing due to a rain forecast. What a treat! She has a wonderful personality, and we laughed a lot as we walked around. Yet she is also very knowledgable and well traveled herself-so we also learned a lot, We call this kind of tour a "lay of the land" tour, to acquaint us with the city where we have just arrived and would spend a few days. It was perfect.Perfect

Michael

27 June 2023

luliia was very knowledgeable, fun and friendly during the whole tour. Great at taking pictures for the memories too. I'd highly recommend to anyone!Highly recommend!

Roger

16 June 2023

What an amazing tour and tour guidel!! When the weather was uncooperative, she adapted and pivoted and offered a tour of neighboring Lucerne. Either way the permafrost was amazing. I greatly enjoyed my time and would recommend to anyone!!!Amazing tour

Sean

5 May 2023

Iuliia was very informative and friendly. She knew everything about Bern and we enjoyed the walk with her. Her itinerary was comprehensive and she gave us useful facts about the place. She was also very considerate about my condition. She was fun to talk to!Informative and Friendly

Celeste

17 September 2022

A lovely guide, great experience. Zurich has a rich and very old history that we were able to learn about and see Lovely guide

Nicole

16 September 2022

Iuliia was an awesome guide and arranged the tour with our interests in mind. Great historical information and fun story telling Great information on history