English Garden (Englischer Garten) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the English Garden. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Classic Bike Tour Daily @ 11.30am with Beer Garden Stop & Surfers

• Munich Small-Group Bike Tour

• Munich Private Tour with a Local – Highlights and Hidden Gems

• Munich City Bike Tour + Beer Garden Lunch Stop

• Mike's Mini Bike Tour, Incl. Beer Garden Stop @ 4pm - 2.5 hours

Visiting Munich’s English Garden is totally free to wander and explore, making for a great afternoon of fresh air, relaxation, and people-watching. However, if you want to get a deeper feel for the city’s culture, hop on a tour—sightseeing tours start around US$30, and bike tours start around US$45.

Yes, the English Garden is absolutely worth visiting—for starters, it's one of the world's largest urban parks, and it's free to explore. It's so diverse, you'll probably even catch folks tightrope-walking, horseback-riding, practicing yoga, and surfing, apart from running, walking, picnicking, playing frisbee, and all the other standard park fun.

Per one customer who booked the Munich Small-Group Bike Tour, "Great way to start our trip in Munich. Beautiful bike ride through the city and park. Riding bikes in the city is very easy and allows the group to cover a lot of ground. There are some fun stops to get a beer at the Chinese beer garden or see the surfers in the canal. Also, some beautiful and historic monuments and buildings ... Overall, we loved this tour and our guide!"

The English Garden (Englischer Garten) in Munich is famous for being a vast park that covers much of the city’s northeast. Tourists typically flock to the English Garden for its walking and cycling trails, its beer gardens, and for the Eisbachwelle, a spot where you can see locals surf a standing wave on the Eisbach river.

Yes, visitors can rent bikes both in the center of Munich and in the English Garden to explore the trails throughout this expansive park on two wheels. As for renting a paddleboat or rowboat, head to the Kleinhesseloher See lake.

Yes, you can explore the English Garden with a guided tour. While many Munich sightseeing and city tours include the English Garden in their itineraries, it may be for only a brief stop passing through. To see the park further, visitors can take bicycle tours and rickshaw tours that dedicate more time to exploring.

Yes, the English Garden is home to many eateries. Most venues are beer gardens, where you can order Bavarian cuisine as well as drinks. However, there are a couple of restaurants with indoor dining, including the upscale Seehaus im Englischen Garten restaurant.

No, swimming is not allowed or recommended in the Eisbach river in the English Garden, due to the strength of the current; signs along the river banks clearly advise visitors not to swim. Instead, locals usually go for a swim in the Schwabinger Bach, a gentle stream with open lawns on either side.

Yes, dogs are allowed in the English Garden, as long as they are kept on a leash. Be sure to check city rules regarding which breeds must wear a muzzle in public and which must be kept on a short leash.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the English Garden. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Munich:

• Neuschwanstein Castle

• Linderhof Palace

• Marienplatz

• Odeonsplatz

• Church of Our Lady

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Munich.