The 7 Best Boat Cruises in Basel

1.Mt. Pilatus & Lake Lucerne Cruise Small Group Tour | From Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $463Our pick

Small-group Mt. Pilatus and Lake Lucerne day from Basel, with the dragon ride aerial cable cart, 360 views, cogwheel descent, and a lake cruise.

“Rose was very knowledgeable about the history and area and very friendly. She met us at our train station and then met with the others in Lucern for the Mt. Pilatus tour. I would definitely do this again. It's worth the money and time!”

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2.Lucerne small group walking tour and Lake Cruise from Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $463

Small-group Lucerne walk and 1-hour Lake Lucerne cruise from Basel by train, with Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, and included tickets.

“The boat ride and seeing the sights were good. Unfortunately we had a poor guide that didn't provide added stories or history. We could have done the walking tour with an app, booked the boat ride and had a better experience. Time needs to be less about 5 hours. Our group agreed to ask the guide to cut it short and let us get on with our vacation. Waste of our time. Another guide was with us from Basel to Lucern taking the Mountain group and he talked the whole way and would have been awesome. We lost on this one.”

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3.Mt. Pilatus & Lake Lucerne Small Group Tour | From Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $463

Small group Mt. Pilatus and Lake Lucerne from Basel, with Golden Route cogwheel train, dragon cable car, and a scenic cruise.

“Onze excursie begon helaas niet zo goed. Wij zouden opgehaald worden door een gids op het station in Bazel. Maar daar kwam niemand. Gebeld en toen bleek dat we met de trein naar Luzern moesten en daar zouden we onze gids dan ontmoeten. Gelukkig hebben we op tijd gebeld en konden we de trein nog halen anders hadden we de hele excursie gemist. Er werd gezegd dat we daar een bericht over hadden gehad maar dat was niet het geval. We hadden dan ook treinkaartjes moeten ontvangen en dat was ook niet zo. Dus de dag begon met erg veel stress. Verder was het een fantastische dag met een hele…”

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4.Thun Tour, Beatus Caves, Lake Cruise & Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 8 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $523Top rated

Basel to Thun by train, Lake Thun cruise, St. Beatus Caves, and Spiez cheese tasting. Strong views, careful pacing, good value.

“This tour was perfect and beyond expectations from beginning to end! Our guide Julianna was a gem! She met us right on time, explained our day and anything else we wanted to know and got us on our way. Julianna guided us perfectly as we made our way to the trains an on into Thun! There was a mechanical issue with the train after a few stops and Julianna did not miss a beat and got us off and on to another train right next to us that got us to Thun. Once in Thun Julianna gave us a great tour and kept the pace easy as we were with…”

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5.Lucerne Private City Walk and Lake Cruise Day Trip from Basel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $566

Basel to Lucerne by train, guided old-town walk, and a Lake Lucerne cruise, with English help and included tickets for a smooth day.

“Be prepared for an excess of religious indoctrination. We couldn’t even look out side the train to see the countryside. Not good.”

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6.Lucerne small group walking tour and Lake Cruise from Basel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $471

Small-group Lucerne walk plus a 1-hour Lake Lucerne cruise from Basel, with top sights like Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.

“It was awesome! Michael took really great care of us and was very pleasant to spend the day with.”

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7.Zurich Tour with Chocolate tasting and Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $395Best value

Basel to Zürich day trip with a guided Old Town walk, Lake Zürich cruise, and chocolate tasting at three local shops.

“This tour was very well organized and a great way to see Zurich in one day. The chocolate tasting was a highlight- delicious and fun! The city tour was informative, and the lake cruise was relaxing with beautiful views.”

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