City tours in Basel

Discover Basel your way: Our guided tours combine fascinating facts with surprising anecdotes. Whether on foot, by bike or by bus, accompanied by a guide, brought to life by actors, or explored independently at your own pace – create your Basel experience just the way you like it.

Private guided tours for groups

Basel Tourism organizes exclusive private guided tours for groups in 14 different languages and on 50 different topics.

Self-guided tours

Discover Basel at your own pace: Our self-guided tours let you explore the city flexibly, discovering fascinating places, stories and highlights at your own pace.

City tours

Whether by bus, vintage tram, boat or bike, Basel’s city tours offer different perspectives on the city, combining iconic sights with memorable experiences.

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Good to know.

  • In addition to public guided tours for groups, Basel Tourism also organizes private guided tours for groups

  • You can purchase all tickets for public guided tours in advance online. For last-minute reservations, tickets can also be purchased directly from Tourist Information, provided there is availability.

  • Unfortunately, tickets which have already been purchased cannot be transferred or refunded. 

  • The Basil adventure tours can be booked at any time. You don’t need to register. All the documentation is available at the Tourist Information office. Once you’ve received the documents, you can begin, and you can break off the tour whenever you like and continue at another time.

    If you take the “Treasure hunt with Basil”, please note the operating hours of the Münster “Leu” ferry.

    For the “Detective Basil” tour, please note the opening hours of Confiserie Bachmann, Blumenrain 1.

  • Of course! We offer private guided tours in 14 different languages and with 50 different themes.

  • The following public guided tour is also accessible to wheelchair users: Stories of Basel’s Old Town.