Private Tour
Basel : Private Custom Walking Tour With A Guide (Private Tour)
Overview
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Basel can sometimes feel inaccessible to foreign visitors, but this private walking tour makes the city easy to explore. Perfect for families, solo travelers, or couples, your local guide creates a personalized experience tailored to your interests. You’ll discover the exterior of Basel’s iconic monuments, including museums, while learning fascinating stories about the city’s history and culture. If you’d like to include a museum visit, your guide can arrange a customized tour—just let us know in advance.
Your guide contacts you beforehand to understand your preferences, ensuring a fully tailored itinerary. Explore hidden gems, gain insider knowledge, and see Basel from a local perspective, creating a deeper connection to the city that goes beyond a standard sightseeing experience.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Basel
Explore Basel alongside a local guide! Let him (or her) show you all there is to know about the city, the iconic places and the history but also some nice places to eat, go shopping and much more during this personalized and private visit. The itinerary will be designed by your local guide based on your preferences. Meet where you're staying to get familiar with the neighborhood, find out about the best places to eat, the easiest ways to get around, and the hidden gems you might have missed. By the end of the tour, you'll feel comfortable navigating the city and confident you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay. Important: This itinerary is completely customizable according to your wishes.Important: This itinerary is completely customizable according to your wishes.
What‘s Included
Private Walking Tour
Pick up at your accommodation (If located in the city) or cruise terminal
Help from our team to book the tickets for the desired visits.
Customization of the tour
Drink or Food ( If you want to have a break during the tour )
Local transportation around the city (it’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
Personal expenses
Tips (Optional)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
6 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included
8 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included
3 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 3 hours
Pickup included
4 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
2 Hours Walking Tour
Duration: 2 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
73 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
She was very informative....
Kyra M,,Dec 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00She was very informative. Only downside was a confusion to the start time so she was 20 minutes late.
Perfect guide for a delightful day!
Jill R,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Rahel was so informed. She knew the city well as well as all the history that told the story of Basel. We had some mobility challenges and with our transit pass we were able to navigate all the places of interest. She took note of my love of photography and use of my SLR camera. Rahel regularly positioned me for perfect foto opportunities. Over 200 pictures later I was delighted. She even recommended a local eatery for traditional dishes. We parted ways with her and went to the restaurant which just enhanced a magical day! Absolutely magnificent!!!!
Great tour with Rahel
Ashley B,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We learned so much from Rahel on our tour of Basel and it quickly became one of our favorite cities. Rahel was very knowledgeable and showed us so many sites we would have missed on our own.
The visit seemed...
MariaJose E,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The visit seemed poor, we do not know if the city did not have much to do or if 3 hours was too many. The guide was friendly, but it didn't fill us
Tour less suitable for locals
Inspire03419449478,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00I'm a little disappointed with the tour. Growing up in the Basel area, I gave my father a tour to learn more details and background about Basel's old town. Before the tour started, I wrote very clearly what we would like to know on the tour, as we as locals know the places. The tour was anything but tailor-made, but we were offered the standard route, which was clearly not wanted. Even after our guide learned at the beginning that we were from Basel, we continued to be served information, which was far from exciting for us about restaurants, everyday things that are known for us etc. instead of the stories and wishes that I communicated in advance. The tour was a gift for my father to learn more about historical background and unknown details of his city. Unfortunately, we were disappointed and at the price. My ideas were different, that an experienced Basler told us what we don't know yet. What I would like to end by mentioning is: The tour is definitely suitable for tourists who are in Basel for the first time. It summarizes the more famous places. The tour guide was very friendly and made an effort. But I wouldn’t recommend the tour for restaurants, as many of the stories are neither new nor interesting.
Having a private tour is...
P E,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Having a private tour is certainly worth it. Michael is very knowledgeable about Basel history. Because there was only 3 of us, he was able to address our initial and follow-up questions. We covered a lot of ground in the 2 hours, and he took us to off-the-beaten track areas of Basel where we would never have discovered by ourselves.
History of Basel city
Kim I,,Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Michael was very thorough in his explanations of old Basel city. Both my husband and I enjoy listening to the history of the areas we visit so this was perfect. He took us to areas that we probably wouldn't have seen on our own and gave us recommendations for what to do the next few days we are in Basel. We did go on our tour on a Monday, and some places he tried to show us were closed. I recommend that if you are in Basel a few days try to avoid Sundays or Mondays as some businesses and museums are closed.
Educational and exciting journey of discovery through past and present
Urs G,,Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It is a special experience to be guided through the city of Basel as competently as it is humorous, and to linger in places that even I as a local have not seen before. The present and the past thus combined to form an exciting overall picture. Excellent!!
Guide was very...
Steven B,,Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Got a great overview of the old town and the historical aspects
It was tailored to my...
Betty S,,Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was tailored to my interests…..history & architecture. My guide had so much information about the history of the area of Basel that we toured. Would definitely recommend the 2 hour private walking tour.
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