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Bern Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Audio Tour

1. Bern Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Audio 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 (instructions received via email after booking), 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.

From Zurich/Lucerne: Berne Capital and Countryside Day-Trip

2. From Zurich/Lucerne: Berne Capital and Countryside Day-Trip

Enjoy a small group tour of the Swiss capital of Berne, with round-trip transfers by air-conditioned minibus from either Zurich or Lucerne. Drive along scenic roads through stunning landscapes, and get a flavor of the rural highlights of the Entlebuch Valley (Switzerland's first UNESCO Biosphere) and Emmental Valley. See some of the many farms scattered across the pristine moors and Alpine pastures. Cross the border to the idyllic Emmental Valley to reach Trubschachen. Here, enjoy a biscuit tasting at the Kambly Experience and discover the origins of Switzerland's best-known premium biscuit brand. Learn the fine art of biscuit making and watch master confectioners at work. Indulge in the unique flavors of Kambly's biscuits, tasting as many of the tantalizing varieties as you like. Continue through typical Bernese back country en route to the capital. Upon arrival in Berne, burn off some calories on an informative walking tour of the charming Old Town. Marvel at the late Gothic architecture of the cathedral (Münster). Stroll under characteristic arcades to the Zytglogge (Clock Tower). Pay a visit to the Parliament building overlooking the beautiful River Aare. Then, enjoy some time at leisure for lunch (not included) and some souvenir shopping. Continue in the afternoon through the fascinating rural landscapes of the Emmental Valley. Admire the vast roofs that shelter prosperous Emmental farmhouses. Glory in the red of the geraniums in their windows. See grazing cows on green hills producing the best milk; the principal ingredient for Emmental cheese. Stop at the Emmentaler show dairy for the highlight of the day. Tour the show dairy on the audio-visual "King's Way" and learn more about the history of the world's most famous cheese. Marvel at the gigantic wheels of cheese in the impressive cellar before indulging your senses during a cheese tasting only an arm's length away from the master cheesemaker's workplace. Take a picture stop with amazing views over the gentle green hills of the Emmental to the triple peaks of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. After, drive back with a goodie bag full of Swiss delicacies collected at the visited attractions throughout the day.

Bern Capital City Private Tour

3. Bern Capital City Private Tour

Enjoy a private, half-day walking tour of the capital city of Switzerland, Bern. See all the major highlights and locations of the city center, including the garden of roses, and the Swiss parliament building. Meet your guide and walk through the city center. Gain a complete overview of the city's history, as you pass important landmarks and monuments. Walk through the garden of roses, and take in fantastical views of the whole city. Walk below the UNESCO-protected arcades, and visit the bars close to the Aare river. Stand in front of the Swiss parliament building, and pass by Albert Einstein's house.

Unique Sites of Bern – Walking Tour for Families

4. 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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What people are saying about Bern Minster Cathedral

Overall rating

4.3 / 5

based on 64 reviews

It was just our luck that it was raining during the trip, hence, we did not get to see as much as we wanted at Bern (my fault as I forgot my raincoat). However, the visit to Kambly and Emmentaler and the countryside scenery despite the rain made up for that. And Peter was such an amazing guide that he made sure that we get the most out of the tour despite the weather. He was very warm and helpful with all the guests and accommodated special requests as much as he could. He assisted my friends and I in our request to be dropped off at the nearest train station on the way to Zurich and he even found us the train timings to book for a shorter journey to Interlaken. Would recommend this tour especially if it was Peter who will be the guide.

Very enjoyable trail lots of information about the sites and made more fun with the challenges/quizzes at each place. A great way to see the city at your own pace.

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

It's a nice and relaxed way to get to know interesting places in Bern.

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