You need to go experience the Fondue Gondola on the way up to Mount Pilatus if you’re making a trip to Lucerne Switzerland. It was a great time and a really unique and cool experience. Learn what to expect and how to plan this family-fun experience for your next Switzerland adventure!
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Fondue Gondola Experience
The Fondue Gondola is an exceptional option for those wanting to have a unique family-fun activity that goes halfway up Pilatus Mountain and takes about 45 minutes to return back to Kriens Gondola station. The tickets can be bought on the Pilatus Gondola webpage and prices are CHF 68.00 for adults and CHF 48.00 for ages 15 and under.
The starting area is around the corner from the normal entrance and is located at the maintenance entrance. It takes about 5-10 minutes to cook the fondue and add the special fondue gondola car to the wire.
The ride includes cheese, bread, wine, and still water for each person, up to 4 total. You will also get a “hot drink” voucher if you want to stop at the middle or top cafe to get a non-alcoholic drink. These two houses are small cafes and there are some hiking and play activities at both spots. The gondola makes a full circle back to the start in about 45 minutes but we decided to exit during the return at the middle house. We enjoyed some coffee and coco with the voucher at the middle house.
I wasn’t expecting much for this excursion but when I got there and it all worked out it really was an above-average experience. The views were great! The food was good. It really was fun to ride up the mountain in the gondola, snacking, taking, pictures, and having fun drinking some wine! Enjoy and happy trekking!
The trip starts at the gondola station located in Kriens near Lucerne.
The round trip is about 45 minutes long. You can stop halfway or at the very top to enjoy the views or cafes.
We took bus 1 from the Lucerne train station to “Kriens, Zentrum Pilatus” station and then walked up the hill to the gondola station. You can take bus 15 to the gondola station if you don’t want to walk up the hill from “Kriens, Zentrum Pilatus” station.
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