Lake Lucerne Multi-Day Hike
It is worth scheduling your Swiss vacation for a fantastic independent hike along Lake Lucerne.
- Experience awesome Swiss alpine scenery, green pastures, farm houses, meet locals on the trail.
Options to shorten or lengthen each day’s activities using local public transportation. - Meet & Greet your local guide at the Zurich Airport
- Semi-Guided walking tour of Lucerne
- Local guide on Day 1 introduces you to the Lake Lucerne region and instructs you on how Swiss hiking trails and signposting work.
- Hike in the Swiss Alps at your own pace but with the security of an English-speaking local guide available by phone.
- All your logistics, luggage transfers, hotel reservations, detailed daily hike descriptions, maps, local pre-paid phone and helpline are included.
- “Peace of mind” guarantee – you have people available to contact and to help you throughout your trip
Activity Level
ECHO Trails tours are designed for people who are energetic, active, and filled with a spirit of adventure.
This will be considered one of your essential lifetime memories – meeting great people, wonderful food and lodging, and fantastic views.
We rate this tour as easy to moderate.
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Lake Lucerne Multi-Day Hike
Details
Lake Lucerne semi-guided hike offers a beautiful experience around a region of Switzerland
Activity Level
ECHO Trails tours are designed for people who are energetic, active, and filled with a spirit of adventure.
This will be considered one of your essential lifetime memories – meeting great people, wonderful food and lodging, and fantastic views.
We rate this tour as easy to moderate.
Meet at Zurich or Basel Airport
Meet & Greet your Guide directly at the Airport in Zurich or Basel.
Your guide will escort you to your hotel in Lucerne and after checkin in you can enjoy a two-hour walking tour of the old town of Lucerne.
Detailed briefing on the hiking tour, review of route, maps and itinerary.
Time for you to get clarification on any questions, queries, concerns you may have.
Overnight in Lucerne.
Day 2: Hike with Guide, Lucerne Lake Cruise

Alpine niew of Lake Lucerne as seen as part of the multi-day Lucerne Hike by Echo Trails
Day 2
Hiking day with a local guide.
Meet your guide at your hotel in Lucerne, and get on board the lake cruise.
Take the cable car up to 1593 m/5220 ft to begin your hike – approx. 4 hrs with about 200 m/650 ft of height variance during the day, learning everything you need about hiking for the rest of your tour on your own.
Descend by cable car to catch a postal bus to Seelisberg.
Overnight in Seelisberg.
Day 3: Self-guided hike from Seelisberg to Brunnen

Cruise across Lake Lucerne as part of the multi-day Lucerne Hike by Echo Trails
Day 3
Self-guided hike from Seelisberg to Brunnen.
Hike for 2 to 3 hours from Seelisberg to Bauen; take the boat from Bauen to Brunnen.
Options to hike on further and take the boat or train to Brunnen from other departure points.
Overnight in Brunnen.
Day 4: Self-guided hike from Brunnen to Rigi Kaltbad

Beautilful walk and views of Lake Lucerne as seen as part of the multi-day Lucerne Hike by Echo Trails
Self-guided hike from Brunnen to Rigi Kaltbad – the most challenging day of the whole tour.
Begin with a ride up the Urmiberg cable car to 1198 m/3930 ft and then enjoy a moderate 5 to 6 hour hike to reach your hotel for the night at Rigi Kaltbad.
Overnight in Rigi-Kaltbad.
Various options possible in case of bad weather.
– the most challenging day of the whole tour.
Begin with a ride up the Urmiberg cable car to 1198 m/3930 ft and then enjoy a moderate 5 to 6 hour hike to reach your hotel for the night at Rigi Kaltbad.
Overnight in Rigi-Kaltbad.
Various options possible in case of bad weather.
Day 5: Hike from Rigi-Kaltbad to Lucerne
Day 5
Self-guided hike from Rigi-Kaltbad down to the lake and return to Lucerne.
Options include:
* Hike up to Rigi Kulm for a fantastic view, then take the cog wheel train to Vitznau and transfer by boat to Lucerne; or
* Cable car down to Weggis, take a short walk to the harbor and return to Lucerne by boat.
Overnight in Lucerne.
Day 6: Lucerne
Your tour officially ends after breakfast and you then follow your own onward travel arrangements.
If you wish to stay on in Lucerne or see another part of Switzerland, we would be happy to advise you.
Rates
Rates
Price US $ 2,512* per person based on 2 or more, in a twin bedded room.
Price US $ 2,774* for solo traveler.
10% Deposit secures the booking – balance due 90 days before the departure date
Includes
Includes
- 5 nights lodging and breakfast in standard class hotels.
- Meet & Greet your local Guide directly at the Zurich Airport or Basel
- Swiss Halbtax for a 50% discount on all public transportation in Switzerland and many reduction on Mountain Cable Cars
- Daily luggage transfers from hotel to hotel.
- Use of the mineral spa bath at Rigi Kaltbad.
- Detailed trip briefing together with 2-hr old-town walk through Lucerne with a local guide on the day before your hike.
- Guided hike on your first hiking day to get you familiar with various transportation systems and explanation of your daily transport modes and tickets.
- Full set of travel documents including detailed daily itinerary, laminated hike map and detailed hotel finder maps, vouchers and contact information.
- Free Helpline from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- First-Aid Safety Kit – don’t hike without one.
- Full hike route description sent to you in advance to give you time to familiarize yourself.
Not Included
Not Included
- Tickets for all local transportation such as lake steamer, cable car, postal buses and trains. The costs depend on what you choose to do and use (1st or 2nd class, with or without Swiss Rail Pass etc.
- Lunch and Dinners.
- Additional days with a Guide. (Additional day(s) with a Guide available at a CHF 400.- daily rate).
- Items of personal nature.
Cancellation & Changes
2020 & 2021 – Amended Cancellation policy
With concerns about the coronavirus we have revised our cancellation to make it more flexible:
· Cancellations made before 90 days prior to departure are subject to a $200.- per person cancellation fee.
· Cancellations made 45 to 90 days prior to departure are subject to $500.- per person cancellation fee
· Cancellations made 31 to 44 days prior to departure are subject to $1,000.- per person cancellation fee
· Cancellations made within 30 days prior to departure are subject to a 100% non-refundable cancellation fee.
Swiss hotel and transportation suppliers require pre-payments and have strict non-cancellation policies.
Transportation vouchers and rail passes are bearer documents and cannot be refunded if lost or stolen.
When in Switzerland, just dial 079-813-36-10 to reach our office
Changes?
When in Switzerland, just dial 079-813-36-10 to reach our office
Calling outside of Switzerland: 41-79-813-36-10.
Calling within Switzerland: 079-813-36-10
or e-mail: office@echo-trails.com
Currency Exchange
Currency Exchange
The US$ / Swiss Franc currency exchange rates have been relatively stable over the years. However, should the currency exchange rate change more than 2% at time of the final payment, we reserve the right to add the net difference to your final amount.
Testimonials from Happy Hikers
We are not good at guided group tours, but we loved the combination of the Lucerne guided tour on the first afternoon, all day guide on the first whole day of walking, and lots of information and support, if needed for the rest of the time. Everything about the hike was carefully planned to meet our needs with transport alternatives if the walking got too hard or the weather was bad. Eve was an amazing guide, and all communications with her throughout the planning experience were fast and extremely efficient.The scenery was absolutely breathtaking and all suggestions for food and transport and the guidance – to travel like a local was spot on. The convenience of luggage transport to the next night’s accommodation was so helpful and the choices of accommodation for us worked very well. Overall, the best semi or self guided walk we have done! See this review on Trip Advisor Review
If you can possibly do so, this fantastic four day circuit hike (out and back from Lucerne) is worth building your entire Swiss vacation around. Echo Trails sets up hotel stays along a hiking circuit around the far end of Lake Lucerne, your luggage is transferred from place to place for you, and you are free to hike the amazing and tranquil trails far far from the crowds of Mt Rigi or Mt Pilatus carrying only a day pack. The ‘hard’ part of the hikes (i.e. the big uphill sections) are by cable car or cog railway, leaving you free to hike along a combination of spectacular Alpine trails as well as lakefront trails without feeling over exerted. I did this hike along with my grown (27 year old) son. We’re both in decent shape but not avid joggers or cardio exercise nuts and we felt perfectly comfortable with the amount of energy the daily hikes took, even given the altitudes involved. See this review on Trip Advisor