Germany · CITY TOURS IN COLOGNE
The 11 best city tours in Cologne you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. The first one is first for a reason; start there.
One-hour Rhine cruise in Cologne for about $23. Glide past the cathedral, bridges, and Old Town with German and English audio.
“Great ride around the Rhine! Lovely food and drink on board, and very informative!”
Two-hour English walking tour in Cologne with cathedral close-ups, Roman remnants, Rhine views, and funny local stories by a guide like Sascha.
“Great tour guide - good info and we could hear him! A few jokes - maybe not that funny but we laughed. He kept the group together and moving. I would definitely take the tour again.”
2-hour Cologne walk with a local guide, from Heumarkt to Cologne Cathedral, seeing 2000 years of history.
1.5-hour Cologne Dark Side walking tour in German, starting at Cologne Cathedral, mixing cathedral sights with real tales of crime, punishment, and carnival.
“Der Tourguide Alfred Wolf hat die Tour so witzig und informativ gestaltet, dass man nur begeistert sein kann.”
Segway through Cologne in 2 hours: Rheinauhafen cranes, Hohenzollern Bridge love locks, and a Kölsch stop with audio guide.
“Unreal!!! Fantastic city and perfect guide. He let us go off in the park for a bit too which was amazing!!”
90-minute guided walk through Cologne Old Town, with Gothic cathedral views, Roman mosaic, German beer sample, and old squares. Private group up to five.
“Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and had a quirky sense of humour and made the tour very interesting”
Private 2-hour walk through Cologne Cathedral, Roman mosaics, Old Town lanes, and Rhine views, led by a multilingual guide for up to 9.
“Sehr interessant Tour durch Köln. Tolle Geschichten gehört . Guide Aylin war super.”
Private 1.5-hour rickshaw tour of Cologne with pickup, English guide, rain cover, and Cathedral, Old Market, perfume, and Rhine views.
“Amazing tour. We were never rushed or hurried. We were able to see most of old town Cologne, visit the fragrance shop of Cologne and enjoy time in the cathedral. Victor had lots of knowledge of the entire area and even maps to help us better understand. He gave us options on what to see based upon our preferences. I highly recommend this tour. If you are on a river cruise, he will pick you up and drop you off RIGHT at the dock of your ship. Don't miss this”
A 90-minute English audio walking tour through Cologne’s Old Town highlights and Cologne Cathedral, with an offline GPS map and 27 historian narrations.
“Confusing path that needs to be updated and you cannot use the audio portion inside the church. Also need to update the actual recording in English.”
Self-paced smartphone e-Scavenger hunt in Aachen, 2 to 4 hours. See Aachen Cathedral, town hall, Elisenbrunnen, and more.
“Leuke citytour door de stad Aken om de stad te ontdekken. Alleen erg jammer dat we de filmpjes niet konden afspelen.”
Self-paced e-scavenger hunt in Cologne in English, starting at Domplatte. Solve city clues at iconic churches, Roman sites, and 4711.
“The tour provided so little content, no way in hell was it worth 34 euro. At best it was worth 6. The stops were not thought out and literally one of the stops and its related question was at a dunkin donuts? For that kind of sham product placement I want my money back. The texts were so bland, and there were spelling errors. Some "highlights": "the church is highly detailed, which can be rare", "People love to shop. this street is great for shopping", "see what's on the square's 'roof'" (a square doesn't have a roof), "this is cologne's smallest mall". Friggin pathetic.”
Germany broken up by the kind of day it makes — pick one and the full list is underneath.
