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1. SURVIVAL KIT
for
BASEL, SWITZERLAND

2. I. Introduction : A word about Basel, Switzerland
II. Basel quick information
III. Baselworld contact
IV. Bars and nightclubs
V. Restaurants
VI. Cars, Taxis and Trains
VII. General emergency numbers
VIII. General things to know
AGENDA

3. INTRODUCTION
I. Introduction: A word about Basel, Switzerland
Basel is described as a carnival town with an exquisite medieval town center. The town is located on the North West side of Switzerland. It shares
a boundary Germany and France hence its attribution as a tri-national town. The river Rhine winding through the town divides it into two. The
Great Basel is situated on the South and near the West bank. The old medieval town is found at the center while the little Basel is located to
the North. So how can you get to this beautiful city?
The first way to get to the city would be by using air travel. The Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg serves the city and is said to be the world’s
only airport which is bi-national. The airport is actually located in France, a few kilometers from Basel, and access to and from Basel to it is by
road. From the airport tourists have the option of getting to the town by renting a car.
Another option would be taking a bus (bus 11) from the exit on the French side which goes to St Louis SSB railway station and connecting to
Basel via a commuter train. Bus number 50 found outside arrivals at the Swiss area go directly to the SBB railway station.
Most of the hotels in Basel offer their visitors mobility passes which guarantee them bus transportation from and to the airport. The visitors present
their hotel reservation to the bus driver who may allow them to travel for free using the bus. A two zone ticket can be purchased from bus stops
within the city center at 3.80 Swiss Francs which allows travel anywhere within Basel even by Tram travel. A trioregio ticket allows travel to St
Louis up to Mulhouse in France.
If you choose to get around or to Basel by train it is good to know your way around Basel’s rail stations. Found on the South side of the town
center is the Basel SSB station. The Basel SSB station operates the Swiss rail (SSB rail) and French rail (SNCF rail). To the North of the town center,
in Little Basel, is the Basel Badisher Bahnhof station. The Badisher Bahnhof operates the German rail (DB rail).
Getting to Basel using an international train connection can be through a high speed ICE train coming from Germany which passes through
Frankfurt and Berlin. Fast trains from the French capital Paris, French city Strasbourg, Netherlands’s capital Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg
and Milan can also be used to get to Basel. Night trains from a majority of French, German and Italian cities, Copenhagen, Rome and Brussels
can also be used to get into Basel.
When using trams, route 10 is used to cross the French-Swiss border. Basel is said to be one (out of two) places in the world where international
borders can be crossed using a tram. Trams into Basel are caught from Leymen a French commune. Basel is also accessible by road from the
German A5 highway. Entry from Germany to Basel is through the Weil am Rhein border. The highway currently known as A2/3
goes on into the Swiss country to cities such as Lucerne, Berne and Zurich. Basel is also accessible by boat through River Rhine
and popularly through summer cruise ships operating from the Netherlands capital, Amsterdam. While in Basel the popular
ways to get around include use of foot, trams and buses, cycling, through boat rides and hired cars. The city is relatively
easy to navigate around especially old Basel which is very accessible by foot. However, walking can get tiresome or
strenuous on the alleys built of cobblestone. Buses and trams offer a relatively inexpensive way to get around the city.

4. BASEL QUICK
INFORMATION
II. Basel Quick Information
Canton: Basel-Stadt
Country: Switzerland
Basel by the Numbers:
Population: 188,000 (city); 1 million (metropolitan area)
Average Annual Precipitation: 1074 mm/ 42.3 in
Average Winter Temperature: 5 °C/ 42 °F
Average Summer Temperature: 15 °C/ 59 °F
Elevation: 569 m/ 1867 ft
Quick Facts:
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles. 3-pin outlet plugs
Time Zone: GMT +1 (GMT +1 daylight saving time)
Country Dialing Code: 41
Area Code: 61
Did You Know?
Basel is one of the leading intellectual centers in Europe. The University has attracted famous scholars such as Erasmus, Euler
(native), Calvin, Nietzsche, Froben, Holbein the Younger and the Bernoulli family.
LSD was synthesized here for the first time in 1938 by Albert Hoffman. Basel is still an international leader in life sciences, specifically
with regard to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. In fact, Basel is a part of the "BioValley," which extends from Basel to
Strasbourg.

5. CONTACT
BARS &
NIGHTCLUBS
III. Baselworld contact
Messeplatz 1, Basel, 4058
Neighborhood: Bahnhofsareal
Phone: +41 58 206 2525
Fax: +41 58 206 2556
Email: visitor@baselworld.com
http://www.stadtplan.bs.ch/geoviewer/
IV. BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS:
Recommended:
Mad Max +41 61 281 6114
Steinentorstrasse 35 , Basel, 4051
Neighborhood: Heuwaage
Nearest Train: Heuwaage
IV. BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS:
Club Lara +41 764507547
Auf Dem Wolf 4, Basel, 4052
Neighborhood: Bruderholz
IV. BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS:
Atlantis +41 61 228 9696
Music, Dancing & Drinking
Klosterberg 13, Basel, 4051
Neighborhood: Heuwaage
Additional Nightspots &
Entertainment
Stock Walzwerk Indie Rock Club
Basel City Studios For Some
Nice Time!! Kleinbasel
Borderline Upbeat
Music City Center
Das Schiff Fun Afloat Kleinbasel
Gare du Nord - A Hub
for New Music
Hirscheneck - Ever Popular
Restaurant City Center
Kultur Pavillon
Cultural Events Center
Parterre Bar, Theater,
Cafe & Restaurant
- Old Town Center
Sommercasino Culture
& Fun Bruderholz

6. ADDITIONAL RESTAURANTS
Restaurant Filou
Mediterranean restaurant
Messeplatz 12
4058 Basel
Restaurant l´Escale
European restaurant
Messeplatz 1
4016 Basel
Restaurant Rubino
European restaurant No comments
Luftgässlein 1
4051 Basel
Wettstein
European restaurant
Aeschengraben 31
4002 Basel
Brasserie Les Trois Rois
International restaurant
Blumenrain 8
4001 Basel
Restaurant Zunftstube
International restaurant
Freie Strasse 25
4001 Basel
Don Pincho
Mediterranean restaurant
St. Johanns-Vorstadt 58
4056 Basel
V. RESTAURANTS
SAKURA – Japanese Food
Centralbahnstrasse 14, Basel, 4051
Neighborhood: Old Town Center
Nearest Train: Basel Bahnhof SBB
Phone: +41 61 295 3939
Fax: +41 61 295 3988
Email: info@bahnhofrestaurants.ch
CHEZ DONATI – Italian Food
Sankt Johanns-Vorstadt 48,
Basel, 4056
Neighborhood: City Center
Phone: +41 61 322 0919
PAPA JOE’S
– American Burgers and Pizza
Steinenberg 14, Stadt Casino Basel,
Barfüsserplatz, Basel, 4051
Nearest Train: Barfüsserplatz
Phone: +41 61 225 9394
Fax: +41 61 225 9399
Email: papajoes.basel@gastrag.ch
RESTAURANTS
V. RESTAURANTS
ALADIN – Middle Eastern Food
Barfüsserplatz 17, Basel, 4051
Neighborhood: City Center
Phone: +41 61 261 5731
Email: info@aladinbasel.ch
http://www.aladinbasel.ch/

7. III. Baselworld contact
33ER TAXI AG.
– call them for easy & affordable transport
Jagerstrasse 5, Basel, 4016
Neighborhood: Heuwaage
Phone: +41 61 690 7033
+41 61 333 3333
Fax: +41 61 690 7050
+41 61 690 7000
Email: admin@33ertaxi.ch
http://www.33ertaxi.ch
VI. CARS, TAXIS AND TRAINS
TAXIPHONE – Reliable Taxi service
Schlettstadterstrasse 10, Basel, 4009
Neighborhood: City Center
Phone: +41 61 444 4444
Email: dispo@taxiphon.ch
http://www.taxiphon.ch/
VI. CARS, TAXIS AND TRAINS
BASEL SBB
– For all info about trains
Centralbahnplatz, Basel, 4051
Neighborhood: Gundeldinger
Phone: +41 61 268 6868
(Tourist Information)
HERTZ Basel
Nauenstrasse 33, Basel 4052
Phone: +41 61 2059222
Regular Store Hours
Mo-Fr 0730-1830
Sa 0700-1300 1600-1800 Su 0800-1200
VI. CARS, TAXIS AND TRAINS
MANOR
-The Department Store in Kleinbasel
Greifengasse 22 , Basel, 4005
Neighborhood: Kleinbasel
Nearest Train: Claraplatz
SHOPPING
CARS RENTALS
AVIS Basel
Aeschengraben 31. Basel, 4051
Phone: +41 61 206 95 45
Regular Store Hours
Mo-Fr 0730-1830
Sa 0700-1300 1600-1800 Su 0800-1200
CARS RENTALS
Police: 117
Fire Brigade: 118
Road Assistance: 140
Ambulances: 144
Poisoning: 145
Duty Pharmacy Service: 1811/144
Duty Veterinary Service: 1811/144
On-duty doctors, dentists,
vets and pharmacies (24/7) 111
Weather forecast 162
Traffic information
and road/driving conditions 163
Car breakdown service (TCS) 140
VII. GENERAL EMERGENCY NO#
TRANSPORTATION

8. GENERAL THINGS TO KNOW
Sleep
Most tourist areas in Switzerland have a tourist office where you can call and have them book a hotel for you for a small fee. Each town usually
has a comprehensive list of hotels on their web site, and it is often easiest to simply call down the list to make a reservation rather than try to
book online. Many hotels will request that you fax or email them your credit card information in order to secure a reservation. In general, hotel
staff are helpful and competent, and speak English quite well.
Stay safe
Switzerland is not surprisingly one of the safest countries in Europe, but anywhere that attracts Rolex-wearing bankers and crowds of distracted
tourists will also bring out a few pickpockets. Obviously, keep an eye on belongings, especially in the midst of summer crowds.
Quite a few Swiss establishments will print your entire credit card number onto the receipt, thus raising identity theft concerns when shopping
with a credit card in Switzerland. Therefore, visitors utilizing credit cards should carefully review the information printed on all receipts prior to
discarding them. This happens, for instance, in some book and clothing stores and even at the ubiquitous K-Kiosk. This list is obviously not exhaus-
tive; therefore, the visitor must beware whenever using a credit card.
Women traveling alone should have no problems. The younger Swiss tend to be very open with public displays of affection - sometimes too
open, and some women may find people getting too friendly especially in the wee hours of the club & bar scene. Usually the international
language of brush-offs or just walking away is enough.
Swiss police take on a relatively unobtrusive air; they prefer to remain behind the scenes, as they consider their presence potentially threaten-
ing to the overall environment (practice of deescalation). Unlike some more highly policed countries, officers will rarely approach civilians to
ask if they need help or merely mark their presence by patrolling. However, police are indeed serious about traffic violations. Jaywalking
(crossing a red pedestrian light), for example, will be fined on the spot. The upside to stringent traffic rules is that automobile drivers are gener-
ally very well-disciplined, readily stopping for pedestrians at crosswalks, for example (but note that, in Basel city at least, whilst the cross-walks
give priority to pedestrians many drivers will stop on and reverse over cross-walks without much care or attention). Generally, you are safe any-
where at any time. If, for any reason, you feel threatened, seek a near restaurant or telephone booth. The emergency phone number in Switzer-
land is 117, and operators are generally English-speaking.
GENERAL INFO

9. GENERAL THINGS TO KNOW
By train
Trains arrive from all parts of Europe. Switzerland is together with Germany one of the most central-lying countries in Europe, making it a center
of railways and highways to the rest of Europe. Some major routes include:
The TGV, with several trains daily from Paris, Avignon, Dijon, and Nice. Hourly trains to/from Milan with connections to all parts of Italy. Hourly
ICE (German high-speed trains) from Zurich to Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Frankfurt in Germany, many continuing toward Amsterdam, Hamburg or
Berlin.
Regular ICE trains from Zurich to Stuttgart and Munich
Night trains from Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Vienna, Belgrade, Barcelona Rome and Venice to Basel, Geneva, Zurich and
some also to Lausanne. These trains are either "EuroNight" (symbol: EN) or CityNightLine (symbol: CNL) services
By bus- Eurolines has incorporated Switzerland in its route network
By car
Common tourist destinations within Switzerland are easily reachable by car, e.g. Geneva from central eastern France, and Zurich from southern
Germany. Although Switzerland is now part of the Schengen agreement, it is not part of the EU customs/tariff union. Therefore EU/Swiss border
posts will focus on smuggling etc. and checks on main roads will remain in place even after 2008. Delays are usually short but cars may be
stopped and no reason needs to be named. Some delay may be caused by queuing at busy times and there are often queues lasting hours
to use the tunnels under the Alps from Italy such as Mont Blanc, Gotthard etc. Swiss motorway vignettes can and should be purchased at the
border if your car does not already have a valid one for the year and you intend to use the Swiss motorways which is almost unavoidable.
By plane
The following carriers offer domestic flights within Switzerland:
SWISS (Basel/Mulhouse (EuroAirport Swiss), Geneva (Geneve-Cointrin Airport), Lugano Airport, Zurich Airport)
Darwin Airlines (Berne (Belp Airport), Geneva (Geneve-Cointrin Airport), Lugano Airport)
FlyBaboo website (Geneva (Geneve-Cointrin Airport), Lugano Airport)
But in almost every case you will be better off taking the train.
GENERAL INFO
Public transport
The Swiss will spoil you with fantastic transportation - swift, disturbingly punctual trains, clean buses, and a half dozen
different kinds of mountain transport systems, integrated into a coherent system. The discount options and variety of
tickets can be bewildering, from half fare cards to multi-day, multi-use tickets good for buses, boats, trains, and even
bike rentals. In general there's at least one train or bus per hour on every route, on many routes trains and buses are
running every 30 min, but as with everything in Switzerland the transit runs less often, or at least for a shorter period of
the day, on Sundays. Authoritative information, routes, and schedules can be found at or from a ticket window in any
train station.

10. Swisstribe design and manufacture retail fixtures and POS materials for the luxury industry.
The company is owned and managed by a small team of professionals with extensive China
factory experience.
Solutions and Developments, International taste and Hong Kong efficiency,
Chinese prices and Swiss quality, our local experience with a global approach to differentiate
your brand from others.
SWISSTRIBE LIMITED
Unit 903, 9/F., Dannies House
20 Luard road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
T : +852 2127 0656
www.swisstribe.com