Stories of Basel's Old Town

Really nice and lovely guide but a bit light on the historic side. I would have liked more details on the town and it's different parts we walked through. Missing a bit of meat but a really pleasant tour

A large group but guide spoke clearly , was very animated and informed. Was two hours well spent and as it was our first day in the city , an excellent orientation.

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 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.

Excellent tour very thorough and covered much of the old town. Full of interesting stories about the city and the Swiss.

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 first time traveler to Basel the tour gave a wonderful insight to the history and creation of this beautiful city. Tour commentary was very extensive and informative. Great tour to familiarize yourself on arrival.

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 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 and German. The tour guide would most of the time speak in German, with only a few sentences summary after that in English. The guide also spoke quite quiet and it was very difficult for us the hear her.