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Cologne City Tour Experience cathedral city on the Rhine
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Keeping you safe during COVID-19
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Vaccine? Quarantine? Masking? We know, there’s a lot to keep track of. Be sure to check local guidelines so you’re aware of all travel requirements before you go.
What you can expect during your visit
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Safety precautions are provided by the tour operator and are not checked by Viator for accuracy
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(888) 651-9785
2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 1 more
Good for avoiding crowds
Get more out of your sightseeing time in Cologne, and explore the handsome old town with a guide. This top-rated walking tour combines the history of sights like Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge with fun curiosities to keep your interest piqued as you explore. For an extra perk, you'll receive a Cologne gift when you finish the tour.
- Book a top-rated walking tour online to secure your preferred date
- Find the best photo spots around Cologne old town as you explore by foot
- Hear lesser-known details about the city that the guidebooks might miss
- Enjoy engaging commentary that spans Roman history to present-day life
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What's Included
Professional tour guide
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Snacks
Bottled water
Alcoholic Beverages
Departure & Return
Petrusbrunnen , Papstterrasse des Kölner Doms, Roncallipl. 2, 50667 Köln, Germany
This activity will end right where it started.OUR MEETING POINT: KÖLNER DOM, AM PETRUSBRUNNEN (op Kölsch "The Drüje Pitter"): Right next to "Dom-Shop" on the "Pope's Terrace", southern aisle of the cathedral (Address: DOMKLOSTER 4, 50667 KÖLN)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- OPERATED BY SDS Stadtführungen
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Cologne City Tour Experience cathedral city on the Rhine?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Cologne City Tour Experience cathedral city on the Rhine?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Highly recommend won't regret
Carlos_A
, May 2022
Great tour!
Sivakumar_A
, May 2022
Had a wonderful tour with Sascha. He was very friendly and had a good sense of humor! Very enjoyable 2 hours and would recommend this to others!
Highlight of our stay in Cologne!
Tim_A
, Apr 2022
Sascha was fantastic - he made us feel welcome from the start. He was engaging, entertaining and full of knowledge we wouldn't have gathered any other way. We could have spent another 2 hours with him easily.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Racist guide
John_A
, Apr 2022
Advertised as tour in English but was back and forth German to English. Guide criticized me for not having What’sUp. Mocked United States WWII military by using bad, offensive United States accent. Germans thought very funny. I was only American on tour. My father and uncles were WWII veterans. I told guide his mocking was racist. He only said yes, Americans must be politically correct and then told me he was not a Nazi. I will never again step inside his sorry country. Keep my money. Good luck with your next generation of Germans.
Response from Host , Apr 2022
"Racist guide" is an extremely gross insult of the worst kind, which is in no way appropriate and, viewed objectively, clearly lacks any basis, also not considered subjectively. Nothing in this deeply irritating review is objective evidence, let alone evidence, of any form of racism. Nothing in that review provided evidence of racism, also is "American" not a race furthermore. Also, the reviewer obviously without his knowledge wasn't the only American present on this tour! Among others there was not only him as one US-American tour guest, among others also a woman from New York City, for example. She was also very irritated by this terrible and totally inappropriate behavior of the reviewer here, who, without any objective reason, suddenly started attacking the tour guide in the most nasty way in front of the group and calling him a Nazi, which had no basis whatsoever and the guide was only defending himself, as he was exposed to unfounded allegations. The guide even remained polite and composed despite the incredible behavior he faced. Since some German tour guests had arrived through no fault of their own due to a train delay, explanations were given in German in addition to the most detailed explanations in excellent English. It is also absurd that criticism was leveled because no WhatsApp was used, only saying that helpful details about the meeting point can also be sent in advance via WhatsApp, which of course was of course no criticism at all, but simply marginal information. Likewise, the assertion that accent was used in a negative way is completely absurd, since on the tour, for example, also different German dialects are explained and clarified in a humorous way, which only serves to illustrate in a humorous way. A minimum of humor is already appropriate and it is not meant negatively in any way. To make an assertion out of it, as is happening here in a deeply irritating and discriminatory way, is completely absurd. Numerous active duty soldiers of the US Army have attended our tour and loved it. There are also friendships between the guide and US citizens who are either actively serving or have served. Therefore, the statements in this review are particularly absurd. In addition, the guide clearly emphasized that he did not mean anything negative, but only designed the tour in a humorous way. Of course, this requires a minimum of humor and mutual understanding. Also, the descriptions at the end of this review of what the guide supposedly answered are absolutely not correct, but completely wrong, completely taken out of context. Also, the German tour guests present certainly didn't laugh at the US Army at the time of WWII, nor at anything else from WWII. It has been a terrible time of suffering for everyone, which is why the utterances in this review are totally unacceptable, offensive, condescending, repugnant and presumptuous to an extreme degree. The then also general, also very condescending remarks at the very end of this review also give a deep insight. Here a very irritating attitude becomes visible. A US tour guest who was also there later told the tour guide that although she was not a psychologist, she had the impression that the reviewer here might have completely different problems that became apparent during the tour. There is nothing to add.
Wonderful 360 tour of Cologne Cathedral
Klaus_J
, Apr 2022
Sascha was a wonderful guide! His tour was very engaging, we learned more about the Cathedral and others parts of Cologne in two hours with him than we would have on our own in two days
1 traveler found this review helpful
Fun facts!
Isabelle_S
, Mar 2022
Looking at the architecture. I loved seeing the difference between roman and gothic architecture on the different churches and buildings.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Very good tour and overview of Cologne.
David_Z
, Mar 2022
Very good tour with a good overview of the city. He pointed out many interesting carvings on city hall and the dom that I would have missed. I can recommend this tour without any reservations.
Response from Host , Mar 2022
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Sasha was the BEST
Katie_A
, Jan 2022
Our guide Sasha was very informative yet quite conversational. He was happy to answer all of our questions even if they could be slightly off topic. We learned so much and really brought the city and history to life!!!
Response from Host , Jan 2022
Thank you so much for your review and sharing your experience! This multi-award winning, internationally oriented and thoughtfully designed tour is not an off-the-shelf mass-produced tour with a little information about Cologne. This here is an experience conceived with joy and a lot of commitment, in which there is also quite a lot of humor, very exciting and interesting aspects of the city's history, the country and culture, as well as current related events are illuminated from different angles. This outstanding combination of fun, joy in discovering interesting, sometimes surprising details, humorous mediation of exciting facts, makes this guided tour a special kind of experience. Thus, this guided tour offers every visitor something really interesting, exciting, new and also thought-provoking from various angles. Become part of this special, multiple international award-winning tour and book right now.
Knowledgeable guide
W_G
, Dec 2021
Sasha was a very knowledgeable guide, who took us on a nice stroll through the historical city centre of Cologne!
Amazing Tour in Beautiful Cologne (🏳️🌈 friendly)
Kylee_P
, Nov 2021
Sascha was an AMAZING tour guide of this city! He walked us around to all the amazing sights and pointed out super cool things that are less noticed which we really enjoyed! He had tons of expert knowledge about each spot and even spots we asked about that weren't on the tour! He was also able to give us recommendations for other things such as food and museums. LGBTQ+ friendly.🏳️🌈 We highly recommend this tour to ANYONE visiting this beautiful city!
Response from Host , Nov 2021
Thank you for your review and sharing your experience! This tour is much more than just a walking city tour. It's about to offer a wonderful experience for all the people visiting our wonderful city wherever they might come from, whatever their personal background might be. We just really love to create unique experiences for all our tour guests from all over the world visiting Cologne. Just book and enjoy our Cologne city experience! You're more than welcome!
Informative and entertaining tour
Arcan_T
, Sep 2021
Sascha is a great guide. Very informative, interesting details and funny stories as well. Definitely recommended
Response from Host , Sep 2021
Thank you for your review and sharing your experience! The tours are very thoughtfully designed and adapted in this way to additionally be able to flexibly take into account the background of the audience and especially focal points of interest during the tour. This makes it possible to include also special interests for example also for company tours or company events very well.
Review of Tour of Old Cologne
Matthew_B
, Sep 2021
A great whistle stop tour of the city
Ben_M
, Sep 2021
A really informative tour which has a lot of history about the city packed into just 2 hours, our guide was very knowledgable and gave us lots of additional tips for our stay including where to try some local authentic German dishes
Cologne highlights
Erin_A
, Mar 2020
It ended up being a private tour that day with the rain & world health scare situation but I had the best tour!! Sascha was so informative & friendly. I learned and saw so much!
Response from Host , Mar 2020
Thank you very much for your review! Due to the weather conditions and the critical Corona virus news worldwide, we had rebooked other participants' places for the afternoon and evening that day, but were ready to fulfill your wish to complete the morning tour despite the weather. We are happy to fulfill the wishes of our customers, even if it is something special. The situation about Corona virus was worldwide serious that
time so we took every action to be careful but unfortunately things changed rapidly every moment so
we faced the cancelling of lots of our tours...
Chilled and Relaxed Cologne
CathyLee_G
, Feb 2020
I had a fantastic time with Sascha for a walk around Cologne. Interesting pieces of history that make Cologne the beautiful city that it is and I had a good laugh as well at this very chilled City. Absolutely worth booking for a great way to explore
Cologne Cathedral and City Tour
susankid
, Feb 2020
Great tour with Sascha on 2/11/20. He sent me a text with clear directions and photos of our meeting place so finding him was easy. Very interesting trip—Sascha was a wealth of knowledge on history and culture of Cologne. Nice tour of the cathedral and many other sights. I have a much deeper appreciation of Cologne and its people, and plenty of pictures! Sascha was friendly, knowledgeable, and had a good sense of humor. I would definitely recommend this trip.
Cologne with limited time? Start here.
John_F
, Feb 2020
Sascha our tour guide is an entertaining knowledgeable well spoken and articulate local German. We started our very generous 2 hour tour at the Cathedral. We spent half an hour wandering about the cathedral and train station area talking about the history of and construction of it. During this time he pointed out some of the subtleties of the cathedral that would not be noticed by the uninformed. We next proceeded around the cathedral where he pointed out some of the World War II history and how it affected the Cologne and the train station and cathedral area. As we proceeded through the museum district he pointed out some of the artifacts and things that one might see in these museums if one was interested in returning after the tour.Down to the river area he pointed out the history of the development of the city of cologne as well as some of the design and civil engineering of the evolution of the city which I found very interesting.We then proceeded through the early commercial old town area of the city past some of the very old original shops and government buildings. We then concluded back at the Cathedral. I was in Cologne for only one day and had a number of things that I wanted to see. Sasha walked me by virtually everythingThat was on my list. The only thing that we did not see that I wanted to see on my own was the Gestapo museum. That was about a 10 minute walk from the Cathedral. Obviously I could have spent much much more time in Cologne. It is a beautiful town. But with what Sasha showed me, I pretty much covered Cologne in a day And don’t feel that I need to go back to see anything that I missed. I will be going back to cologne with my wife and daughter in the next couple of months and plan to spend a little more time but Sasha gave me the groundwork for any further exploration That we will be doing.
Walking with Sasha
myriamwebers
, Jan 2020
An amazing walking tour in Cologne.
George_S
, Dec 2019
This was a very interesting - must see - two hours tour by foot in the old city of Cologne. We walked on the ancient paths of the city and enjoyed to listen to our tireless, pleasant and highly communicating guide Sascha. who explained to us in detail the history of Cologne and filled us with knowledge about the oldest city of Europe. Thank you so much!
Great tour!
Brian_S
, Nov 2019
We did the evening tour with Sascha and had a great time! Was just the two of us so we ended up with a private tour, which was awesome. He was very informative and entertaining. His English was easy to understand. Would highly recommend this tour!
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