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Bern Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Walking Tour

1. Bern Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Walking Tour

Get to know Bern at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. An ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children. Can be used as a great team-building activity. After downloading the app onto your phone, set out on an adventure that will take you to 10 attractions in Bern by using integrated maps. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. As you explore, solve a location-based riddle at each attraction and unlock the next location you need to visit. The app includes facts and information about each location you stop at, so you'll gain local know-how about the city. Put your skills to the text and work as a team and use logic, imagination, observation, and problem solving to make your way around the city. Along the way, you can stop for a coffee, lunch, or a break at any time. Start your tour at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Switzerland's largest Protestant church! Visit the Swiss Parliament House, the home of the Republic in Bern. Photograph the Käfigturm while learning about its history and admire the Stadttheater Bern with its excellent acoustics. Then the Old City of Berne looks like something out of a fairy tale, don't forget to take pictures. The Zähringerbrunnen will leave you speechless with its beauty. Admire the City Hall with its heavy symbolism! The Nydeggkirche is worth your time and phone memory for its beautiful architecture, while the Cathedral of Bern, the impressive Gothic church will be another addition to your indelible memory. The icing on the cake of this unique tour will be the Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein Museum with its endless exhibits.

Private Trip From Geneva to Annecy in France

2. Private Trip From Geneva to Annecy in France

If you are looking for a romantic adventure, then this excursion is the perfect match for you! This trip can be organised according to your preferences, offering a personal approach. Start the journey from any convenient location for you in Geneva. Hop into a comfortable car or minivan for a short but pleasant ride to the charming town of Annecy, situated 35 km away from Geneva and right at the base of the snow-covered Alps. Annecy is also known as the “Venice of the Alps” due to the Thiou River flowing through the town creating canals reminiscent of Venice. Located beside the clear waters of Lake Annecy, the town offers a large green park with walkways, tiny bridges, fountains, swans and options for boating activities. Wander around and explore the delightful Old town, which was built in the Middle Ages. Take a look at the central landmark of Annecy – Palais de I’lsle, a medieval castle and prison built in the 12th century that is now an art and history museum. Discover the Chateau d’Annecy – a renovated castle, dominating the town. Afterward, you will take a boat trip and sail around the lake to see the tiny villages dotted at the shores of the lake, the Menthon Saint Bernard – a castle built in the 13th century and enjoy the beautiful view.  You can have a meal by trying local dishes at one of the canal-side cafes or restaurants. Do not forget to bring your camera, as it is going to be a very picturesque journey!

Unique Sites of Bern – Walking Tour for Families

3. Unique Sites of Bern – Walking Tour for Families

Together with your family embark on a session of sightseeing and storytelling while at the same time bonding with a captivating atmosphere in Bern. Explore some of the most fascinating must-see attractions of Bern and experience the authentic atmosphere that dominates every corner of the town. Witness an incredible baroque tower and a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, discover how Bern’s development looked throughout history, and explore Zytglogge, one of the most iconic clock towers in Switzerland. Enjoy in relaxing ambiance of a local park and end the journey at the historical Old City of Bern where numerous landmarks are found.

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Fantastic experience, one of the must things to do, under my opinion, so you can enjoy the city and the highlights that you have to see.

Es war sehr schön habe sehr schöne Erfahrungen gemacht. Würde jeden empfehlen. Alle sehr freundlich.

Great way to see the highlights of Bern at your own pace.