The 15 Best Night Watchman Tours in Germany

1.The Original Night Watchman Tour in Lantern Light

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,653 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $17Our pick

Walk Dresden by lantern light with a night watchman, hear spooky stories, sip Schlummertrunk, and see Frauenkirche, Semper Opera, Zwinger.

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2.Night Watchman’s Tour of St. Pauli in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,818 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $23

Hamburg night watchman tour in German, 1.5 hours in St. Pauli. Learn Reeperbahn stories from Joe Cocker to Paul McCartney.

“Leider zu wenig input auf der Reeperbahn, sind nur da durch und dann in einen Box Club, mann sollte vielleicht drauf hinweisen, das separat noch 3 Euro fällig werden für einen schnaps im Boxclub! Manche haben kein Bargeld dabei! Hätte lieber mehr über die Reeperbahn erfahren! Ging irgendwie unter!”

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3.1.5-Hour Public Tour with Night Watchman Bremme

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,116 reviews · from $17

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.”

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4.Night Watchman Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,092 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $530

Lantern-lit Munich old town with a costumed night watchman. 1.5 hours of alleyway stories and humor, priced by group up to 30.

“Der Tourguide hat es super gemacht. Viel Wissenswertes mit Witz und Charme gezeigt.”

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5.Night Watchman Tour Through The Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,758 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $17

1.5 hour Dresden night watchman tour through the old town, with stops at Zwinger, Semperoper, Fürstenzug and Frauenkirche.

“Schöne kleine Geschichten über die verschiedenen Epochen Dresden's”

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6.Night Watchman Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,638 reviews · 1h 30m · from $18

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!”

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7.Night Watchman Torch Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,280 reviews · 2 hours · from $22

A 2-hour German night walk in central Munich with a night watchman guide, torchlight mood, ghost stories, and medieval duties for $22.

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8.Night Watchman Historic Adventure Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,186 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $305

A 1.5-hour Night Watchman walking adventure through Heidelberg’s Market Square, lanes, castle ruins, Holländer Hof, and the old town bridge.

“Nachtwächterin Marie hat uns tolle Geschichten erzählt! Informativ und unterhaltsam zugleich. Die Tour hat sich definitiv gelohnt und wir würden es jederzeit weiterempfehlen.”

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9.Night Watchman Tour through Quedlinburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,040 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $13Best value

Night watchman tour of Quedlinburg’s UNESCO old town at night, guided in German, 1.5 hours, from $13, kids free to 16.

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10.Guided Tour with a Night Watchman

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 986 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $25

Walk Düsseldorf’s Altstadt by lanternlight with a German-speaking night watchman, hear entertaining stories, and get Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf entry.

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11.Tour of the Baroque Quarter with a Night Watchman

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 681 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $17

Join a 1.5 hour German night watchman walk through Dresden’s Baroque quarter, with courtyards, passages, and Canalettoblick views.

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12.Middle Ages Tour with Night Watchman

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 652 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $21

Follow night watchman Wolfram through medieval Munich, from Marienplatz walls to gates, executions, prisons, and eerie street punishments.

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13.Walking Tour with a Night Watchman and Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 487 reviews · from $41

Dresden at dusk with a night watchman, plus a Saxon dinner with beer or wine at Freiberger Schankhaus.

“enthousiaste gids maar vertelde over de geschiedenis van august de sterke en zijn familie. we hadden gedacht langs huizen te lopen zoals de nachtwakets vroeger deden”

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14.Schwerin: Tour with the Night Watchman

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 366 reviews · from $15

Schwerin night watchman tour by night, 1.5 hours in German. Pass the cathedral, Bischofstreet, and the narrowest house. $15.

“Es war sehr informativ und lustig, tolle Führung. Unser Guide Dieter (sorry falls nicht richtig) hatte einen super Humor und hat den Abend zu einem tollen Erlebnis gemacht. Vielen Dank!”

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15.Erfurt: With Night Watchman Schwalbe through the Old Town, including tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 297 reviews · 2 hours · from $18

Join Night Watchman Schwalbe for a 2-hour Erfurt old-town walk with humorous stories and sweet, herbal tastings along the route.

“Viele historische Geschichten und Sagen toll verpackt. Eine schöne kurzweilige Tour, die zwei Stunden vergingen wie im Flug.”

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