Basel Farmer's Market, Cheese, Chocolate & Pastry Tour
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
History, art, treats, and pastries are waiting for you in Basel. Our Basel tasting tour offers the opportunity of a lifetime to discover significant places that bring forth the signature tastes of Switzerland. Start the journey by admiring historical landmarks that have endured the test of time. Then, dive further into understanding culture by indulging yourself with cheeses and eventually appreciating the process of making Swiss AOP cheeses. We will also take you to chocolate and pastry shops selling notable chocolates and traditional Swiss spice biscuits. End the tour by embracing the natural flavors you can only taste in Switzerland.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Basel Minster
Our discovery will let you travel back in time by exploring the city of Basel and Swiss food. The guide will lead you through Swiss delights and historical events that define the city and Switzerland. Be amazed by the Munster Cathedral and the 500-year-old Roothus (Town Hall) that houses several unique paintings. Make a remarkable memory of observing the iconic Tinguely Fountain. Along the way, you will head directly to a traditional Swiss sweetshop to taste the authentic treats of Switzerland.
Basel's Old Town
Since Switzerland is known for its cheese, you will go beyond the usual tourist destinations in Basel to discover the process of making various kinds of Swiss cheese. Learn from a sommelier and master cheese ager to cherish the mild and strong flavors of young and aged Basel’s cheese. Try the country's pride called Gruyère AOP cheese, including other famous cheeses in Switzerland. By the end of the cheese tasting, you will admire the natural taste of a cheese free from preservatives, food colorings, and flavor enhancers.
What‘s Included
Local specialty tasting
Farmer's market seasonal tasting
Cheese Tasting
Chocolate Tasting
All taxes and fees
Local expert guide
Lunch
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Options
Basel Farmer's Market, Cheese, Chocolate & Pastry Tour
Reviews
184 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Abandoned by the guide.
Dean G,May 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Your started out well through the first food tasting at the bakery but went downhill from there. The guide was on her phone quite a bit after that. Took the trolley to a cheese tasting room across town, then another trolley to a chocolate tasting. The chocolate tasting location seemed surprised we were there. The guide left before the tasting started disappeared. We had to navigate ourselves back to where the tour began.
Do NOT book
Cynthia N,May 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Do NOT book this tour. My ticket gave conflicting meeting point addresses. We messaged our tour guide 45 minutes before the tour asking fir meeting place confirmation. They didn't respond, I tred to call twice without answer. After chatting with Viator they contacted the your guide 20 minutes into the tour. We paid over $200 USD to spend nearly 2 hours trying to join this tour. I requested a refund it was denied. I've visited many countries and booked many tours as this without issue. I would like my money refunded.
Great, informative walking tour of beautiful Basel
Anthony G,May 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an excellent walking tour of Basel. Gina, our guide, was terrific. She was very knowledgeable and overall a wonderful guide. The tour took us through the farmers market, which was right across from the historic and architecturally beautiful Basel city hall, then into the old city part of Basel. Gina pointed out and explained lots of beautiful details on the buildings, many of which are centuries old. We ended with a delicious cheese and chocolate tasting. Once again, Gina showed her expertise on both. It was a leisurely walk and not very strenuous. Overall it was terrific, definitely 10/10. Highly recommended!
Extremely disappointed
Michael S,May 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Disappointed with the entire experience. We stopped at one pastry were given a pastry to go. We did not realize we would be going to a cheese and chocolate that gave tiny portions. Not worth the cost. Seemed like it was more about small tastes so we would buy more from the guide.
Fantastic!
TXfolkie,May 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved our tour! Very enjoyable and delicious offerings.
Excellent tour
Debra C,May 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great combination of Basel history, then on to tastings of pastry, cheeses, and chocolates. Our guide was very knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. Her enthusiasm about every aspect of the tour was contagious. We had a wonderful time!
Not Worth It!
Jacky W,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00My wife and I had a very bad experience with this tour guide comparing with the Italy Naples food tour which we enjoyed so much a few years ago. First of all, the instruction and direction to the meeting place was not clear. The Google map link provided was different from the meeting place description. Secondly, the tour guide did not have a sign "Viator" or something, so we had no way to identify her is the tour guide. Thirdly, she only took us to one pastry shop, then she walked our group away from the marketplace and took us to her cheese and chocolate shop. She gave us samples to try and kept asking us to buy some, which I think is conflict of interest. Finally, according to the description of this tour, she supposed to take us back and dismissed us at the same pickup place, but she did not. She just let us leave her shop and provided direction. Very very bad experience!
They Ghosted Us
MartiBAlb,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00I'd have love to have rated this tour, but it never happened and I'm not sure why. I thought we were all set to go, and we'd arranged our entire day around this tour which was supposed to happen at 12:45. However, around 11 am I received an email stating that the tour was supposed to start at 10 and asking where we were. I immediately replied that our tour was scheduled to start at 12:45 and sent a screenshot of our ticket as proof. I didn't hear back, so we arrived at the meeting place at 12:30....and waited and waited. No one showed. I sent a text and an email asking what was going on. Finally, I got a response at maybe 1:30 (by which time we were already back at our hotel) asking if we could go back to the meeting place and do the tour then. By this time we'd already explored the area that we were going to be touring, sampled cheese and chocolate, and were pretty tired from jetlag. We declined to go. He offered us the tour the next day, but we were getting on a cruise ship then and didn't have the time or inclination to try it again. After some back and forth, we were finally refunded the cost of the tour, but to say we were disappointed is putting it mildly. Communication is obviously not their strong suit.
Not what I had expected. ...
Lisa W,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Not what I had expected. Meeting time amongst the three couples were different and meeting location were different. Tour guide was not easily spotted as she did not carry any flags or tour guide clothing to make her stand out. Had expected to visit more than one pastry, cheese, and chocolate shops. We got one pastry each and each couple shared a small bag of bakery good. We went to the tour guide’s business to sample cheese and chocolate. This is just not what I had envision of a food tour.
Amazing! We not only...
Steve H,Apr 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing! We not only learned about Swiss chocolate and cheese but also learned interesting facts about Switzerland. Our guide Gina made the day fun all around. Highly recommended!
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