Walking Tour: Discover the City Like a Local

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: 24 hours
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…

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
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Amy_s
Dec 13, 2024
Basel City and the Tripoint - We booked this tour as 2 friends traveling with just a few hours in Basel. It was a private tour which is a nice change of pace. Walid was completely flexible with timing and allowed us a comprehensive view of the city, and even a field trip out to the tripoint as well. We entered a few beautiful buildings and were given options on which ones we wanted to climb. We were given lots of recommendations for other things to do after the tour, which we took him up on! We learned a little about architecture, history, the universities and museums. He took us through beautiful streets and we stopped several times for pictures. He was a jovial guide and was easy to work with in determining our goals for the tour. It was a relaxing and personal experience. He answered our many questions easily. Just what we needed!
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Jane_h
Sep 15, 2024
The guide was great. Did... - The guide was great. Did her homework before. Found Roger Federer childhood home she went above asking and did a great job. Very kind
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Deborah_s
Sep 4, 2024
Alina was perfection! ... - Alina was perfection! She was knowledgeable, extremely pleasant and fun to be with! She made the day fun!
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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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Aki_d
Dec 10, 2024
Do NOT recommend - Jeyani is a college student who was not prepared for the tour and could not clearly explain basic facts about the city. We were asked to buy tram tickets during the tour even though this was a walking tour and didn’t mention in advance.
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Janet_c
Sep 18, 2024
Disappointed - Tour didn’t happen. Our tour guide was confirmed to be Alina, but she was a no show. We waited half an hour. We tried to contact her as did the support group, no answer from her. Our details had all been confirmed, so it was disappointing and our money is to be refunded
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Ron999729
Aug 24, 2024
Basel walking tour: disaster - An absolute disaster. Our guide was not a Basel local, and spoke poor English. He arrived 10 minutes late. He was completely ill-equipped to be a guide: lacked the knowledge and empathy, and was unable to provide any meaningful background narrative. It is inconceivable that he was vetted by anyone in authority. After 15 minutes, we could see that this was a huge mistake and we ended the tour at this point. Worst $185 I have ever spent!
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