The 15 Best Hamburg Tours & Harbour Cruises

1.Sex and Crime in St. Pauli Tour for Ages 18 +

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 17,793 reviews · 2 hours · from $29Our pick

2-hour Hamburg St Pauli sex and crime tour for ages 18+. Visit Zur Ritze, a basement boxing club, and end on the Reeperbahn.

“I had a great tour of the St. Pauli area with Axel. He had a lot of stories to share about Hamburg and the area and we went to quite a few interesting places that an ordinary tourist may usually miss. I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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2.1.5-Hour Harbor and Speicherstadt Day Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14,200 reviews · 1h 30m · from $40

1.5-hour Hamburg harbor cruise to Speicherstadt and container ships, with live German guide, open deck photo views, and Elbphilharmonie pier stop.

“Very informative and funny presentation. My husband listened to the English version over the head phones but it is not nearly as good as the live one in German. We felt the translation left out a lot of information. Otherwise the cruise was very entertaining!”

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3.90-Minute Evening Lights Harbor Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,728 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $27

Ride a traditional barge on Hamburg’s evening harbor lights past Speicherstadt and container terminals, with live captain commentary for $27.

“The captain who was also guide was excellent very professional Smart and with good sense of humour! We could experience the fireworks Hafengeburtstag on the river Elbe it was fantastic!”

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4.2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,979 reviews · 2 hours · from $47

2-hour Hamburg Port cruise through locks and docks, with HafenCity and Elbphilharmonie views, live German guide, multilingual app.

“I enjoyed the tour and laid back atmosphere. Interesting information too.”

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5.Line A Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,958 reviews · 1 day · from $24

See Hamburg’s port, Speicherstadt, Alster villas, and the Reeperbahn from a red double-decker with GPS audio in 11 languages.

“The tour bus was good,no complaints. The tour operators were very helpful and polite.”

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6.Elbphilharmonie Plaza Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,882 reviews · 1 hour · from $27

Skip the line to Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie Plaza on a guided hour. Ride the 82 m escalator, learn the Elphi story, get harbor views.

“Our guide was amazing and gave great information and history of the area. At the end she got us a treat!”

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7.Hamburg Dungeon Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,745 reviews · 1 hour · from $33

Hamburg Dungeon ticket with 600 years of plague, fire, pirates, and Inquisition, plus Elevator of Doom and free-fall tower.

“such a nice & interesting experience. you could laugh, get scared & enjoy the whole show”

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8.Reeperbahn Lust & Laster Tour for Adults Only

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,440 reviews · 2 hours · from $500

Adults-only 2-hour Reeperbahn tour in Hamburg with quirky sights, included drinks, and a wild finish on Große Freiheit.

“Excellent informative tour. Very entertaining! Although it was all in German our guide Marvin gave us basic information in English and was very helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and would highly recommend it.”

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9.1-Hour Evening Harbor Lights Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5,073 reviews · 1 hour · from $30

A 1-hour evening cruise from Brücke 4 through Hamburg’s lit harbor, Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and container terminals, with German live commentary.

“Easy to find. The cruise company has a office right up at the docks. The tour was well done (yes ours was in German ... but both of us are fluent enough to get the jokes!) A different way to see the sites”

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10.Insider Tour of the Reeperbahn & St. Pauli

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,057 reviews · 1h 40m · from $29

100 minutes walking St. Pauli with local experts, spotlight secrets, and a club finish at Olivia Jones for 18+ nights.

“Was super und man hat viel erfahren . Kann ich nur weiter empfehlen”

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11.Night Watchman’s Tour of St. Pauli in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,818 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $23

German night watchman tour of Hamburg’s St. Pauli, including the Reeperbahn, Große Freiheit, Davidwache stories, and local humor.

“Leider zu wenig input auf der Reeperbahn, sind nur da durch und dann in einen Box Club, mann sollte vielleicht drauf hinweisen, das separat noch 3 Euro fällig werden für einen schnaps im Boxclub! Manche haben kein Bargeld dabei! Hätte lieber mehr über die Reeperbahn erfahren! Ging irgendwie unter!”

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12.In the Footsteps of “Olivia” Reeperbahn Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,947 reviews · 2 hours · from $500

A 2-hour Reeperbahn walk with local guides, Olivia drag history, Beatles Square stories, and included drink and shot in Hamburg.

“die Tour mit Ulf war mega,tolle Führung ,viele Erläuterungen und gut erklärt ,kann man nur weiter empfehlen,”

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13.1-Hour Harbor Sightseeing Cruise with HafenCity

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3,067 reviews · 1 hour · from $30

See Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and Elbphilharmonie from the Elbe on a 1-hour HafenCity cruise with port facts and panoramic views.

“fantastic boat and great little tour of the harbour, drinks and toilets on board. German spoken but still a great tour.”

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14.Chocoversum Guided Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,065 reviews · 1h 30m · from $38

Tour Chocoversum in Hamburg, taste chocolate at 6 production stages, and decorate your own take-home bar on a 90-minute guided visit.

“Fun and informative. Guide was easy to understand and explained and answered questions along the way. Samples of chocolate were given out throughout the tour. We were also each given chocolate to design our own bar with additional ingredients.”

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15.Ticket to the Panoptikum Waxworks

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,489 reviews · 1 day · from $11Best value

Panoptikum waxworks in Hamburg near St. Pauli. See 120+ lifelike figures, wax-making, scary and medical rooms. Tickets from $11.

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