Rail
Swiss Travel Pass or a Guided Day Trip from Basel?
What the pass covers and what it leaves out, the seat reservations on the panoramic trains, children who ride free, and when a guided day out of the city costs less than doing it alone.
The Basel Blog
Short answers to the questions people ask before a day in the city. Is the rail pass worth it? What does the Old Town walk show you? Which is better on the Rhine, a boat or a bike? Choosing between Basel Switzerland guided tours? The fares sit side by side there.
Start with the rail post if you are planning days out of the city: it sets the Swiss Travel Pass against a guided day. The Old Town post walks the loop stop by stop, and the chocolate post covers what the tasting walks hand you. The last post is the mountain above Lucerne and its summer-only railway. Longer planning pieces are in the guides.
Old Town
What a Basel Old Town Walk Shows You, Stop by Stop
From the fountain by the theatre up to Cathedral Hill, the Minster and the Pfalz, down to the Rathaus and through the lanes. What each stop is, and how to walk the loop on your own.
Getting around
Bike, Bus or Boat: the Best Way to See Basel
Three ways to see the city in under three hours. The pace of each, the price, the age limits, and what each one never shows you.
Food
Swiss Chocolate in Basel: What the Tasting Walks Pour
Three shops on one walk against cheese and chocolate on another, the Läckerli biscuit, and what the reviews say about time to sit down and taste.
Day trips
Mt. Pilatus Day Trip from Basel: the Cogwheel Season and the Cost
The cogwheel railway runs from mid-May to mid-October. The lake crossing, the lunch you pay for on the mountain, and the warnings in the low reviews.
The practical answers are in the visitor guide and the FAQs, and every tour is compared on Basel Switzerland Tours.