You will receive the full meeting point details and a map after you finalize your booking, in a confirmation email.
Do I have to book my Free Tour?
Yes, it's necessary to book your Free Tour in order to receive the full meeting point details via email on time. This helps ensure an enjoyable experience and good coordination between guides and tour guests. Booking is free, quick, and easy!
Can I contact my guide?
Yes, you will be able to message your guide with any questions that you might have after making a reservation, up until the start of the tour.
Can I make a booking for a larger group?
Maybe! In order to keep the group sizes manageable, each guide sets their own limit of guests per booking and departure. Choose the Free Tour you want to book, select the number of people in your group, and see if there are any departures available that suit your needs.
Are Free Tours really Free?
Yes, with Free Tours, there's no set price; instead, the guides rely on the tips of participants to sustain their livelihoods. By contributing a fair amount that reflects the value you receive from the tour, you not only support the guides but also express your appreciation for their expertise and dedication.
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Highlights of your trip!
Best Free Tours in Hamburg
Adorned with numerous bridges and canals, scattered cultural venues, a beautiful harbor city center, local seafood and fruit, alternative-friendly neighborhoods, shopping streets, green areas, accessible transport system, and red brick architecture, Hamburg has everything covered. Join one of the Free Tours in Hamburg to learn about this outstanding place, from a proud medieval history, horrific devastations like the 1842 and 1906 fires as well as WWII bombings alongside architectural boom periods. The Free Walking Tours in Hamburg are perfect to discover new facts and quirks about its history! Book the Essential Hamburg City Tour to explore the historic center and be taken on a journey through time from Charlemagne to recent urban developments. Take the Port of Hamburg and Reeperbahn Free Tour and discover one of the oldest suburbs in the city with a local guide.
Highlights of a Free Tour in Hamburg
On a Free Tour in Hamburg, you will stroll by the imperial 19th-century, neo-Renaissance style Rathaus (or city hall) and see why Hamburg is also known as the “Venice of Germany” as you walk through Alsterarkaden, the historic Venetian style arcade that you can find along the waterfront. Other highlights include the Neuer Wall, St. Peter’s Church, the Historic Warehouse District, and the Museum for Hamburg History. Discover Hamburg’s alternative side during a tour of the harbor, St. Pauli, and Reeperbahn, where you’ll get an interesting perspective on Hamburg’s personality through stories about artists, anarchists, political activists, misfits, punks, sailors, and musicians. By night, join Hamburg Free Walking Tours to hit the Reeperbahn (the red-light district) and find out why it has become one of Hamburg’s top attractions.
Things to Do in Hamburg
When it comes to keeping visitors entertained, Germany’s second city is a tour de force. With over 50 museums and an endless array of restaurants and bars, this place is a heaven for culture vultures, cool kids, and foodies alike. In addition to traditional museums, there are curiosities to discover, such as the delightful Miniatur Wunderland. If you are looking to have a rummage through interesting bric-a-brac, then a visit to the Flohschanze flea market is a must. Open every Sunday and located in the hip Schanzenviertel district, you can find just about everything there. Highly recommended are the boat tours, so you can sit back and relax whilst you are taken to all of the harbor highlights. Finally, Hamburg also has an incredible nightlife. Aim for the Reeperbahn district and end up at the Fish Market (for the hardcore party animals). Hamburg has something for all appetites!
