6 Kiel Tours Worth Booking

1.SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 157 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20Our pick

Walk through 11 themed underwater worlds at SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand, near the Baltic Sea. See blacktip reef sharks, green sea turtles, rays, seahorses, octopuses, otters, boa constrictors, and piranhas. Allow about 1 to 1.5 hours, and note that pushchairs are not allowed inside.

“Am meisten beeindruckend fand ich, dass man die Tiere direkt aus der Nähe sehen kann, wie z.B. das große Aquarium, wo man drunter durch läuft, um somit komplett in die Unterwasserwelt abtaucht! Für die kleinen war auch alles super erklärt und viel spannendes auf dem Weg zu entdecken!”

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2.All-in-One: Beautiful Lübeck: Shore Excursion from Kiel Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $85

Ride from Kiel Port to Lübeck, then explore the Holsten Gate, Town Hall, marketplace, and St. Mary’s Church with a local English-speaking guide. Guides such as Ana, Connie, Bettina, and Renate have led the walk. You also get free time for lunch, shopping, marzipan, beer, or Glühwein.

“Enjoyed the this mid evil town with all the old unique buildings and guide very knowledgeable. Only issue was we almost miss the bus as the driver left 5 minutes early and we couldn't find the check in point at the cruise terminal as 2 ships in port and so much chaos.”

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3.Lübeck Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 30 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Best value

Use the World City Trail app to guide yourself through Lübeck’s old town on a 3.4-kilometer route. Solve observation-based riddles at the Burgtor, Holstentor, Marienkirche, and seven other sights, while audio stories and local food tips fill in the details. Start anytime, pause freely, and finish where you choose.

“poor explanation of handling, due to which use of the booking not possible, no refund, poor service, never againAuto-translated”

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4.All-in-One Hamburg Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $164

Travel from your Kiel cruise ship to Hamburg by air-conditioned bus, then explore the Rathaus, Trost Bridge, Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie, and other central sights with a multilingual guide. You also get free time for lunch or shopping before returning to the ship.

“it would have been great to have the guide at least one way”

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5.Lübeck Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 7 hours · from $147

Travel from Kiel Port to Lübeck in an air-conditioned vehicle, then explore the Holsten Gate, salt storehouses, market square, Town Hall, and St Mary’s Basilica with a local guide. You also get free time for lunch, beer, shopping, and wandering before returning to your ship.

“Lubeck is lovely city and the weather was very good . However the guide that we were with has a very soft voice and it was hard to hear the story about landmarks .”

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6.City Highlights Express Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 4 reviews · 1h 30m · from $116

Join an independent local for a 90-minute Kiel walk in English or German. You’ll see the Opera House, St. Nikolai Church, Old Market, Town Hall, Bismarck-Denkmal, and harbour, with the route adjusted to your pace and interests.

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