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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Germany

410 tours  ·  from $3 a head

Everything with a guide, a boat or a coach attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Berlin: 1-Hour City Tour by Boat with Guaranteed Seating - Finding the Friedrichstraße departure point
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Berlin: 1-Hour City Tour by Boat with Guaranteed Seating

2.1-Hour City Tour by Boat with Guaranteed Seating

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 16,993 reviews · 1 hour · from $25

See Berlin’s Reichstag, Cathedral, Museum Island, and Government Quarter from the Spree on a relaxed one-hour boat tour.

“The boat trip was very pleasant, it wasn't very crowded and I was actually allowed to join earlier - my ticket was for 15:30 but I was there at 14:30, so the crew allowed me to join this group. Berlin is very beautiful being seen from the boat. Don't think twice, especially if you are there for a short amount of time and want to see as much of the city as possible.”

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Hamburg: Sex and Crime in St. Pauli Tour for Ages 18+ - Starting among the Reeperbahn’s adult nightlife
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Hamburg: Sex and Crime in St. Pauli Tour for Ages 18+

3.Sex and Crime in St. Pauli Tour for Ages 18+

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 15,447 reviews

Explore Hamburg’s St. Pauli red light district, Zur Ritze’s boxing cellar, Herbertstrasse, gang lore, and local crime stories on a 2-hour tour.

“My girlfriend and I loved every minute of the tour! Johanna was an excellent guide making it a really fun yet informative tour. The two hours flew by!”

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Dresden: Semperoper Tickets and Guided Tour - The decorated rooms reveal the building’s purpose
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Dresden: Semperoper Tickets and Guided Tour

4.Semperoper Tickets and Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 12,102 reviews · 45 min · from $18

Tour Dresden’s Semperoper for 45 minutes, seeing its ornate rooms, Italian Renaissance design, reconstruction story, and famous auditorium acoustics.

“Tour was ok. Felt rushed due to lots of other tour groups. English guide struggled with language and content. Was very hard to hear her - perhaps mics??”

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Discover Berlin Half-Day Walking Tour - Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, and Pariser Platz
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Discover Berlin Half-Day Walking Tour

6.Discover Berlin Half-Day Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9,624 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24Top rated

Review of Berlin’s 3.5-hour walking tour, covering Prussian, Nazi, and Cold War sites with an engaging guide for $24.19.

“Absolutely brilliant! Worth every penny and so informative. Pitched and paced perfectly. I would definitely recommend doing it on the first day so that you can orientate yourself to the city and return to visit the spots most interesting to you later. Georgia was an excellent guide! Highly recommended.”

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Berlin: Government District around the Reichstag Guided Tour - Starting at the Futurium and crossing the Spree
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Berlin: Government District around the Reichstag Guided Tour

8.Government District around the Reichstag Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 8,447 reviews

Walk Berlin’s government quarter from the Futurium to the Reichstag, with stories of politics, the Wall, architecture, and reunification.

“First a multi langual guide that, even on his birthday, would lead the group of 14 in an enthousiatic way around the reichstag buildings. Gave a lot of background information on the surroundings. Second the professional german guide of reichstag explained in a detailed but still humoristic way the proceedings of reichstag employees. Lastly a walk around the rooftop and dome with splendid view over Berlin. Explanation with free audioguide multiple (also dutch) language. Good value for maney, to skip the line when free tours are already sold out.Read more”

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Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle-Fairytale Day Tour from Munich - Oberammergau is a scenic pass-by, not a village visit
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Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle-Fairytale Day Tour from Munich

10.Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle-Fairytale Day Tour from Munich

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,275 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Visit Linderhof and Neuschwanstein from Munich in one long, scenic day with transport, castle tours, and free time.

“If you go in the winter pray that it's clear weather wise. For us it was a winter wonderland and so beautiful. The scenery is amazing and the castles are beautiful. How Ludvig built them in those days just makes you wonder how, due to the location! But, they're there for all to see and appreciate. Please go and see them!”

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Hamburg: 2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour - Finding the boat at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
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Hamburg: 2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour

11.2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,979 reviews · 2 hours · from $47

Cruise Hamburg’s working harbor, locks, Speicherstadt, and Elbphilharmonie in two hours, with German commentary and multilingual app support.

“we're a couple, (Brit and Filipina) and I booked this surprise for my husband because he's a merchant navy then and he absolutely love it!! I personally enjoyed looking upclose the container cranes, how we're just a few feet we were from the bow of the ship and so much more. But most of all our tour guide, Kiel (excuse my spelling if wrong) was excellent!! Though he spoke in German, he spoke with us in English!! Well done!! He' s very accommodating and with good rapport too before the tour started! Thank you. Made my husband happy.”

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Hamburg: Line A Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Harbor views and the Elbphilharmonie
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Hamburg: Line A Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Berlin: Third Reich and Cold War 2 Hour Walking Tour - Meeting at the Brandenburg Gate
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Berlin: Third Reich and Cold War 2 Hour Walking Tour

13.Third Reich and Cold War 2 Hour Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6,830 reviews · from $23

Walk Berlin’s Nazi and Cold War landmarks, from the Reichstag and Hitler’s bunker to the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie.

“Mikhail was an incredible tour guide. He was so knowledgeable about this city’s history. Would recommend to anyone wanting to learn more about Berlin’s history.”

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Leipzig: City History Canal Sightseeing Tour on a Motorboat - The Baedeker villa and Leipzig’s publishing past
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Leipzig: City History Canal Sightseeing Tour on a Motorboat

15.City History Canal Sightseeing Tour on a Motorboat

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

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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