Hamburg's Historical Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1–1.3 hour
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Are you looking for a way to see Hamburg's historical highlights without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Take in medieval canals, baroque churches, and many other historical structures in the inner city that survived the firestorms of World War II. • Hear from the producer. Jo Eckardt, founder of the tour company, A Friend in Berlin • Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish. • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it. • Use the virtual tour option at home. Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under "Before You Go." Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap Start. Voice Map has automatic GPS playback with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
Itinerary
This self-guided audio tour starts where the canal that runs along City Hall (Binnenalster) meets Hamburg’s posh waterfront, the Jungfernstieg.
Along the way, you’ll have an opportunity to take pictures of the many sailboats on Alster Lake.
This tour passes by the Alsterarkaden. You'll hear about it while you walk.
This tour passes by the Bleichenfleet. You'll hear about it while you walk.
This tour passes by Stadthöfe. You'll hear about it while you walk.
You'll see a few hidden corners most tourists miss like the Hummel Memorial.
You'll stroll through the Composers' Quarter. You'll hear some of the city's history while you walk.
You’ll see some of Hamburg’s most famous landmarks like the Brahms Museum and Krameramtsstuben alley where the widows of deceased grocers in the 1600s used to live.
Along the way, you’ll have an opportunity to listen to stories about Hamburg celebrities including Johannes Hummel, the Wolf brothers, and Swedish Queen Christina.
This tour passes by Hotel Motel One Hamburg Am Michel. You'll hear about it while you walk.
Along the way, you’ll have an opportunity to visit the most important Baroque Church in Northern Germany, St Michael’s Church.
You’ll see some of Hamburg’s most famous landmarks like the Brahms Museum and Krameramtsstuben alley where the widows of deceased grocers in the 1600s used to live.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 5 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.
How it compares in Hamburg
- Its from-price is 89% below the median of the 98 city tours we list in Hamburg.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 32 of 98.
About Hamburg
Hamburg is Germany's second city and biggest port, a place of canals, red-brick warehouses, a harbourside concert hall and the Reeperbahn.
Hamburg lies on the Elbe, about a hundred kilometres from the North Sea, and trade made it rich as a Hanseatic city. The Speicherstadt, a district of red-brick warehouses on timber piles beside canals, is listed by UNESCO together with the neighbouring Kontorhaus quarter. Beyond it the Elbphilharmonie concert hall rises from an old warehouse, with a public viewing terrace over the harbour.
Top-ranked sights in Hamburg: Panik City, Elbphilharmonie, Warehouse District (Speicherstadt).
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