See all the main sights of Switzerland's cultural capital as your delxue motor coach takes you for a drive around Zurich. Enjoy spectacular views of the Alps on your way to visit the rose gardens, deer park and castle in the village of Rapperswil, before enjoying a leisurely 2.25 hour boat cruise (unescorted) on Lake Zurich.
Posted By : jean_s
This tour provided a wonderful overview of the city of Zurich and some of the surrounding areas. Our guide Hans was both informative and comedic as well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 14:36:20 
Posted By : Heinrich1919-2
The most impressing experience besides all of the fabulous sights of Zuerich were the professional and courteous attitude of the staff and the driver. Great job!
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Posted On : 2023-11-21 08:41:27 
Posted By : 658orlam
In September 2023 we went on the "Great Tour of Zurich" ("Cityrama Tour") with the Gray Line tour company ("Hans Meier Tourist Ltd") along with the longer "Heidiland" tour group . Our tour was 4/4.5 hours duration starting late after 11am and entailed seeing (from the coach) the limited sights of Zurich enroute to the lakeside village of Rapperswil. Very little information was provided about Zurich in general on the tour and there seemed to be more interest in the Heidiland group than ours! When we reached the Rapperswil village, which was lovely, we were briefly walked to the village ramparts and then left to our own devises including finding our own way to the boat to return to Zurich. This "boat cruise" is basically the local mode of transport which stops at about 10 piers for any passengers embarking and disembarking and takes about 2 hours. This boat lands at "Burkliplaz" pier in Zurich which entails a tram ride (no 11, I think) at your own expense or a 20 minute walk back to the starting point near the bus station-despite the Tripadvisor advising that was "round trip transfer from central Zurich". To be honest you could easily walk or take the tram to "Burkliplaz" pier and then take the "cruise boat" yourself to and from Rapperswil or else take the "Goldcoast train" there without paying the expensive CHF 62 per person for this tour. Rapperswil was the only highlight of the tour. For more information about Zurich's transport system visit the tourist office in the central train station.
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Posted On : 2023-11-18 07:48:19
Posted By : TS_H
Was a little surprised to suddenly having to leave the tour and take a two hour ferry back. Maybe not quite what I expected. Thought I’d see more of Zurich. Not an unpleasant trip but found we were only two on the itinerary. Everyone else in the coach - we didn’t see again.
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Posted On : 2023-10-30 12:22:37
Posted By : Thiago_Q
Well, as a big fan of this country and city, my review can be a bit biased! Beautiful places, a well guided tour and the boat cruise on the way back is the final touch for this very pleasant and relaxing tour. Highly, always recommended!
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Posted On : 2023-09-18 04:05:24
Posted By : Navigate19095378151
Less than an hour in Zurich. Hour plus bus drive to Rapperswil. 1.5 hours in town. Ended with a 2 hour ferry boat ride back. Basically a half day driving and possible shopping to end with just sitting on a boat taking pictures of the shore. Guide gave us ticket for ferry and led other part of group to the castle. We went to the rose garden and grabbed drinks near Ferry boat back to Zurich.
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Posted On : 2023-08-18 13:40:49
Posted By : Michele_H
The guides were great! The bus ride wasn't anything special, the town Rapperswil where you are dropped of for thr boat ride was very neat to see. Boat ride was good but about a 2 hour ride back to Lucern.
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 15:46:48
Posted By : jeffkD6673PO
The great tour of Zurich was a great rip off. The guide was not knowledgeable and almost seemed bothered to be there.
The bus route basically skirted the city. I've been to Zurich several times and there were major areas missed and or described incorrectly.
The instructions for the return boat were brushed over with no specific instructions so we got on the wrong boat wasting an additional 2 hours
Gray Line's competitors in Zurich are much better as we experienced during the remainder of our stay
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Posted On : 2023-04-30 15:53:14
Posted By : eliasdamas
Good trip, bus tour in Zurich about 20 minutes, our guide was nice and informative. On edge lake great scenery Drive to Rappersville . One hour rainy day at Rappersville . Then 2 hours back on ferry . Overall was what we expected.
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Posted On : 2023-04-29 04:20:49
Posted By : Alain_P
The overall tour package was average, at best.
The boat cruise was simply a two-hour ferry trip that enabled my wife and I to see the area from the water.
As for the bus tour, even though the weather did not cooperate (it rained during the bus tour), my wife and I did not fault the tour for that. What we did fault them on was that there was a children's parade planned for the day our tour took place. Because of the children's parade, the bus tour was detoured away from the sights and areas we wanted to see. Obviously this children's parade was on the calendar schedule for some time. This was not a surprise to the tour company. Inside of informing us the regular bus tour would greatly be altered and giving us the option to pass on this tour package . . . OR . . . at least provide a discount on the tour price, my wife and I paid full price for something that we did not receive. We should have been discounted the cost of the tour, but we weren't.
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Posted On : 2023-04-18 09:37:44
