Bern Private Walking Tour with a Local
Recommended by 90% of travellers
Bern, Switzerland
- 2 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Join a Lokafyer guide in Bern for a private walking tour that’s a new concept in travel. Exploring with a Bern local is less like a traditional tour, and more like having a friend to show you around, share tips on the area, and give personalized recommendations. From a pre-tour consultation by phone or chat to the walking tour itself, the entire experience is tailored to you.
- Get insider advice and ideas from a Bern local
- Connect with your Lokafyer guide to plan the tour by phone or chat
- Private walking tour reflects the things you want to see
- Pick out a meeting time and place that work for you
What's Included
- Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
- Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Local transportation (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)
- Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- BernabrunnenBundesgasse, 3011 Bern, Switzerland
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. If your hotel is outside the city center, we’ll suggest a convenient meeting point.
End point
- Bern, Switzerland
Flexible- tours may end at a different location in the city unless requested otherwise.
Itinerary
Bernisches Historisches Museum / Einstein Museum (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 80 reviews
GerardJohn_G, Jun 2026
Unlike our Zurich tour, our Bern tour was a home run! Early on we were contacted by the tour company to find out just what we did and didn't want to do/see. Also since we were coming to Bern via train from Zurich, we were able to arrange our "pick up" at a coffee shop just outside the train station.
We traded emails a few times with James, our tour guide, including one where he recommended a restaurant with a great view for lunch after our tour. We made the reservation and it was a great choice.
James was very friendly and knowledgeable about Bern, it's history, culture, neighborhoods and we saw the things that were of interest to us. He even arranged the tour so that we could see Bern's version of the famous Prague clock tower striking noon, which was fun. He had lots of anecdotal stories, was organized, yet flexible and very attentive. We had a very good time and really enjoyed the tour and our time with him.
Brittney_C, May 2026
Our guide never showed up and the company who provides the tour is out of Canada so they were not awake to help us
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and we're truly sorry for what happened.
A Lokafyer no-show is a rare situation but a serious one, and we own that. We also want to address the support point: Lokafy operates a 24/7 WhatsApp line (+1 647 725 7766) precisely to handle situations like this regardless of time zone, and the number is included in our booking confirmations. If our line was not responsive when you reached out, that is a separate failure on our side that we need to understand and fix.
We will be reviewing this booking internally to see what happened both with the Lokafyer and with our support response.
If you'd like us to look into your booking directly, please reach out to booking@lokafy.com or the WhatsApp number above. Thank you again for your feedback.
James_D, May 2026
Very informative walking tour. Anand had an excellent knowledge of Bern and showed us a lot of interesting sites relating to the history of the city.
Cynthia_N, May 2026
Anand was a wonderful guide. He gave us options on what to see and tailored our tour to our interests. We saw large portion of Bern and learned about historical landmarks. The tour was worth the price to have our own guide around the city. We highly recommend this tour. Thank you so much Anand for a lovely morning despite the rain.
William_H, Apr 2026
A very interesting tour of Bern. The guide was professional and very knowledgeable. Bern is a very nice place to visit.
Jeanne_Z, Dec 2025
We had such a great tour with Anand. He was informative, friendly and enthusiastic. Really enjoyed the option of walking by the river/forest side and enjoyed the views. He was also very helpful at the end with options to do/restaurants/ Christmas markets.
Greg_K, Sept 2025
Anend arrived on time and was very personable. He brought his bike on the tour. That never slowed us down. We walked through a varietyI of areas, seeing.the history and development of Bern. we say the sites Bern is noted for as well as parts of Bern off the beaten path. We enjoyed our experience very much.
Caroly_Z, Jul 2025
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!
Peter_H, Jul 2025
Spent a pleasant and informative couple of hours strolling through the old town of Bern, learning all about the city
Alexandra_J, May 2025
James was a phenomenal tour guide. He made our last day in Switzerland special and we would take 1a million more tours with him if possible.
Ron_E, May 2025
James was a great guide, he provided a lot of information about the city and gave insights into Swiss attitudes as well. He does not guide often, so we were luck to get him
Joan_G, Jan 2025
My son and I had just a few hours in Bern so planned a 2 hour tour with a local. We learned a lot and efficiently saw the highlights. It was really educational. We enjoyed very much
Kevin_G, Nov 2024
This tour really emphasise why we do private tours, it was a stroll around Bern with a great guide who just went at our pace and we spoke about the very interesting Bern and the role it has played in many aspects of history and world events, he easily accommodated our interests and could adapt at ease to any direction we went with our conversations and questions, a refreshing change to tour guides, Thanks James we had a great time
Tom_D, Oct 2024
The tour was fantastic. Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable about the city and the history of Bern. He took us to places we would never have found on our own.
Raymond_H, Oct 2024
Our guide was excellent! The tour was just the guide and my wife and me, and was very personal. We really enjoyed this walking tour!
LORENE_S, Sept 2024
Our guide, Graham, was so knowledgeable and tailored the tour for us. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Katie_B, Aug 2024
We had such a great morning walking through Bern with Graham. He was knowedgable about the city and took us to so many of the best spots in the city. We learned so much about the history and culture of the city. We booked a four hour tour which was a perfect amount of time to see so much of what Bern has to offer. I highly recommend this tour to someone who has a limited amount of time in this great city!
Graham even took pictures throughout the tour to share with us when we returned to the States.
Christopher_W, Jun 2024
We had a wonderful tour of Bern with James. He was quite knowledgeable and it was like exploring the city with a new friend. Before meeting, I told him I was interested in exploring there history of the Mennonites in Bern and he did some research and showed us pertinent places. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to learn about my families history in this beautiful city.
Joe_C, Jun 2024
A young Swiss woman named Severine met us for the tour. She had worked in Bern for over 10 years, and lived there for the last five.
Severine was the same age as my oldest son, so all of my boys related to her.. we Spent nearly 3 hours walking around town taking all the sites and listening to personal experiences separate had as well as local history & current culture.
Severine is a sweetheart. Although our tour should’ve ended after two hours, she stayed with us and took us to a local shop after we expressed interest in purchasing something.
Severine was a bit quiet, but very informative. The whole family felt comfortable with her, and we enjoyed the tour very much.
Charles_M, Jun 2024
My husband and I had a great experience in Bern. Not only because the city is a beautiful place, but also because we had an amazing tour guide who, through his knowledge and friendly personality, enhanced the experience. Thank you Ruben!
Laura_B, May 2024
James was very knowledgeable of Bern and its historic details. He provided us a great highlight tour and of Swiss/Bern history.
Sandra_E, Apr 2024
Severine was lovely. She made our tour unique based on our interests. She suggested restaurants and shops and shared local cultural history. She also told us about present day Bern and what it is like to live there. It was a well rounded tour with a fantastic guide.
Katie_M, Feb 2024
Reuben was a fantastic guide! We learned a lot and had a great day! This was the perfect length for an overview of the city.
Craig_N, Dec 2023
Definitely worth doing, especially early on in your trip You will get to find places you will want to eat/drink, visit, etc
Vinod_R, Dec 2023
Worst experience ever with Viator so far. It was not like going around with a local . In fact the guide has limited knowledge of the place. He was smoking all through the tour in spite of the fact that kids were walking close to him. I won’t be recommending this guide for anyone.
Connor_Q, Sept 2023
Ruben provided us an excellent custom tour experience showing us around Bern! Highly recommend this experience for any travelers going to Bern!
audreywach, Sept 2023
Beautiful old town, lovely view of the mountains and the canals!
Friendly people and a huge park! Easy town to walk.
Henri_d, Jul 2023
Unique city. Learned a lot about the place. James is great. We have a wonderful time and love the place.
Lea_R, Jul 2023
Yvonne was super knowledgeable about the city and took us places that tourists wouldn’t necessarily find on their own. She was very pleasant and it was fun to see the city thru the eyes of someone who has lived there. We had lots of questions about life in Switzerland and she answered them all !
Carol_C, Jul 2023
Ivona was amazing!! She even contacted us in advance to make sure her tour reflected what we wanted.. Can’t image a better two hours spent in Bern. ❤️👍🏽
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