Basel - culinary - with a difference - The self-guided tour takes us to unusual places in Basel. Exciting, interesting, enriching. We were greeted and given friendly and competent advice at every location and we really enjoyed the tour. Please note - it starts at the Kult bakery in St. Johann!

recommended - We really enjoyed this food tour and absolutely enjoyed our day in summery Basel and would book this event again at any time!

Fun day in Basel - Spent a very enjoyable morning taking ourselves around on the food tour! We had mapped out our itinerary the night before and took the free tram to the first stop which is a bakery which gives you a cake and either coffee or tea. We chose the ice tea since it was a warm day. It was ice cold and delish! Next went to a vegan store who gave you a small jar to fill with anything you wanted-nuts, seeds, dried fruit, chocolate. We packed the jars away for a snack later and proceeded to KLARA which is a food court. Bar man was very nice ( as were most the people we met) and allowed me a cola even though technically it wasn’t in the list of drinks. Then you can go to different vendors for three different foods. I had the taco, spring roll, and bruschetta. All very good and made a tasty lunch. Last stop on the tour was jakobs bakery. Lady gave us a bag of four small cakes and also a free sample to taste. Unfortunately we weren’t impressed with lackerly and left without purchasing anything. We started around 10:30 and finished up around 1:30. Great way to see some of this town and get lunch at the same time. With Swiss prices, this was a reasonable priced breakfast/lunch.

Great way to see the city - Great little tour! We saw lots of parts of town we wouldn't have and spoke to some lovely people. Great value for money. Documentation could be better when you book, but is fine once youre on the tour. You don't need a printer for your tickets (ignore the direction that you do), and you get a map and full info about how it works and where to go at the first stop. We started at 9am and did Klara last for lunch, which worked well.

Nice idea to get to know the city - The two of us did the tour on the first day of our trip - a great idea and helpful to get an impression of the city straight away. We started the tour at around 11am in the bakery with an excellent coffee and a small local speciality (tip for the bakery: right next to the entrance there are seats like in a shop window with a nice view of the street life). Then we went to a packaging-free shop where we were given a small glass to fill. The highlight for us was lunch at Klara, where you could try your way through culinary classics from different countries. We were a little disappointed by the end of the tour in a shop with typical Basel pastries. In a sales talk in the small, empty shop, we were presented with the products, which gave us the feeling that we should buy something. We would have liked a different end to the food tour here, where you could also linger briefly in the restaurant. Additional note: We overlooked the 'local tip' on the map to use the ferry when crossing the river - that would certainly have been another highlight.

Great value tour - Really good value tour and an opportunity to see places in Basel you perhaps wouldn’t visit. You visit 4 places to enjoy food and drink. The food court was the best where we could choose 3 tapas dishes from a choice of outlets. Would definitely recommend… only improvement would have been the opportunity to try Swiss cheese and chocolate!

Fun experience in the city - Fun experience in the city. This self guided tour is exactly as described. Wander at your leisure around parts of the city that perhaps you wouldn't necessarily have done, stopping to grab a drink and something to eat. At the first bakery stop we were given the rest of our instructions as well as information about the bakery itself. We chose a coffee and were given a traditional biscuit. Fascinating place with delicious looking bread, cakes and biscuits with indoor and outdoor seating. After using the small passenger ferry just along from the bridge, at the next stop we were given a choice of items to takeaway in a small glass jar. The lady serving was thoughtful and transferred our choices to paper bags for us to take back as we were flying home later. Another stroll to the third stop and we found ourselves with a delicious soft drink and three choices of tasters from various international eateries. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience as we really had no idea until the food arrived exactly what we were going to get. A final stroll took us back across the Rhine to the oldest biscuit shop where we were given a selection of biscuits to take away. A great way to find out more about the city of Basel and really nice to be able to take your own time.

Lots of little tastes - The tour was excellent, with a variety of choices at the food court stop (Klara), although the choices there were not traditional Swiss foods -- I particularly liked the falafel. It is nice to be able to go at your own pace, and none of the stops was over-crowded (we went on a Thursday).

Great way to see Basel! - My husband and I had one full day in Basel and looked at the options for how best to experience the city. We decided on this tour, and overall we weren't disappointed. Walking allowed us to see places and chat with people more easily. The best parts of the tour were the stops at Basel unverpackt and KLARA. We really enjoyed chatting with the knowledgeable young man on the store's efforts to support sustainable food. When we got to KLARA, only the Mexican restaurant was open in the afternoon (NOTE: many of the restaurants there are closed from 2-6pm). A blessing in disguise as those were some of the BEST tacos al pastor we have eaten (and we live in Southern California)! The one downside was the number of people smoking in Basel. We couldn't get away from the smoke walking on the streets and in the restaurants (another NOTE: if you eat inside, it doesn't always get you away from the smokers outside since the smoke blows in to the restaurant so choose your tables carefully). Regardless we would do it again.

skip this tour - not worth the trip. the first place was an introduction to that particular area of Basil but just going there is enough to walk/tram/trin to the other 3 areas was a waste of time.