Germany · DESSERT TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 6 dessert tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Visit Cologne’s Chocolate Museum for a self-guided trip through 5,000 years of cocoa culture. See a tropical house, historic objects, working factory machines, hand-made pralines, and a 3-meter chocolate fountain. Your mobile ticket includes entry and an information booklet, but not a guided tour.
“Very entertaining and interactive museum. Interesting topics and information. Worth it!”
Start at Dresden Information in Neumarkt for a 1.5-hour German-language walk past the Frauenkirche, Semperoper, Zwinger, Dresden Castle, and more. Use your same-day voucher at the Chocolate Museum, where you’ll learn about Dresden’s cocoa trade, see historic molds, taste chocolate, and claim a coffee coupon.
“Der Guide hat anschaulich und interessant durch die Altstadt geführt. Seine Ausführungen waren gut und wir haben viel erfahren.”
Walk from St. Stephan through Sendlinger Tor and Glockenbachviertel to Munich’s Old South Cemetery with an English-speaking guide such as Katrina. Hear stories of plague, revolution, Nazi persecution, and famous Munich figures, with one hot drinking chocolate included.
“This was such a cool tour! If you are looking for a tour that won’t take your entire day this is a great one. We chose this tour to find something a little more unique than the obvious sights in Munich. This cemetery has great history and every headstone has a story. You could spend hours looking up each one online and reading about their prominence in Munich. Our tour guide was great and we left with a ton of new information. We had an incredible hot chocolate afterwards.”
Join a three-hour Biggesee cruise from Sondern Talbrücke at 2:15 p.m. aboard EMS Westfalen, one of Europe’s largest electric passenger ships. Enjoy a sparkling wine welcome, all-you-can-eat cake, selected drinks, indoor salons, and an open sun deck before returning at 5:15 p.m.
Spend about 25 minutes tasting bean-to-bar chocolate at Choco Dealer’s Bonn warehouse. A guide introduces different bars, answers questions, and can adapt the tasting for allergies or intolerances. All chocolate is free of soy, palm fat, and vanillin, with cocoa sourced through direct trade.
“Wir hatten eine sehr schöne Verkostung und haben viel gelernt. Es wurde auf unsere Fragen eingegangen und sich viel Zeit für uns genommen. Auch auf unsere 6 jährige Tochter ist angemessen eingegangen worden.”
Ride through central Cologne in a private electric rickshaw with guides such as Victor and Leo. See the Cathedral, Old Market, Great St. Martin’s Church, and Hohenzollern Bridge, taste chocolate in three shops, then finish at the Chocolate Museum. Blankets, rain cover, water, and hotel pickup are included.
“It was an overall wonderful experience! Victor and Leo were top notch guides. They went above and beyond for our personal tour. Even came back from our last stop and took us so to buy perfume!”
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