Kaiseraugst – picturesque village within a Roman castrum
Take a stroll with us through the sleepy village of Kaiseraugst: In doing so, you'll discover the impressive remains of the late-Roman fort - and at the thermae you'll get an idea of what it was like to enjoy a Roman-style spa. Visit the ancient...
Price:
CHF 250
CHF 220 for scolar groups
Evening surcharge after 6.00 pm: CHF 60
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
Jailbirds, butchers and elegant ladies
Basel, around 1850. Traugott and Irma von der Mühll would never have imagined that two escapees from the Lohnhof prison would drop in on the day of their memorial celebration for Uncle Friedrich. Be bold and embark on a different kind of walk -...
Duration
1 hrs. 15 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
CHF 600 for a group of up to 20 guests. Every additional person CHF 30 per guest.
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
The Nightwatchman's Secret
Come with us on a night-time stroll through the legendary "little Venice" of Basel. Join night watchman Rudolf Streiff on a tour of the streets and alleys to St. Alban-Tal. Learn everything there is to know about long-forgotten characters...
Duration
1 hrs. 15 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
Behind closed doors
This tour will give you an insight into everyday life in an elegant patrician mansion in Basel and you'll find out more about its somewhat strange inhabitants. Accompany maid Emma Munzinger on her way to her new workplace in a well-off...
Duration
1 hrs. 15 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
CHF 600 for a group of up to 20 guests. Every additional person CHF 30 per guest.
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
Look lively and take up your quill
Join us on a light-hearted walk through dark times. Together with chronicler Nicolaus von Waldighofen and his scribe Peter, we set out on an exciting journey to a time when the earth shook, the city burned, and the Black Death claimed...
Duration
1 hrs. 15 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
CHF 600 for a group of up to 20 guests. Every additional person CHF 30 per guest.
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
University and council, prostitutes and nuns
A humorous journey through the era of the Council of Basel and the founding of the university. Basel, 15th and 21st century. History student Tanya is daydreaming back to a time when Basel was at the centre of Christianity. Embark on an exciting...
Duration
1 hrs. 15 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
Vogel Gryff
Vogel Gryff is the most important public holiday in Kleinbasel. The customs are still practised today. Once a year, the "Wild Maa" (wild man) travels down the Rhine on his raft and is received by the "Leu" (lion) and "Vogel Gryff" (griffin). We...
Duration
1 hrs. 30 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
CHF 300
Evening surcharge after 6 pm CHF 60
Carnival in Basel
For all those who wish to experience a dose of Fasnacht fever! Basel's famous Fasnacht Carnival begins on the Monday following Ash Wednesday with the "Morgestraich" lantern parade at 4 a.m. on Monday morning, when the city is plunged into...
Price:
Evening surcharge after 6 pm CHF 60
Basel Autumn Fair
When the days grow shorter and temperatures fall, the people in Basel look forward to a colourful time that makes children's hearts beat faster and allows adults to wallow in nostalgia: the Basel autumn fair (Herbstmesse). On our tour you'll...
Duration
1 hrs. 30 min.Languages offered
- German
Price:
CHF 300
Evening surcharge after 6.00 pm: CHF 60
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50
Basel: Christmas Magic
Discover Basel this Christmas and learn old and new Christmas customs and traditions. Allow yourself to be enchanted by the charm of Basel at Christmas. In addition to decorative lighting, Christmas trees and angels, you will discover a rich...
Price:
CHF 300
Evening surcharge after 6.00 pm: CHF 60
Express surcharge less than 24 hours in advance: CHF 50