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Walking Tour: Discover the City Like a Local
4.3
22 Ratings
Basel
Experience Basel like a local with our customized private tour. Skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Basel Historical Museum - Barfuesserkirche - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Customized private walking tour
- Local guide (‘Lokafyer’)
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
- All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information
Our walking tours let you bypass ordinary historical trips and explore the city from a resident’s point of view. Take part in a journey that emphasizes the people you encounter just as much as the sights you admire. Our local guides, called Lokafyers, have a deep connection to their city and look forward to sharing their insights. Lokafyers aren’t professional tour guides and host tours sporadically, offering an experience that’s genuine and personal, as if a friend is giving you a city tour. By the time the tour concludes, you’ll be adept at navigating the city, equipped with all the necessary information to fully enjoy your visit.
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Basel Historical Museum - Barfuesserkirche
Barfüsserplatz
Tour can start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city centre we will select a convenient meeting point for you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(22 Ratings)
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Lori_m
Jul 13, 2024
Don’t Miss This Tour - We had a fantastic day in Lucerne thanks to our guide, Ueli. He was absolutely wonderful and it was one of the best tours we have ever done.
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Laura_j
May 31, 2024
Great tour before Viking cruise - Thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour even in the rain. We were departing on a Viking cruise later in the day and this was perfect to see a bit of Basel.
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Worldtraveler000007
May 26, 2024
Great experience - Fehiman was great - we had a great time!
She was very knowledgeable of the city and flexible with our starting time as we arrived earlier than scheduled.
Great way to see the city n limited time.
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Zivana_a
Sep 29, 2023
Great tour w attention paid to details - Really enjoyed Alina’s tour and sharing her knowledge of Basel. She included key attractions and pointed out really interesting details of the buildings that I would’ve missed. A great overview of Basel for a quick tour :). Thank you Alina!
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Rose_d
Sep 27, 2023
Francis, our tour guide,... - Francis, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable of the history, architecture and culture of Basel. She shared her knowledge and experience with us. I would highly recommend her.
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Edean_f
Sep 20, 2023
Great Basel Tour - We travel alot and this tour was both very personalized and informative. Alina spent extra time making sure we were satisifed and even stayed and had lunch with us. Definately a5 star tour.
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Nellyajaccio
Aug 29, 2023
Heart stroke - Bale is a clean, strict city, we are comfortable. It's peaceful and civility is there. Traveling by bike everywhere and beautiful cars driving around but rarely. You must pay in Swiss franc CHF to avoid fees. There is so much to see. I would stay there to live. Swiss is breathable and secure.
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Jody_b
Aug 11, 2023
Great tour of beautiful Basel! - Paired with college student Alistair. He was great! Loved seeing all of the main attractions. He was informative and prepared us well for our sightseeing on our own the next day.
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Thomas_h
Jul 15, 2023
not worth the money! - the guide knew very little about Basel and did not take us to where we asked to go ie: chocolate shop. She was also very expensive.
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801tatianao
Jul 8, 2023
Not recommended - Good experience of a walk with a lovely person, however this should be priced in a very different way. A walk is easy as one doesn't have to follow Google, but it is not difficult to find a simple path around a small city. The level of knowledge of the person with you on the tour is akin to a tourist who read a couple of sentences about the city ('this was built a long time ago by someone important, but I wasnt born here so I don't know', 'there are a lot of fountains'). Level of the person engagement is low so if you don't ask something, there is not much to tell. Overall, for the price paid, I was expecting a much for engaged knowledgeable guide. Again, a lovely tour to save planning a simple itinerary but not worth the money.
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