Experiences around the Eurovision Song Contest
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Guided tours
Discover Basel your way: fascinating facts and entertaining anecdotes await you on Basel Tourism’s guided tours – whether light-hearted, serious, historical or highly topical. Be it on foot, by bike, by bus, with professional guides, with actors or on a free, self-guided tour – you decide how you want to see Basel.

Pride Tour: Queer city tour through Basel
Discover Basel's colorful and diverse history and present of the LGBTQIA+ community. On this tour we will introduce you to pioneers of the LGBTIQ+ community with a focus on fashion, music, scene and club culture and political movements.
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Urban Art City Tour – Graffiti & Street Art
In its public spaces, Basel has an extensive collection of art and urban discoveries on offer. Artstübli organizes authentic urban art and graffiti tours accompanied by artists and experts in the urban art scene.
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City tour on the sightseeing bus
Lasting two hours, the tour takes you past popular places of interest such as the Spalentor, the Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum Tinguely, the Roche Towers, Messe Basel and the tri-border area.
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Audio tours through
the Old Town
Discover Basel’s Old Town on foot and immerse yourself in its history! Five different audio tours take you through winding alleys, picturesque squares and renowned museums.
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ARTour
ARTour Basel is an exhibition of eleven augmented reality artworks that can be discovered in the centre of Basel using the free ARTour app.
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Basel by Bike
This short guided bike tour will take you to the most beautiful and interesting places in Basel beyond the core of the city centre.
Find out moreDay trips to the places surrounding Basel

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As well as being a worthwhile destination in its own right, Basel is also the perfect starting point for exciting day trips. The city on the Rhine is located in tri-border area, where Switzerland directly borders Germany and France – the ideal place for exploring this diverse region.