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Zurich Private Customizable Guided Walking Tour

4.9 (199 reviews) 2 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Zurich Private Customizable Guided Walking Tour

About this activity

You'll explore Zurich through the eyes of someone who actually lives here. In just under two hours, you'll uncover 2,000 years of history, tracing Zurich's transformation from a Roman toll point into the city with the highest quality of life in the world, while encountering the surprising legacies of Charlemagne, Lenin, Einstein, Chagall, Zwingli, and the Dadaists who rewrote modern art just steps from where you'll be standing.

Beyond the famous landmarks, your guide will lead you down secret medieval alleys, share the legends, and reveal the hidden corners and local stories that guidebooks leave out.

Every guest also receives our exclusive Swiss Insider Card: a card that unlocks access to a page with all you need for your stay (from the live temperature of the water to the best photo spots).

The tour can be adapted to your wishes and the route can be changed, for example the pick up place, the focus (more historic or more on the business environment).

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At a glance

Duration
2 hours
Confirmation
Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
German, Russian, English, French, Spanish
Operated by
Free Walk Zurich

What is included

Included

  • Included: Local guide
  • Included: Private tour
  • Included: Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)

Not included

  • Not included: Entrance fees (for example if you like to go to the top of the tower of Grossmünster or to a museum after the tour)

Itinerary

  1. Paradeplatz

    10 min

    Zurich's most prestigious square and the heart of Swiss banking, where wealth and history converge in the city center.

  2. Stop 2

    5 min

    Stroll down one of the world's most exclusive shopping boulevards, lined with luxury boutiques, watchmakers, and grand banking houses.

  3. Fraumunster Church

    10 min Admission not included

    Marvel at the breathtaking stained-glass windows designed by Marc Chagall inside this 9th-century former abbey founded by King Louis the German.

  4. St. Peter's Church

    5 min

    Admire Europe's largest church clock face at this charming 13th-century landmark, the oldest parish church in Zurich.

  5. Lindenhof Hill

    10 min

    Climb to this tranquil tree-lined plateau for sweeping views over the Limmat River, the Old Town rooftops, and the Grossmünster's twin towers.

  6. Town Hall (Rathaus)

    5 min

    Pass by this elegant late-Renaissance building perched over the Limmat, where Zurich's cantonal parliament has met since 1698.

  7. Limmat

    5 min

    Pause along the crystal-clear waters that flow from Lake Zurich and divide the city into its picturesque east and west banks.

  8. Niederdorf

    10 min

    Wander through this lively cobblestone lane in the old town, packed with cafés, boutiques, and centuries-old guildhouses.

  9. Cabaret Voltaire

    5 min Admission not included

    Visit the legendary birthplace of the Dada art movement, where avant-garde rebels rewrote the rules of art in 1916.

  10. Grossmunster

    10 min Admission not included

    Stand beneath the iconic twin towers of this Romanesque cathedral, where Huldrych Zwingli launched the Swiss-German Reformation in the 16th century.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • At Paradeplatz 8 in front of the Credit Suisse building

End point

  • At Paradeplatz 8 in front of the Credit Suisse building

Pickup points

  • Hotel Felix
  • Hotel St. Josef
  • Hotel Laufenbach
  • Hotel enter city hotel Zurich airport
  • Hotel Leonhard
  • Hotel Montana Zurich
  • Hotel Krone Unterstrass
  • easyHotel Zurich City Centre
  • Altstadt Hotel
  • Park Hyatt Zurich
  • Hotel Europe

and 77 more pickup points

Using your ticket

Product Code: Downfwz1en

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • 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

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

  • Price is total from 1 to 15 guests

Traveller ratings

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