147 feet under the Rock and the Ice at Titlis Glacier Cave

One of things that you can do once you reach the Titlis Rotair cableway mountain station is to go deep 147 feet under the rock and the ice at Titlis Glacier Cave. The entrance to the Glacier Cafe is free. You just have to follow the sign. 

In order to reach the Glacier Cave, you must walk through a long and straight tunnel. Make sure you are wearing thick layers because it is gonna be freezing cold down there. 

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Before we knew it, we were already 147 feet under rock and ice. It is good to put the sign here because otherwise, we would not know. By the way, did I see some scribbles on the sign? 

We were surrounded by the glittering ice walls. This is a totally new world for me because I was born in a tropical country. You can walk along the 150 meter long tunnel down the ice. You will be able to see a lot of colorful lights down under and the ice wall makes a pretty good reflection of the lights. Be mindful of your steps as it can get pretty slippery down there. 

There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is the light of the underground observation deck. The view from the observation deck is breathtaking. All year round winter wonderland at the Swiss Alps. 

If you are interested to book a trip to Titlis yourself (and not via group tour), you may be interested in booking yourself a package. There are some nearby hotels such as Hotel Cathrin (they have Christmas package), Hotel Bellevue Terminus or Hotel Terrace which include a trip to Titlis in its package. Most of these hotels are three stars hotels. You can check out the review and the rates of nearby hotels in Titlis here.

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Feel on top of the world at the peak of Titlis

If you want to know how it feels to stand on top of the world, you should really go to the peak of Titlis in Switzerland. The rotating gondola, Titlis Rotair, will bring you up to the viewing deck at the summit of Titlis. If you are not sure you are really that high, well, all you have to do is believing the signage that they put for you. =P

Once you are used to the height, it is time to check out what can we do up here. Thankfully there are a lot of signs for us to see of activities available up here. There are Glacier Park and Ice Flyer ahead, well the board says 250 steps ahead. Not sure whose steps they are measuring but anyway...

After a few steps forward, the view that you will see is breathtaking indeed. You will see the spectacular panoramic view of snow-covered Alpine landscapes. This is the place to be if you want to see snow in the middle of summer. The snow here lasts eternally. 

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Once you have enough fun enjoying the view, it's time to play on the snow. You can have a snowball fight, make a snow angel or ride the Ice Flyer chair lift. The Ice Flyer chair lift will take you all the way up to the glacier park. From the top, you can experience snowtubing. What you need to do is to sit or lie on a rubber tyre and you will just spin and slide your way down the piste. Fun! 

If you'd rather enjoy the view of the mountain through and through, you can do a short walk from the Titlis Rotair cableways mountain station to the Stotzig Egg. The spectacular views of the nearby and distant peaks of the Central Swiss Alps will welcome you at the vantage point. 

The last cablecar down will go at 4.50pm from Titlis Rotair cableways mountain station. However, you are encouraged to check out the updated timins at Titlis Rotair's website as sometimes there are maintenance going on. 

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Going to the top of Mount Titlis by Titlis Rotair

Welcome to Mount Titlis in Engelberg, Switzerland! Titlis is basically the only publicly accessible glacier in central Switzerland. At the summit of Mount Titlis, there is only one season all year round. Yep, it is winter wonderland up there. If you are visiting Switzerland, it is recommended to go to the top of Mount Titlis by Titlis Rotair. 

Titlis Rotair offers a panoramic experience of riding a gondola. The gondola that you board below can only accommodate 4 people per car. However, when you reach the second station , you will need to board the rotating gondola. This rotating gondola rotates its way up towards the snow-covered summit of Mount Titlis. 

Off we go to the top. Let's say goodbye to the greenery for now. By the way if you are visiting Titlis Rotair in the summer, the rush hours are between 10am to 2pm. This is because a lot of tour buses visit Titlis at this hour.

The view from the gondola is really breathtaking. The summer's view of Switzerland is so beautiful. 

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The view changes dramatically when we have crossed over the 3,000 metres height above sea-level. There are no more greeneries here. This is probably where Queen Elsa from Frozen lets loose of her magical power. Everything here is covered in white snow. Thankfully when the view has changed into a winter wonderland, we have boarded the bigger rotating gondola so that everyone has their own share of the beautiful Alpine's view. 

Titlis Rotair's Ticketing Information

One way ticket - CHF 63

Return ticket - CHF 90

You can bring your dog up too if you would like to. There is only return ticket available because well, obviously you are not going to leave your cute dog up there in the summit, right? 

Doggie's return ticket - CHF 15

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Trip to Mount Titlis from Lucerne

Guten Morgen from Lucerne! The sun has risen and it is a new day to continue our day trip to Mount Titlis from Lucerne. Thank goodness we have a clear blue sky today. This will be very important for our activity in Mount Titlis later on. 

Passng by the beautiful Chapel Bridge along the way. The bridge looks quite majestic under the sunlight. This iconic landmark of Lucerne is the oldest wooden bridge in Switzerland dating back to the middle of the 14th century. 

There is a big post office located at the end of the road after the passing by the Chapel Bridge. The building looks somewhat cool to us. I suppose this kind of architecture is normal in Europe. 

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Oh right, I have not told you about our destination yet, haven't I? As I mentioned earlier, today we are going to see some snow at the top of Mount Titlis. Our tour has included Mount Titlis as part of its itinerary so we just needed to hop into our tour bus and made our way to Mount Titlis. Since we stayed at Lucerne, our journey to Mount Titlis only took us around 50 - 60 minutes. The view between Lucerne and Mount Titlis is very breathtaking and camera-worthy. 

Oh my goodness, I really love the mountainous view of the Swiss Alps. The route in the Swiss Alps offers one of the most beautiful trips possible. You must not fall asleep when you are travelling through the Swiss Alps route. Suddenly I remember the story of Heidi, girl of the Alps. #throwback

By the way, this is the view which I took when I visited the Swiss Alps in the summer. I am sure the view is also breathtaking in the winter times too. 

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