Beckenried is the ideal, centrally situated place for excursions around Central Switzerland.

Many tourist attractions and places of interest are close at hand.
 

Beckenried Tourism

 

Here you can find a lot of useful and interesting information about Beckenried and its environs.

 

Lake Luzern

  Take one of the numerous boats, including 5 nostalgic paddle steamers, and discover the contrasting beauty of Lake Luzern.
 

Central Switzerland

 

Experience summer or winter in Central Switzerland. An extensive range of possibilities awaits you.

 

Swiss Tourism

 

Within a very small area, Central Switzerland offers an incomparable host of attractions. Experience Switzerland as you find it.

 
 
Klewenalp Stockhütte
 

Klewenalp is Beckenried’s back-door mountain. Ideal for hiking in summer and skiing in winter.

 
Stanserhorn
  Also referred to as the “five star” mountain, Mt. Stanserhorn rises to 1900 m above sea level at the heart of Switzerland; and the name is apt. The Rondorama, built in 2001, earns a very special star as it is located at a spot where the view of the alps and Central Switzerland is at its most breathtaking.
 
Rigi
  King of the mountains and high above Lake Luzern at the heart of Switzerland with a fantastic panorama view of the alps, with Germany and France visible in the distance on a clear day.
 
Pilatus
 

Pilatus is just the mountain for a day’s outing. The rack and pinion railway, the steepest in the world, a spectacular ride with the cable car, and modern, silent running gondolas are an absolute must. The magnificent view from the 2132 m high peak cannot be beaten. This is nature in its original form at the gateway to Luzern.

 
Engelberg Titls
 

The largest ski and snowboard Eldorado and highest glacier destination (3,020 m) in Central Switzerland awaits you.

 
Büergenstock
 

Bürgenstock – a mountain for relaxation. The railway is 944 m long, rises some 440 metres and has a gradient of between 27 and 58 percent.

 
Tell-Pass
  Central Switzerland is the main excursion region of Switzerland and the Tell-Pass is the cheapest way of enjoying your trips, based on the motto: «ride and save».
This Tell-Pass is included in our summer weekly all-in offers.
 
 
Culture and Congress Centre Luzern
  The KKL Luzern hosts top-class concerts in its world famous concert hall. It is also home to national and international congresses, conferences, seminars and banquets etc. The programme is rounded off by gastronomic delights in the restaurants.
 

Nidwalden Museum

 

Treat yourself to a day of culture and visit the various exhibitions and museums in Stans (Höfli, Winkelriedhaus, Salzmagazin, Festung Fürigen).

 

Swiss Transport Museum

 

The Swiss transport, traffic and communications museum.

 
Glasi Hergiswil
 

The quality label for handmade glass.

 

Glacier Garden

 

The Glacier Garden in Luzern at the heart of Switzerland is nature’s own monument to its history with a park and museum offering peace and tranquillity.

 
Schaukäserei Kloster Engelberg (Cheese Dairy)
 

In the only Swiss cheese dairy located in a monastery you can experience live how cheese is manufactured by hand.