Switzerland · Walking Tours

Exploring Bern City: Swiss Capital Private Walking Half-Day Tour

4 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Bern. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private walking tour of UNESCO-listed Bern
  • 02 See the Zytglogge, Bern Minster, Town Hall, and Federal Palace
  • 03 Enjoy views over the Old Town from the Rose Garden
  • 04 Explore the riverside Matte area and Nydegg Bridge
  • 05 Visit Bear Park, one of Bern’s best-known landmarks
  • 06 Learn about Bern’s history, culture, and architecture from a local guide
  • 07 Public transport between points included
  • 08 Hotel pickup in Bern included

Discover Bern on a private walking tour through Switzerland’s charming capital, where medieval streets, riverside views, and landmark architecture come together in one UNESCO-listed old town. With a knowledgeable local guide, you’ll explore the city at a relaxed pace while uncovering both its famous sights and lesser-known corners.

Along the way, visit highlights such as the Rose Garden, Bear Park, Nydegg Bridge, the Matte area, Bern Minster, the Zytglogge clock tower, the Town Hall, and the Federal Palace. Public transport between points is included, making it easy to cover more of the city during this half-day experience.

Discover Bern on a private walking tour through Switzerland’s charming capital, where medieval streets, riverside views, and landmark architecture come together in one UNESCO-listed old town.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Bern
Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Rose Garden

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.

Bear park

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

Nydegg bridge

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

Matte area

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

Minster elevator

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

minster churc and platform

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.

town hall

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.

Clock tower

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.

Federal palace

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.

University of Bern

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. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Bern. 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 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)

What's Not Included

  • food and drinks
  • personal expenses during the tour

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • we offer pick-up from all hotels in Bern

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Bern.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Bern.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Bern..

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