The 7 Self-Guided Trails in Lucerne That Earn Their Price

1.Mt. Rigi Self-Guided Tour: Lake Lucerne Cruise and Mountain Spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 83 reviews · 7 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $211Our pick

Cruise Lake Lucerne, ride Mt. Rigi’s cogwheel train and cable car, then relax in the Rigi Kaltbad mineral baths on a flexible Swiss day trip.

“Fantastic experience using the Mineralbad Spa (although shame about the rain clouding our view) and all the transport went smoothly, even using our Viator issued e-ticket. Highly recommend going back via the Weggis cable car (the views were amazing once the sun came out) and checking the latest timetable for each transport link.”

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2.Revealing Lucerne: Self-Guided Reading City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 22 reviews · 365 days · from $6Best value

Explore Lucerne’s landmarks, frescoed houses, and darker local stories at your own pace with this affordable self-guided reading tour.

“Easy to understand and nice to go at your own pace.”

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3.Revealing Lucerne: Self-Guided Audio City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $13

Explore Lucerne on foot with a self-guided audio tour covering frescoed squares, historic bridges, churches, the Lion Monument, and more.

“It was boring and difficult to follow because it was too slow. It had a repetitive soundtrack which was disturbing and it talked too much about murals.”

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4.Revealing Lucerne: Self-Guided Audio City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 18 reviews · 365 days · from $13

Explore Lucerne’s landmarks, frescoed houses, and darker stories on a flexible English audio walk lasting about two hours.

“the places visited were great. I was confused with some instructions where to go.”

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5.Lucerne Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18

Explore Lucerne with an app-led scavenger hunt covering Chapel Bridge, Fritschibrunnen, and Hofkirche at your own pace.

“Great way to find the gems of the city. Only bad was the Lion was being restored/cleaned and was all covered up.”

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6.Lucerne: Smartphone walking tour – cool Lucerne old town

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 10 reviews · 1.5 hours

Explore Lucerne’s old town with virtual local guide Silvan, secret corners, a free watch museum, viewpoints, and augmented reality for $6.

“Unsere Kennenlerntour in Luzern war schön und interessant. Leider waren von 9 Stationen nur 2 mit einem kurzen Video. Das meiste musste man selbst lesen. Das finde ich für einen Audioguide schwach. Ein Audioguide ist zum Anhören oder Zuhören. Bei direktem googeln im www konnte man deutlich mehr Informationen finden. Das haben wir in anderen Stästen schon wesentlich besser erlebt.”

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7.The Lives and Legends of Lucerne: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $9Top rated

Explore Lucerne’s bridges, fountains, lakefront, and churches with a flexible 40-minute self-guided audio tour for $9.99.

“Great overview of the city of Lucerne. We enjoyed walking around and learning about the history. There is parking at the train station which is where the tour starts.”

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