Basel's Farmer's Market, Cheese, Chocolate, and Pastry Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local specialty tasting

Farmer's market seasonal tasting

Cheese Tasting

Chocolate Tasting

All taxes and fees

Local expert guide

Lunch

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.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

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.

20 minutes • Admission Included

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Basel's Farmer's Market, Cheese, Chocolate, and Pastry Tour

Reviews

4.11

112 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great walking food tour with lots of tastings
Hildy D,
Sep 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Jean was a terrific guide! I food was plenty! I saw some earlier reviews that complained about small portions but that is not the case now. I am so full!!! The cheese and chocolate so excellent. Don't pick the cheese danish though if you are expecting something sweet it is quite salty!!! Loved it. Walked 2 miles on a beautiful day though the city so delightful.
While our tour guide,...
KarenW,
Sep 3, 2025
- Viator
3.00
While our tour guide, Jean, was very nice - this felt more like a way to promote specific stores. We could have purchased chocolate, cheese and pastries at any of the wonderful shops in Basel instead of on the tour.
Ultimate Fail of a Tour
James H,
Sep 1, 2025
- Viator
1.00
Someone at Viator really needs to look into this tour. It’s a total ripoff. After they arbitrarily tries to change the rime on us, we agreed to another time. That was red flag number one. The guide met us at an alternate pickup point that was very inconvenient for us. We were then walked to a cheese store and served a few slivers of cheese and taken to a chocolate shop and given 4 pieces of chocolate. Doesn’t take a genius to do the math. We could’ve gone to those two stores on our own and down the same thing for over 100 euros less. We were never taken to the farmer’s market like the description said. The tour lasted about half of the time quoted. Since Viator doesn’t do refunds after completion of a tour, I have to now dispute this through my credit card. Stay away from this tour.
Poor Communication
Don L,
Aug 30, 2025
- Viator
1.00
Our tour was canceled by the provider. They wanted us to move to a day earlier which did not work for us. We told Viator that we could not go earlier and wanted to stay with our original time/day. Viator was supposed to contact the provider and according to the provider they did and were told they had a guide who was sick and could not do the tour. We were never told the tour was canceled and we showed up and waited and finally reached the provider for the bad news. Not happy about the poor communication.
Not worth it
William G,
Aug 23, 2025
- Viator
1.00
This is definitely not worth it. Basically, you walk around a shopping district. We went into three stores. My wife and I walked around the same area the day before and it didn’t cost us anything. We did get a couple of samples but certainly not enough to justify the cost of the tour. In addition, the tour was delayed by two hours and even then the tour guide showed up ten minutes late.