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Zürich City Tour with Lake Cruise

Zürich, CH

Description:
Top off your classic city sightseeing tour of Zurich, the economic and cultural centre of Switzerland, with a one-hour boat trip on Lake Zurich! Tour the university quarter by bus, explore the quaint Old Town on a guided walk and discover the city’s highlights from a different perspective during an audio-guided lake cruise. 

Departure point: 
Zürich Sihlquai Bus Station near Zurich's main train station (Zurich HB).


Check-In: 
Please check-in at our ticket office marked with "Best of Switzerland Tours" at the latest 15 minutes prior to departure.

To book a taxi, we recommend contacting our partner Taxi 444 via phone at +41 44 444 44 44 or at www.taxi444.ch.

What's Included
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Board a comfortable, climate-controlled coach and set out past the castle-like Swiss National Museum, the luxurious shopping avenue Bahnhofstrasse and Zurich's renowned financial district. Enjoy a magnificent view of crystal-clear Lake Zurich during a photo stop at Enge harbour.

Continue along the lake, passing the grand Opera House and the university quarter with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and the University of Zurich. Tour distinguished districts with stately mansions from glorious times past and convince yourself of the high standard of living on the threshold of the popular Zürichberg recreational area. After a short glimpse of the city, the lake and the snow-covered Alps, you drive past the Kunsthaus art museum down to the charming Old Town

Exhilarated by numerous anecdotes about Zurich, you say goodbye to your tour guide. A short stroll along the picturesque Limmat brings you to nearby Bürkliplatz. Embark here on a scenic one-hour cruise on crystal-clear Lake Zurich past grand lakeside villas and popular lidos. Sit back and relax as you listen to compelling stories about the history of the city, the lake and the surrounding mountains over an audio guide app on your own device before ending the tour at Bürkliplatz. Inclusions:

  • Guided Old Town walk
  • Audio-guided unescorted cruise with App on Lake Zurich
  • Partly guided tour by professional multilingual guide
  • Transportation in comfortable coach with AC
  • Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate

Exclusions:

  • Meals and drinks
  • Personal expenses

Good to know:
  • Routing may have to be amended due to construction work or public events without prior notice. 
  • If you do not have unlimited data in Switzerland, we recommend downloading the ZSG Tour App in advance.
  • The tour ends at Bürkliplatz square. 

  • Catch a glimpse of the famous Bahnhofstrasse and the financial district
  • Cruise the university quarter on the traces of its alumni Albert Einstein
  • Tour the noble Zürichberg district with unparalleled views
  • Explore the Old Town on a guided walk through medieval alleys
  • Enjoy a 1-hour cruise on Lake Zurich with audio guide
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Description:
Top off your classic city sightseeing tour of Zurich, the economic and cultural centre of Switzerland, with a one-hour boat trip on Lake Zurich! Tour the university quarter by bus, explore the quaint Old Town on a guided walk and discover the city’s highlights from a different perspective during an audio-guided lake cruise. 

Departure point: 
Zürich Sihlquai Bus Station near Zurich's main train station (Zurich HB).


Check-In: 
Please check-in at our ticket office marked with "Best of Switzerland Tours" at the latest 15 minutes prior to departure.

To book a taxi, we recommend contacting our partner Taxi 444 via phone at +41 44 444 44 44 or at www.taxi444.ch.

  • Catch a glimpse of the famous Bahnhofstrasse and the financial district
  • Cruise the university quarter on the traces of its alumni Albert Einstein
  • Tour the noble Zürichberg district with unparalleled views
  • Explore the Old Town on a guided walk through medieval alleys
  • Enjoy a 1-hour cruise on Lake Zurich with audio guide

Board a comfortable, climate-controlled coach and set out past the castle-like Swiss National Museum, the luxurious shopping avenue Bahnhofstrasse and Zurich's renowned financial district. Enjoy a magnificent view of crystal-clear Lake Zurich during a photo stop at Enge harbour.

Continue along the lake, passing the grand Opera House and the university quarter with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and the University of Zurich. Tour distinguished districts with stately mansions from glorious times past and convince yourself of the high standard of living on the threshold of the popular Zürichberg recreational area. After a short glimpse of the city, the lake and the snow-covered Alps, you drive past the Kunsthaus art museum down to the charming Old Town

Exhilarated by numerous anecdotes about Zurich, you say goodbye to your tour guide. A short stroll along the picturesque Limmat brings you to nearby Bürkliplatz. Embark here on a scenic one-hour cruise on crystal-clear Lake Zurich past grand lakeside villas and popular lidos. Sit back and relax as you listen to compelling stories about the history of the city, the lake and the surrounding mountains over an audio guide app on your own device before ending the tour at Bürkliplatz. Inclusions:

  • Guided Old Town walk
  • Audio-guided unescorted cruise with App on Lake Zurich
  • Partly guided tour by professional multilingual guide
  • Transportation in comfortable coach with AC
  • Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate

Exclusions:

  • Meals and drinks
  • Personal expenses

Good to know:
  • Routing may have to be amended due to construction work or public events without prior notice. 
  • If you do not have unlimited data in Switzerland, we recommend downloading the ZSG Tour App in advance.
  • The tour ends at Bürkliplatz square.