We enjoyed the tour but we felt it would help if optional languages were offered other than German. It was also difficult to breathe with the captain constantly smoking. It was also promoted as a lights tour but we didn’t see lights for at least 30 minutes.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Container terminals, Elbe beach and fish market
- Speicherstadt and Hafencity (depending on the tide)
- Live commentary (German)
- 90 minute light ride
Excludes
- Gratuities
- food and drinks
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Shipping company Captain Prussia Please proceed directly over bridge 3 down to the jetty at the "inner edge". You'll recognize the ships when you're standing on Bridge 3.
Return
- Shipping company Captain Prussia Please proceed directly over bridge 3 down to the jetty at the "inner edge". You'll recognize the ships when you're standing on Bridge 3.
Itinerary
Hamburg has a new cultural landmark! The Elbphilharmonie represents an unprecedented work of art combining architecture, music and the unique location in the middle of the port of Hamburg. Source Hamburg Tourism
The Port of Hamburg is the largest German seaport and Europe's third largest container port. Source Hamburg Tourism
HafenCity is Europe's largest inner-city urban development project and stands for modern architecture, urban life with numerous restaurants and cafés, cruise ships and a diverse range of cultural and leisure facilities. Source Hamburg Tourism
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Reviews
I was super excited to travel to Hamburg Germany with my family and booked an evening cruise through the canals to take a look at the lights and of course take pictures. While there was very specific directions on where to go for the boat, which were nice, the boat was not where it was claimed to be, nor were there any of its employees anywhere to be found. Because we were only in Hamburg overnight with our cruise ship we were not able to take a canal tour at all. We asked for a refund from the company and from Viator and were declined both times. Proceed with caution when booking tours.
The tour very interesting to listen, we visited the biggest container terminal, got close to a huge container ship, enjoyed by lights of the harbour and city. Time flew very fast, it is hard to believe that it was 1.5 hours
The ticket looked strange, but everything worked out. Very nice tour
It is very nice to see the sea of lights; the captains really try hard to show you everything up close. We were lucky enough to be able to see the largest container ship, 400 meters in length. It is recommended.
The light cruise would have surely been better if there hadn't been so many disinterested guests on board. Drunk guests have no place here, and it would be nice if these guests were kept on land from the start. The trip itself was good, though. However, the speaker was not good in the German language and spoke much too quickly and unclearly. Someone who is not from Hamburg and brings a little knowledge will only understand gibberish here.
.......Super interesting beautiful tour with a Northern German accent 😁 mega.......................
Learned a lot, and a really funny guide told us all sorts of things. Absolutely recommended! ❗️❗️❗️
It was a beautiful experience to see Hamburg from this perspective.
Have booked through the internet. First I asked if you could also drive through Speicherstadt, which was answered with yes. On the spot the disillusionment : He (apparently the captain) would not drive through the Speicherstadt tonight. That's what he would have decided this morning, due to low water! Instead of the specified 90 minutes, the journey should only go 60 minutes. The other provider (10 meters further) offered a tour of the Speicherstadt for the same time! So we booked there, with the shipping company Albich. The bazaar was even bigger. The other provider was at Bridge 3, so please don't book there if you don't want to be cheated!!
It was a very nice trip, very happy again. However, it was really hard to find the right provider as it only had the landing pier number on it and NOT the provider. In the end, a provider of the lights ride took us with him who did not know it. That was really annoying!
Great ride! Also our guide was very good and had a lot of interesting information and also a few jokes in store.
During the day you can see much more. Photography is impossible in these light conditions. By covering the ship you have very poor views of sights.
We had a lights ride and a great port tour . They are two completely different tours , In the dark and with light , much looks very different .
The trip was very nicely designed, with live commentary. It was possible to choose a ship and thus a route, either through the Speicherstadt or through the container port. Very funny and courteous staff!
Sehr lustige und informative fahrt durch den Hamburger Hafen , mit sehr vielen schönen eindrücken. Und mein Sohn ( 8 Jahre) war begeistert , und ich selbst auch.
Einfach fantastisch, sehr unterhaltsam, windig,man sollte sich warm anziehen Kapitän Max hat das super gemacht
The lights, the water and the good mood were fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone. The giant container ships were gigantic.
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