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Basel's Old Town Walking Tour: Discover Historic Landmarks and Contemporary Attractions
4.4
162 Ratings
Basel
Embark on a captivating walking tour of Basel’s Old Town, where expert guides share fascinating facts and anecdotes about the city’s past and present. Discover historic landmarks, picturesque corners, and contemporary attractions, including modern architectural marvels. Immerse yourself in Basel’s rich history and experience the charm of this Rhine-side city.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tinguely Fountain - In 1977 Jean Tinguely created sculptural machines in a shallow fountain where the stage of the old city theatre company once stood, and in the process gifted Basel a famous new landmark.
What's Included
- Commentary in English and German
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Join a guided walking exploration of Basel and enjoy a blend of serious facts and enjoyable stories about the city’s history and present, presented by knowledgeable and adaptable tour guides. Explore the charming old town of Basel, with its quaint features, significant ancient landmarks, and modern attractions including buildings by renowned architects. Deepen your understanding of Basel and admire various artefacts of its history. Become part of a captivating two-hour passage through time and truly experience the city at the twist of the Rhine.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Depending on the composition of the group, tour commentaries may be given bilingual from Sunday to Friday.
Location
Tinguely Fountain
Klostergasse
Tinguely fountain at Steinenberg / Theatre square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(162 Ratings)
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Amy_s
Aug 29, 2024
Excellent overview tour of Basel - Excellent tour! Sondra was wonderful - interesting and funny and gave such great information about Basel! A perfect overview tour of the city! Bravo!
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Alice_f
Aug 26, 2024
Thank you for an informative and pleasurable tour in Basel - Sabine was an excellent tour guide. Her dual language ability in English and German was amazing. She was seamless in her story telling of the old town of Basel and history that was so interesting. The tour was well laid out sequentially. A total pleasure for 2 hours.
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Irishayesha
Aug 25, 2024
Fantastic overview, wonderful host, lovely stories and traditions explained - Isabelle was a wonderful host. You see and feel a very genuine part of the city when you are guided by a local resident. She is not only knowledgeable but warm and very clear. She paces the walk nicely balancing history with modern bits of information. It’s a really brilliant overview of this charming city.
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Chrismn1082tg
Aug 25, 2024
Loved our walking tour of Basel. - We took a walking city tour of Basel on Sat. Aug. 24th. Emmanuel, our tour guide, was awesome. He was knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We loved learning about Basel and its’ history from him. Please thank him for us!
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Charlinof
Aug 11, 2024
Super exciting tour of the old town with great guide - Very interesting, you get to know the most beautiful places of the old town and also go into buildings, which we all liked very much.
The guide was also very friendly, helpful and shone with his knowledge.
Highly recommended!☀️👍
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Lisa
Jul 7, 2024
Fantastic! - We were so impressed with this tour! It was only in English and we went in the afternoon. It was a easy pace and our guide Rolf was amazing. I would do it again if I ever go back to that city.
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Pmlaque
Jun 25, 2024
Awesome experience - This was a great two hour tour.
Our guide’s name was Thomas Hurst.
Not definite on the last name, but I think it’s correct.
We visited several sites and the stories and information were excellent.
We definitely recommend this tour.
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Nancywr8473qd
Aug 12, 2024
Old Town Basel Tour - The guide was good, however, it was hard to hear and she went from English to German so it was a little distracting but understandable because there are many languages out there and you have to accommodate.
Despite it being very hot and a little hilly, I would recommend this tour.
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Susanne_r
Aug 20, 2024
Not the best - The tour guide was fine. Here’s the rub. The group included 22 English speaking and German speaking. She did everything twice. It was hard to hear in the crowd. The first few stops were right by the trams and you could not hear anything unless right next to her. She split the group at the Munster by language and we had 15-20 minutes to kill.
Otherwise, she was a delightful guide.
We bought the tour through Viator. Found out the exact same tour can be bought with the Basel card for half the price. Basel cards are given when checking into a hotel or AirBnB.
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Philip_w
Aug 20, 2024
Simply not the best! - Very few highlights, tour was in German and English with one guide for 21 people and no earpieces. Would have been better to be just one language as we would have received more information. Would not recommend in this 2 language format with one guide for 21.
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