Hamburg Historic Centre Tour: Explore Hanseatic League History with Pay-What-You-Want Option
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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.

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Simoni672
Aug 25, 2025
Local tour of Hamburg - Its a pay what you think its worth tour so you cant lose. The guide Brent was excellent, gives a a quick history of central Hamburg
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Joshs347
Aug 21, 2025
Informative, introspective, and exciting! - Viktor was fantastic!!! I could not recommend him more! He is not only super knowledgeable about the hist of Hamburg he made sure we had time for “reflection”. It created an introspective experience that really made you question your beliefs and ideas. I can’t recommend him enough.
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Mariapaula_a
Aug 21, 2025
Excelent! - It was great! Kalvin Brookes was amazing: he explained everything, gave us time to explore and even gave us a sweet french bread to taste, as it was a topic in our discussions.
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George_o
Aug 19, 2025
Amazing walking tour! - We got today and excellent tour into Hamburg history, architecture and city life. Victor is an outstanding guide, a knowledgeable historian and even philosopher. He charmed us with his very interactive stories, he gave us all the information we wanted and even more, he is a treasure trove for everything Hamburg. He offered generously to answer all our questions, he was caring and respectful. We had a great time walking with Victor and listening constantly to his explanations and stories. With an excellent command of English, the walking tour was a big success. Thank you, Victor, you have a gift to be leading tours
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Jessicaaf1049jj
Aug 15, 2025
A must do in Hamburg - An excellent tour well worth your time if you want to understand Hamburg and its many historical and cultural layers. Viktor was an excellent guide also, taking us from 600 AD to the modern day, with particular focuses on industrialisation of the city, the great fire in the 1800s and post WWII. There was some discussion of the Nazi regime (impossible not to discuss) which was managed very sensitively. We also got great recommendations of where else to visit, including where to get good coffee, beer, Hamburg specific meals and great venues.
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Gkb1954
Aug 12, 2025
Great walking tour of hamburg - Excellent tour with about 20 people. Guide was excellent and provided great history and information regarding Hamburg . He was very patient. I would recommend
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P9166lhemmad
Aug 11, 2025
Excellent tour - Great tour very in Hamburg. Victor was our guide and gave an excellent talk about the history of Hamburg, handling the Nazi perspective perfectly.
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A1223venickr
Aug 16, 2025
The guide was tough to hear and his facts weren’t as interesting as other tours I’ve been on. Could have been the city. - I have been on a few different walking tours and this was one of the more underwhelming ones. The tour guide was hard to hear. His commentary wasn’t the most interesting as he seemed to give only a shallow description of the history. I’ve been on much better tours in Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw, and London.
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Bruce_g
Aug 6, 2025
Talk less - Guide talked a lot about history in great detail which limited the number of places we were able to see. Talk less and see more placed
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Sandy_f
Aug 4, 2025
Historical Hamburg - It was a good overview of the historical areas There could have been more information about each of the areas we visited
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).