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Zürich: City Tour, Cruise, and Lindt Home of Chocolate Visit

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    Zürich: City Tour, Cruise, and Lindt Home of Chocolate Visit

    4.4

    79 reviews

    From US$ 75.84 per person

    Discover Switzerland's business and cultural hub on a combined city tour and cruise of Zürich and see why it has been consecutively named the "city with the world's best quality of life." Marvel at imposing churches, picturesque guild houses and more

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
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    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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    Duration 5 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, German

    Experience

    Highlights
    • See the sights of Zürich aboard a comfortable bus
    • Cruise the pristine waters of Lake Zürich
    • Visit the Lindt Home of Chocolate and enjoy delicious tastings
    • Tour the noble Zürichberg district with unparalleled views
    Full description
    Climb aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned coach to see the highlights of Zürich, such as the castle-like National Museum, the shopping avenue of Bahnhofstrasse and the famous financial district. Stop at the picturesque harbor of Enge and enjoy beautiful vistas of the crystal-clear Lake Zürich. Continue past the Zürich Opera House and go into the Zürichberg district. Admire numerous mansions that reflect the glorious past, and then ride uphill by cogwheel train (Dolderbahn) to a viewpoint by the 5-star Grand Dolder hotel. Take in the panoramas of the lake and snow-covered Alps before going to the university quarter. Admire buildings such as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZürich) and the Zürich Museum of Art. Enter the Old Town to learn Zürich's history during an entertaining stroll through the medieval streets. See the patriarchal guild houses, Zürich Town Hall and Europe's largest clock face on the Romanesque church of St. Peter. See the imposing cathedral of Grossmünster, and look at the Fraumünster church, who's stained glass windows are by Marc Chagall. Take a 30-minute boat cruise on the pristine waters of Lake Zürich, then stroll along the shore to the newly-opened Lindt Home of Chocolate. See the world’s tallest free-standing chocolate fountain and join an audio-guided tour of the museum, followed by an unlimited chocolate tasting. Browse the gift shop before returning to the city center, where your tour will end.
    Includes
    • Transportation by comfortable coach
    • Fully-guided tour by a professional multilingual guide
    • Guided walk of Zürich's Old Town
    • 30-minute public boat cruise on Lake Zürich
    • Visit to the Lindt Home of Chocolate
    • Food and drinks
    • Personal expenses
    Covid-19 precautions

    You must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed

    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask
    • You must fill out a travel information form
    • All participants who are over 12 years old must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts

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    Meeting point

    Your tour departs from Sihlquai Coach Parking near Zurich HB (main train station). Follow track 18 (last track on street level) until the road turns right. Follow the road for 50 meters and find the Sihlquai Coach Parking across from Starbucks. By public transport take tram 4, 6, or 13 to the stop Sihlquai/HB. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure with valid ID.

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card

    Not allowed

    • Food and drinks in the vehicle

    Know before you go

    • Please note the route may be amended due to construction work
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.4 /5

    based on 79 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.5/5
    • Transportation
      4.4/5
    • Value for money
      4.2/5
    • Safety
      4.7/5

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    First we started with the bus. In between a photo stop at the lake. Then we continued on foot through the old town (left side of the Limmat). Everything important was there, unfortunately a little too short. The right side of the Limmat would also have been worth seeing. Then the ship took 2 stops to Lindt & Sprüngli. Boat trip takes about 20 minutes. Unfortunately, that was a bit too short. But it was very interesting in the museum (Home of Chocolat). With an audio guide through the museum. And then the highlight: try the chocolate ... and return to the starting point by bus. for 5.5 hours a fair price-performance ratio. I would do the chocolate museum separately next time. and therefore extend the boat trip and also increase the "foot" share. But all in all it was good. Our guide Monika was always well informed and was able to answer all questions! Keep it up!

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    August 23, 2021

    Stefan – Switzerland Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    Wonderful tour

    Tour is fantastic, the tour guide was wonderful and showed us key places and facts. A good mix of walking and bus trip around the city. Let down is the chocolate, my understanding was we got to visit the factory and see how the chocolate is made with tastings instead we went to a Lindt chocolate shop at the factory with a couple of tastings. Prices were still the same as anywhere else in Zurich.

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    June 27, 2017

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    Madison – United Kingdom Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    Very nice tour! Martin was a very friendly and personable guide. On this tour you saw a lot and it was very varied. You could also nibble on a lot of chocolate in the Lindt Museum. The boat tour was a bit short, but still really nice!

    September 11, 2021

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    Vivian – Germany Verified GetYourGuide customer

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