Geneva Old Town
- Address:Geneva
- Admission:Free
Cultural Experience, Good Place to Drink, Good Place to Eat, Monument - Historical, Museum, Neighborhood, Park / Garden
Geneva Old Town Reviews
We've found 10 Geneva Old Town reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
It was very interesting to see the HQ of so many world organisations; we would not have been able to do this on foot. As far as the history of the old town goes I would have liked more stories of the famous individuals involved in founding the city, and more information about the city's main industried today. The commentary was lacking depth and warmth. In the end we didn't feel connected to Geneva.
Very nice day , enjoyed the bus tour. Our guide provided a lot of interesting information about Geneva. Our small train ride through old town Geneva was very overcrowded and not all that interesting. the boat ride was super enjoyable!
Tour guide not effective - couldn't understand with a strong French accent. No walking tour through the Old Town. Sights weren't pointed out. Countryside ride 2 hours of riding up and down winding country roads with no commentary. Guide only impressed us with the fact that she lives in France but works in Switzerland where she can make 3 times as much money.
I am not fully satisfied with the tour. I was a customer of Viator for several tours in the past, however, this time I am quite disappointed. (1) In the catalog, it says "dig even deeper into the Old Town with your guide on a walking tour" - There was no walking tour at all. (2) The Guide was just saying her piece and no interaction with the tourists. The only thing I like is the mini-train tour & the 5 minute bus stop in front of United Nations to take a picture at least. I hope they will improve next time and provide value for money to customers. Thanks.
The city tour via bus covered a lot of important landmarks. Next, the city walking tour was actually conducted in a little train that travelled around old town Geneva. It was a very nice experience. The boat cruise was equally enjoyable. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in becoming acquainted with Geneva!
These packages were good. Unfortunately, it was raining but fortunately, we still managed to ride the train to bring out to the Old Town bearing with the wet seats because of quite strong rain. The boat cruise was also very nice. The taped guided tour was very helpful.
This was a great trip for our first day in Geneva. We got to see the countryside around Geneva, tour a portion of the lake, and then see the best of the Old Town. This made it easy to decide what we wanted to go back to on our own. Our guide was wonderful. She was well informed, spoke excellent English, and was able to answer any questions that we had.
I thought that the mini train portion of the trip in old town was not as interesting as it could be. This is because the recording describing the area as we traveled around was monotone and repetitive. The boat tour was nice and scenic. The highlight was the bus tour of the countryside. I felt this was the case because the tour guide made it more personable and she was energetic and informative. The bus driver also brought in his own sense of humor and made the trip more memorable because of it.
The tour was good but you had no chance to take photos. We saw the cathedral but weren't allowed to go inside and we were restricted to just five minutes there. Most of the time is spent on the bus and then in the little train for the old town. Hardly anytime outside.
The best bit of the city tour was the little train ride in the Old Town. The tour was a little disappointing as there was not a lot of narration regarding the history of the city. Also, the tour operator needs to have separate tours in different languages: It was overwhelming to hear three languages, spoken very fast, one behind the other.
The boat tour was well done! The company could work on the drinks and give alcoholic beverages. The choices were orange juice, water, and a sparkling nonalcoholic wine. The boat tour itself is very cheap, and for the price we paid, we should have gotten alcoholic drinks.
The countryside tour was better than the city tour because only English was spoken. But the tour was a little long, as you see mostly the same things in each town. All in all, I would do all three again, but there are some improvements to be made.
