On Foot · SWITZERLAND WALKING TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 12 walking tours in Switzerland worth the shoe leather, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Basel’s 2-hour Old Town walk, with Tinguely Fountain, Cathedral Hill, town hall, bilingual guides, pricing, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour led by Maria. Went to many beautiful spots that we would not have found on our own. Maria was extremely knowledgable on her topics.”
Explore Zurich’s Old Town, churches, guild houses, and Lindenhof on a lively 2-hour walking tour with local guides for $16.
“Brilliant tour, Eric the tour guide was superb and very well informed about the city.”
Taste Geneva’s finest chocolates, explore the Old Town, break the Marmite, and cross the lake by boat on this three-hour guided tour.
“There was such a great variety of different chocolate , from drinking chocolate to traditional chocolate. Marie told interesting details about chocolate and also the old town. Highly recommend!! Thank you Marie”
See Zurich by funicular, foot, ferry, train, and cable car, with Old Town history, lake views, and mountain scenery in one active day.
“Great walking tour and overview of Zurich. Would definitely recommend to anyone who can walk up and down some small hills and cobblestones.”
Review of Lucerne’s private 2-hour walking tour, covering Chapel Bridge, the Lion Monument, local stories, photo spots, and practical value.
“Our guide Livio was a great guy who made our tour very relaxed and easy going. Answered all our questions and gave us al lots of good recommendations. We thoroughly enjoyed our day out, even if it was rainy and windy. Loved our day out in Lucerne.”
Review of Lucerne’s 1.5-hour official walking tour, covering Chapel Bridge, old-town squares, local history, value, access, and practical tips.
“Our guide met us promptly. She was very knowledgeable about the city of Lucerne, and we felt she had a passion for its history. She took time to answer questions, and included a bit of her own humour to keep her talk very interesting. For us, as we were only visiting for a couple of days, it was a great way to learn a little about this beautiful city.”
Review of Lucerne’s small-group city walk, Lake Lucerne cruise, and optional Swiss cheese and wine tasting.
“The boat tour was too late in the day. Didn’t think it through that it would be nearly dark.”
Review of Bern’s two-hour small-group walk, with the Zytglogge, cathedral, BearPark, Old Town, price, meeting point, and booking tips.
“Karina was a great guide, knowledgeable and clearly enthusiastic about her city. The tour gave us an opportunity to learn the history of the city and Karina gave us additional suggestions for places to visit. Highly recommend, especially for first time visitors to Bern.”
Review of Lucerne’s small-group tour with Swiss cheese, chocolate, wine, Chapel Bridge, Chateau Gütsch, and an optional lake cruise.
“We loved this tour! Perfect day and Sanna was the best!”
Review of Basel’s private local walking tour, with flexible routes, personal guides, practical tips, pricing, accessibility, and who should book.
“Our guide was so conscientious in asking our preference on what we wanted to see and learn about. He was very detailed and we learned things we could not have on our own, especially in our short time window of 2 hours. I highly recommend asking for Jose to show you around.”
Review of Basel’s private custom walking tour, with flexible timing, local guides, historic sights, practical tips, value advice, and booking details.
“Louisanna was amazing!! Great tour with historical and architectural knowledge and background. She also assisted us in getting glasses repaired and a charging cord. Wonderful guide!!”
A flexible private Bern walking tour with a local guide, tailored to your interests, pace, schedule, and city highlights.
“Our guide had no information we did not already know. It was a total waste of time and money. Our guide was French and had only been in Bern two yrs. This is not what was represented when we signed up for the tour.”
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