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Interlaken and Grindelwald Day Trip from Lucerne

Lucerne, Switzerland

9 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in the Alpine beauty of Interlaken and Grindelwald on a full-day tour of the majestic mountain region from Lucerne. Depart by luxury coach and marvel at enchanting scenery as you travel to Interlaken, a gorgeous resort located at the foot of the Bernese Oberland Alps. Spend some leisurely free time exploring independently and then head to Grindelwald, known as ‘Glacier Village’ due to its impressive array of glaciers. Opt to ascend to the summit of Mt First in a cable car to see stunning panoramas of the surrounding sights before returning to Lucerne.

Explore the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland's alpine paradise!
Scenic drive through the Swiss Alps
Free time to explore the towns of Interlaken and Grindelwald on your own
Optional aerial cable car ride to Mt First for stunning mountain views (only in summer months)

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
WiFi on board

Food & Drinks
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Gratuities
Cable Car Ride up Mt First (optional, only in summer months)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Frankenstrasse 1, 6003 Luzern, Switzerland
Meet your tour guide in front of the McDonalds, opposite the Tourist Information office. Our coach is coming from Zurich and will reach Lucerne between 9.20am and 9.30am.

Start time

09:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

After pickup at a central Lucerne location, sink back into your seat on a luxury coach and enjoy the gorgeous scenery as you travel towards Interlaken, a charming village cradled by the Bernese Oberland Alps. Spend some leisurely free time visiting impressive sights like Jungfrau Park and Lake Thun, perhaps revitalizing with a steaming beverage in a quaint café if you wish (own expense).

Return to your vehicle at a pre-arranged time and relax during the journey to Grindelwald, nicknamed ‘Glacier Village’, and spend some more leisurely free time discovering the natural splendor of the enclave. Opt to take a cable car ride up to the sun-drenched terrace at the summit of Mt First and see sweeping panoramas of the scenery from a height of 7,113 feet (2,168 meters).

Reconvene with your guide in the afternoon and make the return journey to Lucerne, where the tour concludes.

Lucerne (Pass By)

Interlaken

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Grindelwald

3 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lucerne (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

3.5

76 reviews

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Not a great experience

Arlene_W, Apr 2024

Too short a stay in Interlaken and to long a stay in Grisenwald with nothing to do. There was more to see in Interlaken and we were there a short stay. On bus - could have given us mnore information about the 2 cities.

Had a great experience in...

Venkatesh_M, Dec 2023

Had a great experience in this trip and the guide also giving information about places and pick up time was on time

Picture book experience.

Hamish_R, Oct 2023

Travelling right into the Alps was breathtaking for us. We loved the scenery and were privileged to see festooned cows running through the streets on their return from their high pastures. The towns seemed full of happy relaxed people -- both locals and visitors enjoying late Fall sunshine and exquisite views up into the precipitous mountains. We were absolutely spell bound by the beauty of the houses and the countryside.

Beautiful but not worth the money for this trip

Ashleigh_P, Oct 2023

Scenery was amazing..but the tour was just for transport really. The guide wasn't really helpful at all. He confused people on timings and meeting points and didnt clearly explain what happens on the trip. We were unaware that you can go on the cable cart during the trip but for a heavy price. We felt us and a few others that didnt want to pay that price of around 300 franks were forgotton about. The bus driver was awesome and tried his best to show us some spots whilst the others went up the hill otherwise we would have of stayed in the bus for 1.5hr whilst the others went up the hill. Guide didnt seem to do his job really, just seemed focused on the cable cart and taking the money than anything else. We also felt he was not really approachable. He was more interested showing his instergram page to everyone, which we didn't really care about. We felt the bus driver knew a lot more and was way more approachable and nice. I wouldn't recommend this trip as its not worth the money for the guide you get. I would recommend getting a car and going over that way. The scenery was awesome though and we enjoyed seeing the views.

Great trip. I love...

Thanh_N, Sep 2023

Great trip. I love it.Beautiful view Well planned Would recommend to families and friends Thank you Viator.

Alps experience

ELISEO_R, Aug 2023

Fantastic day, our tour guide went above and beyond taking care of us, we had heaps of fun. He made sure we got the full experience of the day. One of our best memorable day of our holiday. We would recommend this tour to everyone.

this is not a tour..this...

sara_i, Aug 2023

this is not a tour..this is only transportation..useless and waste of money ..we got down at interlaken and didn't continue .. the guide was rude .the driver wasn't good

Misrepresented tour was actually combined with Jung And tour guide only interested in king and my tour should have been

anthony_S, Jul 2023

None as negative aspects wiped out any good ones Too long and guide only focused on Jung and should have been 7 hrs max as we waited for Jung tour

Don’t do it

Nick_L, Jul 2023

Rent a car and go by yourself! You can drive a lot better then the aggressive driver we had… my daughter was sick from swaying back and forth so much and i couldn’t even take pictures of the scenery because I was too busy praying for our safety. (Literally) Coming back we almost side swiped a vehicle on the highway…. Just take yourself… you’ll be safer!

Rent a car instead.

Curtis_W, Jul 2023

Ok, so we had a great time. Viator did a great job and once again lived up to their word. However, honestly the only reason I gave 3 stars is because… for the most part, they simply gave us a ride to Interlaken and Grindelwald— No tour or anything, which was fine, because you don’t need a “tour”. If there was any way you could get an Uber or rent a car, that is the way to go. The trip to the destinations were gorgeous and I would have loved to stop to take pictures.

Amazing overall

Balthazar_A, Jun 2023

I would’ve given it 5 stars if not for the 1-hour delay (due to a pick-up time misunderstanding betwen the bus driver & the tour guide). We basically lost an hour’s chance to enjoy Interlaken more. Anyway, i would still highly recommend this tour especially Grindelwald which is so picturesque.

Alright, most definitely better without the tour director we had!

Andrea_A, May 2023

Tour director was terrible, rude, not helpful which started the excursion off on a negative note. Luckily we did not do the long version of the excursion so we did not have to put up with him!!!

Surprised change our schedule and tour details to accommodate other tour schedule

Roxana_C, Apr 2023

We were surprised that our tour visit placed was changed to accommodate others tour places. So interlaken only 30 minutes and add one other city and we need to wait 40 minutes for other tour people coming back so we didn’t get back to Luzern until 7:00 pm 😞

Fantastic

Naomi_K, Apr 2023

Had a wonderful day highly recommended. The bus driver Almondo went over and above to make our day enjoyable. He was so informative and allowed us plenty of time to enjoy.

Kid is the best guide in Switzerland

Sunay_S, Jan 2023

The guide ‘kid’ from Thailand made this trip amazing . He put in additional effort to make the trip memorable for every participant

Sunday scam

Nathan_T, Dec 2022

We booked this tour on a Sunday. After we were picked up and boarded the bus we were informed that shops, restaurants, attractions etc (everything mentioned in the description of the tour) were closed on Sunday's and we would have nothing to do. We were advised that we would be dropped off while the rest of the bus went on the top of Europe tour and the bus driver would come back for us. We were told the bus driver did not speak English. Without any other options we felt we were forced to pay extra to go on the top of the Europe tour. This tour should not be allowed to be booked on Sunday when it’s known nothing is open. As the guide goes with the top of Europe tour this is just a bus ride and not a tour as advertised.

Beautiful Scenes but too much time

Lauren_S, Nov 2022

Mountains were beautiful to see. What we did not realize when we booked this was that we were on a bus with people who were going up the mountain. The guide man tried to upsell me and my friend to purchase the "better" excursion on the bus. We also did this on a Sunday and most shops were closed. Nowhere on the site did it warn that this was the case. We had to wander around the town for a while before the bus came to pick us back up because the other group's excursion up the mountain took a while. The scenes are beautiful and the towns were as well but the free-time given was way too long.

Spectacular

Jesciel_L, Oct 2022

It was amazing. I never get tired seeing the view and in my photos.. Great experience. Never miss the spectacular view of lauterbrunen

Pretty cities

Nancy_K, Sep 2022

One of the other reviews mentioned that the tour guide was more interested in the larger group and they are correct. there was only 10 of us on the interlaken grindlewald tour and the rest of the bus was going to jungfrau. with that said this is more of a drop off tour then anything else. while both places are pretty there isn't hours worth of things to do in either place so be prepared to ,at some point, to sit and wait for the bus to come back and pick you up.

Truly epic sights for the eyes

Steven_Z, Aug 2022

Interlaken, Jungfrau, and Grindewald are places not to be missed. The scenery was epic and our tour guide was wonderful

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