The 15 Best Bern Tours & Walks

Bern Walking Tour: Explore Top Sights & Hidden Gems - Starting at BearPark and the Aare overlook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $39Our pick

Review of Bern’s two-hour walking tour, from BearPark to the Federal Palace, with Zytglogge, Old Town, guides, value, and practical tips.

“Karina was a great guide, knowledgeable and clearly enthusiastic about her city. The tour gave us an opportunity to learn the history of the city and Karina gave us additional suggestions for places to visit. Highly recommend, especially for first time visitors to Bern.”

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Bern Private Walking Tour with a Local

2.Bern Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · 2 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $66

Review of Bern’s private Lokafy walking tour, with flexible timing, local guides, custom routes, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“What a pleasure to get to know the city with our guide, Anand! His ideas for day trips made our visit so much more enjoyable! Getting to know him and his experience in Bern made for our stay to be a highly enjoyable one. Thank you, Anand!”

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Chocolate tour in Bern with chocolate tasting

3.Chocolate tour in Bern with chocolate tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $72

Walk Bern’s old town with guide Felix, taste industrial and handmade Swiss chocolates, and learn how Bern helped shape modern chocolate making.

“We were unable to go because we couldn’t find parking. There was a beach volleyball tournament going on that made parking worse. There was plenty of parking at casino parking. If we would have been directed to that parking we could have found it easily and we had plenty of time to get to the meeting place. I tried to contact the operator but couldn’t get a response till too late. I was too ok told they were by casino parking but wasn’t given the option to join them.”

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Best Intro to Bern in 2 hours with a Local

4.Best Intro to Bern in 2 hours with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $183

A two-hour Bern walking tour with a local guide, covering the Old Town, Zytglogge, Cathedral, Bear Pit, fountains, and Swiss democracy.

“Wow! Doryan was an absolute treasure of a guide. He's a local, and knows all the hidden secret beauties Colmar has to offer. He also has a wealth of historical knowledge of the area, and was a delight to converse with. He tailored the tour to our interests (we are both architects), and we had a wonderful time. Thanks so much, Doryan!”

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Bern : Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide (Private tour)

5.Bern : Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide (Private tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 2 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $62

See Bern with a private local guide, from the Zytglogge and Münster to Einstein’s apartment, food tips, and lesser-known corners.

“Nur met us in our hotel and immediately began showing us Bern. It was the National “Unification” Holiday and the Bundesplatz was jammed with revelers but she still navigated us through the crowd to see wonders of Bern that we did not know existed! We saw the Zytglogge strike 11, saw Einstein’s apartment, and the Bern Münster in time to hear the bells and hear a concert inside , saw surfers on the Rhine River … and Brown bears at the Bear pits!!”

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Jungfraujoch & Lauterbrunnen Alpine Tour | From Bern

6.Jungfraujoch & Lauterbrunnen Alpine Tour | From Bern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $695

Ride to Jungfraujoch from Bern via Grindelwald, see Staubbach Falls, and explore Interlaken with a guide and rail tickets arranged.

“What a fantastic tour! Who knew there was a railway built inside a mountain in Switzerland? And that it was completed over a hundred years ago? We had an amazing day with our guide Jonas. He took care of all the train transfers getting to the top of the mountain and all the transfers getting back down and back to Bern using a different route. Such a relief to have someone knowledgeable make these time-sensitive reservations and be able to negotiate with the staff when things don’t go quite as planned. He also provided additional historical context from the perspective of a Swiss citizen about the trip, but also about…”

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Gruyères, Cheese Factory & Maison Cailler Day Trip from Bern

7.Gruyères, Cheese Factory & Maison Cailler Day Trip from Bern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $318

Visit Gruyères, taste Swiss cheese and Cailler chocolate, explore a medieval village, and enjoy guided train travel from Bern in seven hours.

“Smooth transfers in between the sights - knowledgeable guide. Cheese house you get the audio guide to stroll through the exhibition. The free time at the village I used to have a nice lunch. Then got transferred to Chocolate factory with a funny interactive tour. The tour is easy, if you follow the instructions of the guide / driver, as he also handed out the schedule of the day.”

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Self-Guided Audio City Tour in Bern

8.Self-Guided Audio City Tour in Bern

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 17 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $13

Explore Bern at your own pace with an English audio walk covering clocks, fountains, churches, bears, viewpoints, and the Old Town.

“There is quite a bit of walking. The full-time for the tour would probably be approaching five hours. However, they go into a lot of detail for certain sculptures or stain glass windows. That’s easy to skip through if you’re not interested. The walking directions are excellent.”

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Exploring Bern City: Swiss Capital Private Walking Half-Day Tour

9.Exploring Bern City: Swiss Capital Private Walking Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $271

See Bern’s rose garden, bear park, old town, river quarter, clock tower, and Parliament with a private local guide in 3 to 4 hours.

“Dominique was perfectly delightful and we walked around the old town area for at least 3 1/2 hours. We took a much needed break at a wonderfull coffee house. She was very knowledgeable about the area and her English was exceptionally good! The weather was not ideal, but we made the best of our time together.”

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Bern Foxtrail granite

10.Bern Foxtrail granite

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Follow Bern’s Foxtrail Granite through the zoo, Mattenquartier, Bärengraben, and old town with clever clues and city views.

“An interesting discovery of the whole city that showed us old and new landscapes of Bern. Plus funny and challenging taps that made us thinkAuto-translated”

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Bern Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

11.Bern Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $11Best value

Explore Bern on a flexible 3.2 km self-guided hunt with audio stories, riddles, GPS navigation, and outdoor sights for $11.82.

“Hallo Wir haben unsere Tour abgeschlossen. Können sie uns eine Rangliste unserer Teams zusenden? Danke, Lieber Gruss Rahel Stuber”

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Bern Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour With A Guide

12.Bern Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour With A Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $85

Explore Bern’s old town, clock tower, cathedral, bear park, and Swiss democracy with a private guide in a flexible two-hour walk.

“Nur was a lovely guide. We got a nice intro to the city’s history, some key areas of interest, and a little key into what living in contemporary Bern is like. Nur took a leisurely pace with us and gave us some time to take it all in. Not sure if we’d classify uncovering any hidden gems, but that may have been more representative of doing this tour on a holiday weekend. Thank you for the morning stroll!”

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Bern Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

13.Bern Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18

Explore Bern’s Parliament, Zytglogge, and Rathaus with a flexible smartphone scavenger hunt that mixes city sights, quizzes, and photo tasks.

“We had no idea of where to go or what to do in Bern. This tour was perfect. Showed us places we would’ve never seen, we read about them and was able to go at our own pace. We stopped off and shopped in between/enroute to the location on the tour. The questions were fun too! Highly recommend.”

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Zermatt & Mt. Gornergrat Small Group Day Trip from Bern

14.Zermatt & Mt. Gornergrat Small Group Day Trip from Bern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $754

Ride from Bern to Zermatt and Gornergrat for Matterhorn views, Alpine villages, expert guides, and round-trip rail travel in one day.

“This tour is so beautiful - the train ride, the village of Zermatt, the Matterhorn! Our guide was knowledgeable about the area and helped us make all the right connections for the tour.”

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Zermatt Village & Matterhorn Glacier Tour | From Bern

15.Zermatt Village & Matterhorn Glacier Tour | From Bern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $616

Review of the 9-hour Bern to Zermatt and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise tour, with train travel, Alpine views, guide tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Michelle was an incredible guide. She was knowledgeable, fun, and professional. We highly recommend this experience and Michelle if you’re lucky enough to get her!”

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