Nature and Castles of Luxembourg: 8-Hour Day Tour

Waterfall in Vianden with view of the castle

Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of Luxembourg with our enchanting Nature and Castles Day Tour through Luxembourg. This captivating experience combines the breathtaking landscapes of the countryside with the rich history and grandeur of Luxembourg's regions.

Learn more about Luxembourg's nature and history
Explore the Mullerthal trail and the Schiessentümpel waterfall
Visit the city of Vianden and its medieval castle
Discover the old town of Echternach

Included	8-hour tour Audio Guide in 3 languages (EN, FR, DE) Fixed schedule with visits to the Schiessentümpel waterfall Entry ticket to the castle in Vianden (not guided)
Not included	Lunch Drinks
Duration	8 Hours
Bring along	booking confirmation
Participants	min. 3 and max. 19 participants.
Languages	English
Opening hours
Requirements	Customers should be in good physical shape for the long walks Take good and stable shoes for the walks (especially important at the Schiessentümpel)
Important information	Please be 10 minutes in advance at the meeting point. In case of delay or problems, please call the following number: +352 266 51 2250 We recommend that you bring a lunch or snack if you don't want to waste time in a restaurant, otherwise the time might be too short.

Venue

The bus stop is Luxembourg - Spuerkees. To get here, you can take the tram in front of the train station and get off at "Place de Metz" (160 m distance walk).

Boulevard de la Pétrusse / Place de Metz (near the building of Spuerkeess)
Luxembourg, Spuerkeess, 2330 Ville-Haute Luxembourg

Parkhaus Hamilius Royal

Tram: Place de Metz 1 min walking distance. / Train: Gare centrale at 1 km (+/- 14 minutes walking distance.)

Offered by

Sightseeing.lu

2330 - Luxembourg

Further information

Nature and Castles Day Tour

Embark on a journey through lush green valleys, meandering rivers, and picturesque forests that showcase Luxembourg's natural wonders. Witness the harmonious coexistence of nature and architecture as you explore stunning castles nestled within this idyllic setting. Our friendly driver will gladly drive you throughout the scenic landscapes of our beautiful country.

With the help of the informative audio guides in the bus, learn about the remarkable stories of the past that have shaped the region into what it is today. Indulge your senses as you step into centuries-old castles (Beaufort and Vianden) filled with opulent interiors, intricate details, and breathtaking views. Imagine yourself transported back in time as you stroll through elegant halls, marvel at stunning artwork, and discover hidden treasures within these architectural marvels. Throughout the tour, you'll have ample opportunities to capture unforgettable moments amidst the stunning natural landscapes and breathtaking castle backdrops. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or simply seeking a day of exploration and relaxation, this spectacular sightseeing visit promises a truly unforgettable experience.

So, embark on this captivating journey and let us take you on a magical adventure through the heart of Luxembourg's captivating nature and majestic castles. Book your Nature and Castle Day Tour soon and discover the beauty and charm that awaits you in this exceptional destination.

Program of the day

10:00 - 10:45: Mullerthal trail and Schiessentümpel waterfall

The waterfall, known as Schiessentümpel, with its three water jets on the Black Ernz is one of the most photographed motives of the Mullerthal Region, Luxembourg's Little Switzerland. This is a 45-minute walking tour. Please make sure to wear comfortable hiking shoes, especially at the Schiessentümpel waterfall.

11:00: Beaufort Castle

One stop at Beaufort to take some photos and admire the view. During Spring and Summer season, the Beaufort Castle is open to the public.

12:00 - 14:00: Vianden Castle - An outstanding monument

The small medieval town of Vianden attracts thousands of visitors every year. Particularly worth seeing are the imposing castle that overlooks the town, the town wall with its fortified towers and Luxembourg's only chairlift. During our stop you have 2 hours of free time that you can plan for yourself. We recommend that you bring a lunch or snack if you don't want to waste time in a restaurant, otherwise the time might be too short.

15:15 - 16:00: The old town of Echternach

Echternach is the oldest town in Luxembourg and was founded in 698 by the Benedictine monk Willibrord. Visit the most beautiful places and buildings of Echternach, like the Basilica, the abbey and the market. After Echternach, we will return to the departure point in Luxembourg City.

45 Reviews

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Bottled water should have been available on bus during 8- hour tour with few stops. Also, on a tour this long, a stop for lunch should have been included even if it’s necessary to begin tour at 08:30 instead of 09:30.
Although recorded audio tapes were helpful and informative during the tour, the majority of time was spent in music or complete silence. Then, when we stopped to see items of interest, there was only one guide (hike to waterfall) out of four events, leaving us on our own at Beaufort Castle, Vianden Castle and the Echternach Abbey (guide was supposed to be there for us but wasn’t available). We expected a guide at every event.
We will contact your company by phone to express our concerns and request an appropriate adjust ent of fees. Moreover, displayed at the location at our bus pickup was a notice that the price of the tour was 84 €, yet we paid 99€ on line.

by Arn Gittleman on 04/12/2024

Castelos e natureza

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gostei bastante do passeio pela natureza

by Antonio Brito on 04/08/2024

Nice day out of Luxembourg City to learn a little more about the Country

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Overall I liked the tour very much, especially Vianden Castle.
I would have preferred to have at least half an hour of free time in Echternach, where after the guided tour we had to get back to the van without even seeing the main square.

by Silvia on 03/05/2024

Beautiful Overview of Luxembourg's Castles & Mullerthal Area

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This was a great overview of Castles in Luxembourg and Part of the Mullerthal Region. The hike was very short and easy so good for most people. We got to see the Scheissendempel Bridge which was so gorgeous! The guide met us at the trail and was very knowledgeable and went in to great detail about the area and how it developed. He was so sweet and had an obvious affection for Mullerthal and the surrounding area.
We drove to the Beaufort Castle, unfornately it was closed for renovations (you could see where they were reconstructing some things that had crumbled) but walking around it was still gorgeous. This meant we had extra time in Vianden. We asked the driver if he could drop us off at the castle instead of the bottom of the town and that was perfect. I had read some reviews that it took so long to get to the castle that there was barely any time there so I would advise asking (but this driver mostly spoke french so it helps to have someone in the group that does as well). The castle was gorgeous & the views were stunning, we had some trouble figuring out how to get the audio guide (the ticketing woman was not super friendly that day) but they have a map that shows basics of what the artifacts and rooms were. The town was cute and there were a few restaurants on the river that you could eat at before getting back on the bus at the bottom of the town. Then we were on the way to the town of Echternach, which was a cute small town with rich culture. The medieval walls were all around and the church & monastery were fabulous. Our guide met us at the bus drop-off and she was absolutely wonderful and so funny. Unfortunately the UNESCO video on the hopping procession was unavailable but our guide told us a lot about it from her perspective and it was very interesting.

They give you earbuds to listen to some pre-recorded commentary on the drive but they rarely ever said anything, would have been nice if there was more information/history/fun facts throughout.

Overall, I would say this tour is more than worth the money! But make sure you do some research about the castles & to-dos in Vianden before you go so you know what to expect because the driver was just that- a driver so if you wanted more information about anything you have to find it on your own (which is absolutely fine! just be prepared). I went in November which is definitely not peak tourist time in these places so many things were closed but it was still really fun. It was a great way to see a large portion of Luxembourg in a relatively short amount of time and I would recommend to anyone.

by Emma Hill on 12/12/2022

Dear Emma, many thanks for this amazing feedback. These moments of reading give us plenty of joy and motivation to continue and develop new products, or improve the current ones. The Nature & Castle is one of our best-sellers and travelers absolute love to take part in it. It is with visitors like yourself that we are able to continue and bring out the best of what Luxembourg has to offer. I would also like to point out that the driver is only the driver and not coached as a guide, for this we have the local guides at each stop. Apart from that, we are happy that you had a great time and hope to see you again in Luxembourg. Best regards,

Excellent tour of a gorgeous country

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The tour was great. The bus is modern and comfortable with a good audio guide while on board. The driver doesn't speak English but managed to communicate everything we needed easily.
First we took a nature walk - the guide was extremely friendly and informative and the walk was interesting along a river showing us the geological history of the country.
We passed Beaufort castle which is unfortunately closed, but got 10 minutes to take photos before heading on to Vianden. Vianden town is fairytale pretty and the castle itself is well worth a visit. 2.5 hours is plenty of time to walk to the castle and look around but don't dawdle!
After leaving Vianden we headed on to Echternach to look around the basilica. This was great and the guide was excellent, but we would have liked a few more minutes to see the town.
It's a full day - 8 hours on the dot - and you have to eat on the bus if you want to make the most of your time, but I'd highly recommend this as a way to see the country. It's a little expensive but I can't think of a better way of seeing as much without hiring a car.

by Ian Grainger on 12/04/2022

Dear Ian, many thanks for your kind and constructive review. Indeed, the Beaufort Castle is closed during Winter time. Instead, an amount of time is give to visitors to take pictures. In Spring time, the castle will open again. At Vianden, we have extended the time as well; visitors have now more time to visit the town and the castle, and have lunch as well. In Echternach, we also give plenty of time to make a guided visit and allow visitors to take some photos or buy souvenirs. This tour is planned so that travelers in Luxembourg have an opportunity to see the most out of the country and have a great time, it includes everything in it (vehicle, driver, guides, etc..). We are happy that you enjoyed the tour and hope to see you soon. Best regards,

Too packed/badly planned

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The tour starts with a ~45minutes stop at Luxembourg's most overrated tourist attraction, the Schiessentümpel waterfall. Normally, participants get to walk there along a probably scenic path above the street, and that may be worth it - in our case, the path was blocked by fallen trees, so we walked along the street to and from the waterfall, so: not great. The next stop, Beaufort, was very good, you get tickets to the castle and the time is sufficient to view it. Alas, in our case some people stayed 20min extra, so we only got 1.5h in Vianden instead of 2. Sounds long? Not if you let people off only on the other side of the town, meaning a 30 minutes walk up to the castle and same time back - you get tickets to the castle, but not anywhere enough time to actually use them (let alone grab something to eat). Even if we had had 2h, it wouldn't have been enough for the castle - extremely disappointing, as Vianden is the most beautiful attraction on the tour. Last stop Echternach, 1h guided tour which was nice, but again, no time to sit down anywhere to eat. If we had known in advance, we'd have brought generous lunch packs; as it was, I got afraid for my dad who's a diabetic.
It would make much more sense to go from Beaufort to Echternach and end the tour in Vianden, giving people the chance to just stay longer and return to Lux city by public transport. Also, letting folks off the bus at the street leading up to the castle (which is on the path anyway) wouldn't be that difficult and would give them so much more time with the main attraction. Last, have your drivers announce the return time in multiple languages (not just French), with a sign, and drive off when people aren't back within 5 minutes of the departure time (or build in generous buffer time)! Spoiling the entire group's experience for some stragglers is not fair.

by Heike Leichsenring on 06/05/2022

Dear Heike, we thank you for your review and we regret that you didn't have a pleasant time during the Nature & Castle Tour. Our team has planned the tour, and stops at each location with the only purpose to provide an authentic and pleasant moment for visitors. Indeed, it might happen that the drive-time takes a bit longer than scheduled. However, the stops are set from the beginning (as for Vianden) not to mention that the shuttle bus can not drive up to the castle due to the conditions of the road. In addition, it would not make sense to put Vianden as a last stop simply for logistical reasons. We acknowledge the fact that you might encounter a driver who is not speaking an other language, other than French. We sincerely hope that you can plan a new visit to Luxembourg and try out another of our activities. Best regards, The Moyocci / Sightseeing team

Worthwhile day tour

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Itinerary to the Beaufort and Vianden castles, Echtenach old town and Schiessentumpels waterfall is excellent! Bus transportation was also excellent and safe. Both local tour guides at Schiessentumpels and Echtenach were excellent, especially the woman at Echtenach. Pitfall is that driver did NOT speak English and therefore could not answer our questions. During the Vianden Castle 2 hr stop, we asked with no answer where the chairlift starts. Driver dropped us at the bus station with no explanation. We wasted ~20 mins trying to find the chairlift and walked an extra 1 km, losing valuable time exploring up at the castle and having lunch. Otherwise - a great tour!

by Stuard Brager on 05/07/2022

Dear M. Brager, thank you so much for your great review. Your feedback is very precious to us, and we will make improvements thanks to you. We are very sorry to hear that your questions were not responded by our staff member (driver) that day. The fact is, we are a multi-cultural country and we try our best to find multilingual staff. Nevertheless, your review shows us that you had a great time despite that little disadvantage. We hope to see you again in Luxembourg. Best regards,

A well-varied tour of the country and comfortable travel in an open-air minibus

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I booked the tour online and it was an amazing one-click experience. I liked it a lot that they followed up with a phone call to make sure how many of us will be going, as I had booked a family tour.
Then on the morning of the trip, the minibus was already waiting for us. The driver, Didier, was very welcoming and friendly, and the journey was extremely pleasant and smooth going.
We enjoyed some time by ourselves and we also had guided tours for Mullerthal and Echtenach where we were able to learn a lot about the interesting history of the town and the life of St. Willibrord.
The only drawback I could think of was that the time was really short. We so liked the journey that we would have spent even more time on this trip.
All in all, I'd highly recommend this tour to anyone who has a day to spare and would like to spend it traveling in the country in a nice company and enjoying medieval castles and ancient towns.

by Ivo Panchev on 09/22/2020

Dear Ivo, Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! We're glad you had a good time with us & that you enjoyed the program. :-) Hopefully see you soon again in beautiful Luxembourg. Take care!

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