The 8 Half-Day Tours around Zürich We Would Book Again

1.Mount Titlis Half-Day Tour with Ice Flyer

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,099 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $173Our pick

Half-day from Lucerne to Mount Titlis for Rotair revolving views, glacier cave, Cliff Walk suspension bridge, Ice Flyer, plus snow tubing options.

“This was perhaps one of the best experiences of my life. Amazing tour!! The guides were excellent and answered all of my questions about Switzerland and explained everything we needed to know very clearly! They were also very friendly! The views from the top of Titlis are incredible- a must do if you love nature and are in Lucerne. Also, this tour gives you access to basically all the activities you would want to do on the mountain as a non-skier. Fantastic tour!!!”

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2.Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein Half-Day Tour from Zurich

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 716 reviews · 5 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $108Best value

Half-day coach tour from Zurich to Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein, with Castle Laufen ticket, guided walk, and optional boat ride.

“The Rhine Falls was a great experience. The boat trip to get close to the falls was extra cost but happy to pay as it added to the experience. We had enough time to do everything we wanted to do. Our guide Monika was friendly and knowledgeable. Rhein am Stein is a pretty little village and we had enough time to have a mooch round.”

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3.Zürich Private Walking Half-Day Trip with optional Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 26 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $208

Private 4-hour Zurich walk with tram rides, key Old Town sights, and an optional 1-hour lake cruise, perfect for getting your bearings.

“Our guide quoted an inordinate amount of dates and history at a rapid speed, but failed to give adequate local knowledge and feelings of Zürich. We were unable to get into the main church because of filming during the month - he was unaware of this and did not show us inside any other church as an alternative eg St Peters. In our next tour chocolate tour we learnt that the clock face was the largest in Europe bigger than Big Ben and the building was owned by both the canton and state. Such details are interesfing and memorable - this was not the information we got from our guide.…”

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4.Lucerne Half-Day Small Group Walking Tour incl. Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $177

Half-day small-group walk in Lucerne’s old town plus a 1-hour Lake Lucerne boat ride, led by an English-speaking local guide.

“Had a great day with our tour guide, however it was a little hard to find them as the instructions are clear enough where to meet and the guide was wearing nothing to indicate they were the guide, we had to take a guess and approach random people! Knowledgable day and great boat tour”

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5.Half-Day Lake Lucerne Country Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $263Top rated

A private half-day country walk from Lucerne with an English guide, Lake Lucerne views, mountain scenery, and a calm countryside pace.

“Our guides provided a lite picnic snack in the countryside. Beautiful views even though it was a cloudy/raining day. We had a great time learning about the local culture.”

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6.Private Half-Day Lucerne Tour With Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 5 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $576

A private Lucerne day with local guide Lino, iconic bridges and walls, photo and drone coverage, plus optional Lungern and waterfall add-on.

“I loved having tea in the chateau ! Our day with Lino was terrific ! He took lots of pictures of us it was adorable”

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7.Cabrio Cable Car to Stanserhorn Half-Day Trip from Luzern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours 5 minutes (approx.) · from $236

Half-day from Lucerne to Stanserhorn on the open-air double-decker CabriO cable car, plus a classic Swiss train funicular ride.

“fantastic half-day tour to pass the afternoon in Luzern. tourguide took us on a short train ride to a village where we got on the cable car. as there were not many people, the ride up by cablecar was really a great adventure. after walking around on top and enjoying the panorama, we started the return. tourguide did a great job for this short tour.”

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8.Private Half-Day Tour to the Rhine Falls with Pick-up at Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $236

Private half-day Rhine Falls tour from Zurich with hotel pickup, Schloss Laufen viewpoints, Apr to Oct boat trip, and an English guide.

“Martin pickup us up promptly at our hotel and took us to Rhine Falls. Since we did not stay there for the full allotted time, he took us to some others sights. We enjoyed our tour and would highly recommend him.”

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