The essentials at a glance

Explore Central Switzerland on daily cycling tours from your base in Lucerne. Ride through the hilly countryside around Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug, and Lake Sempach with daily distances of 50-60 km. Highlights include boat trips on Lake Lucerne, visits to Heidegg Castle with its rose garden, the Horw Peninsula with views of Mount Pilatus, the picturesque town of Sursee, and Werthenstein Monastery. Routes follow mostly paved roads with moderate climbs through the Swiss hills.

itinerary at a glance

From Luzern, you'll cycle to Lake Zug and visit Heidegg Castle with its beautiful rose garden. Along the shores of Lake Lucerne, you'll reach the Horw Peninsula and enjoy a magnificent view of Mount Pilatus, the local mountain of Lucerne.

At the morning the welcome briefing and the bike distribution take place.This tour leads over some smooth hill next to the lake from where you have wonderful views on Lake Lucerne and the famous mountain pasture Rigi. Green meadows and calm streets make the city seem very far away. After some kilometres you reach Küssnacht with its lake promenade and continue to Weggis where the ship brings you to the other side of the lake. From here you cycle to the peninsula Horw, from where it is easy to cycle back to the city.

From the town centre of Lucerne you go through a small village called Emmenbrücke and up to a small quiet hill, where you find many beautiful farm houses. There are some ups and downs in this part but you have a lovely view on the close mountain panorama. After some time you reach the monastery Werthenstein und from here you roll smoothly back to Lucerne.

Today’s goal is the picturesque town Sursee situated on the shore of Lake Sempach. You cycle past small villages on calm streets and past farms and meadows until you reach the lake. Sursee is a perfect spot for a lunch break. Take your time to walk through the lovely town centre and try some Swiss specialities. The way back leads on the shore of the lake.

The first part of this route leads you again to Küssnacht at Lake Vierwaldsee. From here you reach in a few kilomters Lake Zugersee. In Ammensee you board the ship to Zug. From here along the bank to Rotkreuz, and from here along a forest experience path back to Lucerne

You go past Emmenbrücke to find Lake Baldegg, which is a wonderful nature sanctuary. Next to the lake you can visit castle Wildegg with its beautiful garden. You may visit this castle before you cycle one last time back to your hotel.

difficulty level

Challenging

Easy to intermediate trips, most of the time you drive on tarmac roads. When going back from monastery Werthenstein you go on a busy street. There are some uphills on every tour.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Our Rental Bikes

The differnet types of rental bikes at a glance

Unisex bike

High-quality unisex touring bike with comfortable low entry

Available gear options can be found in the price table

Unisex Electro bike

High-quality unisex electric bike with comfortable low entry

services & information

Further details about this tour

Services

Included

Accommodation in your selected room category
Breakfast
Best developed route
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)

1 boat ride Weggis – Beckenried incl. bike
1 boat ride Immensee – Zug incl. bike
App for navigation and GPS-data
Service hotline

Information

Arrival / Parking / Departure

Lucerne train station
Zurich airport
Hotel parking spaces, costs approx. CHF 24 per day in Hotel Continental and approx. CHF 15 per day in Hotel Seeburg

Things to note

Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
This tour is a partner tour.

Sustainability bonus

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of EUR 20 per room.