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Stories of Basel's Old Town
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Stories of Basel's Old Town
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2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 1 more
Overview
Explore Basel’s historic Old Town, hear stories from the dim and distant past and discover what makes the city special on this 2-hour Basel walking tour. Follow a guide through Basel’s pretty Old Town and gain insight into its 15th-century history. Take in top city attractions such as Basel Minster, the Barfüsserkirche, City Hall, the Museum der Kulturen and Tinguely Fountain. Along the way, admire the city’s bold and modern architecture, and see how the centuries have shaped the Basel of today.
- 2-hour walking tour of Basel
- Explore Basel’s historic Old Town with a guide, and gain insight into the city’s history and heritage
- Discover top landmarks including Basel Minster, the Barfüsserkirche and the Museum der Kulturen
- Admire the modern construction and bold architecture for which Basel is famous
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What's Included
Professional guide
Commentary in English and German
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Departure & Return
Tinguely Fountain , Klostergasse 7, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Spalenberg , Spalenberg, Basel, SwitzerlandTinguely fountain at Steinenberg / Theatre square
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- 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.
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
- OPERATED BY Basel Tourismus
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Memorable tour
Zheng_M
, Jun 2022
I had an excellent and enjoyable experience with this tour! For an affordable price, I got to appreciate Basel's rich history and culture. I'm also thankful to my tour guide, Anna Hui, for being so informative and fun, and translating everything to me in English perfectly. Would recommend!
Nice Introduction to Basel
Kathy_S
, Jun 2022
Jasmin was a great tour guide. She shared some very interesting stories about Basel's history. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Basel for the Basel card we received from our hotel. Lesson learned.
Great introduction to historic Basel.
Warren_H
, Jun 2022
Excellent Tour of Old Town Basal
Catherine_P
, May 2022
Great introduction to Basel!
Scott_W
, Feb 2022
Our guide, Nadia, was very kind and informative. She was clear and easy to hear. Her fluency in English, French, German and Italian was wonderful! The group - English only - was not too big and Nadia did a great job answering everybody's questions. We highly recommend this tour as a way of experiencing Basel's old town and learning a bit about its history.
Basel Bale 2 hours tour
Michele D
, Nov 2019
walking tour with architecteral and historical references
Linda_E
, Oct 2019
Interesting and Informative
Surya D
, Aug 2019
The tour is very interesting and informative. The guide was very enthusiastic and more importantly knowledgeable and candid. I wish we had more time with her.
The reasons for lower rating are (a) it was too big a group, so sometimes it was tough to hear and (b) it was a bilingual group and the guide had to keep repeating everything in German and English - this was annoying to say the least.
The tour was a waste of time because...
tzuying_c
, Jun 2018
The tour was a waste of time because there was a lot of waiting around. There were two groups, english and german group. 25 people total who joined this tour, we have to wait for the guide to say the same thing in two different language.
Also there are so many people, we cant hear most of the time.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Excellent tour very thorough and...
Steven G
, Apr 2018
Booked English speaking tour. Got...
Randall_J
, Oct 2017
Booked English speaking tour. Got German/English. We would have been okay with split language, if equal time to each.. Not so. English version was a fraction of the German version. The sites were interesting and the guide was knowledgeable but lost interest before the conclusion and left due to having to listen to a language I don't understand for large stints of time. Also, the guide was soft spoken so very hard to hear her when near congestion, which was large portion of the tour.
Brilliant tour around Basel. As a...
ZARA_J
, Oct 2017
Maria was an excellent tour guide...
Wayne E
, Jul 2017
Maria was an excellent tour guide. She alternated between English and German for her guests which were split fairly evenly. Understanding a little German, it was clear that she was imparting the same information to both groups and showed no favoritism even though the German seemed to take a little longer, that's just the vagaries of the language.
It was a hot afternoon and Maria did her best to find shade for us when possible and gave us a break and chance to sit for a while during our visit to the cathedral. She also showed us the public drinking stations which are located throughout the city and provided glasses we could use to stay hydrated. Maria was friendly, polite and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend her to anyone thinking of taking this tour and learning a bit more about Basel.
Interesting tour with lots of...
krmann
, May 2017
Interesting tour with lots of variety in the areas showcased and the related stories. Participants were organized into smaller groups based on language preference, enabling the guides to give unilingual presentations and cover much more than would otherwise be possible. Pace was relaxed but efficient. Our guide spoke excellent English.
The tour was lead in both English...
Mila Y
, May 2017
This was a fun exploration of a...
JILL K
, Nov 2016
Caroline, our tour guide, was...
Janette C
, Jul 2016
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