I joined the one day tour from Zurich organised by Grayline. The tour guide Carsten was so professional and managed so well of the group. I highly recommend this trip.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- WiFi on board
- 3-hour independent stay in Engelberg
- 1-hour independent stay in Lucerne
- Professional tour guide on bus
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Excludes
- Food & Drinks
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The Sihlquai bus station is located 200 meters behind Zurich main station (HB). IMPORTANT: If you are using GPS, please enter 'Limmatstrasse 4, 8005 Zürich'. At the bus station there is a wooden/green building where we have a check-in counter marked 'Meier Tours - Gray Line Sightseeing’.
Return
- The Sihlquai bus station is located 200 meters behind Zurich main station (HB). IMPORTANT: If you are using GPS, please enter 'Limmatstrasse 4, 8005 Zürich'. At the bus station there is a wooden/green building where we have a check-in counter marked 'Meier Tours - Gray Line Sightseeing’.
Itinerary
Check in for your tour at the Gray Line trailor at the bus parking Sihlquai.
An excursion to the ever popular summer and winter resort in the heart of Central Switzerland. Engelberg (Angel Mountain) was originally founded by the Benedictines, and the imposing monastery dominates the center of the village. The Baroque style monastery church, which houses the largest organ in Switzerland, is open for visits to the public. Enjoy a 2 - 3 hour independent stay in this lovely mountain village to relax or stroll.
Meet your tour guide in the afternoon and enjoy the drive to Lucerne, where you will have a stop for approx. 1 hour before returning to Zurich.
Your tour fill finish at the bus parking Sihlquai in the evening.
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Reviews
I definitely recommend this day trip. Engelberg was my favorite town I went to visit in Switzerland. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very kind. My parents and I loved this day trip. Everything was perfect.
Wonderful sites Nice guid. You need to buy food at the lovation. Go with friend not alone. You need to see this mountains.
The cable car trip to the top of Mt. Titlis was amazing and worth the time and effort to get there. The tour guide Carsten was informative and always on top of where the group was to ensure everyone had the best experience. We highly recommend this adventure.
Carsten and Marc were excellent. Carsten.. very professional and knowledgeable about the areas.. providing excellent information and hilarious. Always ensuring that we are on time and we know where, how and when to get back to meeting points. We appreciate the time and effort and care that they took with us on the tour,
This is a must have tour. We were taken back by the incredible beauty this tour offered. We had plenty of time to explore this charming area and were taken back by the beauty of the city of Lucerne. We we lucky to have a guide with a lot of first hand knowledge.
This was a last minute decision and I am very grateful we did it! The drive was beautiful, we had the the perfect amount of time at each spot, and our guide was terrific. Mike gave great recommendations through the entire tour! He even allowed us to add the Mount Titlis excursion right there on the bus. The views were breathtaking thought the entire day. Mount Titlis was incredible and worth every penny. 10/10 recommend!
The tour and the guide was really good, the only think i did not like it should mention the extra cost to the Mr Titlis, the rest was awesome
Perfect tour if you have limited time. Michael is an absolute rock star, could not ask for a better guide.
Trip was generally ok, mostly we were left on our own, tour guide left us to explore at Engelbert for 3 hours and 1 hour at Lucern, that was not too good without guide to tell us more about local history
It was great! The timing was perfect and we are glad that we upgraded to Mount Titlis as well in the day of check-in. I highly recommend the tour
It was a great tour but we lost 1:50 minutes waiting for the other passengers inside the bus at the Tall Titlis Engelberg which spoiled our evening programme...
Not enough words to describe how great this was. The stop at Lucerne was great. Enough time to see some sites quickly and grab some souvenirs. We left the others that were going up the mountain at Engelberg and a short 5 Min stroll we were in the town. Strolling through the streets, having nice beer and lunch in the historical and beautiful scenery. Very relaxed 3 hours to do as we liked.
It was a nice enough tour, but not ideal for a rainy day. Given that it was a Saturday, most things were closed, and there was really nowhere to be inside during the rain. Our tour was combined with the Mt. Titlis tour, and the tour guide went with those going to Mt. Titlis, so those of us doing the Engelberg tour were left unescorted, which was fine. He did a nice job recommending seeing the monastery. They give you 3.5 hours in Engelberg but an hour would have been sufficient on a rainy day. Overall a nice tour, just not a good place to be in the rain.
It was wonderful, so unreal and peaceful. The tour guides were very nice. I only wish we could spend 30 min more in Lucerne and may be stop in Astrid Chapel, the view was incredible. The hiking and promenade in Engelberg was amazing. Thank you.
Hopefully this review is in a relevant location as I cannot find something that matches exactly. I had originally pre-booked the excursion with this company (Gray Line/Hans Meier) for Engleberg. However, on the bus I discovered that the Engleberg tour ran in conjunction with an excursion aimed more directly at Mt Titlis. Although I had wanted to spend a little time in the village, my main purpose for the day was to get up on an Alp. After talking to our tour guide about this, I was able to ‘upgrade’ to the Mt Titlis tour. I am glad I did as this proved to be exactly what I had envisioned when I booked the trip. Our guide – Barbara – was excellent. Spoke English perfectly and also seemed fluent in a half-dozen other languages. She was attentive, kept the group together and provided excellent commentary & direction. Our driver – Emil – was also very personable and a very good driver. (I would have had a hard time driving a car on those mountain roads let alone a bus!) The tour itself left Zurich from the bus depot near the Hauptbahnhof. The bus was comfortable & clean. After a quick stop in Luzern to see the lion memorial (to Swiss soldiers that helped Charles escape the rage of the French Revolution), we went on to Titlus. The drive up into the valley was very scenic. You take two cable cars to reach the 5-story summit facility. Barbara guided us through an ice cave and then turned us loose for a few hours to enjoy things at the top – Ice Flyer, Suspension Bridge, the views (well it was like a blizzard & cloudy but still really amazing), etc. If desired, you could go down to a lower station & snow tube. After about 3 hours on Titlis, we boarded the bus to return to the center of Luzern for maybe 90 minutes (I gather that the length of time in Luzern depends on the timeliness of the tour group returning from Titlis to the bus & travel conditions). That was more than enough time for me to walk up the far side of the river, cross a couple of the bridges and then stroll back towards the lake through the old town. Departed Zurich at 10:00. Returned at 18:00. A perfect excursion with excellent service!
- Engelberg-Titlis is the largest winter and summer holiday destination in central Switzerland. - i like Engelberg , its small cozy. there`s few of hotels and Cafes.
<p>I was not at all happy with the way this tour was planned out. We thought that it was going to be a guided tour of Engelberg just as many of our other tours by this company were, but instead we were just provided a bus service. There were 4 other tour groups in the bus with us and every group was just dropped off and picked up at their locations without any knowledge of what to do or see. Also, while Engelberg was a beautiful place to be, it is a ski resort town and as it was summer, there was very little to do. Almost all of the shops and restaurants open around 2 or 3 pm but we were taken there in the morning so everything was closed. Overall, this was a shuttle bus service, not a day tour, and I wouldn't recommend booking with this company. I do, however, recommend visiting Engelberg on your own time when the shops are open and there are things to do around.</p>
<p>I upgrade this tour to so I could experience Mt Titlis, Emil our guide was incredible, friendly, funny and full of information, I hope if you sign up for this tour your guide is Emil. Once of the best tour guides out there, </p> <p>As for the trip, It was one of the best i have done, So happy I upgraded, even with the rain I enjoyed it so much, The 3 gondolas rides, the view and the sledding was so much fun, Make sure you walk through the Ice cave and grab a bite to eat in the restaurant. Also the 1 hour stop over in Lucerne is a beautiful spot for lunch and walking around, the painted buildings are breathtaking </p> <p>Take a walk over the ice flyer and see the amazing views and grab some great photos, 100 recommend this tour.</p>
<p>Had a great trip. But should have done a private trip as we were almost left behind in Lucerne walking trip owing to not able to walk fast enough with the rest of the group</p>
<p>Pleasant tour guide.<br/> Sensational views of 3 beautiful cities.<br/> So well organized .</p>
<p>Very small town. No place to enjoy except you opt to spend some money and go to brunii or other nearby places with play parks and other sporting clubs</p>
<p>Beautiful town, but be aware this is NOT a led tour. You ride to Engelberg with another tour going to Mt. Titlis. When you get off the bus, the guide points you towards the center of town (no map) and tells you a few things to do. If you don't have good navigating skills, it may be a challenge.</p>
<p>The place was stunning! Although we were left there alone with no tour guide to talk about the place. The rest of the group went up to mount titlis and picked us up on the way back. A little disappointing.</p>
<p>Take the Titlis excursion, this one is not worth it!</p>
<p>Fantastic day trip, gorgeous place and tour guides were very informative and helpful, a must on your trip to do when in Switzerland.</p>
Actually went to Mt Titlis instead, which included a little time to see Engelberg. Engelberg wasn't anything special, but Mt Titlis was beautiful.
I did the independent trip, so I was able to see more than the people on the escorted trip.
Unfortunately on the day we had booked bad weather prevented us from going to Engleberg. Instead we were taken to Mount Rigi for a train trip up the mountain and back down by cable car. We then went to spend a couple of hours in Lucerne. It was a good experience but we were looking forward to the village trip. This was a trip hastily put together in order not to let people down, so overall they did well.
Sehr zuvorkommend der Tourguide als auch der sehr gute Busfahrer, sehr angenehm gefahren, ohne aufkommende Übelkeit vor der ich Angst hatte. Echt topp!
Excellent experience, it is beautiful Location, incredible views, something not to be missed!! It is a small and very nice place, going to Lucerne was the best!
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