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Zürich City Private Walking Day Trip from Basel
Basel
About
ake a scenic train ride from Basel to Zürich, and explore the city's vibrant center on a captivating walking tour. Begin at Zürich’s Hauptbahnhof, where you’ll discover the lively Bahnhofstrasse, one of the world's most luxurious shopping streets. Wander through the charming Altstadt (Old Town), with its narrow alleys, historic buildings, and hidden cafés. Visit iconic landmarks like the Grossmünster and Fraumünster churches, and enjoy the stunning views from Lindenhof Hill overlooking the Limmat River. A perfect day trip that combines Swiss culture, history, and urban beauty.
• travel typically Swiss by train with your private tour guide • stroll through the old town of Zürich and along t...
Highlights
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English speaking Swiss tourguide
drop-off at hotel after the tour (if preferred)
all necessary train tickets for the tour (no additional costs)
pick-up from hotel through our tourguide by public transportation
Food or drinks (various restaurants for lunch break available)
Gratuities
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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ake a scenic train ride from Basel to Zürich, and explore the city's vibrant center on a captivating walking tour. Begin at Zürich’s Hauptbahnhof, where you’ll discover the lively Bahnhofstrasse, one of the world's most luxurious shopping streets. Wander through the charming Altstadt (Old Town), with its narrow alleys, historic buildings, and hidden cafés. Visit iconic landmarks like the Grossmünster and Fraumünster churches, and enjoy the stunning views from Lindenhof Hill overlooking the Limmat River. A perfect day trip that combines Swiss culture, history, and urban beauty.
• travel typically Swiss by train with your private tour guide • stroll through the old town of Zürich and along t...
Highlights
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English speaking Swiss tourguide
drop-off at hotel after the tour (if preferred)
all necessary train tickets for the tour (no additional costs)
pick-up from hotel through our tourguide by public transportation
Food or drinks (various restaurants for lunch break available)
Gratuities
Itinerary
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Basel SBB Station
Start your tour with the one hour train ride on the intercity train to Zürich
1 hour
2
Zurich HB
Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; Zürich Main Station or Zürich Central Station) is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria, and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland.
10 minutes
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Lindenhof Hill
The Lindenhof, in the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on Lindenhof hill, on the left side of the Limmat at the Schipfe
10 minutes
4
Fraumunster Church
The Fraumünster is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard.
15 minutes
5
Grossmunster
The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style Protestant church in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche, and St. Peterskirche). Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich
10 minutes
6
Niederdorf
The Niederdorf was the least developed part of the medieval city
20 minutes
7
Old Town
Spend your lunchbreak at one of the restaurants in the old town of Zürich
1 hour
8
Buerkliplatz
Bürkliplatz is a town square in Zürich, Switzerland. It is named after Arnold Bürkli, and is one of nodal points of the road and public transportation, and of the lake shore promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887
10 minutes
9
Opernhaus Zurich
The Zürich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zürich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zürich Opera since 1891
5 minutes
10
University of Zurich
ETH Zurich has a world-class reputation in academia and industry, particular in science and technology. It regularly ranks among the top three to five universities in Europe and one of the top 15 to 20 globally
15 minutes
11
Limmatquai
Limmatquai is a street in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is named after the Limmat, and it follows the right-hand (eastern) bank of that river for about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) through the Altstadt, or historical core, of the city. The street was once important for both road and public transportation, but today sections of it form a pedestrian zone shared with Zürich's trams
20 minutes
12
Paradeplatz
Paradeplatz is a square on Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland and has become synonymous with wealth and the Swiss banks, being the location of the headquarters of both UBS and Credit Suisse.
5 minutes
13
Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named the Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide
30 minutes
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Zurich
board the intercity train for your return travel to Basel
