The Wilhelm Tell Express

The Wilhelm Tell Express

Fast is certainly what this "Express" is not. But it makes up for it by being first class through and through. In Lucerne, you'll be welcomed aboard the first-class upper deck of an historic paddlewheel steamer, complete with an elegant saloon. Two and three-quarter cruising hours later, and after lunch in the onboard restaurant, you'll transfer to a similarly first-class panorama coach of the Gotthard Railway which will take you to Locarno in Ticino

Lake Lucerne provides the scenic beauty to start with. It's hard to believe that a cruise this long is possible on the lake; one repeatedly has the feeling of simply being underway on a small romantic lake, encircled by idyllic places and nearby mountains. But then the steamer makes a gracious turn around a headland, just where the lake seems to come to an end. This happens twice, until the other end of the lake is reached.

Steamboat

Your steamboat, in contrast, will take you safely to Fluelen, where you will transfer to the elegant panorama carriages of the Gotthardbahn railway. It will take you through the Urnerland region to the 15km long Gotthard tunnel.

On the other side of the tunnel Airolo, the Leventina valley, Ticino. Italian is spoken here and it also has a lifestyle to match, under the southern sun. You'll certainly become aware of this, at the latest on the piazza in Locarno, when enjoying your ice-cream under the palm trees.

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