Germany · CITY TOURS
Every itinerary has a free morning too few. These 15 city tours are worth the slot, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get back to the rest of the planning.
Take a 1-hour Spree river cruise in central Berlin past the Reichstag and Berlin Cathedral, with multilingual audio and guaranteed seating.
“Great value to see some of the sights from other angles”
A 70-minute Leipzig motorboat canal tour, from Baedeker villas to Plagwitz industry, with live German commentary and great city views.
“Very nice trip, the guide was fabulous. It was a cozy sailing trip, nice area but also a little bit the same all the way.”
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!”
Hop-on hop-off Berlin tour with open-top sights, multilingual audio in 13 languages, free Wi-Fi, and Classic and East Berlin routes.
“Great value, went around a few times. Great customer support overall, specially Khan.”
Potsdam in 3 hours by bus and on foot, with Sanssouci terraces, Alexandrowka’s Little Siberia, and Old Fritz history.
“Excellent tour. Very professional staff and guide who was very helpful to those of us who didn’t speak German. Lots to see so I would advise taking this tour early in your stay. We were travelling back home on the day and would love to have had more time to further explore Sans Souci and the beautiful Potsdam. The open nature of the transport meant the was a smell of fumes present at times.”
One-hour Rhine cruise from Düsseldorf city center with English and German audio, panoramic views of Altstadt, plus a bar for snacks and drinks.
“Such a beautiful experience. we got there quite early and got beautiful seats on the top. the weather great so we went up the deck. staff were lovely.”
A two-hour guided walk through Bremen’s top sights, from the UNESCO market square to Schnoor’s oldest lanes, for about $14.
“We had great time with the guide who was very helpful and explained history of Bremen nicely”
1.5-hour guided walk in Freiburg with Bächle channels, Gässle alleys, gargoyles, the farmers market, and key old-town sights.
“Our tour with Annabelle was was wonderful, she was fun and kept us entertained!”
A Lübeck splash tour where a city bus becomes a boat, cruising the Trave past the Holsten Gate and towers with live German stories. 1 hour.
“It was cold and wet out, wish the defroster was on so my pictures would have turned out.”
Nuremberg Bimmelbahn city tour: 40 minutes by train past Schöner Brunnen, St. Lawrence Church, Kaiserburg, with 7-language audio and coffee voucher.
“Very helpfull and kind driver, very good sound on translation, very good value-price, includes new headphones and a voucher for a free coffee.”
Walk Nuremberg’s sandstone city walls and go underground through tunnels and secret passages under the Imperial Castle on a 1-hour tour for $14.
“Our guide Martin was exceptional. Great knowledge, invited questions and made the tour so interesting.”
A 2.5-hour Leipzig combo tour with a guided Old Town walk and an air-conditioned bus loop beyond the ring for top sights and orientation.
“Our guide Pikavski did an excellent and informative tour in both English and German. Loved the walk and enjoyed the trip through the suburbs of Leipzig hearing about its history and its people.”
Guided walking tour in Dresden with Frauenkirche, Dresden Castle, the Zwinger, and a Semperoper guided visit. German tour, skip lines.
“Unsere Tourbegleitung war super. Mit viel Wissen und Geschichten hat sie unseren Rundgang kurzweilig gestaltet.”
Walk Munich’s old core with a German guide, see Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Hofbräuhaus and Viktualienmarkt, then linger in beer gardens.
1-hour Spree cruise from Hackescher Markt past Berlin Cathedral, Humboldt Forum, Reichstag, and the Federal Chancellery with audio in 8 languages.
“Nice ride, but not easy to hear the guide on the speaker.”
Germany broken up by the kind of day it makes — pick one and the full list is underneath.
