Harbor Cruise in Hamburg: Exploring Historic Speicherstadt and Container Port
3.6
40 Ratings
Hamburg
Embark on a harbor cruise in Hamburg and explore the historic Speicherstadt and container port. Discover the city's famous landmarks and learn about its vibrant maritime history.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- Live commentary during the tour
- Enjoy a scenic 1-hour harbor cruise
What's Not Included
- tip
Additional Information
Embark on an exceptional journey in Hamburg and take pleasure in a remarkable excursion through the historic Speicherstadt with its countless waterways, or by visiting the container port! Discover this lively city from an unique angle and unwind as you sail along the stunning canals, passing by some popular landmarks. During the sixty-minute adventure, the boat captains give you an insight into the Hamburg port, providing intriguing and amusing facts.
An amusing harbor cruise is a fabulous way to acquaint yourself with one of Europe’s top tourist spots. Some of the renowned attractions include the UNESCO warehouse district, the biggest container port in Germany and third largest in Europe, the Elbe tunnel, and the iconic Hamburg fish market.
Boat departures are available every half hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location
Brücke 1
Organizer:
Reiner Abicht, Landungsbrücken, Bridge 1, Hamburg
OUR DEPARTURES:
Monday to Sunday: between approx. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Ship departures every 30 minutes.
On December 24th (Christmas Eve) the last tour takes place at 2:00 p.m.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.6
(40 Ratings)
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Sharon_c
Apr 21, 2024
Perfect length. Comfortable ride - Glad I booked the tour on a large boat. The smaller boats looked cold and wet. Great drink service. Learned a lot about Hamburg.
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Rene_z
Sep 11, 2023
River Elbe cruise in Hamburg: spectacular view - Excellent river cruise at river Elbe. Tour guide was in German so be prepared. Mobile app in English was unreliable so I recommend highly for german speakers. 1 hour tour was enough to enjoy the wonderful weekend day in Hamburg!
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Connaisseur68
Oct 26, 2023
Nice tour of the harbor, would love to do it again! - On a Thursday we took a one-hour tour at 1:15 p.m. With the Hamburg Card, the final cost was 22.00 euros per adult instead of 27.50 euros. The trip is worth it and despite the weather, it was a lot of fun on this big ship. All important information was conveyed very professionally and empathetically and the time flew by. Clearly recommended, card payment possible.
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A11abc
Aug 29, 2023
2 hours of entertainment and beautiful impressions. - Entertainment and sightseeing in one go
It took 2 hours to get to the villa district and then to the container port and the cruise ships and later to the Elphie.
There was entertainment through live commentary and it was funny and informative.
The coffee was terrible though. Prices were high. Typical for tourist trips.
Definitely worth a trip if you haven't already done a harbor tour.
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Mark_l
Mar 15, 2023
Cruise on the Elbe - The guy we first spoke to was very Informative and explained the two options available to us.
We chose the one we thought was going to take us through the old town however it didn't really go very far in before turning around and heading back to the main river. We then got taken past some large containers and a few boats before heading back. The boat was comfortable and the staff friendly however we were unable to download the android app which would have provided an English translation of what was being said as it was built for an older version of android and didn't work. This made most of this pretty difficult as we had not idea what the significance of the boats was. All it all it was still a good way to spend an hour and I would recommend
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Joanna_w
Feb 10, 2024
Interesting but raining ! - Lovely boat , very warm, comfortable, interesting scenery but the main issue was it was impossible to download the guide onto our phones and the talk was unfortunately in German
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Rune
Aug 16, 2023
Improve the English guide/app - Sporadic English guide via app. The German guide explained continuously, so it was not entirely satisfying not to get all the nuances and stories.
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Osvaldo
May 29, 2023
You need a QR to get in to te boat, they only send you a confirmation number - The meeting point is not very clear once you are at the address that the email confirmation says. I tried to talk with the people from the company and they said that I needed a QR code to get in on the boat, something that you don’t get, you only get a confirmation number and they say this is not enough. I had to call customer service since we lost one of the boat that we were planning to take and this messed up a bit our schedule. The customer service agent was telling to go to a specific place with a specific person but this is not very helpful when you are talking through the phone. At the end the staff for the company felt pity for us and he let us go to the boat without a QR code.
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Michael_v
Jan 22, 2023
Pointless - No English audio mentioned. The guide said that he would answer any questions that I may have but didn't see him again until we docked. Pretty pointless. Maybe busier than Rotterdam. I don't know. Highlight was the bar staff drinking beer.
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Dianama951ca
Jun 8, 2023
$50 to see Shipping Containers - Skip this cruise unless you are interested in seeing the mechanics of shipping containers being unloaded off of freighters , similar to Port Elizabeth as seen from the NJ turnpike. The Elbe has some beautiful areas, none of which we saw. It was all in German, supposedly an app for English, but we didn’t have any earbuds. Thankfully it was a beautiful day, they sell beer and drinks, we sat on the very top, so all was not lost, except $70
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