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Food, Guided Tours, Nightlife, Private Tours
Hamburg Christmas Market - Private Tour
This is the best-known Christmas Market in Hamburg, the perfect place to get your Holiday groove on the move. Come and stroll through quaint town squares lighten up by the twinkling Christmas lights while visiting the many wooden stalls selling spiced mulled wine, many hand made decorations, chocolate-covered fruits, cinnamon pastry, roasted almonds, and other local mouth-watering delicacies. All that while enjoying a profound knowledge of the past and present of these Christmas traditions, well known by our local guide. Experience the joy of Christmas in the best place and step into the wonderful world of the Holidays. You will learn about: ・German Christmas traditions You will see: ・Hamburg's Town Hall ・Rathausmarkt ・Christmas Market Inclusions: Guide Exclusions: Entrance fee Important Info: Please make sure you answer all the mandatory questions during the booking process. Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Guided Tours
Hamburg St. Pauli Private Walking Tour
Take a peek with this exciting and unusual tour in the area of St. Pauli and its famous Red-light district. We will take you on a journey through its dark past to the bright neon of the present, sprinkled with historical facts and data that will insure an entertaining and informative time. St. Pauli has many interesting stories to share, about the Herbertstrasse, the Davidwache, about Hamburg’s own Jack the Ripper. Together with some cheeky peeks in the red area, we will pass the world-famous boxing “Ritze” cellars where Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson and Ukraine’s own Klitschko brothers have put on their gloves, or the clubs where none other than the Beatles started strumming up their guitars. Many others famous or infamous have passed the Reeperbahn. Our guide will lead you though the famous neighborhood, making sure to show you all the secret corners and places which wouldn’t be so easy to find on your own. We will show you a great time in the most fun area in Germany! You will learn about: *Life and love at St. Pauli *The meaning of “Reeperbahn” *The history of the eroticism in Hamburg *The secret of Davidwache *Fritz Honka, Hamburg’s own Jack the Ripper *The Beatles early career *Pop songs written about the Reeperbahn *Boxing illustrious history *Why women are supposedly forbidden to enter the Red Light Herbertstraße. You will see: *Erotic Art Museum *Operettenhaus *Davidwache *Herbertstraße Red Light street *The Große Freiheit cross street *Hotel Luxor, Hamburg's oldest brothel * Beatles-Platz. Languages English, Spanish and German Inclusions: Guide Exclusions: Entrance fee Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Day Trips, Guided Tours, History, Private Tours
Hamburg Private Walking Tour
Everyone who has ever visited Hamburg is enthusiastic about its personality, elegance and maritime charm. Now it’s your turn to discover its treasures and explore the diversity in a walking tour that covers all the main highlights of this cosmopolitan city. Highlights Role as a center of international trade and shipping in the late 19th and early 20th Great Fire of Hamburg Evolution to a modern city The reconstruction of the city hall and the cost How and why Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined Hamburg, also called “The gate of the world”, is considered to be a city-port always in movement, always evolving. As the second largest city in Germany, Hamburg is also considered to be one of Germany's wealthiest cities. In a place where history blends with the Modern Age, you will find a little for everyone's taste. Like the impressive City Hall, the seat of the government of Hamburg. The old City Hall was destroyed in a fire in 1842 and rebuilding took 44 years, with a whopping cost of 80 million euros, to today’s standards. At Deichstraße, the oldest remaining street in the Old Town of Hamburg, be sure to observe lavishly restored houses from the 17th through the 19th century. From the crazy night life in the Red District in Reeperbahn, to sailing or enjoying a calm river cruise on Alster, or a visit to the baroque protestant church of St. Michael, or even a view of the famous Elbphilharmonie building, Hamburg will match all requests. Inclusions: Guide Exclusions: Entrance fee Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Guided Tours
Hamburg Elbe Riverside Private Walking Tour
Hamburg is a city that embraces its maritime side. Famous for having the largest port in Europe, it was instrumental in the rise of the Hanseatic League, a guild of merchants that brought prosperity to the northern shores of Europe. Along the shores of the Elbe, the buildings witnessed history in the making and being made today, like in the famous Elbe Philharmonic Hall. Now it’s your turn to discover its treasures and explore the diversity in a walking tour that covers all the main highlights of the riverside. We will see the towering heights of St. Michael’s church, touch the finger of the small Zitronenjette statue, and pass the park on Venusberg for a great view over the river. We will go underwater but you will not get wet, enjoy the southern mediterranean flair of the Portuguese quarter and be surprised by the Scandinavian-style churches. This and much more will be part of an unforgettable tour of the Elba riverside of Hamburg. You will learn about: History of the city. Its role as a center of international trade and shipping in the late 19th and early 20th "Great Fire of Hamburg" Evolution to a modern city. Reconstruction of the city hall and its cost: How and why Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined. You will see: "Gruner + Jahr publishing house", St. Michael's church, "Zitronenjette statue", Krameramtsstuben townhouses, Venusberg, Landungsbrücken piers, Old Elbe Tunnel (Alter Elbtunnel), View of the museum ships Rickmer Rickmers and Cap San Diego, Brücke 1 pier Portugiesenviertel (Portuguese quarter), Gustaf Adolf church. Finnish seafarer church. Inclusions: Guide Exclusions: Tickets Gratuities Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Family Friendly, Guided Tours
Hamburg Dungeon - Ticket
One of the MUST SEEs in Hamburg takes you through 600 years of Hamburg’s murky past. Legends of bygone days brought back to life provide live entertainment at its best. Who dares to enter the elevator of doom will be taken on an extraordinary time travel: where you hold your breath, wince and laugh and where each visitor is actively involved in the historic events – and thus becomes part of the history himself. Professional actors guide you through the dark years of the plague or on board of a pirate ship to rescue Klaus Störtebeker from execution. You have to escape from the Great fire of 1842, experience the gruesome tortures of the 18th century or have to defend yourself at the courtroom and stand for the judge – always with a wink and the chance for scarily funny laughers. Witness the city’s history at first hand! Don’t miss the latest show “Santa Fu” – Escape the infamous prison! Located directly in historic Speicherstadt, not far from Hamburg Harbour. Chargeable parking spaces with limited availability in front of building, bus halt in front of building. Important information Please note, that children under the age of 15 are admitted only accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 10 are not allowed. Please note the Shows are in German. On Fridays to Sundays and on bank holidays the first tour at 10am is in English. Shows last approximately 90 minutes and start every few minutes. Inclusions: Tickets Museum Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Guided Tours
Elbphilharmonie, Speicherstadt & HafenCity Private Walking Tour
Once called ”The gateway to the world”, Hamburg can still prove its renown. Come to the waterfront district and enjoy a 2h tour through the hidden narrow alleys or over the canals, pass by the seven-storey red-brick warehouses or enjoy the views from Poggenmühlen Bridge. Finish the tour in modern Hafen City with its crown jewel, the Elbphilharmonie, one of Hamburg's most iconic architectural landmarks. You will see: Speicherstadt, UNESCO World Heritage site Some of the hidden alleys and canals of the Warehouse District The Chilehaus The breathtaking views from the Poggenmühlen Bridge The Wasserschloss building The modern HafenCity The iconic Elbphilharmonie You will learn about: The history of the city and its UNESCO sites Role as a center of international trade and shipping in the late 19th and early 20th Great Fire of Hamburg Evolution to a modern city How and why Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined The superlatives of Elbphilharmonie Languages English, German Inclusions: Guide Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: VOCUHERLESS - Printed voucher or E-voucher. Print and bring the voucher or show the voucher on your mobile device to enjoy the activity.

Guided Tours
Discover Hamburg - Walking Tour
Moin moin! Join one of our expert guides and Discover Hamburg today! This
2. 5-3 hour walk takes you through the 1200-year history of Germany’s wealthiest city. From a fort on a hill to one of the world’s most important ports, Hamburg is a city full of stories. On this stroll through Hamburg’s historic old town, you’ll take in the stunning 19th Century neo-renaissance Town Hall, with more than 600 rooms, built at the peak of Hamburg’s fortune. As we delve deeper into the history of the Free City we will visit the charming historic Deichstrasse, and learn how the Great Fire ravaged the old town, inadvertently making way for Hamburg’s era-defining red brick ‘Kontor House’ buildings. Taking a hard look at the darkest days of German history, we will have a chance to explore the former St. Nikolai Church, once one of the finest examples of neo-gothic architecture in Europe, the tower now stands as a memorial for the tens of thousands of victims of the allied air raids of World War Two. Your tour will finish in the Speicherstadt, not only the most beautiful corner of town but Hamburg’s first UNESCO World Heritage site! Here you will see the gorgeous warehouses that used to store anything and everything shipped down the river Elbe before it made its way to the rest of the world. Your guide will end the tour in front of Hamburg’s stunning concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie and its marvellous viewing platform, the so-called Plaza, which you can visit for free after the tour. Inclusions: Guide Important Info: N/A Redeem Info: PRINTED - Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.
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