Zurich Private Customizable Guided Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
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).
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)
What's not
- 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
Zurich's most prestigious square and the heart of Swiss banking, where wealth and history converge in the city center.
Stroll down one of the world's most exclusive shopping boulevards, lined with luxury boutiques, watchmakers, and grand banking houses.
Marvel at the breathtaking stained-glass windows designed by Marc Chagall inside this 9th-century former abbey founded by King Louis the German.
Admire Europe's largest church clock face at this charming 13th-century landmark, the oldest parish church in Zurich.
Climb to this tranquil tree-lined plateau for sweeping views over the Limmat River, the Old Town rooftops, and the Grossmünster's twin towers.
Pass by this elegant late-Renaissance building perched over the Limmat, where Zurich's cantonal parliament has met since 1698.
Pause along the crystal-clear waters that flow from Lake Zurich and divide the city into its picturesque east and west banks.
Wander through this lively cobblestone lane in the old town, packed with cafés, boutiques, and centuries-old guildhouses.
Visit the legendary birthplace of the Dada art movement, where avant-garde rebels rewrote the rules of art in 1916.
Stand beneath the iconic twin towers of this Romanesque cathedral, where Huldrych Zwingli launched the Swiss-German Reformation in the 16th century.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 199 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Lianna was a wonderful...
Lianna was a wonderful tour guide. She was a local who shared her deep historical knowledge. It gave us both a historical and local perspective. She also provided us with many other insights into Zurich. We really enjoyed the experience and would do it again.
5Super tour free of charge
It was really amazing. At that day 07.01.2026 was really freezing, I didn’t expect it was going to take place. Then I was worried that to find a group would be difficult but not. It was a wonderful experience, easy to find the group, full and reach history of the city and its all free of charge. Only if you want to leave tips. The tour guide very interesting. 5 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
5Tour of the Old City - Zürich
Vanessa was a fabulous guide! She was great with our large family group with a variety of ages. We had all types of weather and she didn’t miss a beat. We enjoyed her friendliness, knowledge, and playful humor. Thank you Vanessa for an enjoyable tour.
5Zürich old and new
Was an excellent tour of the city center. We walk the old city and the new shops. Very informative. Our guide was personable and friendly
5Wonderful trip with Anastasia
This was a fantastic tour with many amazing insights courtesy of our guide Anastasia. We learn so much about the local area, culture, History and lots of amazing insights about Switzerland and Zürich. Would highly recommend this tour, especially with Anastasia.
5Great tour... tour guide...
Great tour... tour guide was superb. Fun.. great history about the city. It was excellent experience
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At Paradeplatz 8 in front of the Credit Suisse building
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Free Walk Zurich
- 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
How it compares in Zurich
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 182 city tours we list in Zurich.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 182.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Zurich
Zurich is Switzerland's largest city, set at the head of a clear lake with Alpine views, a medieval old town and the cabaret where Dada was born.
The Old Town spreads along both banks of the Limmat River, with narrow lanes, guild houses and church spires. The twin towers of the Grossmünster are the city's landmark, the Fraumünster has stained-glass windows by Chagall, and St Peter's Church has one of the largest clock faces in Europe. Lindenhof hill gives a peaceful view over the rooftops.
Top-ranked sights in Zurich: Lucerne, Zurich Old Town (Altstadt), Lake Zurich (Zürichsee).
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