Edible Basel Local Bio Saved Tour

Name: Edible Basel Local Bio Saved Tour
Start: 2026-09-06T06:00:00Z
Location: Arlesheim

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US$10.47 per guest

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

Arlesheim

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Number of Guests

1 - 12 guests

Language

English

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Basel's culinary landscape with a guided tour featuring local organic shops. Use the Actionbound app for interactive challenges. Discover how choices impact sustainability. Small groups.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Discover "Edible Basel — Local.Bio.Saved" an engaging guided walking tour that starts at Basel’s revitalized Markthalle and visits a selection of organic, bio, and food-saving shops. Wander the picturesque Old City, cross the Rhine to Klein-Basel, meet local producers, and see how small businesses are transforming the food system. Using the Actionbound app, you’ll complete quizzes and challenges that reveal how everyday choices affect the environment and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Guided or self guided options; provide a route with 9 sustainability-focused food stops

Interactive quizzes and challenges via the Actionbound app

Intimate groups for the guided tour option — maximum 12 participants

Rhine ferry crossing included (bring CHF 2 for the fare). Self-guided can be done with any size group.

Tour finishes at a different location — please plan bike parking accordingly

Conducted in English; on request also available in German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian

What You Get

Entrance to Markthalle

Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)

Ferry fee of CHF 2.- is not included

Good To Know

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Markthalle Basel

Travellers will see the revived Markthalle in Basel and visit some of the organic or Bio restaurant stands or shops.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Theater Basel

We will visit the Oekoladen, hidden back in the theater building.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Tinguely Fountain (Pass By)

We will pass by the delightful Tinguely Fountain, which is powered by low-level electricity.

Barfusserplatz

We will travel through the famous Barfusserplatz, on our way to Unternehmen Mitte.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Town Hall

As we travel through Marktplatz, you will see an impressive, central square in Basel. Looking to the right, you will see the imposing, red, medieval Town Hall. We are close to the river here and will move on to our next stop before the Ferry Ride.

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Basler Fyynkoscht

A small store and cafe, this stop has aa delightful window with a view directly out on to the Rhine River. A priceless view, come back later in your visit for a coffee or tea.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Klingental Fähre Vogel Gryff

We now go on a tour highlight, the Ferry that crosses the Rhine River. We won't tell you how this is powered, as it is one of the quiz questions on Actionbound.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

Erasmusplatz

Now we arrive at our last two stops: Basel Unverpackt: as store where you can purchase food items and pack it directly in your Tupperware, food jars or cloth bags. This eliminates packaging waste. We will also enter Lokal a store that purchases food and drinks from local producers and growers. Try the local ice cream.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Markthalle, Basel City, Switzerland, CH, 4051

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Meeting point at Viaduktstrasse side, across from Tram 2 stop, down the street from SBB Bahnhof.

End Point

LOKAL, Erasmusplatz, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, CH, 4057

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The 30 bus stops at Erasmusplatz across the street and on the other side of the square from Lokal, the last stop on the tour and this takes you to the SBB Bahnhof (nearby to the starting point)