Private city tour in Bonn, the Beethoven city on the Rhine

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2 hours
Free cancellation
1 - 12
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Overview

Private guided tour BONN CITY-TOUR at a top level

On our guided private tour through Bonn you will discover not only the well-known sights but also numerous rather unknown, exciting and unusual details. We go on a journey of discovery through the old town of Bonn to find these fascinating details together. The personal fates of people of the past but also of the most recent times are made tangible in an entertaining way. Exciting and moving events that took place in certain places in Bonn are brought back to life for our tour guests. It is of course about Ludwig van Beethoven, but also about numerous other interesting people and their fates, as well as the importance for us today. With an entertaining and thrilling way of performing by our tour guides, the tour participants will be able to immerse themselves on the spot in the past times of the fascinating city of Bonn.

Inclusions

  • Professional tour guide

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Altes Rathaus, Marktplatz, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

We meet in Bonn in front of the historic town hall on the market square of the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. This impressive building in a central location is a wonderful testimony to the Rococo and witness to numerous historical events of worldwide importance. Famous personalities such as John F. Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle and Mikhail Gorbachev spoke here. At this point, your tour guide will show you numerous exciting and fascinating details from the outside, which you will certainly overlook at first glance and not so easily discovered. At this historic site, you will immerse yourself in the past centuries, from the time when the market square and the old town hall were built until recently. Learn numerous stories about this central square in Bonn, where in addition to market trading, witch burnings, executions and book burnings took place. Let yourself be surprised and fascinated ...

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St. Remigius Kirche, Brudergasse, 53111 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Founded as a Franciscan order as early as the 13th century, this Gothic church is the place where the world-famous Ludwig van Beethoven always played the organ early in the morning.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Alter Zoll, Brassertufer, 53113 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Erected in 1644, this bastion is a place of the former Bonn city fortifications below the Bonn court garden of the former electoral palace. From here, our tour offers a wonderful panoramic view over the river Rhine to the Siebengebirge (mountains of the Middle Rhine). Wolfgang von Goethe raved about this.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bonn Egyptian Museum, Regina-Pacis-Weg 7, 53113 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

At this point we look at the east wing of the former electoral palace. This is where the Egyptian Museum is located today, which houses impressive collections. In addition, the so-called Koblenz Gate from the 18th century can be admired. Here we discover numerous exciting details such as inscriptions, representations of angels, dragons and other fascinating representations on our tour of discovery. Your tour guide will show you a number of interesting places and monuments that are easy to miss and explain what they mean ...

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: An der Schlosskirche 4, 53113 Bonn, Germany, 53113 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Here you will learn exciting stories by looking at the south-east tower of the former Electoral Palace. It is an important place where the world-famous Ludwig van Beethoven worked for the Cologne electors at a very young age. We explore the area together and learn surprising details about Beethoven, his mentor at the time and the elector. Among other things, we will discover the student fountain, which will give you an impression of student life in the 19th century ...

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bonner Munster, Gangolfstr. 14 Gangolfstraße 14, 53111 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

The origins of the cathedral basilica go back to the 11th century. Bonn Minster will be refurbished by the end of 2020 and is therefore only accessible from the outside. This Romanesque collegiate church stands on the spot where the ancient Romans had previously operated an old place of worship for their dead. At this point we learn interesting information, for example for which world-famous church the Bonn Minster served as a model and to whom this is due ...

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Beethoven-Denkmal, Munsterplatz, 53111 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

This imposing monument to the internationally renowned master of music was inaugurated here on his 75th birthday. Guests were internationally famous people such as the then Queen of England Queen Victoria or the Prussian King Wilhelm IV. This was followed by a three-day music festival.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sterntor, Bottlerplatz, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

The origins of the Sterntor go back to the 13th century and are evidence of the medieval city fortifications of Bonn.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Remigiusplatz, Remigiuspl., 53111 Bonn, Germany

An important sacred building stood here until 1800, which, among other things, housed the baptism of world star Ludwig van Beethoven until lightning struck and changed everything that was there before.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Bonngasse 22-24, 53111 Bonn, Germany

The house where Ludwig van Beethoven was born is the center for all testimonies and research relating to musical genius. Your tour guide will show you the peculiarities of the magnificent outer facade and you will discover a number of fascinating details about the birthplace and the neighboring houses. In the face of these central sites, you will learn many exciting backgrounds about significant events and people in connection with Ludwig van Beethoven ...

Duration: 10 minutes

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for people with walking difficulties (and no suitable aids available)
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Our guided tours take place outdoors on foot. The maximum group size is only 12 people per individual tour. Minimum distance 1.5 - 2 m within the group. If the minimum distance is observed, no face mask has to be worn outdoors. No unregistered participants.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
K3008TPjaquelines
October 2021

Die Stadtführung durch Bonn hat uns allen überaus gut gefallen. Sascha hat uns auf sympathische, humorvolle und spannende Art und Weise die Geschichte und Höhepunkte Bonns nähergebracht. Die Tour ist in hohem Maße zu empfehlen!

984manfredm
September 2020

Eine klasse und sachkundige Stadtführung in einer sehenswerten und immer noch überraschenden Stadt mit einem sehr gut aufgelegten Guide, der zu all den besuchten, offensichtlichen und versteckten Ecken immer noch eine Geschichte obendrauf zu setzen hat... Er hält die ganze Gruppe zusammen, kann ...

R9750KMirinak
September 2020

Super Stadtführer. Sehr locker und humorvoll. Wir waren sehr zufrieden und können den Sascha nur weiterempfehlen.

eduardm634
September 2020

Wir habe mit den Freunden eine private Stadtführung gemacht. Geleitet wurde diese Führung durch Sascha. Wir können Sascha mit ruhigem Gewissen weiterempfehlen. Er hat einen sehr lockeren und humorvollen Stil. Würden auch gerne weitere Führungen mit ihm machen.

W6676chrisd
July 2023

Hi everyone, avoid booking with this tour organizer as they will do last minute cancellations on you, which happened to me and my family on the DAY! of the tour….The tour was meant to start at 10am (at the described location/meeting point), and we were there punctual (actually 15min earlier as we...

Elja35
May 2022

Humorvolle Begleitung durch die Stadt, wir haben viel Spaß gehabt. Lebendig und informativ. Werden uns gerne auch Köln mit Sascha anschauen. Empfehlenswert auf jeden Fall.

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