Bern Capital City Private Tour


3 to 4 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Spend a half day in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland with your private tour guide. Your walking tour will give you a complete overview of the spots of the  city center. Your tourguide will show you the garden of roses with a fantastical view over the entire city, walk below the UNESCO-protected arcades, visit the bears closed to the Aare river and stand in front of the Swiss parliament building. The tour will lead you to historical buildings, storys and you will visit Albert Einstein's house.

Inclusions

  • all taxes, fees and handling charges
  • local guide operated by Swiss Travel Guide for your party only
  • all transportation fees for tram and bus (transfer between the points)
  • Entry/Admission - Mattelift

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Rose Garden (Rosengarten), Alter Aargauerstalden/Laubeggstr., Bern 3006 Switzerland

The rose garden is a park northeast of the old town in the Schosshalde district of Bern.
The gardens are popular with both locals and tourists. It is popular as a vantage point with a good view of the old town, has a restaurant, a large children's playground and a library with a reading garden.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Barenpark, Grosser Muristalden 6, Bern 3006 Switzerland

The bear park replaces the old bear pit used for keeping brown bears, in which species-appropriate keeping was no longer possible. The facility is located on the opposite bank of the Aare from the old town in the Bärenpark district, which is named after him, and is part of Bern Zoo

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Nydeggbrücke, Bern, Switzerland

The Nydeggbrücke connects the area around the old town of Bern with the opposite bank of the Aare at the bear pit.

Stop At: Matte, Wasserwerkgasse, Bern 3000 Switzerland

The quarter is located on a peninsula in the Aare below the actual old town directly on the river bank. It is geographically and topographically clearly separated from the rest of the city

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mattelift, Badgasse, 3011 Switzerland

The Mattelift is an electric passenger elevator that connects the cathedral platform in Bern with Badgasse, 31.5 meters below, in the Matte district.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Munsterplattform 9, Bern 3011 Switzerland

The Minster Platform is a rectangular terrace in front of the Bern Minster on the slope to the Aare.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cathedral at Munsterplatz / St. Vincent (Munster Kirche), Munsterplatz 1, Bern 3000 Switzerland

The reformed Bern Minster was dedicated to St. Vincent of Zaragoza in the late Middle Ages and is the largest and most important late medieval church in Switzerland. It was built in the Gothic style and is one of those Gothic churches that could only be completed in the 19th century after the advent of historicism.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rathaus Bern, Rathausplatz 2, Bern 3011 Switzerland

The Bern town hall at Rathausplatz 2 is the historic town hall of Bern and is still the political center of the city and canton of Bern.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Clock Tower - Zytglogge, Bim Zytglogge 3, Bern 3000 Switzerland

The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial. Despite the many redecorations and renovations it has undergone in its 800 years of existence, the Zytglogge is one of Bern's most recognisable symbols and the oldest monument of the city, and with its 15th-century astronomical clock, a major tourist attraction. It is a heritage site of national significance, and part of the Old City of Bern, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Federal Building (Bundeshaus), Bundesplatz, Bern 3005 Switzerland

The Federal Palace is the building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly (legislature) and the Federal Council (executive). It has a total length of more than 300 metres (980 ft) consisting of a central assembly building and two wings (eastern and western) housing government departments and a library.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Universitat Bern, Hochschulstrasse 6, Bern 3012 Switzerland

The University of Bern does not have a single large campus on the edge of the city, but has consistently pursued the principle of a university in the city. Most institutes and clinics are still in the Länggasse, the traditional university district adjoining the city centre, within walking distance of one another.

Duration: 10 minutes

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Stroller accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Service animals allowed
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
BoardingPass534573
May 2022

Best tour of our trip. The tour director was very knowledgeable. Had a marvelous tour! The town is so beautiful.

EuropeTravel_T
April 2022

We were picked up at the hotel and, despite the bad weather, we were able to walk under the arcades of Bern without any umbrella. Mike was our tour guide and he told us a lot of everyday-things about Bern. We really enjoyed getting a few insights away from the main road. All in all a leisurely walk.

Cindy T
October 2017

It's a very expensive 'tour' and Bern really isn't that big. Our guide was knowledgeable and very nice, but it was not worth the price. Yes we learned some things, we didn't know, but for the price, it was a horrible investment.

HenryC_B
April 2016

Dominique was perfectly delightful and we walked around the old town area for at least 3 1/2 hours. We took a much needed break at a wonderfull coffee house. She was very knowledgeable about the area and her English was exceptionally good! The weather was not ideal, but we made the best of ...

Ariel_R
April 2022

Gemütlicher Spaziergang durch den historischen Teil von Bern. War sehr informativ und hat unsere Erwartungen erfüllt.

arthur_m
March 2023

The tour gave us a good overview. We were also in a neighborhood where there were no tourists. All in all it was cozy and interesting. Can recommend the tour, the tour guide was friendly and competent and he is from Berne.

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