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If you want to enjoy a special evening atmosphere, you can stay up late on the Rigi on the «local mountain» Fridays. Picture: Chris Krebs

On the Rigi for Sunset

To kick off the weekend, the Rigi attracts visitors every second Friday evening from June to October with small cultural and culinary highlights. From 5 pm, mountain railway tickets are available at a special price and extra trains run until late.

The new «local mountain» offer on Mount Rigi makes it possible to enjoy the particularly charming evening hours in the mountains in a special way: Every second Friday from June to October, the «Queen of the Mountains» with its panoramic viewpoints as well as walking and hiking trails offers a special evening programme as well as mountain railway tickets at a special price of CHF 30 from 5 pm. Trains run down to Goldau and Vitznau until late in the evening.

The cultural and culinary highlights on «Hausberg» Fridays:

  • Blue Hour at the Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad: from 7 June to 11 October every second Friday until 10 p.m., enjoy the tranquillity and magic of the blue hour - e.g. in the outdoor pool with a view of the mountains or at the cocktail bar with a selection of special drinks

  • Whisky appreciation evening at the Hotel Rigi Kaltbad: 7 June from 19:15, with Guido Stohler from the Hauptstross 100 whisky shop, aperitif, tasting and flying dinner

  • Fondue evening in the Kessiboden Stubli, 7 June, 21 June and 2 August

  • Mystery dinner on Rigi Kulm, 13 September, «Liichemähli» with the Georgsbühne Arth

Friday evenings on the Rigi for 30 francs

The «Hausberg-Ticket» for CHF 30 (with or without half-fare travelcard) is valid from 5 pm on all Rigi Bahnen AG cable cars on the following dates: on 7 June, 21 June, 5 July, 19 July, 2 August, 16 August, 30 August, 13 September, 27 September and 11 October 2024. The descent with the cogwheel railway to Arth-Goldau and Vitznau is possible until late in the evening. On the «local mountain» Fridays, an extra train runs from Rigi Kulm to Arth-Goldau at 22:30, while the last regular train to Vitznau runs as usual at 22:40.

Information and booking, as well as the various events can be found on the website.

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