Basel's Old Town Walking Tour: Discover Historic Landmarks and Contemporary Attractions
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152 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 learn more
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
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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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I2812efkatiew
Jun 22, 2024
Great walking tour! - Great tour of Basel! I learned so much and saw so many parts of Basel. I’m very glad I went on this tour and would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Basel for the first time.
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Caroline_m
Jun 13, 2024
Worth it! - Nadia, our tour guide, is very passionate about what she does! She was very knowledgeable and covered many landmarks with engaging stories. The giveaways were a great touch! I definitely recommend this tour, especially if you are short on time!
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Justin_m
Jun 13, 2024
Great Tour of Basel - Great walking tour of Basel. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor. Just the right length. Any longer and it would have been too long.
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Miruna_z
Jun 10, 2024
Nice experience - The guide was friendly and professional and the tour itself was informative. I would recommend this tour to anybody visiting the city for the first time.
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Curious66168271327
Jun 4, 2024
Highly recommend! - The tour was excellent! I do not remember the tour guide's (a gentleman) name but he was excellent. learned so much about the history of Basel.
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Alina_g
May 28, 2024
Great guided tour of Basel - Nadia is an excellent tour guide - engaging, humorous, thorough, covering different aspects of the city’s history, culture and social life. Highly recommend! The only downside is the time wasted while waiting for the commentary in the second language to finish but the tour page is transparent about its bilingual nature, so I knew what I signed up for. Would have been ideal to split it into two groups, but understand that it is trickier for the organisers. At least can use the time for taking pictures and admiring the views.
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James_m
May 25, 2024
Basel Walking Tour - Claudia did a terrific job juggling with American visitors and German at same time. Very interesting stories about the area!!
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David_m
Jun 18, 2024
Multi language tour annoying - There were 19 of us on the tour. 17 English speaking and two German speaking. Our guide did a great job switching from one language to the other trying to maintain the interest in the stories he had of old town Basle. Sadly for us it just didn't work. You essentially walk for 2 hours and get one hours dialogue. Or on our particular tour, about 50 mins. To be fair the dual language delivery was clearly highlighted at the point of booking. We genuinely didn't think it would bother us. But it did. You were just getting into a story and then the atmosphere was lost as he launched into the same story in German. After 80 mins we gave up. I've no idea the thinking behind dual language tours. But with such a large group of English speaking guests why not just run that group separately? We've done lots of such tours throughout the world and this was the first one we've just walked away from. It might also have been the rain but when we left only 7 people were left of the 19. Again, no fault of the guide.
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Qualityscot
Jun 17, 2024
Just one language please - There were 19 of us on the tour. 17 English speaking and two German speaking. Our guide did a great job switching from one language to the other trying to maintain the interest in the stories he had of old town Basle. Sadly for us it just didn't work. You essentially walk for 2 hours and get one hours dialogue. Or on our particular tour, about 50 mins. To be fair the dual language delivery was clearly highlighted at the point of booking. We genuinely didn't think it would bother us. But it did. You were just getting into a story and then the atmosphere was lost as he launched into the same story in German. After 80 mins we gave up. I've no idea the thinking behind dual language tours. But with such a large group of English speaking guests why not just run that group separately? We've done lots of such tours throughout the world and this was the first one we've just walked away from. It might also have been the rain but when we left only 7 people were left of the 19. Again, no fault of the guide.
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