4 Shopping Tours in Switzerland, Ranked

1.Basel Farmer’s Market, Cheese, Chocolate & Pastry Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 171 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $112Our pick

Basel Old Town tasting walk with Swiss cheese, bean-to-bar chocolate, pastries, and Minster and Rathaus sights.

“I was disappointed with tour, . Wanted to hear more info on Basel . Disappointed in guides cheese and chocolate shop. Would have loved to buy some chocolate to take home, but it wasn’t a store. He didn’t offer us water during cheese/chicolate tour and there was only one chair to sit down in store. When we went to bakery, had to sit on a window ledge to eat pastry. This tour was not worth the money . He was late for our tour(he did email and let us know) and left us after tour to get back to hotel. Wouldn’t recommend this tour to anyone . Debbie marx”

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2.Farmer’s Market, Cheese, Chocolate & Pastry Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 2 hours · from $194

A 2-hour private Basel walk with expert cheese tastings, Swiss chocolate history, and Lackerli spice biscuit, plus Minster and Tinguely views.

“Very fun and informative! We loved the food samplings! And bought many to take! Jean was awesome, and very patient with us when we were shopping during the tour! There were seven I’d us in our group, all family (no teenagers though).”

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3.Colmar Christmas Market & Wine Tasting Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $504Top rated

Private Basel to Colmar Christmas Market day trip with guided old town, organic wine tasting, and free time for lunch and shopping.

“We had a fantastic day in Colmar, and now we want to go back for the Christmas time too see the famous Christmas Market as well.”

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4.Excursion to Colmar and Ribeauvillé to the Christmas market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $78Best value

Private Christmas markets day trip from Basel to Ribeauvillé and Colmar, with air-conditioned pickup and free admission tickets.

“Brilliant trip to two fantastic Christmas markets. Ribeauville was the absolute star of the show. When they said it was a medieval market, we were not prepared for just what that meant. Traditional costumes, food, music, performances. It was amazing. The town itself is like something out of a painting. Gorgeous colourful chocolate box buildings and so many little shops to dip into. Colmar was very busy and a bit spread out, by comparison, but enjoyable, especially after dark. Overall, we would recommend this trip.”

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