Hamburg Historic Centre Tour: Explore Hanseatic League History with Pay-What-You-Want Option
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1,037 Ratings
Hamburg

Discover the captivating history of Hamburg’s Historic Centre on a Pay-What-You-Want tour. Explore the rise and fall of the Hanseatic League, and learn about the city’s destruction in the Great Fire and World War 2.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hamburg Town Hall - See the beautiful town hall.
  • St Nikolai Memorial - Hear of the WWII bombings of Hamburg
  • Trostbrucke - See one of the most historic bridges connecting the old and new city.
  • Deichstrasse - Visit the lovely street with traditional Hamburg cuisine.
  • Speicherstadt - marvel at the former warehouses in the…
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What's Included
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Payment for Guide (expected)
Additional Information

Reserve your spot on our Pay-As-You-Wish tour!

Experience first-hand the dramatic history of Hamburg as it transformed from a prominent member of the Hanseatic League to a city scarred by the Great Fire and World War II.

Keep in mind: groups larger than 7 are required to schedule a private tour and won’t be accepted on the regular tour! Failure to comply will result in no refund.

Location
Rathausmarkt 1
Rathausmarkt
We meet directly in front of the main entrance of the town hall (Rathaus). Please be aware that there are other tour operators in the area. Only "Robin and the tourguides" guides with the YELLOW umbrellas and name badges can gaurantee a top rated tour. Look for the YELLOW umbrellas!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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671lyndal
Nov 6, 2025
A fantastic tour! - A wonderful tour through historic Hamburg! Our guide, Lucas, guided us through with many entertaining stories and great background information. It was impressive learning about how this beautiful city has risen, like the Phoenix, from the ashes over the centuries. Would highly recommend!
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Lawnas
Nov 4, 2025
Amazing tour - The guide was so friendly and he explains so well. I would recommend him. We visited lots of great sites and learnt more about this history of Hamburg
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Keith_d
Oct 25, 2025
Good overall tour of the... - Good overall tour of the main city, good english spoken and the group was not too big. I enjoyed the talk.
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Anne_c
Oct 16, 2025
Loved the tour - Leo was great. He was very informative. He is proud to have been born and raised in Hamburg. Loved all his info.
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Janet_j
Oct 15, 2025
Historic Hamburg - This tour was exceptional—Lucas guided us through centuries of history and sites around Hamburg city center in the two hours we spent together. We strongly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Hamburg. Having paid only a booking fee, we would also heartily recommend a hefty tip for the guide!
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674kirstys
Oct 10, 2025
Great tour - Fantastic tour. Our guide, Brent, was really very knowledgeable and the tour was really very interesting and lots of fun.
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Cherbiker
Oct 10, 2025
Great tour. Highly recommend! - Our guide, Brent, was excellent! Great history! We would highly recommend this tour. Easy walk, nice pace, good information!
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T3703ubbarbarar
Oct 8, 2025
Fantastic Introduction to the history and culture of Hamburg. - This tour was a great introduction to Hamburg. Lucas, our guide, was full of interesting information and very attentive and caring. I learnt so much and have already revisited some of the places.
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Jennifer_t
Oct 2, 2025
Brent was amazing and... - Brent was amazing and tailored his tour to the small group, answering questions and letting us take time where we needed to for photos.
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Grobbelboy
Oct 25, 2025
Great, informative tour - Nawaz was a great tour guide, full of information and interesting/funny anecdotes, keeping a good pace and leaving room for questions. The one point of reduction is for the fact that the tour was paid up front, but there still was an expectancy to “pay any amount as you seem fit” at the end. We gave a fair price just like the others, but I’m not the biggest fan of this practice.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).