Lucerne tours

With a backdrop of snowy peaks set against a skyline of steeples, spires and domes, Lucerne looks like a painting. Reflected in the lake that shares its name, the city embodies that quintessential Swiss merger of pristine natural beauty and highly organized urbanism. Go beyond the tourist clichés of folding knives and cuckoo clocks with a private Lucerne tour. Despite being the most populated area in central Switzerland, Lucerne's pace of life is still more mountain town than busy city. Have a local guide show you the old town's timber-framed buildings and you'll swear you're in medieval times...until a shiny new BMW speeds past. Stroll Chapel Bridge, admiring the 14th century craftsmanship, before ducking into a riverside bar for a mug of Pilsner. If visiting in winter, the annual Fasnacht carnival has plenty of hot food and stiff drinks to warm chilly bones. And don't worry if you don't sprechen sie deutsche; your guide and most of the locals speak fluent English.