Germany · LEIPZIG TOURS
This is the shortlist to send to whoever is planning the trip: 15 leipzig tours worth the money, each with its price, its verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
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.”
Walk Leipzig at night with Night Watchman Bremme in costume, lantern-lit stories, and Old Town landmark stops for $17.
“He did a very good job, told us some very nice stories about what it must have been like back in the day.”
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.”
1.5-hour German Leipzig walking tour for $17, led by certified guides with quirky legends at Mädler Passage, Old Town Hall, St Thomas.
2-hour guided Leipzig walk in German, hitting Augustus Square, Nikolai Church, Auerbach's Keller, Barfußgässchen, and St. Thomas Church.
Hop-on hop-off double-decker bus covers Leipzig in 1 day, with certified guides and 13 stops, from the zoo to the Battle of Nations.
Hop on a red double-decker Leipzig bus tour with German live guides, the Messemännchen mascot, and great upper-deck views.
1.5-hour costumed haunted walk in Leipzig near Augustusplatz, hearing grisly legends and creepy secrets in German, $21.
“Super. Spannend erzählte Geschichten an verschiedenen Orten im Stadtzentrum mit echtem Gruselfaktor.”
Leipzig Zoo in a day: indoor Gondwanaland rainforest, Pongoland great apes, and African savannah animals, with access to 850 species for $22.
Drive a cult Trabi through Leipzig with a small convoy and German guide. 90 minutes of top sights, radio stories, and photo stops.
See how BMW and MINI are built in Leipzig’s sustainable BMW Group Plant, set in Zaha Hadid architecture, on a guided tour with safety gear.
Glide through Leipzig’s inner-city alluvial forest on a quiet electric motorboat, learning about birds and river life for 2 hours.
See Claude Monet's Rouen cathedral as a 360° oil painting at Panometer Leipzig, with a 15-minute day to night light change. From $18.
“Es war die beste immersive Ausstellung die ich je gesehen habe.”
Take a 70-minute electric boat through Leipzig’s Pleiße floodplain forest, spotting local plants and animals with a live German guide.
“Netter Guide, wir haben viele interessante Informationen erhalten. Unser kleiner Hund konnte auch mitkommen.”
Take a 3-hour electric boat cruise in Leipzig, through floodplain forests and canals on the Pleiße and Weiße Elster with a German guide.
“Eine völlig unerwartete Perspektive der Stadt vom Wasser aus. Super Organisation, toller Guide. Absolut empfehlenswert.”
Germany broken up by the kind of day it makes — pick one and the full list is underneath.
