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Hamburg Harbor Tour: Classic Experience
3.3
85 Ratings
Hamburg
Discover Hamburg’s harbor on a 1-hour tour. Explore Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and the container port. See the Elbphilharmonie and more.
Discover Hamburg’s harbor on a 1-hour tour. Explore Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and the container port. See the Elbphilharmonie and more.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Elbphilharmonie - New landmarks of Hamburg
- Speicherstadt - Historic buildings and warehouses, small cafes, museums, restaurants, and much more.
- HafenCity - A modern and new Hamburg district under development.
- Harbor Piers - The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken are a large docking station for passenger ships on the northern edge of the…
- Elbphilharmonie - New landmarks of Hamburg
- Speicherstadt - Historic buildings and warehouses, small cafes, museums, restaurants, and much more.
- HafenCity - A modern and new Hamburg district under development.
- Harbor Piers - The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken are a large docking station for passenger ships on the northern edge of the Port of Hamburg. The Landungsbrücken are located in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli, between Niederhafen and the St. Pauli Fish Market along the Elbe River.
- Hamburger Fischmarkt - The Altona Fish Market is a public market in the Hamburg district of Altona-Altstadt. From fish and groceries to flowers and clothing, you can find everything here on Sundays.
- HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) - Container terminals, container ships, and impressive images of ships being loaded.
- Elbstrand Ovelgonne - Great Hamburg Elbe beach for relaxing, sunbathing, or enjoying a coffee.
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Hamburg Cruise Center Steinwerder - Ort an dem viele Kreuzfahrtschiffe liegen. Je nach Datum dann die Queen Mary 2, AIDA und viele mehr.
Unter anderem haben wir hier die Werft Blohm & Voss wo Schiffe gebaut und/oder repariert werden. - Alter Elbtunnel - A historic tunnel that is still functional and runs under the Elbe from the Landungsbrücken to Steinwerder.
- Der Koenig der Loewen (The Lion King) - The most successful musical in Hamburg. Additionally, next to it is another musical (which varies) and a beautiful viewing platform.
What's Included
- 1-hour harbor tour with a barge or passenger ship
- Free choice of ship even after purchase
- Audio guide app available in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese
- Guaranteed daily departures
- Live commentary by the tour guide in German
- On-board restrooms
- 1-hour harbor tour with a barge or passenger ship
- Free choice of ship even after purchase
- Audio guide app available in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese
- Guaranteed daily departures
- Live commentary by the tour guide in German
- On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
- Drinks and meals (available for booking on-site).
- Drinks and meals (available for booking on-site).
Additional Information
The Hamburg Classic: Experience the grand harbor tour, an uncomplicated way to explore the harbor.
On small barges, you’ll enter the Speicherstadt (water levels permitting), traverse HafenCity, and then head to the container port and locks. Passing the musical tent and the Elbphilharmonie, you’ll proceed directly to the Landungsbrücken.
With large…
The Hamburg Classic: Experience the grand harbor tour, an uncomplicated way to explore the harbor.
On small barges, you’ll enter the Speicherstadt (water levels permitting), traverse HafenCity, and then head to the container port and locks. Passing the musical tent and the Elbphilharmonie, you’ll proceed directly to the Landungsbrücken.
With large passenger ships, you’ll explore the entire container port, the Elbe beach, and the fish market, getting an up-close look at the impressive container ships. Cruise ships are a common sight here. We also pass by the “Lion King” musical and the Elbphilharmonie before concluding the journey at the Landungsbrücken.
These tours last 1 hour each and are the quintessential way to discover the diverse Hamburg harbor. Seize the opportunity for an unforgettable tour that reflects the dynamic atmosphere of the harbor.
- Some of our passenger ships are accessible for those with disabilities (River Star, Louisiana Star, MS Hamburg).
Location
Rainer Abicht Elbreederei
Brücke 1
Bitte kommen Sie zu den Landungsbrücken, Brücke 1. Oben an der Promenade finden Sie Mitarbeiter der Rainer Abicht Elbreederei, die Ihnen zeigen werden, wo das Schiff abfährt.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.3
(85 Ratings)
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X563enpeterk
Nov 22, 2025
Nice hour. - Very nice staff, nice ship, informative tour. Bar with table service.
Many negative reviews here, obviously do not refer to this port tour as it does not fit the ship.
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Nnnnnn94
Nov 19, 2025
Great harbour tour! - In the waiting period before departure there were drinks to buy on board.
The subsequent tour with Carina was wonderful! Much seen, much learned, much laughed. Thank you! ☺️
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S5520onstefans
Nov 18, 2025
great harbour tour in the Hanseatic city - a great experience. - Very entertaining and extremely interesting harbour tour, perfectly moderated by the captain of the Schff. It was a lot of fun.
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J6306ppgabrielah
Nov 9, 2025
Funny, windy - The ride was rich in information, the different stories were told in a funny way. Booking was easy, via QR code. Wouldn’t be absolutely necessary, because the tours are offered everywhere👍
Importantly, pay attention to the ebb and flow times. In low water conditions, the ships cannot pass through the Speicherstadt.
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Marcsq1627st
Sep 5, 2025
Line up and an unforgettable harbour cruise - We had spontaneously booked a small harbour tour, with a visit to Speicherstadt, Fleetschlösschen, HafenCity and all the highlights, and did not regret this. Every visit point was perfectly explained, no audio guide frills - live commentary, and this in a very entertaining way by Captain Marco. I would set sail with this skipper at any time, unforgettable moments are pre-programmed - thank you
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Gabrielekp1046sa
Sep 20, 2025
When buying tickets, think about Hamburg Card in advance! Cool steamer, great ride with competent company! - The tour was very nice and informative and the staff extremely friendly.
I give 1 point less because I experienced very customer-unfriendly behavior when buying the tickets.
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Amy_t
Aug 11, 2025
Nice, but could be improved - Nice tour, but only English option is through the App which could’ve had much more information about the sites. Also, should provide link to download App in advance and instructions to bring own headphones because they discourage from playing from your phone.
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Rich5150
Oct 6, 2025
Possibly the worst experience I've had as a paying customer. - There are many companies providing enjoyable harbour tours of Hamburg - this is not one of them. We were a buisness group of 11 people of mixed nationalities hoping to enjoy this boat tour - not exactly a stag party. The "captain" of the vessel was playing extremelty loud, random music and only speaking through a very loud speaker system in German. Most of the group couldn't understand this and we would have preferred this would have been made clear when they took our money. However in all honesty it wouldn't have been too bad if it wasn't for the very rude, obnoxious behaviour of the "captain" towards us. Anyone daring to have a conversation in a language that wasn't German was singled out and told to be quiet (in English of course). German speakers talking were uninterrupted. Eventually we were all forced to hide out the back where we were permitted to enjoy our afternoon without sitting in absolute silence enduring this. It was raining but it appeared the only place we were allowed to be. Also, as we are a HSE team we suggest the owners fit guards against the sliders before they take a child's finger off and the the captain of the vessel looks at his course rather than repeadly facing the wrong way. Probably better not to leave his post to stop our (actually not that loud) conversations - I'm no expert but I'm happier when someone is steering the vessel. I would advise that people find a better/less dangerous tour operator to guide them through the extremely interesting Hamburg Harbour.
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Christian
Sep 27, 2025
Unreliable - If the boat is not full, just sit and wait another 20 minutes until the next departure.
The staff lies about this, saying the first departure time was for another boat
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Genisser68
Aug 31, 2025
When unkindness gets a name! - Unfriendly and condescending had been served at the counter. Not booked and other providers chosen! Were then at Ehlers and everything was good!
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