Germany · COLOGNE TOURS
The cathedral is a two-minute walk from the main station and everything else in Cologne arranges itself around it. The 15 below take in the panoramic river cruise, the brewery halls pouring Kölsch, and the street art out in Ehrenfeld — priced, timed and honest about how much of each is spent walking.
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!”
A 2-hour Cologne brewery tour with three included Kölsch tastings, old-town legends, and a beer-savvy guide near Cologne Cathedral.
“Alex was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was a great introduction to Cologne. He was also very flexible when faced with full venues taking us to different brewery’s to ensure we could make the most of the tour. Highly recommended.”
90-minute Cologne Rhine cruise with English and German commentary, Cathedral views, Rheinauhafen crane houses, and five bridges.
“Great welcome . Clean boat. Fabulous table service. Informative trip.”
Cologne Chocolate Museum ticket for $19: 5,000 years of cocoa, glass factory demos, free tastings, and a 3-meter chocolate fountain.
“When we arrived we found out our tickets were just an entrance fee. I asked about a tour and the attendant said we could ask at the main counter. A few minutes later the manager came to us and gave us tickets to a chocolate tasting demo. It was excellently done and made the rest of the visit more enjoyable. To be honest, the ticket from GYG had no perks.”
Ride a double-decker hop-on hop-off bus around Cologne with 14 stops, a 24-hour ticket, and 90 minutes of multilingual audio history.
“On time, Regular hop-on hop-off bus, clean, friendly staff. Good.”
Guided Melaten Cemetery walk in Cologne with 55,000 tombs, love and death stories, and the calm of a city park for 2 hours.
Step into 1926 Cologne with TimeRide. A 45-minute VR tram trip, cinema stop, and hatter story with Tessa and Pitter for $26.
“price is a little high. one of our group had it in German although he asked for english”
90 minutes with a lantern night watchman in Cologne’s Old Town, in German only. Medieval tales, jokes, and sights at night.
“Super Tour, gute Gruppengröße, Interessante Infos über die Stadt Köln, lustiger und angenehmer Guide!”
A 1.5-hour Cologne comedy bus tour with live stand-up, rotating comedians, and a beer included as you pass major sights.
Walk Cologne’s 2,000-year highlights with a live guide. Cathedal, Roman clues, Dionysos mosaic, Rhine views, and Old Market charm.
“Excellent tour with Andrea. He made the experience very fun and informative. No one else showed up to the tour and we had a private tour. Thanks Andrea for showing us cologne”
2-hour guided Old Town walk in Cologne with Sascha: Dom facade, Roman ruins and mosaics, Rhine and bridge views, markets, Town Hall.
“Sascha was an excellent guide! The tour was great and he made it fun all the time. 100% recommendable!”
A 3-hour guided Cologne bike tour covering about 15 km, from Eigelsteintor to Cologne Cathedral, Rheinpark, bridges, and Rheinauhafen.
“Fantastic! Christian was very friendly and funny and you get to see a lot on your tour. I'd happily do this again. Lovely organisers, a must try when in Köln.”
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.”
IceBar in Cologne near Friesenplatz: 3 included drinks, warm gear, and cathedral ice sculptures for a chilly 1-hour outing.
“Cool and interesting! We got a cocktail in the bar before we went through to the ice room, very cosy atmosphere. It was only the two of us in our time slot which was 4 o clock on a Sunday for reference. The ice room was quite small which is the only reason this review isn’t 5 stars. The staff were very helpful and friendly and the drinks were tasty. You get a token for a free drink in the bar before the ice room and 2 tokens for free drinks in the ice room itself. If there was more people in with us we probably would have stayed longer…”
Spend a full day at Cologne Zoo and Aquarium, from elephants and rainforest halls to dinosaurs and a small ocean add-on for families.
“Lots of animals! A lot bigger than expected! A good 3-4 hour visit! Up close to the monkeys and the sloth!”
Germany broken up by the kind of day it makes — pick one and the full list is underneath.
