Hamburg Harbor Cruise: Maritime Charm

Explore Hamburg’s harbor on a 2-hour cruise. Witness historic sites, modern marvels, and bustling port life. A must-see maritime adventure!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elbphilharmonie - A modern architectural marvel in Hamburg.
  • Speicherstadt - Historic warehouses, museums, cafes, restaurants, and more.
  • HafenCity - A contemporary district in Hamburg, currently under development.
  • Harbor Piers - The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken serve as a major docking station for passenger ships on the northern edge…
What's Included
  • Audio guide app in multiple languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese
  • App available on Apple Store and Google Play Store
  • Guaranteed daily departures
  • Live commentary in German
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Drinks and meals (available for booking on-site).
Additional Information

Enjoy the maritime charm on a two-hour harbor cruise through the Port of Hamburg and experience the lively hustle and bustle around the harbor during one of the daily tours.
The Port of Hamburg is massive – the entire city of Cologne could easily fit inside it. It is the second-largest port in Europe after Rotterdam and impresses with its vastness….

Location
Rainer Abicht Elbreederei
Brücke 1
Please come to the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, Bridge 1. There you will find staff from Rainer Abicht Elbreederei. Please ask the staff where the ship departs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jacob_z
Sep 6, 2025
Good if only you speak German language - unfortunately there is no English tour guide, but otherwise it is good to go around the harbor. Also good when warm.
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Msstx
Aug 24, 2025
Enjoyable! - Took the 2-hour harbor tour and enjoyed every minute. Well planned, good information and very helpful staff. Downloaded the app and tour for listening in English, and it worked well. Points of interest could be repeated if necessary. Amazing to get very close to the huge container ships. Views along the river were easy to see with open deck or covered area with huge windows.
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Coastal159192
Aug 24, 2025
Absolutely TOP - Chris is awesome! He's mastered this very well. Great ride , very interesting and absolutely a must ! We will definitely come back!
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Joel_r
Aug 19, 2025
Overall, it was a great... - Overall, it was a great experience and an awesome way to see the sights of Hamburg from a different perspective.
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Christofb100
Aug 17, 2025
Great experience with lots of information - We have experienced a boat tour of the highest class. Well organized, with a confident boatmaster and a guide (Etienne or Chantal, which they like better), who has conveyed a lot of interesting things around Hamburg, the shipyards, the ships, the Elbphilharmonie etc. All this in a fun and entertaining way! Top experience and Bravo to the trainees!
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M5471qlmarionf
Aug 16, 2025
A fun and very nice ride that was worth it. - In the best weather and with the very nice Hamburger Jong ( Chantal) who did not take it to explain everything to the smallest what we were allowed to see.We felt very comfortable.It was very informative and entertaining.Thank you, a ride with people who are there with passion.
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Edsackley
Sep 2, 2025
Excellent Tour - Alternate Language App Could Be Improved - Excellent vessel and crew. Narration is understandably in German, it a nice app is available to provide narration in other languages. It would be nice if narration at each point of interest was triggered by GPS coordinate proximity. As it is now configured, you must watch the “blue dot” and select what you believe to be the next point. It’s not always obvious which one that is.
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Leilamon
Aug 19, 2025
Tour for Germans - The only downside of the tour is that you are not told in advance that it is only in German. So if you can’t understand German very well or not, then you can go along for the sightseeing, but you don’t understand anything the captain tells you.
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Michael
Aug 28, 2025
Good in some ways, not others - Cruise route was very interesting and covered a vast area in the available time. The vessel was adequately equipped and in good condition, but curiously no safety briefing occurred before or during travel. We arrived 45 minutes early but staff at the check in point sent us to the wrong pier (1 instead of 7). This caused some concern as they are a long way apart! The cruise was sold as "English audio". The German-only commentary seemed enthusiastic and informative, but the app suggested for the English version was barely usable.
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Linda_t
Aug 26, 2025
The app isn't great - For non-German speakers: if you can't get the tour in English, skip it. The app is glitchy and it's hard to hear over the live tour guide.
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From $47
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).