I came on a tour arranged by these guys yesterday and had quite a bit of fun. The only negative…read morething I could say is that the choices of music were, um, not what I would have chosen. They used a little boat called the Advocat, and gave us a good one hour tour of the harbour and southern canals. I've been on other boat tours before, but this was he best one yet in Hamburg. They also laid on drinks for us on the boat. After touring around Wilhelmsburg for a while we stopped at a beer garden for some food (see my review of Zum Anleger (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/169353-Zum-Anleger-Hamburg) ). On the way back we used an open-top bus - which I was really looking forward to. Sadly there was a huge thunderstorm, so it became merely a ride home rather than something fun.

A lovely time riding around the harbor in a little boat! I'm normally squeamish when it comes to…read moreboats and sailing, but was too distracted by the interesting things to look at around the harbor. I had a lot of fun, I had never taken a boat trip into the harbor before and was excited by the new perspectives we had the chance to experience, like Landungsbrucken from the water's side and The Koehlbrandbrucke from underneath. I had a lot of fun and will make sure to recommend the tour to friends visiting from abroad!

Over the past decade, a number of tours have sprung up to give visitors a look at some of the…read moredarker sides of Hamburg's St. Pauli quarter, from a historical look at the tricks of the prostitution trade that has flourished for centuries to lore as related by a costumed night watchman. But Steffanie Hempel's Beatles Tour is a standout for a number of reasons. First, Ms. Hempel's passion for her subject gives the tour a warmth and enthusiasm that other's lack. This is no surprise that she developed the tour herself 10 years ago. Another reason is that the tour is given in both German and English, and unlike some tours, the information in English is as extensive as it is in German. Further, instead of ping-ponging back and forth between languages, Ms. Hempel will explain a fact in German, then give the English version and add another tidbit, before going back to German. This gives the narration a more fluid course. As she leads the group between key sites, Ms. Hempel performs appropriate songs from the Beatles' early days, singing in a voice that is reminiscent of both Lennon and McCartney, while accompanying herself on her ukelele. It's quite good and tour participants are encouraged to join in at times. Passers-by often stop to take in the performances. Through her extensive knowledge of the Beatles, much of it gained from her interviews with people who knew and worked with the lads during their days in Hamburg from 1960-62, Ms. Hempel builds a convincing case that the band may not have emerged as the world-changing force they became had they not spent weeks on end playing 5-6 hours a night in seedy clubs. In fact, their first appearance, on the Indra club stage, came after the five members had only played together for one hour, with a drummer recruited as he was the only guy they knew with a full drum kit. The band was the promoter's fourth choice and they lived down to his expectations, with the show saved by the stripper performing along with the group. Ms. Hempel then builds the story as to how they honed their lineup, their looks, their songwriting skills and their musical talent over four extended stays in the Hansestadt. She ends the tour with a mini-concert at the St. Pauli Museum, where the sign above the door reads "From stories come history." At the museum, participants can grab an Astra beer, take a seat and sing along as Ms. Hempel takes up her guitar and plays a handful of songs. Singing along is strongly encouraged and lyric sheets are available, but from the first note, most of the guests sing along with the songs that shaped much of their lives. And from their their broad smiles, the tour has added to those happy memories. And to keep the spirit alive, Ms. Hempel has just released CD of her interpretations of a number of Beatles' songs.

To whom that may concern, I bought a ticket today for the hop on hop off bus. This was probably the…read moreworst experience I ever had with a hop on hop off bus experience. I wasn't even able to use the voucher because I was unable to find any of the bus stops. It was absolutely ridiculous. I probably walked to at least four places that the map showed was a bus stop only to have the bus pass by me and not stop at six different stops that I walked to. The two cruise port busy stops were no where to be found, no sign no booth no employee.. and the other four stops I walked to also no clear indicator of where the bus is supposed to stop. I did see a bus stop at one point and he barely waited ten seconds before he took off. It was so disappointing. So I did not even get to take the tour. It was a big waste of money. There were no signs. The only bus that did stop to pick me up was an orange bus and he told me I had to go across the street 400 meters for the red bus. Well I forgot my measuring stick and there was no sign for the red bus anywhere. I waited on the other side of the street but in the rain it made no sense to stand there and there was no sign. I tried my best to figure out where the bus stops were while looking at the poor quality map on your website.. I wasn't able to pull up a live view of where the buses were. I wasn't able to get your website working to talk to someone. It was completely disorganized and a terrible experience for something I didn't even get to experience. I wound up taking a taxi to the botanical garden, and chocolate museum which is where I wanted to go.. and then while trying to find the bus stops 12 or 13 or 14 not one red bus stopped for me they just drove by! I was so angry at this point. So I have no idea where the bus stop was supposed to be. Maybe put a sign! A booth! A person! It was terrible!!!!!! A Piss poor awful no experience in the rain on a Sunday. And since you don't do refunds for your incompetence of putting a simple sign where the bus stops should be. I thought you should know how my day went trying to get on your stupid red bus. Which never happened. Not that the drivers stopped anyway! I will say if you are getting off a cruise ship and want to use the hop on bus dont bother! You'll spend more time trying to find the their hop on bus stop at the cruise port than you will just taking a taxi. Dont waste your money!! Do better! Have someone at the port or a sign!

We got on bus for gala tour 2:10pm not a very friendly bus driver cash only then told tour only in…read more20% English no auto in English either really how can u advertising in English and only get not even 20 % Save your money !!!! 40 euro !!!! Maybe English speaking people should get 20% off We have traveled to many countries and used bus trip this is the only one that we were very disappointed in Look for another way to C this city Btw I call company told them before we started she said she would call and ask guide to do more in English (Did Not Happen ).

From the owner: Abseits der ausgetretenen Touristenpfade bietet Eat the World ganz besondere Touren mit…read moreaußergewöhnlicher Note an: Entdecken Sie Hamburg auf einer kulinarisch-kulturellen Stadtführung, bei der ein Stadtviertel nicht nur entdeckt, sondern auch erschmeckt wird! Auf jeder Tour kommen Sie in den Genuss erlesener Köstlichkeiten inhabergeführter Gastronomiebetriebe aus dem Stadtviertel. Natürlich kommt auch Historisches, Aktuelles und Wissenswertes der gewählten Stadt nicht zu kurz. Unsere Tourguides kennen ihre Viertel wie die eigene Westentasche und lenken den Blick auf die besonderen Schätze der Stadt.

A voyage on Sea Cloud II is like a journey to paradise. This tall ship offers every comfort you…read morecould wish for. The chefs are capable of satisfying even the most refined palate and - since sea air makes for constant appetite - it is just as well that the ship also offers fitness facilities. I remember my short trip very fondly.

2 hour tour of the Alster + canals for 19 euro! Plus on-board English audio guide! And a waitress…read moreto serve you whatever you want to drink! The boat is fairly comfortable, the driver was very nice and the German part of his tour that I could understand was funny and informative. The audio guide was good for English, French, Spanish, and a dialect of Chinese. A map was also included in the mini-computer which was fun to look at. The tour itself is really interesting and this part of Hamburg is beautiful. I found this boat tour to be more interesting than the harbor tour. Buy tickets at the booth before you get down to the boats!

I fell asleep sitting on a park bench here, watching ducks…read more But near the southern-most portion of it, I walked past a $uckin STARBUCKS, the sight of which nearly ruined my vacation. I came all this way to see more American b.s.? For the record, there are 3 Starbucks within a block of my house so I could be a little biased.

It's one of the companies that offers a round trip around Hamburg harbour. You can do a 1 hour or…read morelonger tour and it's available in German and English. The ticket guy thought we were tourists so offered us a discount on the German tour that was leaving in a few mins :-) I said nothing and took the discount ha ha ha The guide was also the boat captain and was very funny and informative. Took us for a good ride around the harbour and explained everything. Not a bad choice for a boat tour. They have smaller boats for about 30 odd people and they leave from pier 1 or 2 I believe. I would highly recommend you do a boat tour as it's a great way to see the city from the water.

I had come from a tour of the Airbus factory, also in Hamburg. My paddleboat cruise was schedule…read moreto leave at 5:30. As I was taking the ferry from the other side of the harbor, it was heading toward Landungsbruecke 1and I saw the paddleboat pass us going in the other direction about 5:20 PM. The boat must have filled to capacity and left early. I was very disappointed; however, I did receive a full refund which was of only minor consolation.

Nice looking place in a typical red building. You can find a model of the city with explanations on…read morewhat will be the future constructions in the city.

Had a quick poke round here today to try and walk off my cold. Walking off colds in the cold…read moredoesn't work, so this place was a welcome relief from the cold (the ambient temperature, not the disease). Inside there is quite an impressive scale cardboard model or the development work going on, plus some geeky stuff - a webcam you can steer round (slightly broken). The cafe looked quite nice too, although I didn't stop for tea. More fool me. I was surprised that since 1998 all that seems to have happened is a lot of knocking down and not too much building - but they seem to be cracking on with it now. Oh - and it's free!