Zurich's Hidden Gems: A Historic Tour through Secret Doors and Hidden Tunnels

Uncover Zurich’s hidden gems on a 2-hour historic tour. Explore secret tunnels, hidden doors, and ancient walls from the Middle Ages and Roman times.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Town - Would you like to learn about Zurich’s history and see the archeological “leftovers”? There are three hidden doors in the heart of Zurich, which can only be opened up with the right key - and you can get that key!
  • Lindenhof Hill - Come with me through this door to see the last remnants of old Zurich!
  • Town Hall (Rathaus) - Get…
What's Included
  • Explore the city with a local guide
  • Small group experience with a maximum of 8 people
What's Not Included
  • Personal Expenses
Additional Information

This excursion is brought to you by a local resident.
You’ll have the opportunity to discover Zurich’s least known attractions during this two-hour walking tour. The initial stop is a covert medieval tunnel hidden behind an almost imperceptible, locked door. It’s so subtly placed that even long-term Zurich residents are frequently unaware of its…

Location
Neumarkt 4
Neumarkt
Let us meet right in front of Kantorei.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ben
Oct 28, 2025
Would recommend. Would recommend it! - I did this today and it blew my mind, it was challenging, interesting and fun to do! There were 5 hidden doors and 6 other places to visit. I had a ton of fun and recommend this a lot! I did it today and it totally blew my mind! It was challenging, interesting and fun! There were five hidden doors and six other places to visit. I had huge fun and can highly recommend it!
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W6595udscottf
Aug 8, 2025
Great experience on Secret Doors of Zurich - Tour was great. Douglas was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We saw some really cool areas of the city that you can’t see on you own.
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Janis_w
Jun 12, 2025
Secret Door - Our tour guide she was extremely knowledgeable and kind. Loved it thoroughly. We got to see areas that we wouldn’t have seen normally.
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George_r
Oct 28, 2024
Zurich from A to Z - Just a fabulous evening informative tour and Douglas was exceptional in knowledge and patience. Would highly recommend!
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P2939dmvalentinam
May 17, 2023
Best tour ever ! - Our guide Douglas was spectacular, we got to know all the detailed insights about the historical aspects of Zurich, and have explored places we didn't know one could even see of Zurich. Both my partner and I, we can strongly recommend it.
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Jan
Sep 24, 2019
Excellent - Thank you to our guide Douglas!! Excellent tour and Douglas’ knowledge of Zürich was excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed our two hour tour and yes they are truly “Secret Doors” and “Secret Keys”. The history of old Zürich was so interesting and informative. Would highly recommend!!!
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Debbie_m
Apr 12, 2022
Long walk lots of Info - We experienced 3 of the 5 secret doors with David. He's also doing history tours so we had that also. Need to be more explicit on length of the walking in your description
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Sandy_m
Sep 5, 2022
Uninspired - Our guide was pleasant but not particularly knowledgeable about even basics such as the name of the rivers feeding Lake Zurich. If there were secret doors of Zurich, we did not have any opened for us. We walked around the old city without much direction. We learned more about Zurich after the tour looking up our unanswered questions.
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Bob
Jul 6, 2022
Very disappointed - Although our guide was very sweet, we really gained little to no information about the history doors or details/stories about Zurich’s history. The secret doors showed the water aqua ducts, sewer system and Roman baths. Our guide was flipping through printed notes about each of our stops and would read directly from those notes, and we actually gleaned more information by using our own Google Translate to read the signage inside the doors. We definitely did not get our money’s worth, as this tour was not even worth close to $100 per person. I had chosen this tour because I wanted to have a more personal experience in a small group, and were hoping to gain some insight into the history of Zurich. Overall we left disappointed and not knowing much more about the history of Zurich.
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From $149
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).