GERMANY · DESTINATION
The standouts.
A run-down of the 15 best leipzig tours in Germany: what each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Cruise Leipzig’s canals by motorboat in 70 minutes, passing Plagwitz, flood defenses, and old factories. Live German guide, optional audio.
“The guide was a trip! Super authentic, dialect and everything. He had great commentary! And the scenery and cost were excellent. So glad I did this.”
Walk Leipzig’s Old Town by lantern with night watchman Bremme. A 1.5-hour, costume-led tour in German for $17 per person.
“He did a very good job, told us some very nice stories about what it must have been like back in the day.”
Leipzig in 2.5 hours: guided Old Town walk plus an air-conditioned bus ride beyond the ring, from Nikolai Church to the Battle of Nations.
“We were passing through Leipzig and had a 7 hour stopover. We found this tour on the internet and thought it would give us a good overview for the time that we had. The company offered only a combined German/English tour and not an English only so we had no choice with this respect. We…”
A 1.5-hour German historical walking tour in Leipzig with certified guides, covering Mädler Passage, Old Town Hall, and St. Thomas Church.
“Thorsten war super gut informiert. Vielen Dank!”
A 2-hour guided Leipzig walk in German, hitting Augustusplatz, Nikolaikirche, arcades, Barfußgässchen, and Thomaskirche for $18.
“Interessant und kurzweilig”
Ride Leipzig by blue-and-yellow double-decker with a certified guide, 13 hop-on stops, from St. Thomas Church to Little Venice waterways.
Ride a red double-decker through Leipzig with German live guides. 90 minutes of key sights, best views from the upper deck.
“Super Erläuterungen zu den einzelnen Sehenswürdigkeiten.”
1.5-hour costumed ghost walk in Leipzig with unsettling legends, in German, starting at Augustusplatz 10 for about $21 per person.
“Super. Spannend erzählte Geschichten an verschiedenen Orten im Stadtzentrum mit echtem Gruselfaktor.”
Leipzig Zoo entry ticket for $22. Explore six themed worlds, Gondwanaland rainforests, Pongoland great apes, Asian elephants, and African savannah.
Drive a Trabi through Leipzig in a small self-drive convoy, with radio stories and major sights like the Battle of the Nations.
Leipzig BMW & MINI behind-the-scenes tour in the Zaha Hadid plant: 85-min guide, electromobility, two brands on one line, $29.
Two hours on a quiet electric motorboat through Leipzig’s Auwald alluvial forest, from the city harbor to Scheibenholz and back.
See Monet’s Rouen cathedral come alive in Panometer Leipzig’s 360° oil panorama, with a 15-minute day-to-night light change. Ticket $18.
“Es war die beste immersive Ausstellung die ich je gesehen habe.”
Glide on an electric boat along the Pleiße through Leipzig’s floodplain forest, spotting plants and animals on a 70-minute German tour.
“Netter Guide, wir haben viele interessante Informationen erhalten. Unser kleiner Hund konnte auch mitkommen.”
Electric boat cruise through Leipzig’s floodplains, canals, and Plagwitz industry sights. 3 hours with a live German guide for $37.
“Eine völlig unerwartete Perspektive der Stadt vom Wasser aus. Super Organisation, toller Guide. Absolut empfehlenswert.”
