10 Boat Tours in Zurich, Ranked

1.City Tour, Cruise, and Lindt Home of Chocolate Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,624 reviews · 5.5 - 6.5 hours · from $103Our pick

Bus and boat highlights in Zurich, a guided Old Town walk, and Lindt Home of Chocolate with tastings, plus a 24-hour transit ticket.

“Enjoyed and a great way to visit the lindt home of chocolate. Booked it last minute due to not being able to find tickets. You get first into a bit coach and you get a good drive through the city. The guide give good and interesting information. Next we went to the harbour (could have been skipped 10min stop). Next we had a little walking tour. Really enjoyed it and the guide gave some great recommendations. Then we all boarded the boat and went to the chocolate factory. From there once you are given your tickets, it is free time. So I liked it.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.City Bus Tour with Audio Guide and Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,195 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $57Best value

Air-conditioned bus tour plus a Lake Zurich cruise, with 11-language audio and great photo stops around Old Town and the lake.

“It was really good way to explore Zürich , definitely recommend it.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Zurich Sights: Cruise, Lindt Chocolate and optional FIFA Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,028 reviews · 5 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Half-day Zurich tour with a prebooked Lake Zurich cruise, guided Old Town walk, and unlimited tastings at Lindt Home of Chocolate, plus optional FIFA.

“There was a short walking tour prior to us taking a boat to get to the Lindt museum. The tour was quick but informative and pointed key attractions in the city centre. Once you’re there you have the option of meeting back up with the guide after, or taking your own form of transportation back into Zurich city centre (they provide you with a 24 hour transit pass).”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.City Tour with Lake Cruise + Optional FIFA Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 729 reviews · 3.5 - 5 hours · from $57

Zurich in a half-day combo: bus sights, a guided Old Town walk, and a 1-hour Lake Zurich cruise, plus optional FIFA Museum.

“Konrad was the perfect guide, funny, interesting, knowledgeable and very easy to understand. We were a small group of 11 in a minibus. Great overview of Zurich with lots of history, then a walk round the old town. Konrad recommended places to revisit and some decent eateries. We were left to walk by ourselves to the boat although pointed in the right direction would have been nice to be accompanied by our guide. Fairly easy to work out which boat to take when you got there, you can choose between three different time slots. Remember to download the ZSG tour app onto your phone before you go as this tells…”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Zurich Walking Tour With Cruise and Aerial Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 669 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $111Top rated

A 6-hour Zurich small-group tour with funicular, Old Town walking, Lake Zurich cruise, and an aerial cable car. All tickets included.

“This was a great tour with the content providing a good cross section of experiences. Our guide Greg was excellent, very knowledgeable with a great personality. It certainly gave us a great Zurich experience.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Day Trip to Lucerne with Optional Yacht Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 217 reviews · 9.5 - 10 hours · from $80

Zurich to Lucerne day trip with guided orientation, 6 hours to explore, Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument, optional Lake Lucerne yacht cruise.

“What I liked about this day trip, was the fact that we not only learned about certain historic locations and things but general information about the place and the people. Economic status and other things. They made it a bit fun while giving us the information we needed. Made it better to retain some of it. 😁 The drive was very comfortable. Thanks to Francesco, Katarina and another person. Lost his name. So sorry. What I didn’t like, was the fact that there was no WiFi. Other tour buses I took, had WiFi. The fact that the driver was selling water and water is free around the city. Maybe the…”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Stein am Rhein, Rhine Falls & Lake Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 15 reviews · 8 hours · from $88

Self-guided day trip with Rheinfall power, Zurich Old Town, Bahnhofstrasse, Grossmünster views, trams, and a Lake Zurich cruise.

“the time were given to get the train meant we arrived at around 10.00 and everything was shut around the lake so we wandered round then decided to head to the castle and viewpoint, whilst walking across the weather cleared and we were afforded better pictures and views of the falls. the viewpoint was brilliant but I think it would be better if the journey started in stein am rhein so that more of the falls facilities were open by midday when you arrived there. it would be good to advise future customers because they could then decide. also because the falls ride was cancelled it spoilt the day somewhat.”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Day Trip to Lucerne with Optional Yacht Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 12 reviews · 9 hours · from $80

Zurich to Lucerne day trip with guided highlights and free Old Town time, plus optional 1st class yacht cruise on Lake Lucerne.

“Everything very interactive as planned. Driver very funny and answered a lot of questions. We didn't understand how the time passed. Do it! Worth it”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Private Zurich City Tour with Cruise and Lindt Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $497

Private Zurich half-day with guided Old Town walk, Lake Zurich cruise, and guaranteed Lindt entry, plus luxury Mercedes pickup and drop-off.

“This was a very pricey tour and was not worth it. The tour guide spoke halting English and just walked us through some parts of the Oldtown. Other than the majority of our time inside the Lindt Chocolote Museum and Cruise also on our own as the guide did not accompany us, it was mostly a private driver that picked us as the hotel and dropped us back with an hour and half walk. The tour guide also tried to rush us saying the tour was for only 4 hours and he needed us to come out of the Museum so he can drop us off at the hotel. I…”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Private Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 1 hour · from $645

Private 1-hour Lake Zurich boat cruise with a classic Sloep, city sights from the water, optional swim stop, and onboard drinks for groups up to 9.

“The boat ride and brief tour around the city was lovely. My family had a great time. Only suggestion would be the meeting location… it tells you the pickup point is the main office instead of the dock where our boat was waiting for us at.”

Check availability →Read our full review