Cologne Highlights 2h privat walking tour with own Tour Guide.

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Cologne, Germany

2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Save hours reading up on the history of Cologne and learn about the city’s past, present, and hidden gems in a much more fun and immersive way—by going on a private guided walking tour. As well as showcasing the city’s top landmarks—such as Cologne Cathedral and the Historic Town Hall—the tour is also a great way to discover secret haunts that locals love, and get plenty of tips on local food and drink.

Explore the highlights of Cologne with a private guide
A walking tour takes you to places bus tours can’t access
Find off-the-beaten-track sites that are off the usual tourist trail
Great way to get your bearings and learn about the city’s history

What's Included

English, Spanish, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Chinese and German speaking Guide.

Entrance fees

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Wir holen sie gerne vom Hotel ab oder vereinbaren einen Treffpunkt. Bei größeren Gruppen ab 12 Pers. bitte per Mail anfragen. This is a walking tour. If you need a vehicle for transportation please contact us. We are happy to pick you up at your hotel if it’s near the centre. If you want to book for more than 12 Pax please contact us per email.

Itinerary

Cologne Cathedral

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hohe Strasse (Pass By)

Romisch-Germanisches Museum

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hohenzollern Bridge

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gross St. Martin

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fischmarkt

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Historic Town Hall

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chocolate Museum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 22 reviews

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Guide was knowledgeable...

Robin_K, Dec 2025

Guide was knowledgeable and personable. Also flexible to make sure he covered our requests. Great experience!

Great Tour, Highly Recommend!

Krista_G, Mar 2025

We were paired with Narella for our tour of Cologne and she did not disappoint! We hit all the best spots and and all of our questions about the area were answered!

Great Walking Tour

KathleenPrice, Sep 2024

Our tour with Jutta was great. She was extremely knowledgeable of the history of Cologne. She was personable as well.

Excellent Tour of the City

David_W, Jul 2024

I decided to take a day trip to Cologne and booked this tour after another company cancelled a tour on me. That being said, I highly recommend this tour and this company for several reasons. First, my guide, Sasha was fantastic, he is a local and had great knowledge of the city from modern day and back. The tour covered all the highlights of the city and some things that a casual traveler may not know about or had even seen, such as some of the humorous statues adorning buildings. Regardless of all that, I highly recommend the tour.

Great perspective on Cologne history

Kim_D, May 2024

Jutte was so knowledgeable and pointed out things that we never would have discovered on our own. She is a very good story teller and a fun guide.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you!!

Great overview of Cologne

Kelly_D, Jul 2023

Ayila was personable and knowledgeable. Good overview. I liked both the history and some of the fun legends.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you Kelly!! :)

Fabulous tour & worth the visit to Cologne

Lisa_C, Mar 2023

Our guide, Aylin, was excellent as she is knowledgeable of Cologne's history through the ages as well as culture. Her English is excellent, her knowledge of historic dates was impressive, even back to the twelfth century. We toured inside the cathedral and was impressed as we’ve toured many cathedrals and she made it very interesting. We also toured around the town through the art museum, bridge, walked around the waterfront, town and even had a local beer. Having been raised in Cologne, it was interesting to hear her speak of older generations, as well as German approach to teaching history to the youth today. FYI, Cologne train station has an excellent storage facility to hold luggage while spending time touring.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you, Lisa! :) It was a pleasure to meet you.

Fantastic Guide

Krista_B, Dec 2022

Highly recommend Alen one of the best guides in Europe we have had. The most accommodating guide you can ask for!!! She goes above and beyond.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thank you Krista :) !! Aylin

Fantastic Christmas time or anytime in Koln/Cologne

Robert_W, Dec 2022

Aylin was a superb guide. Her graceful style and sensibilities made our trip very enjoyable. She blended great tidbits of history with well-timed stops for gluhwein and a Fruh Kolsch. The Christmas markets are magical at this time of year so all in all a wonderful time with great ideas and options that Aylin provided. Definitely would recommend taking tours with her!

Response from Host, Dec 2022

It was a pleasure to meet you! Thank you !!! :)

Fantastic Walking Tour

Michael_L, Aug 2022

Narella was a fantastic guide; very knowledgeable about the city and all of its sights. i would definitely book this tour again. we had a great time!

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you, Michael ! :)

Fantastic!!

stephanie_t, Apr 2022

Michael was a wealth of knowledge. We really enjoyed getting to know his current home city Cologne and him during this tour. Of course we loved touring the Cologne Cathedral. The stain glass windows, flying buttresses were jaw dropping. But we also saw lots of unexpected things on this tour like underground Roman walls just below the Cologne Cathedral and a Roman tile floor unearthed in recent years that is so exquisite that they built a museum to showcase it. Well worth your time-go for it!!

Enthousiaste en...

Koen_v, Oct 2023

Enthousiaste en vriendelijke gids. Michael had diverse historische foto's bij zich om zijn verhaal te verduidelijken.

Una grata visita a la Ciudad de Colonia

Ricardo_M, Jul 2022

La actitud y conocimientos de la Ciudad por parte de nuestra guía, fue en general lo que que será recordado por nosotros. Una increíble y excelente guía y más como persona.