Basel's Cheese, Chocolate, and Local Pastry Tasting Private Tour

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Basel's Cheese, Chocolate, and Local Pastry Tasting Private Tour

2 Adults x $283.97

$567.94

Approx Total

$567.94

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Local specialty tasting
Chocolate Tasting
All taxes and fees
Cheese Tasting (During end of November, and December, it will be at the Christmas Market)
Local expert guide

Lunch

Overview

History, art, treats, and pastries are waiting for you in Basel. Our Basel tasting tour offers the opportunity of a lifetime to discover significant places that bring forth the signature tastes of Switzerland. Start the journey by admiring historical landmarks that have endured the test of time. Then, dive further into understanding culture by indulging yourself with cheeses and eventually appreciating the process of making Swiss AOP cheeses. We will also take you to chocolate and pastry shops selling notable chocolates and traditional Swiss spice biscuits. End the tour by embracing the natural flavors you can only taste in Switzerland.

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Itinerary

Basel Minster

Our discovery will let you travel back in time by exploring the city of Basel and Swiss food. The guide will lead you through Swiss delights and historical events that define the city and Switzerland. Be amazed by the Munster Cathedral and the 500-year-old Roothus (Town Hall) that houses several unique paintings. Make a remarkable memory of observing the iconic Tinguely Fountain. Along the way, you will head directly to a traditional Swiss sweetshop to taste the authentic treats of Switzerland.

1 hour
Basel's Old Town

Since Switzerland is known for its cheese, you will go beyond the usual tourist destinations in Basel to discover the process of making various kinds of Swiss cheese. Learn from a sommelier and master cheese ager to cherish the mild and strong flavors of young and aged Basel’s cheese. Try the country's pride called Gruyère AOP cheese, including other famous cheeses in Switzerland. By the end of the cheese tasting, you will admire the natural taste of a cheese free from preservatives, food colorings, and flavor enhancers.

20 minutes
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Awaken your sweet tooth in this city filled with freshly made chocolates with no additives. In this tour, you’ll be blown away by the historical significance of the development of the Swiss chocolate industry and understand how Switzerland was able to gain a spot on the list of the best cholates in the world. To fully appreciate the detailed process of chocolate making, taste some mouthwatering truffles, hand-scooped dark chocolate, or chocolate almonds.

20 minutes
Basel's Old Town

For your final stop, you will be guided to a local bakery to taste a traditional Swiss spice biscuit. You’ll fall in love with the distinct heavenly flavor and texture of this 17th-century pastry with recipes that have been passed from generation to generation via oral or handwritten communication. Experience a glimpse of Basel’s culture by tasting a local pastry that was formerly only produced in private households by housewives looking for an extra source of income.

20 minutes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

February 06100% refund

February 07No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Great tour, poor communication prior

Published on Jan, 2025

Our tour was fantastic and our guide Lucas was awesome. Taught us so much about cheese & chocolate (who knew!) and showed us some great sights in town. Highly recommend. The company this was through however let us down with their poor communication, they changed the booking time without notifying us, leading to some tense moments (hours) while we tried to resolve. The local Information Centre got involved and were very helpful, and did also make the comment that the communication from the tour organisation had dropped and as a result they weren't recommending them anymore. Book this tour, but I'd recommend you reconfirm prior about the date and time. Lucas and his tour though, were excellent.

Tasting tour in Basel

Published on Dec, 2024

This was a fabulous private tour starting at a pastry shop with tasty breads. Then Jonah took us to a small cheese shop to taste and learn about multiple cheeses and chocolates. So knowledgeable and interesting. Great tour.

Tour with Jonas

Published on Dec, 2024

Jonas gave us an amazing tour!! He was very knowledgeable of the city, friendly, and passionate about guiding and sharing his knowledge with others - especially his knowledge of cheese, chocolate, and pastries! We found some local places we would have never known about if it wasn’t for Jonas and truly enjoyed the entire tour. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience with him! Our only complaint was with the process from Tours of Switzerland who canceled our original reservation less than 24 hours before and had us scrambling to reschedule. But that of course doesn’t have anything to do with the incredible tour from Jonas!

Jonas is a 10/10!

Published on Dec, 2024

Jonas, our guide, was wonderful! He answered questions, was super knowledgeable and friendly and gave us plenty of time and attention. I highly recommend this tour!

Great tour in Basel

Published on Aug, 2024

Jonas, was a great tour guide and the pastry cheese and chocolate tour was very enjoyable and informative . We would highly recommend this tour in Basel

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