Basel's Old Town Walking Tour: Discover Historic Landmarks and Contemporary Attractions

Embark on a captivating walking tour of Basel’s Old Town, where expert guides share fascinating facts and anecdotes about the city’s past and present. Discover historic landmarks, picturesque corners, and contemporary attractions, including modern architectural marvels. Immerse yourself in Basel’s rich history and experience the charm of this Rhine-side city.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tinguely Fountain - In 1977 Jean Tinguely created sculptural machines in a shallow fountain where the stage of the old city theatre company once stood, and in the process gifted Basel a famous new landmark.
What's Included
  • Commentary in English and German
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Join a guided walking exploration of Basel and enjoy a blend of serious facts and enjoyable stories about the city’s history and present, presented by knowledgeable and adaptable tour guides. Explore the charming old town of Basel, with its quaint features, significant ancient landmarks, and modern attractions including buildings by renowned architects….

Location
Tinguely Fountain
Klostergasse
Tinguely fountain at Steinenberg / Theatre square
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Melissa_m
Nov 2, 2025
This was a lovely tour!... - This was a lovely tour! Doris our tour guide was very engaging and sweet. Learned a lot about Basel.
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Marionm1366
Oct 3, 2025
Superbe! - Great guide, meeting point at Tinguily fountain was well signposted, interesting tour, super nice and well informed guide. Thank you Marie Louise!
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Sandy_s
Sep 30, 2025
Don’t buy the tour with Viator, buy at the meeting site. - This tour should be offered for 12.50 CHF because all guest staying at the hotel will be given a Visitor card which them the discount. The tour uses the same guide as the one offered by the city with the discount
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Maureen_m
Sep 20, 2025
A tour of Basel. worth taking - Our tour guide, Susannah, was superb! Everything was explained in wonderful detail, her humour was delightful and her knowledge was excellent .
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Tallcop
Sep 20, 2025
See Basel's Best - this was an excellent tour of Basel. The guide knew all about Basel. she walked the tour through the old town explaining its origin and how that influenced Basel's history. Her English was excellent. A very enjoyable tour at a perfect pace. Great way to see Basel.
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857donnav
Sep 17, 2025
Highly recommend - Jacqueline was very pleasant. She told interesting stories and the route through Old Town Basil was new to us. Highly recommend this tour.
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Mark_l
Sep 8, 2025
Guide was very good.... - Guide was very good. Pleasant and very knowledgeable. Interesting histirical sites of old town area of Basel.
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Breggie
Nov 9, 2025
Mixed. See comment. Guide was quite good in general, but some easy to remediate items would have helped. - High energy and professional, Ann was well prepared and did a fine job. Suggestions- Guide needs to use an inexpensive microphone so she can be better heard. Also, guide should carry an umbrella or similar thing to hold high, as there were huge crowds that made it hard to see where she was going. Holding up her hand with her picture portfolio is not sufficient, as she is quite short. And lastly, guide should slow down and await people in the restroom. She pointed it out and then continued to speed onward! One man never found his way back to us. Lastly, use your Basel card if you have one to cut the price of this tour in half.
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Alan_g
Nov 1, 2025
Unusually Poor Tour due to dual languages used - We have booked multiple tours with Viator but this one was the absolute worst. While this tour was described as being in German and English, the time spent on providing information in English was extremely short compared to the German explanations. On top of that it seemed that our guide kept apologizing to the German speaking people often saying to us "and now I need to talk in English". At the end of the tour she even noted that the tour went over time because she had to repeat things in English. My recommendation to tourists...only book a tour in your native language. My recommendation to Viator...only offer tours in one language.
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Worldtraveler971
Sep 8, 2025
Refund issue - I tried to get my ticket via the email sent to me but it wouldn't open the ticket. Then went to app on the phone and in my account it did not show the tickets I purchased for the tour the day before. So we walked to the location the website showed for the tour and the tour was not there. When I tried to contact tripadvisor through their website it doesn't have "another reason" option for a refund. Only specific reasons like weather issues like that. No response yet. Feel we should not be charged for their app to not work on my iphone.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).