Geneva Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Description
Your expert guide will show you the city's highlights and hidden gems. On this walking tour you will be able to see a lot of places within a short timeframe. Apart from explaining the sights, your guide can provide insight into the history and culture of the city and the country in general. The focus of this tour is to see the city through the eyes of a local. This private tour can be customized according to your personal preferences. Sightseeing points to visit can be agreed upon in advance or discussed when meeting up. Therefore, the sightseeing points listed below in the itinerary are just an example of what is possible. Your guide can suggest other sightseeing points that better suit your interests. This tour has two options for guides: a local guide or a professional tour guide. Please be aware that a local guide does not have detailed historical knowledge. If profound knowledge is important to you, you should book the tour option with a professional tour guide.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Large fountain and one of the city’s most famous landmarks.
The English-inspired landmark park features an 1862 fountain, a flower-clock sculpture & lake views.
It was a former Roman cathedral that was converted to a reformed protestant church during the Reformation.
This clocktower was mentioned as early as the 14th century, it was part of the fortified enclosure of the lower town.
A small compact artillery museum with a collection of vintage canons and colourful battle-themed mosaics.
A fortified city and a lovely old square with restaurants and shops.
This stone wall monument honours the Protestant Reformation & its founders, including John Calvin.
The Île Rousseau is an island and park in Geneva, situated in the middle of the Rhone. It was named after the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. On the island is a statue of Rousseau.
French for “Power plant building” is the powerhouse of a former hydropower plant.
Popular public bathhouse on a pier in Lake Geneva that turns into a sauna during winter.
The Library of Geneva that occupies different buildings around the city. It focuses on mostly humanities and social sciences.
Built in 1910, Geneva's largest museum has items ranging from prehistoric finds to modern paintings.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please note that the standard way of pickup is by foot, meaning that the guide can come by foot or by public transport to your location.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(28)
Claudia was a wonderful guide who took pains to get to know us, our interests, and our special requests. I needed additional sun protection, so she loaned me her umbrella; my wife developed knee soreness, so Claudia found her a return taxi. Finally, after a very enjoyable tour of Old Town, she led us back to our hotels on the tram.
This was a great experience! Bruno was a local tour guide who was very knowledgeable and passionate about his city. We would definitely recommend him and the local tour of the city. We learned a lot and he did an amazing job!
Bruno was personable and knowledgeable, a winning combination. We saw the highlights, learned the history and enjoyed our tour.
Agnes provided an exceptional tour full of historical, cultural and architectural information. A nice pace and a lovely person
Jose was great! Highly recommend! He was knowledgable and fun! Made the experience so amazing Geneva is beautiful and the history provided on the tour was great.
Claudia was delightful and insightful. We enjoyed our time with her learning about this beautiful city
Good tour accompanied by good comments. History of the city and Switzerland have graced the course.
We booked a two hour tour last minute and it was great to have a guide show us the main attractions around Geneva. Bruno was very friendly and very knowledgeable. It was a very relaxing time.
There is a lot of walking but it is very doable. The sights Claudia brought me was amazing and her knowledge of all of them was impressive.
Great tour today. Our guide was very informative and took us all over the old town, UN, etc. very pretty city.
