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By Sustainable City Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is $12 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Discover “Edible Basel — Local.Bio.Saved” an engaging guided walking tour that starts at Basel’s revitalized Markthalle and visits a selection of organic, bio, and food-saving shops. Wander the picturesque Old City, cross the Rhine to Klein-Basel, meet local producers, and see how small businesses are transforming the food system. Using the Actionbound app, you’ll complete quizzes and challenges that reveal how everyday choices affect the environment and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    Guided or self guided options; provide a route with 9 sustainability-focused food stops
    Interactive quizzes and challenges via the Actionbound app
    Intimate groups for the guided tour option — maximum 12 participants
    Rhine ferry crossing included (bring CHF 2 for the fare). Self-guided can be done with any size group.
    Tour finishes at a different location — please plan bike parking accordingly
    Conducted in English; on request also available in German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian

Activity location

  • Markthalle Basel
    • 20 Steinentorberg
    • 4051, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Markthalle
    • 4051, Basel, Basel City, Switzerland

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Self-Guided w/Actionbound App

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Edible Basel: Bio.Local.Saved: From Markthalle, Steinentorberg 20, 4051 Basel to Erasmusplatz.
How local efforts support UN Sustainable Development Goals.
No Guide included.: This is a self-guided option. No Guide will meet you at the starting point. We will provide you with the QR code the tour

Language options: English
Price details
$9.61 x 1 Adult$9.61
Paid at activity$2.40
Total
Price is $12.01

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entrance to Markthalle
  • Exclusions
    Ferry fee of CHF 2.- is not included

Know before you book

    • 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
    • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Markthalle Basel

  • 15m
Travellers will see the revived Markthalle in Basel and visit some of the organic or Bio restaurant stands or shops.

Theater Basel

  • 10m
We will visit the Oekoladen, hidden back in the theater building.

Tinguely Fountain (Pass by)

We will pass by the delightful Tinguely Fountain, which is powered by low-level electricity.

Barfusserplatz

  • 20m
We will travel through the famous Barfusserplatz, on our way to Unternehmen Mitte.

Town Hall

  • 5m
As we travel through Marktplatz, you will see an impressive, central square in Basel. Looking to the right, you will see the imposing, red, medieval Town Hall. We are close to the river here and will move on to our next stop before the Ferry Ride.

Basler Fyynkoscht

  • 10m
A small store and cafe, this stop has aa delightful window with a view directly out on to the Rhine River. A priceless view, come back later in your visit for a coffee or tea.

Klingental Fähre Vogel Gryff

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
We now go on a tour highlight, the Ferry that crosses the Rhine River. We won't tell you how this is powered, as it is one of the quiz questions on Actionbound.

Erasmusplatz

  • 15m
Now we arrive at our last two stops: Basel Unverpackt: as store where you can purchase food items and pack it directly in your Tupperware, food jars or cloth bags. This eliminates packaging waste. We will also enter Lokal a store that purchases food and drinks from local producers and growers. Try the local ice cream.

Location

Activity location

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    Markthalle Basel
    • 20 Steinentorberg
    • 4051, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Markthalle
    • 4051, Basel, Basel City, Switzerland

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