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Elbphilharmonie Plaza

Elbphilharmonie Plaza: Our most recommended tours and activities

Elbphilharmonie Highlights, Plaza & Surroundings

1. Elbphilharmonie Highlights, Plaza & Surroundings

Learn about the latest landmark of Hamburg on a guided tour of the Elbphilharmonie. Get answers to any questions you have about the stunning new building in the HafenCity quarter. Hear why it took so long to build and how much it cost. Start with a walk around the building to admire its façade and learn about the area's past and new architecture. Then, go to the Elbphilharmonie Plaza via the longest curved escalator in Europe and get interesting details about the building as you take in the views of the harbor. Listen to your guide as they share anecdotes about Hamburg and its new landmark and tell you about its unique acoustics.

Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza Guided Tour

2. Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza Guided Tour

Admire the Elbphilharmonie from outside and gain exciting background information about the new Hamburg landmark. Experience the lovingly named 'Elphi' up close with your professional city guide and enjoy the unique view from the Plaza after our tour. Admire the Elbphilharmonie from the quay before you enter on the longest escalator in Europe. Then take a moment to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Hamburg. Learn from your guide about the controversy surrounding the Elbphilharmonie project and hear exciting facts and insider information about the unique acoustics, the use of special materials, the construction costs and the price of an overnight stay in the building.

Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza and HafenCity Food Tour

3. Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza and HafenCity Food Tour

Start your 3-hour guided walk in the heart of HafenCity. Start from the metro station at Überseequartier and enjoy the first food tasting of the tour. Visit the Speicherstadt, a historic warehouse complex that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and listen to exciting stories. In between you get the chance to try different well selected international appetizers in various special localities. Ride on Germany’s longest freestanding escalator and head to the plaza for a panoramic view of the harbor and the city. Savor a typical Hamburg snack and learn about the architecture and acoustics of the Elbphilharmonie from your guide. Head to the Störtebekers restaurant for a further culinary highlight at the end of your tour.

Hamburg: Elphi Plaza Guided Tour with Störtebeker Beer

4. Hamburg: Elphi Plaza Guided Tour with Störtebeker Beer

Explore the new landmark of Hamburg, the Elbphilharmonie, during a one-hour tour starting at the metro station Baumwall (U-Bahn Station). From here you can already enjoy views of the "Elphi" concert house, known internationally for its special architecture.  Gaze from the plaza over the port of Hamburg and the city itself, and enjoy the breathtaking atmosphere. Listen as your guide shares interesting information about this magnificent concert hall.  At the end of the tour another highlight is waiting for you: enjoy a Störtebeker beer to end the tour in a special way. You are more than welcome to stay here for the rest of the day.

Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza and HafenCity Food Tour

5. Hamburg: Elbphilharmonie Plaza and HafenCity Food Tour

Start your tour at Überseequartier in the heart of the futuristic HafenCity. Taste your first delicacy and continue through the largest inner-city construction project in Europe. Join a local guide who knows all about the area and provides you with exciting anecdotes and historical information. Move on to Speicherstadt, whose 130-year-old brick buildings once formed the largest warehouse complex in the world, now UNESCO-listed. Snap the change from steel, concrete and glass of HafenCity to the red brick and the historic bridges and narrow canals of the Speicherstadt. See the Elphi, Hamburg's most popular attraction and one of the highlights of your tour. Considered to be the most modern concert hall in the world, it's home to the Tube, the longest freestanding escalator in Germany, leading to the Elphi-Plaza. Get a fantastic 360-degree view over the whole of Hamburg. Take a break in the restaurant Störtebeker for another snack while your guide provides insider knowledge about the turbulent construction phase and the imposing architecture and acoustics. Shoot gorgeous pictures and hear exciting stories from your qualified guide.

Hamburg: Walking Tour for School Groups

6. Hamburg: Walking Tour for School Groups

Have your school group explore Hamburg on a guided tour. Choose from 3 interesting tour options that are specifically designed for children and adolescents.  Speicherstadt and HafenCity: Visit the historical Speicherstadt, which is the world's largest warehouse complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the modern HafenCity and discover Hamburg's latest landmark, the Elbphilharmonie Plaza.  Hamburg's Altstadt: This tour features Hamburg's history. See the historic Kontorhäuser, City Hall, the city's main churches, and the most interesting part of Hamburg's port. St. Pauli: This walking tour is only suitable for children at least 14 years old. Visit the Reeperbahn during the day and hear the interesting stories and facts about the exciting nightlife there. 

Hamburg: 3-Hour Limousine Tour with Driver-Guide

7. Hamburg: 3-Hour Limousine Tour with Driver-Guide

Buckle up in a luxury, late model vehicle and get ready for a Hamburg tour to remember. You’ll take home entertaining stories and tales of your sightseeing in Hamburg, but more importantly, you’ll take home the memories. It’s no secret that Hamburg is a wonderful, unique, and exciting destination, what better reason to see it from the luxury of a limousine? This personalized and entertaining Hamburg sightseeing tour, driven by your own professional chauffeur and qualified guide, will introduce you to well-known and celebrated sites within Hamburg. You can hear the stories behind the recognizable places such as the port, the Reeperbahn, the heart of the city, the oldest part of Hamburg including town hall, the oldest shopping street and Hamburg's landmark "Michel", Jungfernstieg, Alster and the stunning Elbphilharmonie. Be entertained and have fun hearing stories that will pique your interest and stimulate questions as well as excite, entertain, and amaze you. Your knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and passionate guide will be your "ear to the ground", showing you the familiar sites and the hidden gems of their favorite city. You will explore not just the iconic sites, but seldom seen hidden gems that most tourists never get to experience. This Hamburg tour is available year around and includes the best "Fischbrötchen" in town, as well as non-alcoholic drinks during the tour.

Hamburg: Historical Warehouse District and Hafencity Tour

8. Hamburg: Historical Warehouse District and Hafencity Tour

Enjoy the maritime flair and learn about the historic background of the port and the city in general. Learn how Hamburg became the largest metropolis in the European Union that is not a capital. The tour starts at Kehrwiederspitze, right next to the Speicherstadt warehouse district. The first part of the tour will focus on the history of the warehouse complex and its development from the industrial revolution to the 21st century. In 2015, the Speicherstadt was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your well-versed guide will explain what makes it so unique. If possible, you will visit a traditional oriental carpet retailer.  The second part of the tour is dedicated to Hamburg’s newest and most modern district, HafenCity. See Hamburg’s future urbanity at the HafenCity Information Centre, which features a detailed scale model. Explore the urban regeneration project and learn about city building and gentrification. Hear about the political, social, and economic aspects of the project. Finish the tour in front of the Elbe Philharmonic and hear comprehensive information about this new landmark of Hamburg. Equipped with the necessary knowledge, you can take the longest curved escalator in Europe up to the plaza of the Elbphilharmonie. There you can look around at your own pace and enjoy the wonderful view of the harbor and the city. Admission to the Plaza is free of charge for you.

Hamburg Private Walking Customized Tour

9. Hamburg Private Walking Customized Tour

Learn how the village of Hammaburg grew from a small settlement of 800 people to become the second largest city in Germany with 1.86 million residents. Hear about the cholera epidemic and the great fire of 1842 that began in a cigar factory. Learn why the people of Hamburg say "moin" all the time. Hamburg is a big beautiful city with lots of water. It has more bridges than Venice, Amsterdam, and London put together. There is the beautiful Alster Lake with wonderful villas around it. The Town Hall looks a bit like a castle and was built in 1897. See the oldest basin in the city at the Trostbrücke. Marvel at the merchant houses of the Deichstraße. Visit the Church of St. Nicholas, which was reduced to ruins during World War II. Listen to the most sinful stories of the Reeperbahn. It is hard to believe but not everything in this part of the city is about sex and drugs. You will first be told the exciting history of St. Pauli and the Reeperbahn and then head to the different places like Spielbudenplatz, the Dancing Towers, the theater mile, the police station, Hans-Albers-Platz, the Ritze, and of course, the Große Freiheit, where the Beatles became famous. Until 2013 live sex shows were allowed here but they are now forbidden.  Learn the story of Hamburg's old warehouse district and see the amazing glass structure of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall. Get breathtaking views of the harbor from the Elbphilharmonie Plaza. Explore the HafenCity district, including the Speicherstadt area, which as declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. Encounter a beautiful courtyard at one of the old warehouses. Learn why spiders are a problem in the HafenCity. Go aboard and see the many different and beautiful sights of the city of Hamburg on a private harbor cruise. The itinerary of the tour is flexible, depending on the tides and daily events. Learn about the city's history, the incoming and outgoing ships, and everything else you might be interested in. Sit back and enjoy the view of the city from the water on one of the sun decks or in one of the air-conditioned salons with large panoramic windows.

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What people are saying about Elbphilharmonie Plaza

Overall rating

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based on 15,998 reviews

We had done a Hafenity food tour with a visit to the Elphilharmonie Plaza. Our city guide Lara made the tour a great experience with her knowledge and relaxed manner. The food was delicious and sufficient. A very special compliment to Lara.

It was a very interesting tour with a very personable guide who explained everything to us very clearly and comprehensively. Thank you for this beautiful experience. I would book this tour again at any time

Our guide Christa was in a good mood and knowledgeable about the planned tour right from the start.

We really enjoyed the tour with Christa. Very nice and received a lot of new information.

It was fun and lot of learning experience. Got to know a lot of interesting information.