Top 15 Leipzig Tours

1.City History Canal Sightseeing Tour on a Motorboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,232 reviews · from $18Our pick

Cruise Leipzig’s canals past Plagwitz, Buntgarnwerke, Palmengartenwehr, and Karl Heine Canal on a relaxed 70-minute motorboat tour.

“We really enjoyed the canal tour! The scenery was beautiful and our guide did a good job of keeping up safe and comfortable. Our guide didn’t speak English and the English guide app malfunctioned a bit, so we didn’t get the full “tour” experience, but overall it was a very relaxing and scenic experience.”

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2.1.5-Hour Public Tour with Night Watchman Bremme

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

Follow Leipzig’s lantern-carrying night watchman through old lanes, passages, and landmarks while hearing curious tales of Goethe, Schiller, and Mayor Romanus.

“We were led by Lady Bremme and she was super. Lots of info in 1.5 hours. She spent much energy and breath telling us about her beloved Leipzig.”

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3.Combo Tour in Leipzig: Guided City Tour & City Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,317 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $25

See Leipzig’s Old Town, Gohlis Castle, Plagwitz, and the Battle of Nations Monument on a $25 guided walk and bus tour.

“Professional counselor, speaking in a clear and pleasant The tour bus had a day off so there was no traffic congestion”

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4.1.5-Hour Historical Walking Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,217 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $17

Explore Leipzig’s key sights, curious legends, and modern history on a lively 90-minute German walking tour for $17.

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5.2-Hour Guided Walking Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,612 reviews · 2 hours · from $18

Explore Leipzig’s Old Town in German, from Nikolai Church and Auerbachs Keller to St. Thomas Church, in a focused two-hour walk.

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6.13-Stop Hop-on/Hop-off Bus Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,468 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Review the Leipzig 13-stop hop-on hop-off bus tour, with practical tips on sights, value, stops, timing, and what to expect.

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7.Gruseltour Leipzig: A Haunted Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,385 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $21

Explore Leipzig after dark with a costumed guide, grisly legends, ghost lore, and unsettling stories on a 1.5-hour city walk.

“Super. Spannend erzählte Geschichten an verschiedenen Orten im Stadtzentrum mit echtem Gruselfaktor.”

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8.Bus Tour with Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,384 reviews · from $16Best value

See Leipzig’s key sights by red double-decker bus, with German live commentary, a 45-minute walking tour, and a stop at the Battle Monument.

“We really enjoyed the tour. Unfortunately, as non-native German speakers, it was not always possible to follow the announcer completely because of his Saxon dialect/accent. But judging by the reaction of the Germans on the bus, he told some nice anecdotes. All in all it was a nice day and we enjoyed ourselves during the tour and saw an learned a lot of Leipzig.”

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9.Leipzig Zoo: Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,209 reviews · 1 day · from $22

Review Leipzig Zoo’s $22 ticket, from Gondwanaland’s rainforest and underwater elephants to Pongoland’s four great ape species.

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10.90-Minute Trabi City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 728 reviews · 1h 30m · from $81Top rated

Drive a classic Trabi through Leipzig with a German-speaking guide, city sights, convoy fun, photo stops, and a hands-on taste of East Germany.

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11.2-hour Auwald Motorboat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 439 reviews · 2 hours · from $25

Cruise Leipzig’s Auwald forest by quiet electric boat, passing locks, racecourse, and wildlife for an informative two-hour escape.

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12.360° Panorama THE CATHEDRALE OF MONET ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 410 reviews · from $18

Review of Leipzig’s Cathedral of Monet, a 360° oil panorama with Rouen scenes, day and night effects, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Es war die beste immersive Ausstellung die ich je gesehen habe.”

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13.Riverside Forest Tour on the Pleiße

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 347 reviews · from $18

Glide through Leipzig’s floodplain forest on a quiet 70-minute electric boat tour with a German-speaking guide, wildlife, and old oaks.

“Netter Guide, wir haben viele interessante Informationen erhalten. Unser kleiner Hund konnte auch mitkommen.”

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14.Floodplain Forest & City River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 334 reviews · from $37

Cruise Leipzig’s floodplain forest and waterways by electric boat, from Pleiße wildlife to Plagwitz industry, with a German-speaking guide.

“Eine völlig unerwartete Perspektive der Stadt vom Wasser aus. Super Organisation, toller Guide. Absolut empfehlenswert.”

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15.Exclusive BMW & MINI Behind-the-Scenes Factory Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 289 reviews · from $20

Tour BMW and MINI production at Leipzig’s Zaha Hadid designed plant, with robots, workers, electric cars, and practical factory insight.

“Excellent tour of an innovative and high-tech plant. A little difficult to access the plant if you are using public transportation, as it is outside the city a bit, but it was worth the cab fare for such an interesting tour. Our guide was wonderful and answered all of our questions. It was really cool to see the individual cars being built and to understand how the technology and hands-on processes work together.”

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