Switzerland · Walking Tours

Zürich Private Walking Half-Day Trip with optional Lake Cruise

4 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Zürich. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private walking tour of Zürich’s historic center
  • 02 See Bahnhofstrasse, Lindenhof, Fraumünster, and Grossmünster
  • 03 Explore the Old Town and stroll along Limmatquai
  • 04 Visit key city landmarks including Paradeplatz and the Opera House
  • 05 Enjoy included public transportation during the tour
  • 06 Optional 1-hour Lake Zürich cruise with your guide

Discover Zürich on a private half-day walking tour that blends historic landmarks, elegant city streets, and lakeside scenery. Stroll through the heart of the city from the main station and Bahnhofstrasse to the charming lanes of the Old Town, taking in celebrated sights such as Lindenhof, Fraumünster, Grossmünster, Paradeplatz, the Opera House, and the Limmat riverfront.

Along the way, enjoy insight into Zürich’s history, architecture, and culture while moving easily around the city with included public transportation. If selected, round off the experience with a 1-hour cruise on Lake Zürich for a different perspective on the city and its beautiful shoreline.

Discover Zürich on a private half-day walking tour that blends historic landmarks, elegant city streets, and lakeside scenery.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Zurich
Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Zürich train station, main transportation hub

Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; Zürich Main Station or Zürich Central Station) is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria, and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland.

Bahnhofstrase (main shopping street)

Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named the Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide

Lindenhof (view point)

The Lindenhof, in the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on Lindenhof hill, on the left side of the Limmat at the Schipfe

Fraumünster church

The Fraumünster is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard.

Great minster church

The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche, and St. Peterskirche). Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich

Niederdorf (old town)

The Niederdorf was the least developed part of the medieval city

Paradeplatz

Paradeplatz is a square on Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland and has become synonymous with wealth and the Swiss banks, being the location of the headquarters of both UBS and Credit Suisse.

Bürkliplatz, lake shore

Bürkliplatz is a town square in Zürich, Switzerland. It is named after Arnold Bürkli, and is one of nodal points of the road and public transportation, and of the lake shore promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887

Opera house

The Zürich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zürich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zürich Opera since 1891

University of Zürich, terrace and view point

ETH Zurich has a world-class reputation in academia and industry, particular in science and technology. It regularly ranks among the top three to five universities in Europe and one of the top 15 to 20 globally

Limmatquai - river bank along old town

Limmatquai is a street in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is named after the Limmat, and it follows the right-hand (eastern) bank of that river for about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) through the Altstadt, or historical core, of the city. The street was once important for both road and public transportation, but today sections of it form a pedestrian zone shared with Zürich's trams

Lake Zürich

One hour lake boat cruise along the bay of Zürich

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Zürich. 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • pick-up from hotel through our tourguide by public transportation
  • all necessary street car tickets for the tour (no additional costs)
  • drop-off at hotel after the tour (if preferred)
  • English speaking Swiss tourguide
  • ticket for 1-hour lake boat cruise (when option selected)

What's Not Included

  • Food or drinks
  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is require
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Tourguide will await you in the lobby of your hotel at the start time without further notice

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Zürich.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Zürich.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Zürich..

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