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Live tours in Basel

Explore Basel, Switzerland, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Basel Minster (Basler Münster), Pfalz terrace and Mittlere Brücke on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

15 live tours From 16,00 €

Explore Basel live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Grossbasel is worth asking about: the larger, historic half of the city on the left bank.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Basel Minster (Basler Münster) A red sandstone cathedral on a bluff above the Rhine, the burial place of the scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam.
  • Pfalz terrace A terrace behind the Minster looking directly down over the Rhine and across to Kleinbasel.
  • Mittlere Brücke The oldest bridge across this stretch of the Rhine, linking the two halves of the city since the thirteenth century.
  • Basel Rathaus The red sandstone town hall on Marktplatz, its facade covered in painted murals and gilding.
  • Marktplatz market A fruit and vegetable market held on the square every weekday morning, in front of the Rathaus.
  • Tinguely Fountain A kinetic fountain of mechanical sculptures by the Basel-born artist Jean Tinguely, built where the old municipal theatre once stood.
  • Kunstmuseum Basel The oldest continuously public art collection in the world, open since 1661.
  • Spalentor One of three surviving gates of Basel's medieval fortifications, its twin turrets still intact.

Neighbourhoods

  • Grossbasel the larger, historic half of the city on the left bank
  • Kleinbasel the right-bank half, more working class and multicultural
  • St. Alban the quiet former mill quarter along the stream

Food to know

  • Basler Läckerli
  • Mehlsuppe
  • Basler Zwiebelwähe (onion tart)
  • Fasnachtschüechli
  • Rösti

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Good to know about Basel

Do I need to be in Basel to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Basel, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer German, English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.