May 2 - September 30

As a sole proprietor with a capacity of one tour per day, I can be fully booked far in advance.

Rhine Falls and Liechtenstein tour from Zurich

From Zurich, we travel by train to the Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfall.

First, we travel by train to the south banks of the waterfall. There are many viewing platforms close up to the waterfall. You can almost touch the water and feel the sheer power of the falls.

Afterward, it's time for a boat ride. The Mändli boating company will take us to a viewing point on the Rock in the middle of the waterfall, where you have a 360° panorama of the waterfall.

The cruise will take us to the north bank of the waterfall, where you will find more vantage points.

Around noon, we continue from the north bank station train station of the Rhine Falls and travel to the Principality of Liechtenstein. There we take a stroll across the capital city of Vaduz. At the tourism office, you can get the official Liechtenstein immigration stamp in your passport.

Afterward, we can visit the Old Rhine Bridge, which connects Switzerland with Liechtenstein.

Later we return to Zurich, where we arrive at approx. 7 to 9 PM.

If you are not fond of boat rides, you can also book this tour without the Rock cruise. However, a 5-minute transfer ride by boat from the south to the north bank is required. Without the cruise the tour price is CHF 20 lower per adult.

Inclusions

- All required train tickets in first class for you and the guide

- Rhine Falls south bank entry fee

- Rhine Falls cruise

- Passport stamp fee in Liechtenstein

- Meeting at any centrally located Hotels, Apartment, or Airbnb

- Return to any centrally located Hotel, Apartment, or Airbnb after the tour

- Fee for the private guide, who will stay at your disposal throughout the tour

- Car-free tour by train, mountain railway, and aerial cable car as per the tour description

- Photography by the guide (with your own camera or smartphone)

- A booklet with comprehensive information about Switzerland (one per party, for groups of four persons or larger are two printed copies included)

- Use of a mobile hotspot with unlimited data (Speed: 4G)

What is not included in the tour price?

- Your meals and drinks

- Any personal expenses

- Optional activities

- Travel insurance (participation at your own risk)

This itinerary is only an example. The schedule can vary due to various factors such as the season, the day of the week, construction work, service, and schedule changes.

The exact departure and return time depends on the pick-up/drop-off location.

8:25 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

9:16 a.m. - 10:06 a.m. Zurich - Rhine Falls (Laufen)

10:06 a.m - 1:01 p.m. Enjoy the Rhine Falls

1:01 p.m. - 1:53 p.m. Rhine Falls (Neuhausen) - Zurich

2:07 p.m. - 3:03 p.m. Zurich - Sargans

3:14 p.m. - 3:46 p.m. Sargans - Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

3:46 p.m. - 6:26 p.m. Visit Liechtenstein

6:26 p.m. - 6:49 p.m. Vaduz - Sargans

6:55 p.m. - 7:53 p.m. Sargans - Zurich

8:10 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

Customization possibilities:

You can spontaneously extend or shorten the duration of the stay at the Rhine Falls by one hour.

You can spontaneously extend or shorten the visit to Liechtenstein. Latest possible departure time from Liechtenstein is at 8:41 p.m.

Please regard that your lunch is not included in the tour price.

During lunch hours:

Insel Bistro (Island Bistro)

This self-service restaurant offers a range of comfort food.

A vegetarian option is available.

Click here to see the menu

Click here to read the restaurants' reviews on TripAdvisor

à la carte restaurant Park * +

This restaurant serves a range of pasta, pinsa (similar to pizza), meat and fish dishes

A few vegetarian and vegan dishes are available.

Click here to download the menu

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Outside of regular lunch hours:

We can have a late lunch/early dinner in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. There are various restaurants in Vaduz.

Quick lunch:

There are convenience shops, sandwich outlets, and a sausage stand along our travel route, where you can grab a bite.

International food options:

Spice Bistro (Indian food) *

Click here to read the restaurants' reviews on TripAdvisor

(online menu is not available)

* This option may not be available at all times, especially during low season (i.e. April, November, and early December). If you want to eat at this restaurant, please let me know at the time of booking, so that I can check availability for our tour date.

+ For restaurants marked with a plus (+), reservations are recommended. I'm happy to reserve a table for you.

Disclaimer

Restaurant menus, prices, and options are subject to change.

The restaurant menus are hosted as a PDF file on the restaurants' websites.

The activity level is moderate: frequent changes of trains (the changes are easy but require some walking and steps to get in and out of the trains), a walk through Zermatt at your discretion, a walk at the Gornergrat at your discretion

I can meet you at any centrally located hotel in Zurich.

Click here to see a map of the pick-up area

If you're staying outside of the pick-up area, I can meet you at the central train station of Zurich.

Weather forecast

Once a reliable weather forecast is available (usually one to three days before departure), I will send you a link to the forecast.

If there is bad weather forecasted, I will include my recommendations for our tour day.

I use the weather forecasts provided by the Federal Office of Meteorology and SRF (Swiss Radio and Television).

With the links below, you can check the weather forecast at any time by yourself. The forecasts are available for the next five days.

Operability

This tour can run in any weather condition. In case of a high tide, the cruise at the Rhine Falls can get canceled or altered. On rare occasions, there may be a cancellation due to landslides, and other natural forces or the risk thereof. I will fully refund the deposit in this case.

Your options in case of bad weather (tour specific)

early bird or standard rates

If you booked an early bird or standard rate, then a free cancelation is not possible anymore once a reliable weather forecast is published, as I need to purchase train tickets in advance for these rates.

- You can choose a different tour/mountain peak in an area with better weather (if available, the price of the newly selected tour will apply).

- We can do the tour as planned despite the weather.

- I also have a few full-day train tours. For example, the Glacier Express route on local trains tour. These tours are ideal on rainy days as we are for most of the day inside and not exposed to the weather, and as on rainy days the views are usually better at lower altitudes.

- If not having perfect weather is a dealbreaker, you can cancel by forfeiting the deposit.

Swiss Travel Pass rates

- If you have booked a Swiss Travel Pass rate you can cancel the booking up to 12 hours before departure for a full refund of the deposit. Hence if the weather forecast looks bad you are free to cancel the tour free of charge if you desire.

All other options which are published under the early bird and standard rate section are also available to you.