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Best Historical Tours From Zurich

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The 4 most popular historical tours from Zurich. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.

4 Best Historical Tours From Zurich

Zürich Historic District Tour

Zürich Historic District Tour - Central Polybahn Cable Car: The Quick Ride That Changes Your View

1.Zürich Historic District Tour

Most Popular 5.0

Walk Zurich’s historic district in 2 hours with a local guide, free viewpoints and church stops, plus optional Polybahn and Chagall tickets.

“My guide Arianna was delightful and offered very interesting pieces of historic background while taking us through the tour. I’m vet glad I chose it as I had little time in Zurich and this allowed me to see short glimpses of important sites. She also knew good sites for pictures which was a bonus”

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City tour historic old town Zurich

City tour historic old town Zurich - The Polybahn hop to ETH Terrace: a short ride with big payoff

2.City tour historic old town Zurich

4.7

A small-group guided walk through Zurich’s historic old town, mixing Einstein, Lenin, cloisters, and Fraumünster’s Chagall windows.

“The tour visited the significant historical sites of Zurich. The guide pointed out many details and her explanations were good. The tour is strenuous with hills and many steps. Our guide's pace was too fast (several people in our small group complained) and that made the walk more strenuous than necessary. If one stopped to…”

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Historical Zürich: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Through the city of 1,000 Fountains


3.Historical Zürich: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Through the city of 1,000 Fountains

5.0

A self-guided VoiceMap audio walk through Zurich’s Old Town, from Urania Sternwarte to Paradeplatz, with offline access and lifetime replay.

“This is the best way to see Old Town. Better and more extensive than a guide tour we did. If you enjoy self-paced tours with excellent descriptions at stopping points this tour is for you!”

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Zurich a journey through time, history and the Reformation

Zurich a journey through time, history and the Reformation - Starting at Heiristeg and getting your bearings above the Limmat

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