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By Kölner Kompass
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Overview

  • This city tour is everything – except ordinary. Instead of dry lectures, a special experience awaits you with projector projections, live quizzes and plenty of Cologne charm. We combine the sightseeing highlights of Cologne with surprising stories, interactive elements and a young, locally rooted guide team. Whether you are in Cologne for the first time or want to rediscover the city – here history comes alive, entertaining and unforgettable!

    The tour starts at the Roman Harbour Road – just a few steps from Cologne Cathedral and the main train station – and takes you past the Cathedral, Old Market, Fish Market, Rhine shore and Hohenzollern Bridge in about two hours. There the tour ends with a special photo moment and a view of Cologne's most beautiful scenery.

Activity location

  • Cologne Cathedral
    • Domkloster 4
    • 50667, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ancient Roman Harbor Street
    • 4 Roncalliplatz
    • 50667, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Use of a mobile projector to project historical content
  • Inclusions
    Young, dedicated guide team with Cologne expertise and experience
  • Inclusions
    Ideally matched photo spots along the route.
  • Inclusions
    Interactive live quiz questions directly to your smartphone
  • Inclusions
    Two-hour guided tour of Cologne's Old Town at nightfall
  • Exclusions
    An indoor tour of Cologne Cathedral is not part of the tour

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Cologne Cathedral

  • 20m
Germany’s most famous landmark awaits you at Cologne Cathedral – excitingly told with projections, historical images and surprising insights into history, destruction and reconstruction. An indoor tour is not part of the tour.

Alter Markt

  • 20m
The heart of Cologne's history beats at the Old Market: Learn more about the historic town hall, carnival and real originals of the city here. With humorous anecdotes and an interactive live quiz, the past can be experienced.

Heumarkt

  • 15m
At the Heumarkt you can feel Cologne's history and present in one of the oldest squares in the city. Here, equestrian statue, Cologne mentality and historical anecdotes meet.

Promenade am Rhein Koln

  • 10m
On the banks of the Rhine in Cologne, it becomes clear how closely Cologne's history is linked to the river: Ships, trade and floods have shaped the cityscape for centuries. Between panoramic views and old walls, you will experience exciting backgrounds – peppered with humorous anecdotes and guaranteed to laugh a bit.

Hohenzollern Bridge

  • 15m
At the Hohenzollern Bridge, our tour ends with a real Cologne classic: thousands of love castles, the view of the cathedral and the Rhine panorama provide a perfect photo motif – accompanied by a last wink from Cologne history.

Location

Activity location

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    Cologne Cathedral
    • Domkloster 4
    • 50667, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Ancient Roman Harbor Street
    • 4 Roncalliplatz
    • 50667, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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