City tours in Basel

Discover the city from a completely different perspective with a city tour on one of our popular vintage trams.

Basel – Switzerland’s capital of art and culture Nestling in the heart of Europe in the three countries corner where Switzerland, Germany and France meet, Basel is a pocket-sized metropolis that combines proverbial Swiss quality with a multicultural population. More than 40 museums with their long-established collections and spectacular special exhibitions are the foundation of Basel's reputation as a city of art and museums.

Basel is famous for its museums and art exhibitions, but a stroll through the streets will also reveal artworks and objects that enrich the cityscape. Works by Richard Serra, Jonathan Borofsky, Jean Tinguely and Pablo Picasso are just a few examples.

Our special offers for groups give you and your guests a unique experience in and around Basel. Whether sporty, cultural or culinary, Basel Tourism has the perfect offering for your event. As your contact partner, we’ll assist you with all of your wishes and questions. Leave the organization of your team event to us and book one of our diverse experience packages for groups.

It is without a doubt one of the most interesting topics in modern urban design: the spatial planning of urban districts.

Be your own guide, enjoy impressive views of Basel and gain fascinating insights into the city’s past.

On this tour you will learn about daily life in an elegant Basel mansion and about its sometimes peculiar inhabitants.

Basel is the first city in Switzerland to introduce a sightseeing bus providing five tourist tours every day. Basel has much to offer – architecture, art, the famous Basel carnival, as well as first-class exhibitions known around the world and attracting countless visitors.

Explore Basel’s street-art scene on your own.

Explore the world of urban art and indulgence.

Experience the wide world in miniature. The pivotal point of Switzerland’s commodity supply is located here, where Germany, France and Switzerland meet and the ships ply towards the North Sea.

In Basel, a shopping trip can easily be a sightseeing tour.

Architecture, art and politics all converge at the Basel town hall.

This short guided bike tour will take you to the most beautiful and interesting places in Basel beyond the core of the city centre.

To discover the concealed treasures, peculiarities and other hidden nooks and crannies of Basel from a slightly different perspective, the city treasure hunt is the ideal activity for your group.

Basel offers a wide variety of art and urban discoveries in the public arena.

Join us for a humorous walk through dark times.

Our special offers for groups give you and your guests a unique experience in and around Basel. Whether sporty, cultural or culinary, Basel Tourism has the perfect offering for your event. As your contact partner, we’ll assist you with all of your wishes and questions. Leave the organization of your team event to us and book one of our diverse experience packages for groups.

Our special offers for groups give you and your guests a unique experience in and around Basel. Whether sporty, cultural or culinary, Basel Tourism has the perfect offering for your event. As your contact partner, we’ll assist you with all of your wishes and questions. Leave the organization of your team event to us and book one of our diverse experience packages for groups.

Basel has some impressive urban art and a lot of exciting things just waiting for you to discover them. The work of national and international graffiti and street artists can be admired in many places throughout the city.

Pioneering, influential, pugnacious. This new walking tour is devoted to women who have helped to shape the city of Basel - either as individuals or as part of a movement.

Take a tour with two experts who know the local gastro scene intimately, and enjoy each course on the menu in a different restaurant.

What would Basel be without the Rhine? Four passenger ferries cross the river from one bank to the other, using nothing but a steel cable and the current of the water. The ferrymen’s tradition of telling yarns during the journey has continued to this day.

A visit to Basel without a city tour? Inconceivable! Join us on a trip through the city's rich history.

You really should try this: take a self-guided food tour and visit four shops that are firm favourites with the people of Basel, and far off the usual tourist trail.

Basel can be your base for excursions to three countries.

Discover Basel at Christmas time and learn all about old and new Advent customs.