Essential Hamburg Combo: Hop-on Hop-off Tour, Cruise and Lake Alster

See the best of Hamburg on an easy and convenient hop-on hop-off tour, including two cruises – a harbor cruise and a panoramic sightseeing cruise on Lake Alster! Set your own itinerary on this perfect do-it-yourself combination tour when in Hamburg. The hop-on hop-off tour allows you to see Hamburg’s top attractions at your own pace aboard a comfortable double-decker bus, while the one-hour harbor cruise and one-hour Lake Alster sightseeing cruise provide great views from the water. See all the major attractions, including St Michael Church, the newly built Hamburg Harbor City and the infamous Reeperbahn red-light district!

Set your own itinerary and explore Hamburg at your own pace. The hop-on hop-off bus tour allows you to simply hop off at the stop you want and return to any stop to continue your tour! Board one of the red double-decker buses at any of the available stops, and begin your sightseeing adventure, hopping off at Town Hall Square, the main train station or at any other stop on the route. Your hop-on hop-off ticket is valid for one day.

Then, get another perspective of Hamburg on your included one-hour harbor sightseeing cruise with English commentary. The boat leaves daily at 12pm from the landing piers of the Hamburg port. Cruise along Hamburg's picturesque warehouse district to Hamburg's Harbor City, one of Europe's biggest urban development projects with the new concert hall, Elbphilharmonie, built on the roof of a storehouse. Sit back and relax while you enjoy these architectural highlights of Hamburg.

When you’re back on land, head out on another sightseeing cruise! Your included one-hour Lake Alster cruise leaves every 30 minutes from the Jungfernstieg Passage in central Hamburg, only a short walk from Town Hall Square. The boat will take you along the shoreline of Hamburg's inner-city lake, lined with impressive villas and beautiful garden areas. Multi-lingual audio commentary is available on board (English, French, Spanish).

Enjoy a traditional cup of tea (included) at the teashop in the heritage-listed Krameramt district, an area of former merchants' homes built in the 17th century (hop-on hop-off stop is St Michael Church).

Your sightseeing tickets are valid for three consecutive days, but you can take each tour only once.

See the Itinerary section below for a full list of hop-on hop-off tour stops.

Schedule details

Essential Hamburg: Lake Alster Cruise

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Hamburg Hop-on Hop-off Tour:
April - October
9:30am to 5pm, every 30 minutes
November - March
10am to 4pm, every hour (weekdays)
9:30am to 4pm, every 30 minutes (weekends)

Harbor Cruise:
April - October:12pm

Lake Alster Cruise:
April to October
10am - 6pm, every 30 minutes
November - December
10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3pm, 4pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6pm
January - March
10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3pm

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Additional information

Hamburg Combo

Inclusions:

• 1-day hop-on hop-off tour ticket
• Live commentary on board (English, German)
• 1-hour harbor cruise with English commentary
• 1-hour Lake Alster cruise with multi-lingual audio-guide (English, French, Spanish)
• A cup of tea in the traditional tea shop of Krameramt district

Exclusions:

• Gratuities (optional)
• Food and drinks, unless specified
• Hotel pickup and drop off
• Entrance fees

Additional Information:

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Itinerary:

• Main train station - Kirchenallee
• Mönckebergstrasse
• Art Galleries
• Inner Alster lake (departure for Lake Alster cruise)
• Town hall square
• Bank quarter
• Neustadt - Media quarter
• St Michaelchurch
• Reeperbahn
• Konigstrasse
• Town hall Altona
• Old Elbtunnel
• Port landing piers 1-2 (departure for harbor cruise)
• City of warehouses - Spice museum
• City of warehouses - Customs museum
• Main train station

• Port landing piers 1-2 (departure for harbor cruise)
• Am Sandtorkai
• Bei St Annen
• Main train station
• Holzdamm
• Fonteney
• Haltestelle Hotel Vorbach
• Moorweidenstrasse
• Marseiller Strasse
• Sievekingsplatz
• Neue ABC-Strasse
• Dammtorstrasse
• Esplanade
• Neuer Jungfernstieg (departure for Lake Alster cruise)
• Town hall square
• Rodingsmarkt
• Seewartenstrabe
• Reeperbahn
• St Pauli Fish market
• Port landing piers 1-2 (departure for harbor cruise)

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