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
  • Guaranteed daily departures
  • Live commentary by the tour guide in German
  • On-board restrooms
  • Audio guide app available in multiple languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese)
  • “RainerAbicht” app available on Apple Store and Google Play Store
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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Nancy_k
Mar 29, 2025
Tour was entirely in... - Tour was entirely in German. I'm sure there was an app to provide English translation, but we didn't use it. Despite all of that, it was a gorgeous day and we enjoyed everything.
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Quest51613248976
Mar 10, 2025
A great experience to have once - Everything worked out wonderfully even the weather was perfect. We will gladly recommend it to others. And by booking online we have saved even more.
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Tanmays256
Jan 14, 2025
Lovely Ride around the docks... - Friendly staff who let me take 2 rides... One at day and another in the evening... As the original cruise ride that I booked had not many bookings so got upgraded to another one as I was travelling solo.. 🫰😊
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Travel110696
Mar 18, 2025
Beautiful visit to the port - 2h tour of the port off tourist season. Not many people. Possibility to go very close to large container ships
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Marita
Feb 9, 2025
Sightseeing tour of a special kind! - Wonderful tour with extremely entertaining host Jeremy! With restriction when booking via Tripadvisor!
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412lorenak
Feb 24, 2025
Interesting tour - Audio guide to improve - The guide was very pleasant in German (my partner speaks German), but in my case the explanation in English in the App did not work very well.
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Anthony_w
Jan 21, 2025
For ship lovers - The first hour or so of this tour takes you through the container ship port and cruise port in Hamburg. Fine if you are interested in that, but the content was all a bit maritime heavy. The second part of the tour through the city was more interesting, and I think is the main focus if you take the shorter tours. Unless you're into ships, I'd recommend the shorter 1 hours tours instead.
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Cj_s
Mar 10, 2025
Not family friendly - While this tour is advertised as family-friendly, I found it unsuitable for young children. Firstly, the tour's duration significantly exceeds what is necessary for a harbor cruise; it could easily be condensed to one hour. Secondly, the requirement for personal headphones to access the audio commentary should be explicitly stated. Finally, I was disappointed by the bosun's treatment of my children. They were "shushed" for asking quiet questions, while other adults creating a much higher level of noise were not addressed. I question whether this disparate treatment was due to my sons speaking English.
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596mgs
Jan 25, 2025
For an English tourist? Not so good - I should start by saying that I am English tourist, so I'm not sure whether something like this is necessarily aimed at me. If you speak German and have an interest in ships and harbours I'm sure it was very comprehensive, but as someone who doesn't speak German I was a little left in the dark. When I booked I was told I could download the app and there was an English guide, but this was clunky and hard to follow. It wasn't clear if you were supposed to run the guide yourself and there were often times where we passed a sight fully before the audio was finished. So again, take this review with a pinch of salt, but I think just a little more communication and what to expect could be given at time of booking, especially if you're sat on a boat for 2 hours.
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Niels
Feb 12, 2025
Wrong ticket = 60 wasted € - We wanted to see "blue-trip" the inner harbor, the seller got a little confused and after a little talk back and forth, he sold us tickets to the container harbor - quite uninteresting and 60 € flushed out in a boring experience.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).