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A green tram with wooden benches and black and white striped curtains. 2
A green tram on tracks, with people on a bridge and buildings in the background. 3
A green tram with passengers, a building with arched windows, and a tree. 4
A green tram with the number 156 on a street with buildings and a tower in the background. 5

Tour on the vintage tram

By Basel Tourismus
8.0 out of 10
Very Good
Price is $25 per adult
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Features

  • 1h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover Basel from a different perspective and enjoy a tour through the city center in a historic vintage streetcar
  • See historic and modern examples of an eventful history and experience first-hand what it meant to take the streetcar
  • Learn everything about the city of Basel itself and listen to the interesting background of its development

Activity location

    • Basel
    • Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Centralbahnpl. 14, 4051 Basel, Switzerland | In front of Hotel Euler, Centralbahnplatz 14, 4051 Basel,Switzerland (track 1)
    • Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

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Standing place in motorized front carriage

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • English
Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
$25.36 x 1 Adult$25.36
Total
Price is $25.36

seat in second carriage (without commentaries)

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • English
Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
$25.36 x 1 Adult$25.36
Total
Price is $25.36

Seat in motorized front carriage

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m
    1h 15m
  • English
Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
$38.04 x 1 Adult$38.04
Total
Price is $38.04

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided city tour in a vintage streetcar

What you can expect

Want to see for yourself what it was like to travel around Basel a century ago? A nostalgic round trip on board the vintage tram takes you back to the year dot – with authentic sounds of yesteryear, a bumpy ride, and a top speed of 30 km/h.

The motorized front carriage from the 1920s has 16 seats, with a tour guide providing live commentary in German. All passengers in this carriage receive a sanitized headset.

If you’d rather do without the audio commentary and feel the summer wind in your hair, take a seat in the open-top summer carriage behind; built in 1905/1906, it has space for 18 people and is particularly suitable for families.

The vintage tram tours Basel every Sunday from June to August, departing from the Swiss SBB railway station.

Location

Activity location

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    • Basel
    • Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Centralbahnpl. 14, 4051 Basel, Switzerland | In front of Hotel Euler, Centralbahnplatz 14, 4051 Basel,Switzerland (track 1)
    • Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland