which is best boat cruise lucerne, thun or brienz

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A traveler named Pradeep is curious about which boat cruise is best among Lake Lucerne, Lake Thun, and Lake Brienz for their upcoming trip. They also want to know about dog sledging at Jungfraujoch but couldn't find information on it online.

Key takeaways:
  • Choose a lake based on your itinerary: Lake Lucerne offers up to 3-hour cruises, Lake Thun up to 2 hours, and Lake Brienz up to 75 minutes one way.
  • There is no dog sledging at Jungfraujoch, but you can enjoy the Snow Fun Park in summer.
  • Lake Thun has a longer cruise with more stopping options, making it a great choice for scenic views.
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  • Anonymous
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    6 June 2014 at 16:34:07 #806424

    Hi all,

    Based on ur experience could any1 of u rate or rank the boat cruise in these lakes-lucerne, thun or brienz?

    also does any1 know dog sledging in jungfraujoch?i couldnt find in the jungfraujoch official website.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Reply 1 of 5 • 7 June 2014 at 18:15:38 #840151

    Hi pradeep,

    They’re all beautiful. It’s a matter of personal preferences which one you like best. I would just pick the one that best suits your itinerary; i.e. the one that is closest to where you stay. Or you may want to pick the one that matches the cruise length your prefer:

    Please see the links for more information, pictures, etc.

    There is no dog sledging on the Jungfraujoch, but there is a Snow Fun Park in Summer. See our page about it for details.

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    Reply 2 of 5 • 11 June 2014 at 11:12:04 #840152

    Hallo Arno,

    Thanks for your reply. When I looked into forums, people commented that Lake Thun’s boat route is less scenic in comparison to Lake Brienz and hence wanted to know if it is true.. I do have time to cover Lake Thun or Lake Brienz.

    If you are given a choice which one would you choose 🙂 ?

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    Reply 3 of 5 • 12 June 2014 at 5:17:17 #840153

    Hi pradeep,

    Personally I like both of them and I find the scenery different, but not less beautiful. If it was my choice I would prefer Lake Thun as it’s a longer cruise and more options to get off along the way.

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    Reply 4 of 5 • 15 June 2014 at 15:56:10 #840154

    Hello,

    THe boat cruise in lake lucern…is it only to get from A to B…or can we do a boat cruise from lucerne that also finish in lucerne also?

    My next stop after lucerne will be interlaken

    thankyou

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    Reply 5 of 5 • 15 June 2014 at 16:10:33 #840155

    Hi Amistry,

    There are round trips as well. See the Lake Lucerne page Arno linked to in his June 7 post.

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