Switzerland · GUIDED
17 reviewed
The good guided tours around Zurich fill up fast, and the best fill up first. Here are the 15 to book, with current prices and what sets each one apart, so you can lock it in before the calendar closes.
Zurich city highlights by air-conditioned bus with 11-language audio, then a Lake Zurich cruise from Bürkliplatz for mountain views.
“Informative. Boat cruise was a bit too long for me. Driver was a bit short off. Overall. Great experience.”
Private 2-hour walk in Lucerne with a local guide: Chapel Bridge, old town, Lake views and Lion Monument plus photo stops.
“Living was very knowledgeable about many aspects of Luzern. He followed up the tour with a text of restaurants and sight information. The pace of the tour was easy to follow. This was the best tour we had while in Switzerland.”
A 1.5-hour guided walk through Lucerne’s old town, spotlighting Chapel Bridge, historic facades, and squares with an official guide.
“Very nice guiding service and mostly helpful staff at the turist info center”
Hop on an air-conditioned panorama bus for a 2-hour, 11-language narrated loop past Zurich’s main sights and viewpoints for photos.
“No vale la pena Mejor hazlo cambiado Autobús con Vidiros polarizados y vinil que te impiden ver adecuadamente Conductor prepotente y grosero No hay puntos de interés relevantes por lo que te terminan llevando a las casas de los jubilados y a la universidad”
Private 2-hour Zurich walk with a customizable route, covering Paradeplatz, Fraumünster, St Peter’s, Grossmünster, and standout stories.
“First of all, a quick shoutout to the tour organizer, who told our guide to wait for us at one place and told us to wait for her at another place. Thankfully, we were able to contact her via phone and we started the tour without incident. That little hiccup aside, the tour was excellent! Vanessa gave us a great 2+ hour tour of the Old Town, stopping at highlights such as the Fraumunster and the Grossmunster, but also the fountains, important historic sites (where Zurich women saved the city from invading forces), vestiges of a Roman bath, and a panoramic view of the river. We also learned a lot…”
A local-guided 90-minute walk covering Chapel Bridge, the Jesuit Church, and Lucerne’s Old Town, with easy accessibility and great context.
“Loved learning about Lucerne. Such a beautiful city. The commentary was very interesting. Even the rain was ok”
Lake Lucerne cruise, cogwheel train rides, and Rigi Kaltbad mineral baths, all self-guided with unlimited mountain transport.
“A great way to see Mt Rigi without the hassle! This day was full of beauty. The cruise to the base of Mt Rigi is breathtaking. The cable car provides stunning views, as does the top of Mt Rigi. The spa was cool! Also - Viator and the tour operator for this experience were super helpful. I got the day mixed up for our ticket. I was able to get a full refund and book for the correct day. Excellent customer service!”
Private 3-hour Lucerne walk with a local guide. Chapel Bridge, Musegg Wall views, Lion Monument, plus Swiss cheese and chocolate.
“Our tour guide was incredible and also very friendly. We learned so much about the history of Luzern!”
A small-group Lucerne highlights walk with Chapel Bridge, city walls, Lion Monument, and panoramic views, plus optional chocolate and Glacier Garden add-ons.
“Ezra was our guided. He gave us a quick tour of Luzern city and clicked professional photos. Highly recommend!.”
Private Zurich walking tour with a local guide mixing big sights like Grossmünster and hidden spots, with customizable 2–5 hour routes.
“Guide was super sweet and was open with us. We learned a lot and enjoyed our walk.”
Zurich to Jungfraujoch day trip with cogwheel train, Ice Palace, Alpine Sensation, and Sphinx Observatory views, plus Eiger Express cable car.
“This was the most incredible trip. We had been in Zurich for 6 days and this was absolutely the highlight. Our guide, Hans, was very helpful and kept everything running smoothly. The train journeys to Jungfraujoch were very scenic and just kept getting better the higher the train climbed. Once we were at the sphinx observatory there was thick cloud so we weren’t able to see the views at first however the tour allows for 3 hours at the top so by the end of our visit we could see the views perfectly and could barely drag ourselves away as they were so unbelievably beautiful. We had had such a…”
A self-guided audio walk from Paradeplatz through Zurich’s witch-hunt sites, executions, and landmarks, with pro narration and clear directions.
Guided day trip from Lucerne to Jungfraujoch via Eiger Express and cogwheel trains, with Ice Palace and glacier views, plus return.
“This is a full day tour to the very busy and highly touristy Jungfraujoch. I highly recommend taking a tour, this one especially, to get you to the top. There are so many steps and it’s so much easier to follow the group than to get there on your own. We took one route up and a different route down to see different sites, which we appreciated. This tour was fully sold out and every single seat on the bus, train, cable car, etc. was occupied - if you are looking for something smaller and intimate, this is not the tour, but you have free time in Interlaken (50 min)…”
Audio-led Zurich bus tour plus the steep Uetlibergbahn rail to Top of Zurich for big views, 11 languages, and easy pacing.
“The tour was great. It was a bit confusing checking in. There are several groups and tours and no one seems to want to help others. Once on the bus it was comfortable and we had headphones for explaining while riding on the bus. It was raining on our tour day so we did not explore as much as we wanted. The bus driver was helpful in offering suggestions or even to take us back if needed.”
Private Glacier Express from Zürich with a guide, reserved seats, scenic stops, and a seat-served 3-course lunch from Chur to Brig.
“The trip itself was brilliant, and we had a fabulous day. The Glacier Express lived up to all our high expectations and the scenery was spectacular. Although our young guide was quite inexperienced it was her second tour, she did a good job getting us everywhere we needed to be and on time to make all our connections. We were picked up from our Zurich, taken by local train to the main central station to catch the regional train and then the Glacier Express. We returned to Zurich via a different rail route so in effect we circled a large part of Switzerland which was a bonus. Although we could…”
