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UrbanCGN Belgisches Viertel City Life & City Lights
Duration: 1.5 hours Fee: €205,- in a foreign language
Today the Belgian quarter is one of Cologne‘s hotspots for fashion and design, bars and clubs as well as street art and (art) galleries. The development of the former 19th century residential area to the place to be of today has undergone various processes of change. Corner shops, neon ads and urban art, the architecture of the buildings and the city tell the tales of one of Colognes most unique areas. The walking tour will lead us through one of the most diverse urban landscapes of Cologne and the local scene.
UrbanCGN Ehrenfeld Street Art & Street Life
Duration: 1.5 hours Fee: €205,- in a foreign language
The burrow of Cologne-Ehrenfeld has been an area of innovation ever since its establishment during the industrial revolution of the 19th century. Throughout the centuries the industrial landscape has transformed into an upcoming area due to its popularity with immigrants, artists and students. The industrial charm, street and urban art as well as the shops, stores, cafés, restaurants and bars guide us through the history and the contemporary lifestyle of this pulsating district which has become one of the most popular areas for creativity and nightlife in Cologne.
10 Euro discount on cash payment
Time travel to Cologne in the Golden Twenties (mit VR-Brille)
Duration: 1 hour Altstadtrundgang und ca. 45 min Zeitreise Fee: € 140,- Deutsch, €155,- in a foreign language, zzgl. Tickets TimeRide ab € 15,50 p. P. Experience the ultimate time travel through Cologne with a real walking tour in combination with a virtual tram ride. Immerse yourself even more deeply in the history of Cologne during the roaring and legendary twenties. Together with the hatter Tessa and the streetcar driver Pitter you will discover the exciting time after the British occupation and the Spanish flu and experience the undestroyed Cologne. With TimeRide VR you bring it all to life virtually – up close. Such a city tour is unique in the world!
Süßes Köln - Die Konditoreitour
Duration: 2 Hours Fee: € 210,- Deutsch, zzgl. 9,00 p.P. inkl. süßem Verzehr (Torte,
Eis, Pralinen & Gebäck), max. 15 Personen Gönnen Sie sich einen genussvollen und kurzweiligen Nachmittag in Kölns stadtbekannten Cafés und lassen Sie sich in die Welt handgemachter Pralinen, Gebäck, Kuchen, Eis und Torten entführen. Wir besuchen drei Cafés in der Kölner Altstadt. Hier erwartet man uns mit verschiedenen Leckereien - probieren Sie hausgemachte Köstlichkeiten und erfahren Sie Wissenswertes über die Entdeckung des Kaffees und die teuerste Torte der Welt. Gibt es ein traditionelles Gebäck in Köln? Hören Sie, in welches lustvolle schokoladene Verhältnis Ludwig XIV an seinem Hofe verwickelt wurde... Lassen Sie den Alltag hinter sich und widmen sich dem süßen Genuss.
Büdchentour in der Südstadt
Duration: 1.5 hours Fee: € 180,- Deutsch zzgl. € 6,- p. P. für eine bunte Tüte und ein Getränk, max. 15 Personen Das gute alte Büdchen – Zeitungskiosk, Treffpunkt und Einkaufsalternative – steckt voller Geschichten und Kindheitserinnerungen an Colafläschchen, Brausebonbons und Lakritzschnecken. Lernen Sie unterschiedliche Büdchen-Typen und ihre Besitzer kennen. Erfahren Sie, welche Bedeutung die Büdchen für ihr Veedel haben, welche von ihnen besondere Sortimente führen, welche Stammkundschaft sie haben, wie der Alltag eines Kölner Büdchens aussieht und welche Schicksale einige von ihnen ereilten. Und unterwegs gibt es für jeden ein leckeres Tütchen vom Büdchen.
Through the night
Duration: 2 Hours Fee: €235,- in a foreign language, plus cost for drink
In a nocturnal atmosphere you can relax and explore Cologne‘s old town between the cathedral and the Rhine. They mingle with the hustle and bustle of the evening and actively explore Cologne‘s culture and customs from yesterday to today. For the drink on the way you visit a little hut and get in the mood for the night with an anecdote or two. Through winding alleys in the old town and along hidden squares you reach the Rhine to finally take a closer look at the illuminated cathedral.
10 Euro discount on cash payment
Köln Triangle - A scenic guided tour high up in the sky
Duration: 1.5 hours Fee: €175,- in a foreign language, plus admission fee
Discover Cologne from a different angle! This tour will take you right to the top of Cologne. We will begin our walk at the Cathedral and cross the Rhine bridge with its famous Lovelocks. Meanwhile the view on the beautiful gabled houses and church towers accompany our way. On the other side of the river the elevator of the KölnTriangle tower will lift us onto its observation deck in 100 m hight. The 360° view of Cologne is breath taking! Will you be able to recognize Cologne‘s sights from the birds eye perspective?
Das dunkle Köln
Duration: 1.5 hours Fee: € 180,- Deutsch Wie Geiz, Gier und Neid Kölner auf die schiefe Bahn zogen… Vom Raubmord aus Geldgier bis zur Kollision eines Kleinwagens mit dem Dom aus Liebeskummer bietet die Kölner Geschichte ein farbiges Panorama aus Versuchungen und Sündenfällen. Wie kamen beispielsweise die Kölner Luden auf die Idee, eine Fußballmannschaft zu gründen? Was wurde im Mittelalter strenger bestraft: Mord oder Diebstahl? Und wer bezahlte den Henker? Begeben Sie sich mit uns in die Abgründe der Kölner Unterwelt.
Guided tour through the European Astronaut Centre
Duration: 2 Hours Fee: € 699,- in Englisch Group size: max. 25 persons
Reach for the stars! Exclusively discover the European Astronaut Centre (ECA) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in CologneWahnheide. Here the European Astronaut Corps are trained for space missions, especially those on the International Space Station (ISS). The program includes a lecture at the cinema which will be followed by an excursion of the training area – the core of the ECA. Then visitors may ask questions on the work of the ECA, space training or manned spaceflight in general.
Raftingtour auf dem Rhein
Duration: 2 – 3 hours Fee: € 53,- p. P. Group size: mind. 10 persons Only for swimmers. Minimum age 7 years
Enjoy the scenic view of Colognes landmarks and major sights from a different perspective. The rafting tour starts in the south of Cologne and leads through some of Colognes bridges before passing the majestic Cathedral and ending in the Rhine park on the opposite side. You will experience the Rhine River as a powerful force of nature and incidentally take part in an unforgettable team experience. Along the route a break can also be included at a nice boat house, beer garden or whine restaurant.
Live the Cologne Style
Königswinter and Drachenfels
Duration: 4 Hours Fee: €360,- in a foreign language, additional cost for the rack railway
South of Bonn on the east bank of the Rhine lies the picturesque wine town of Königswinter. From here you can visit Germany’s first nature reserve, Siebengebirge. With the world’s oldest rack railway, on a donkey, or on foot you can ascend Drachenfels to its Romanesque castle ruins. From there you will be able to enjoy a magnificent view of the Rhine Valley and see Hotel Petersberg on the mountain opposite, which in the course of history was often the arena for political talks – during the Afghanistan Conference in 2001, for example. Halfway up Drachenfels you can visit Schloss Drachenburg, which the Bonn stockbroker Stephan von Sarter had erected in the late 19th century. Today it houses a museum that presents the haute-bourgeois domestic culture of the Wilhelmine Era and a permanent exhibition of the eventful history of the castle.
If you are not travelling in your own coach, we will be glad to book a coach for you (at an additional charge
10 Euro discount on cash payment
Duration: 4 Hours Fee: €360,- in a foreign language
After a stroll through the narrow lanes of the old town of Bonn, the charm of this 2000-year-old city will enrapture you. You will quickly understand why Casanova regarded Bonn so highly. Not least was surely its quality of a royal capital that essentially still characterizes the city today. The Cologne archbishop -electors Joseph Clemens and Clemens August from the Wittelsbach dynasty erected the imposing town hall as well as the palaces, which the university still uses today. In 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn’s most famous son, saw the light of day. For more than 100 years his birthplace has served as a museum. Only a few steps away, the Romanesque minster of Saints Cassius and Florentius dominates Münsterplatz. During a coach tour you will be able to view the meanwhile historic sites of German federal politics. We will pass the Haus der Geschichte der Deutschen Bundesrepublik (House of German History) and see the last plenary hall, today a conference centre. Flanking your path are other former government embassy buildings of the past as well as some of the ministries that did not move to Berlin. Ohne Innenbesichtigung
If you are not travelling in your own coach, we will be glad to book a coach for you (at an additional charge
Rheintour im eigenen Bus Guided Tour on the Rhine
Duration: 10 Hours Fee: €700,- in a foreign language, additional cost for Rhine ferry and/or cruise ship
The much extolled beauty of the Rhine becomes quickly evident on this trip along the river. Numerous castles line the Rhine Valley. Vineyards on steep slopes and picturesque villages invite you to wine tastings. Two of the most beautiful Rhine castles, rediscovered in the period of Rhine romanticism are Marksburg above Braubach near Koblenz and Stolzenfels Castle, which was erected by Karl-Friedrich Schinkel within the old Romanesque foundations of the former castle. We will pass original sites of German history such as the former imperial stronghold Burg Hammerstein, into which Henry IV fled from his son, with the crown insignia. Often there are tragic sagas surrounding the Rhine and its castles, above all that of the Lorelei. On this tour they come alive again. What’s the deal with the hostile brothers, the ‘mouse tower’ or the seven stone virgins? If you ask yourself like Heinrich Heine did, ‘I know not, what does it mean…’ – then you will find some answers on this tour.
If you are not travelling in your own coach, we will be glad to book a coach for you (at an additional charge
10 Euro discount on cash payment
Brühler Schlösser Augustusburg und Falkenlust
Duration: 4 Hours Fee: € 300,- Deutsch, € 360,- in a foreign language, plus admission fee
Stadtführung in Düsseldorf
Duration: 4 Hours Fee: € 300,- Deutsch, € 360,- in a foreign language
Stadtführung in Aachen
Duration: 6 Hours Fee: € 420,- Deutsch, € 490,- in a foreign language