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Enhance your Hamburg experience with a hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour by land and water! Aboard a double-decker bus, pass main city attractions and disembark at any of the 28 stops for close-up views of sights like St Michael Church and the renowned Reeperbahn red-light district. Your ticket includes two 60-minute boat trips through Hamburg’s historic harbor and Lake Alster. Do everything in one day, or spread the three activities over three consecutive days!

Visit the sobering Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp on a private tour from Berlin. Discover the camp’s history via the expertise of historian and former British military attaché in Berlin, Nigel Dunkley, who created the tour. Explore the site’s cells, execution grounds, hospital, and more with your guide, learning about the camp’s unique design and role in World War II. Your visit also includes hotel pickup and drop-off, for convenience.

Berlin’s landmarks are spread across the city, and getting between them by public transport eats into your time. Travel door to door in a private Trabant stretch limousine, a customized take on the classic East German car, as your driver-guide shares stories of the GDR era. Stop at sights such as Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall, and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Museum Island, choosing a tour length that suits your schedule.

Escape Frankfurt for a day—and immerse yourself in Germany’s top wine regions—on this luxurious, private tour. Depart in the morning from your local accommodation, and travel with your guide along the Rhine River. You'll enjoy an introduction to local varietals and winemaking traditions. You’ll also visit three highlight wineries, will take part in tastings and cellar tours, and will indulge in a cheese plate snack.

If you’re dreaming of exploring Germany’s Romantic Road, this tour can make it a reality. Departing from Frankfurt, you’ll soon be zooming through Bavaria's castle-studded mountains and valleys, stopping to explore medieval towns. From Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Schloss Weikersheim, this is one jam-packed day of picturesque, half-timbered, only-in-Germany adventure.

Renowned for its Christmas market and festive atmosphere, the holiday season is the ideal time to visit Cologne. See the best of the German city on a 2-hour Rhine River cruise, an experience guaranteed to capture the festive spirit. On board a spacious saloon vessel, you’ll enjoy live music and see highlights such as Kolner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) and Cologne Old Town (Altstadt). Food, drinks, and gratuities are not included.

Get a close-up look at Frankfurt’s history on a private walking tour of the Old Town area. Choose from 2, 3, 4, or 6-hour tours, depending on your schedule and interests. All tour durations visit the beautiful Frankfurt Cathedral, and your guide can provide insider tips for restaurants, pubs, and other attractions. You’ll learn a lot more about the German city’s history than you would wandering around alone.

See so much more than on the train when you book this small-group sightseeing transfer from Munich to Prague—or upgrade to the private option, with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation. Your guide shows you the highlights of medieval Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plzen (Pilsen), home of the original Pilsner beer, and Karlstejn Castle with its Gothic turrets. Please note: Entrance fees are at your own expense.

Discover Munich with a private guide, exploring the enchanting Old Town squares and hearing the city's history. During a walking tour, you'll learn about landmarks such as the Glockenspiel, Munich Hofbräuhaus, and the Royal Residence, and hear tales of wartime history. Find out fun facts about the beer purity law and the annual Oktoberfest, and enjoy photo stops aplenty as you walk your way around the city. The tour is led by a private guide, and the meeting point and start time can be chosen by you.

Uncover Berlin’s Jewish heritage and culture on this private, 4-hour walking tour. Explore the city’s Jewish quarter with your very own guide, and gain insight into the history of Berlin’s Jewish community, from the 17th century right through to today. Visit key landmarks like the Old Jewish Cemetery, the New Synagogue and Otto Weidt Museum. See, too, the Missing House and Hackesche Höfe and learn about those who once lived there.

See some of Munich’s top attractions and discover its days of Third Reich rule on this private, guided, 2-hour walking tour around the city’s Old Town. Learn about the history of Munich as well as the Third Reich’s rise to power here. This tour features visits to historic landmarks like Marienplatz, Frauenkirche and the Viktualienmarkt. Then explore those sites associated with Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party, like the building where he first joined the Nazis, the former headquarters of the Gestapo and much more.

Enhance your experience of Munich’s Old Town on a private 2-hour walking tour, designed for first-time visitors seeking a personalized experience. Tick off highlights such as Marienplatz, the Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady (Frauenkirche), and Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt), where you’ll browse stalls selling Bavarian delights. Plus, you’ll visit the famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall and have the chance to customize your itinerary according to your interests.

Enjoy a twist on a traditional sightseeing tour with this Heidelberg group tour featuring wine tastings. Get an insider's perspective of the city's Old Town that goes beyond the guidebooks, as your guide leads you through the area's historical highlights and provides commentary along the way. Take in the Heidelberg Castle, Karl Theodor Bridge, ride the city's funicular, and try regional wines in the Heidelberg Tun castle cellar.

Discover Munich’s most delicious highlights—and learn more about its traditional delicacies, as well as its modern dining scene—on this indulgent private walking tour. Before lunch, meet your guide at central Marienplatz, and come with an appetite: enjoy generous samplings throughout the tour. Browse Viktualienmarkt stalls, try classic weisswurst, sip Bavarian beer, and finish with a sweet Viennese treat.

Experience Munich's Bavarian beer culture at its finest with this all-inclusive Oktoberfest tour. Save precious vacation time with prebooked entry and enter the world’s most famous beer festival with a local guide leading the way. Stroll through historic Theresienwiese to learn about Bavaria’s centuries-old brewing traditions, then settle in at your reserved table to enjoy a traditional Bavarian lunch along with unlimited steins of beer. As the atmosphere builds, join the celebration with live Bavarian music, dancing, and nonstop festival energy.

Berlin is one of Europe’s most exciting foodie destinations, and this tasting tour gives you the inside scoop on Bergmannkiez in Kreuzberg, one of the German capital's best-kept culinary secrets. Sample modern twists on classic street food, such as the döner, pair German beer with bites in a brewery, and taste Portuguese wine alongside starters made by your own Italian chef. Going with a guide means you can avoid tourist traps and see where the locals eat.

Escape the city bustle of Dresden and spend time in nature with this group tour to the Bohemian (Czech) and Saxon (German) Switzerland National Parks. Once collected from your hotel, sit back and relax knowing everything is sorted for you. Enjoy guided hikes at both destinations, along with stops at Bastei Bridge, Neurathen Castle, the Sněžník Lookout Tower, and the Tyssa Walls, a filming site of "The Chronicles of Narnia".

If traditional walking tours are too boring or restrictive for your tastes, try this treasure hunt-style app-directed tour instead. Download the app and take on the role of a 1984 East Berlin resident attempting to escape. Follow directions and solve clues that lead you to key sights, such as Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial, and the Brandenburg Gate.

Experience Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, just north of Berlin, on this private tour which includes hotel transfers from your hotel in Berlin. Together with a dedicated guide, you'll traverse the concentration camp that imprisoned thousands and murdered many between 1936 and 1945. Visit some of the remaining buildings and grounds, learn about the history of the camp and the Nazi Party, and gain insight into this tragic period in history.

Travel back to 1970s Berlin — a time when the city was split in two and West Berlin was “cut off from its world, art and culture, dying with no hope of retribution” — on this 3-hour tour. Together with a specialist guide, you’ll navigate the city on foot and by public transport, in search of the Berlin that inspired David Bowie’s seminal Berlin Trilogy. See Hansa Studios, where ‘Heroes’ and ‘Low’ were recorded, as well as 155 Hauptstrasse, once home to Bowie and Iggy Pop. You’ll also visit Potsdamer Platz, Zoo Station, Neues Ufer Café, and other culturally significant sites.

Sample a slice of Berlin’s coolest districts during this small-group walking food and culture tour. Avoid tourist traps and enjoy included tastings from local food vendors as you experience the meeting of 'East' and 'West' Berlin. Try everything from Turkish and Arabic cuisine, trendy coffee, and diverse food markets, all while visiting World War II sights and learning about Berlin’s communist history.

Delve deeper into Berlin's association with sex and freedom with a sociologist guide on a unique walking tour. Visit spots you just won’t find in the guidebook, as you travel in a group no larger than 10. Discover the pioneering sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld, the gay novelist Christopher Isherwood, 1920s lesbian clubs, the infamous Eldorado club, the memorial to LGBTQ+ Holocaust victims, and more.

Get the most out of your time in Füssen by ticking off two key attractions in a day. After a hassle-free pickup, ride with ease to the fairytale architectural wonder of Neuschwanstein Castle—one of Germany’s most visited castles. Instead of being held up waiting for tickets, enjoy the perk of skip-the-line admission. Then, after Neuschwanstein, the trip also showcases the pretty village of Oberammergau.

Discover Berlin as the center of the Cold War on this private historical walking tour. After World War II, Berlin became the pivotal city in a struggle to control war-torn Europe. Retrace the trail of the “death strip” and the Berlin Wall. Visit some of Berlin’s relevant Cold War locations, like the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, Gethsemane Church, Bornholmer Strasse and much more. Learn about the history of Berlin, from its founding to a divided city of the Cold War.