Basel Self-Guided Audio Tour: Basel’s Hidden Treasures

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Overview

Make the most of your time in Basel, and discover the Swiss city’s legends and tucked-away treasures with an audio tour. This self-guided GPS experience is narrated by a tour guide and teacher with a passion for storytelling, and gives you the background on Basel figures like Erasmus, the city’s 180 fountains, and reputation as the birthplace of confetti.

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VoiceMap

Ratings & Reviews

Average Rating

4.23 / 5

22 traveller ratings

Great tour for people in town on Business

juliebZ7480FP, Feb 2025

I had a couple of free hours while in town for business, so I downloaded this tour. It was great to learn about the history of Basel. The walk was easy to follow and I saw things and learned things I would have never gotten on my own. Even on a cold rainy day, I enjoyed the tour.

Highly recommended self guided tour

neilpX9584GF, Nov 2024

I highly recommend this self guided tour. Not only does it let you pause at any time so you can explore somewhere in more detail, it automatically starts the commentary as you walk along, so you can keep your phone in your pocket. Easy to follow instructions and very good value. I shall definitely be using these again on future trips.

Good way to become familiar with Luczern

Egons_K, Jul 2024

Overall this is a nice familiarization walk around Luczern and a good value. My GPS was not as accurate as I would like so it takes time to get used to where you are vs. the GPS pointer. We shared the narrative on speaker phone and that was OK, but not ideal. .

Informative, easy to use.

kevindB9001MI, Jul 2024

Very informative tour which you can take at your own pace. You can stop and start the guide to suit, even restarting sections if you want. You do need to pay attention to the instructions to ensure you don't take a wrong turn. But if you do don't worry, the app guides you back on track. I'm going to look for more of these for other cities.

Itinerary

Marktplatz

(Pass By)

The tour starts on Basel's Marktplatz. You'll hear about how VoiceMap works and be introduced to the tour's creator, the themes of the tour and the city itself before you start walking.

Town Hall

(Pass By)

The tour passes by the outside Basel Town Hall. You'll hear about the evolution of the Town Hall and its history.

The tour passes by Middle Bridge, Basel. You'll hear about how the Rhine River splits the city in two and about the bridge.

You'll see Les Trois Rois Hotel from the one end of the bridge. You'll hear about the impressive hotel before continuing on the tour.

The tour passes by the Augustiner Brunnen. You'll hear about the fountain and the basilisk that adorns it.

The tour passes by the Museum of Natural History. You'll hear about the museum which was part of the first universal museum in the city.

The tour passes by the Museum of Cultures Basel. You'll learn about the museum and hear about its history.

Basel Minster

(Pass By)

The tour goes around the outside of Basel Minster. You'll hear about the cathedral and have its architectural details pointed out to you while you walk.

Pfalz

(Pass By)

The tour passes by the Pfalz from where you can view the Rhine River and hear some more of Basel's fascinating history.

Tinguely Brunnen

(Pass By)

The tour passes by the Tinguely Fountain. It's one of many fountains around the city. You'll hear a bit about the fountain and learn about its designer.