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Alster Lake

Enjoy a guided tour on the double-decker Line A sightseeing bus in Hamburg. Travel along the Speicherstadt (warehouse city) and harbor city to the shopping areas of the town. Gain valuable insights into the city and its history. Hop aboard with your day ticket that enables you to hop on and hop off at 20 bus stops. See the wonderful villas in Harvestehude, the Outer Alster lake, the city hall, museums, the famous Reeperbahn, and the harbor. Get information in your own language with a GPS steered audio system that offers crystal-clear narration in 11 languages via headsets. Lean back and enjoy the all-around view. In nice weather, the bus goes open top to allow you unobstructed views.

Discover more and pay less with a Hamburg city card. Enjoy free public transportation (HVV) in the entire greater Hamburg area and up to 50% off over 150 sights, including all the museums. Whether you're visiting for a few hours or a few days, explore Hamburg at your leisure at affordable prices. Print the PDF attached to your voucher or validate your card on the free "Hamburg - Erleben & Sparen" app. Then, show your card when buying tickets or traveling on the HVV network. Download the app for a travel guide to Hamburg and information about all the discounts and sights included in your card. Save time by booking discounted sights in advance (depending on the partners' site). Enjoy free travel by bus and train (HVV), at any time of day, including:• Harbor ferries including Route 62 Landungsbrücken - Finkenwerder • Free city tour: Bus Route 111 HafenCity - Landungsbrücken - Altona Benefit from up to 50% discount on more than 150 sights, attractions, city tours, and museums, including:• Sightseeing tours and museums • Musicals and theater shows (for remaining tickets at regular box office performances) • Harbor and Alster river cruises and city tours Some advantages at a glance:• 15% discount "Dialogue in Silence" (please book in advance) • 20% discount on Hamburg town hall • 28% discount on Comedy tour (in German, free for children under 15) • up to 14% discount on different Bus sightseeing tours • 20% discount on Pedicab Pedalo Tours • Up to 17% discount Verein Alsterdampfschifffahrt: some Alster cruises • Up to 28% discount on Harbor Cruises • 25% discount Police Museum • 50% discount Archaeological Museum of Hamburg • 15% discount Night Watchman Tour (in German) • Up to 25% discount St. Michael's Tower: tower, viewing platform, crypt • 27% discount on Hamburg Dungeon • 15% discount Ratsherren brewery tour • 20% discount Speicherstadt Museum

Explore Hamburg on this 3.5-hour bike tour. From the Reeperbahn to the Alster River – experience the charm of this port city. The tour begins at the office in St. Pauli. From here you ride through Heiligengeistfeld to the Outer Alster Lake and the Inner Alster Lake. Ride past the Town Hall, the Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and St. Michael's Church. Back in St. Pauli, you head to the piers and the world-famous Reeperbahn. You make a stop at each attraction, where you’ll discover interesting facts and information from your guide, take photos, and ask questions. During the tour you’ll have a coffee break, where you can soak up the atmosphere of the city. Hamburg is very flat and the ride is easy going. This tour is therefore suitable for all ages and riding abilities.

Create your own sightseeing tour: wherever you want to stop, you can just hop off the bus and then hop back on later. Combine your 1-day ticket for sightseeing tour Line A with a water ticket. You can choose a  water program on the Elbe or Alster.  You can choose between: • 1-hour harbor cruise (St. Pauli piers 1+4) • 1-hour Alster tour (Jungfernstieg jetty)

Sail past the famous Alster Fountain and under the Lombards bridge directly to the Outer Alster. See beautiful residential areas and sights, such as the Hotel Atlantic, Blue Mosque, U. S. Consulate General, or Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten. Discover the city´s stunning panorama with its church spires and bridges, as well as the natural life along the lakeside with its many water birds and rare plants.

Take a hop-on hop-off bus tour of Hamburg to explore the city’s highlights with a family ticket, valid all day long for up to 2 adults and 3 children aged 6 to 14. Hop on and off wherever you want to discover all the sights. Make multiple stops and create your own itinerary for a perfect day of sightseeing. Stop to learn more about the exciting history of the Speicherstadt or visit the Miniatur Wunderland model railway. Visit the famous Reeperbahn, climb the beloved St. Michaelis Church to admire Hamburg from above, or browse the shops along Jungfernstieg. With this family ticket you can experience it all. Bus stops: 1: Kirchenallee/Main station 2: Marco Polo Terraces/HafenCity 3: Kehrwiederspitze (Historic warehouse district) 4: The piers of St. Pauli 5: Reeperbahn 6: St. Pauli Piers/S railway station 7: St. Michaelis Church (Michel) 8: Rathaus/Reesendamm - opposite the town hall 9: Neuer Jungfernstieg / Colonnaden 10: Town hall/Reesendamm 11: Gerhardt Hauptmann Square 12: Kirchenallee/Main station, east side 13: Wooden dam/Hotel Atlantic 14: Beautiful view/Outer Alster 15: Hotel Alsterperle

Begin your sightseeing tour of Hamburg by boarding a wonderful yellow and red double-decker bus. You will then drive around the vast Alster Lakes, over the Jungfernstieg, and to the town hall on this hop-on-hop-off tour.  Along your journey, you will make 15 stops and have the chance to pause at each location, continuing on with a later bus if you wish. You will see many tourist attractions along the way, including St. Michel Church, the court of justice district, the Elbphilharmonie, and the Hafencity. You will also visit the fish market, St. Pauli Piers, and the beloved St. Georg district. If Weather permitting, the roof of the bus will be opened for fantastic city views. We also offer Hop on/Hop Off Sightseeing tour including 1 or 2 h harbour trips with boat here on this platform

Discover Hamburg's new, modern landmark on a tour around the Elbphilharmonie including the Plaza. Find out everything you need to know about the creation of this architectural masterpiece and why it cost so much to build. Our tour starts with the exterior view of the building, which you can marvel at in full size from our vantage point. Afterwards, the longest curved escalator in Europe will take you up to the Elbphilharmonie plaza. With a wonderful view of Hamburg harbour, you will learn more details about the concert hall and its unique acoustics.

Get onboard the hop-on hop-off bus and experience an exciting tour of Hamburg. With this 1-day ticket you can get on and off at any of the 24 bus stops and explore the famous sights at your own pace. Alternatively, you can stay seated in the bus and listen to commentary in English, German, Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian with the fantastic international voice system. For children, we offer an optional children's program in German via headphones. Start your Sightseeing tour (Line D Top-Tour) at Number 1: Hamburg Central Station or any other stop and enjoy the views of the Alster River along the way. See the Hamburg Rathaus and the beautiful St. Michael’s Church. Travel along Hafenstraße, where the famous fish market is held, and discover the St. Pauli Landing Stages. Admire the historical warehouses of the Speicherstadt that stand in contrast to the modern HafenCity. Duration of the sightseeing loop: 90 Minutes (or Hop-on/Hop-off) Bus stops: 1 • Hamburg Central Station / Kirchenallee Place 5 2 • Spitalerstraße (Mönckebergstraße) 3 • Holzdamm (Hotel Atlantic) 4 • Dammtor (University Hamburg) 5 • Fontenay (Außenalster) 6 • Alsterufer (Alsterprommenade) 7 • Schöne Aussicht (Mosque) 8 • Schöne Aussicht (Alsterperle) 11 • Rathaus (Europa shopping mall) - only starts from Landungsbrücken 12 • Hamburg Rathaus (City Hall) 13 • Rödingsmarkt station 14 • St. Michael’s Church 15 • Holstenwall - only starts from Landungsbrücken 16 • Davidstraße (Reeperbahn) 17 • Hafenstraße (fish market) 18 • Sankt Pauli Landing Stages (barges for Habour tour) 19 • Baumwall - only starts from Landungsbrücken 20 • Auf dem Sande (Speicherstadt) 21 • Am Kaiserkai (Elbe Philharmonic Hall) 22 • Überseequartier (HafenCity) 23 • Osakaallee (Maritime Museum) 24 • Sankt Annen - only starts from Landungsbrücken 2 • Hamburg Central Station/Spitalerstraße (shopping street) 1 • Hamburg Central Station/Kirchenallee (Central Station)

Experience this evening cruise in front of a dreamlike Alster backdrop. You will sail together with a cutter captain and other cutter and sunset lovers for an hour on the Outer Alster. You can enjoy the fantastic Hamburg panorama from the water with a cool drink (beer, prosecco, softs) on board our Alster cutter "Große Freiheit" or "Hans Albers". Perhaps the most relaxed introduction to sailing. Enjoy yourself! No sailing skills are required! Of course we cannot guarantee the sunset but the atmosphere on the Alster ist beautiful at any weather. The sailing will take place at any weather except storm, thunderstorm or absolutely no wind at all!