Switzerland · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Start at the top and work down. All 15 self-guided tours here are priced per head, timed door to door, and honest about the weather they need.
Zurich trolley tour review with Old Town, Lake Zurich views, 11-language audio, photo stops, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Had an accident and no one form yourself or the bus operators company contacted us to check if we fine. We didn’t get to complete the tour.”
Review of Mt. Rigi’s self-guided day trip from Lucerne, with lake cruise, cogwheel train, cable car, mountain views, and Kaltbad spa access.
“The cruise was beautiful, the ride up very dramatic and breathtaking can't beat the beauty. The spa incredible. It was great to have the flexibility to spend the maximum time there. Across-the-board a well rounded and memorable trip.”
Review of the self-guided Geneva to Chamonix trip, including Aiguille du Midi or Mer de Glace, costs, timing, crowds, and practical tips.
“Not worth the money. Bus driver not friendly and no option to book train. The trip is too long the cable car is too packed”
Review of the Chamonix day trip from Geneva, with cable-car views, Mer de Glace train rides, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Extremely nice guides and we liked having free time. The attractions being separate was confusing from the initial descriptions on the website. We still had a wonderful day thanks mostly to the two fun guides .”
Explore Basel’s old town at your own pace with an affordable VoiceMap audio walk covering bridges, fountains, museums, and the Minster.
“It took me a bit to figure out how to navigate the app, but once I mastered that, it was great. Well paced, informative and interesting, it gave me a great feeling for Basel and its history. For the price, you can’t beat it. I would suggest listening to at least the first part to figure out how it is set up prior to just plunging into the tour.”
Basel’s self-guided food tour pairs local bakery treats, zero-waste shopping, global bites, and Läckerly with flexible timing.
“We enjoyed to see parts of the town we wouldn’t have seen without this tour. Every shop, bakery, cafe was special and recommendable.”
Explore Zurich through Einstein-themed puzzles, landmarks, and science stories on this flexible, self-guided Questo walking game.
“I think this tour would be fun for families with kids, but it probably isn't right for science types who are seeking some Einstein biographical trivia (what I thought it would be). The puzzles were somewhat fun, but a little un-even. And engineers who want precisely defined relativity problems will be frustrated.”
Review of Lucerne’s $13.29 self-guided audio walk, with frescoed squares, historic bridges, churches, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“This was a very good, laidback and thorough self guided tour of Lucerne. We were able to simply download the tour on an app and listened through our AirPods(any headphones would work). We were impressed with the excellent details that helped us find our way through Lucerne on foot and also in the very thorough history and details provided about each site/stop along the way.”
Review of Bern’s $13.29 self-guided audio walk, covering fountains, churches, bears, views, and practical tips for pacing the route.
“There is quite a bit of walking. The full-time for the tour would probably be approaching five hours. However, they go into a lot of detail for certain sculptures or stain glass windows. That’s easy to skip through if you’re not interested. The walking directions are excellent.”
Solve zombie-themed clues across Geneva, from Plainpalais to Rousseau Island, with an affordable, flexible self-guided city game.
“C'était bien sympa, mais avec le temps depuis 2020, des travaux on fait que certains points son compliqué à deviner. Et si vous voulez utiliser le même compte (tablette et téléphone) cela n'est pas possible.”
Review of Zurich’s $13.29 self-guided audio walk, covering Old Town churches, Roman baths, Dada, Zwingli, and river views.
“I learned so much about the fascinating history of Zürich. The views of the river are spectacular! The audio guide is full of details about Roman baths, labor guilds, and other aspects of Zürich history. I went at a leisurely pace by myself, and got to about 65 of the 111 landmarks in the audio. You can access it for up to a year, so I will try to finish the tour today since it’s my last day in Zürich. My only criticism, and it’s a small one, it that the music sounded like it was for a Hallmark movie.”
Explore Bern’s Old Town with GPS puzzles, audio stories, and flexible self-guided stops for $11.82 in about two hours.
“Hallo Wir haben unsere Tour abgeschlossen. Können sie uns eine Rangliste unserer Teams zusenden? Danke, Lieber Gruss Rahel Stuber”
Explore Lausanne with a flexible app-based scavenger hunt covering the cathedral, Bel Air Tower, Montbenon, and more.
“We did not go on the self guided tour. We could not find the place to go and did not know the time. Wasted money.”
Explore Lucerne on foot with a flexible app-led scavenger hunt featuring Chapel Bridge, Fritschibrunnen, photo tasks, and city questions.
“Great way to find the gems of the city. Only bad was the Lion was being restored/cleaned and was all covered up.”
Explore Zurich’s darker past on a flexible audio walk covering witches, executions, churches, medieval justice, and hidden city corners.
“The path was very easy to follow and the narration was interesting. If only the tour included more diverse topics from the alternative history of the city and more places one can actually enter. Nevertheless, absolutely worth time and money. I wish you had a more general sightseeing tour like this for a first time visitor”
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