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Frankfurt: City Highlights and the New Old Town Guided Walk

1. Frankfurt: City Highlights and the New Old Town Guided Walk

Enjoy a leisurely stroll with your guide through winding laneways and experience the past and the present of Frankfurt. See how the city has managed to bring part of its colorful history back to life. First, meet your guide and begin walking through the new old town, a unique area of Frankfurt that has history from both the Celts and Romans. Learn how the Carolingians built the first palace chapel in the heart of the old town before continuing on to the DomRömer. Next, take in how the medieval structures' coronation path became a significant part of the city's growth into a new democracy. Then, see the Houe of the Chicken Market before continuing on to Römerberg. Finally, see the 15th-century architecture of the Römer building complex. Hear about the square houses the seat of the city's administration, a tradition of nearly 700 years. Conclude your tour.

Welcome to Frankfurt: Private Tour with a Local

2. Welcome to Frankfurt: Private Tour with a Local

Transform the way you travel and make it as much about the people you meet as the places you see. Get a welcome to Frankfurt from a local host eager to share all the tips and tricks to help you make the most of your stay. Meet at your hotel or Airbnb accommodation and get familiar with the neighborhood. Learn all the insider tips, such as the best places to eat and buy groceries. Find out the easiest ways to get around. Alternatively, arrange to meet at a central landmark or intersection to start your walking tour (minimum 2 hours). Upon booking, a guide will get in touch to confirm all the details, such as meeting place and time. They will also ask you some questions to get to know you better so that the tour can be completely customized for you. Benefit from the option of taking public transportation or a taxi to get around (at your expense) at any point during your tour. Put yourself in the capable hands of a local expert, and learn about the top things to see and do during your time in the city. By the end, you will feel more comfortable navigating on your own, and confident that you have all the information you need.

Frankfurt: Walking Food Tour with Tastings

3. Frankfurt: Walking Food Tour with Tastings

Join a guided food tour around Frankfurt and meet fellow food lovers. Enjoy a culinary experience exploring up to 3-4 food spots famous amongst the locals, and taste unique dishes. Meet your guide at the central square Willy-Brandt-Platz to begin your journey. Feeling hungry? No worries, we hope you have brought your appetite as you will be tasting lots of delicious dishes on this walking tour. Taste the best signature dishes from different countries in popular restaurants, cafes, and hidden tasting spots. Get to know multicultural food specialties and find out insider information from your guide about the concept of the different food spots that some locals don't even know. Share unique dishes, a diversity of savory dishes, sweet desserts, and drinks. Enjoy an unforgettable tasting adventure together with other foodies. 

Frankfurt: Full-Day Baden-Baden and Strasbourg Trip

4. Frankfurt: Full-Day Baden-Baden and Strasbourg Trip

A longtime favorite with discerning travelers, Baden-Baden is an elegant spa town nestled among verdant hills. You can discover attractions such as its opulent casino before crossing the border to France to visit Strasbourg’s charming Old Town district, topped by its majestic cathedral. Grand palaces and luxurious villas stand proudly in the beautifully landscaped parks of Baden-Baden, as you stroll down noble avenues and learn why a sophisticated clientele has been coming here for centuries. See the famous Kurhaus spa resort and have a look at the city’s famous casino. Continue onward for a scenic photo stop at Mummelsee Lake, before progressing on to Strasbourg in France through the mysterious Black Forest. Admire the sky-high Strasbourg Cathedral, with impressive Gothic interiors that are sure to take your breath away. Enjoy your leisure time exploring the streets of the UNESCO-protected historical city centre of Strasbourg. Peruse its delightful boutiques and cafés or take a ride on the little train through the historical city center before returning to Frankfurt.

Frankfurt: Skip-the-line Städel Museum with Guided City Tour

5. Frankfurt: Skip-the-line Städel Museum with Guided City Tour

Discover Frankfurt's finest art museum, the Städel Museum, with skip-the-line entry. Learn all about the art history of one of the oldest museums in the city, and immerse yourself in the stunning collection. Afterward, take a guided walk through the Old Town and stroll along the Main River. Meet your guide at the entrance to the Stadel Museum, and skip-the-line to the museum embankment. Founded in 1817, it is one of the oldest museums in the entire city and hosts one of the largest art history collections in all of Germany. Walk through the museum, seeing over 3000 paintings, 600 cultures, and 4500 photographs. Experience displays of modern and classic European art, from seven centuries. Travel through time from the early 14th-century, to the Late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and then into the Modern periods. Find works by French impressionist painters, like Claude Monet, Cubist master, Pablo Picasso, and contemporary artist, Francis Bacon. Admire the painting of portraits, life in nature, religious events, history, natural phenomena, and other thought-provoking themes of humanity. Listen to your guide's expert commentary, ask as many questions as you want, and dig deeper into the artistic masterpieces. Take the extra option to then embark on a sightseeing tour of the Frankfurt Old Town. Stroll the museum embankment, along the Main River. Cross the Iron Footbridge, with its padlocks placed there by romantic couples. Discover the market square and many other important sites.

Idstein: Scottish Whiskey Tasting Experience with Appetizers

6. Idstein: Scottish Whiskey Tasting Experience with Appetizers

Discover the tastes and aromas of Scottish whiskeys on this tasting workshop in Idstein. Try a range of whiskeys and cleanse your palate with appetizers and pastries. Uncover the secrets of the whiskey-making and storing process. Meet your whiskey ambassador at the Gasthof Ziegelhütte in Idstein and embark on your tasting journey into the Scottish Highlands. Hear about the harvesting, distilling, and storage process. Be told an introduction to the history of this fine drink. Engage all of your senses during the tasting process. Listen as your guide tells you the story behind the bottle. Savor some small plates between tastings to neutralize the alcohol flavor. Stay hydrated with a complimentary bottle of mineral water. Possible samples include: Ardbeg Uigeadail, Islay Lagavulin 16 years, Islay Balvenie Triple Cask 16 years, Speyside Cadenhead's Duthies Campbeltown Region, Campbeltown Tobermory 6 years 2008/2015, C&S Dram Collection, Highlands Blad still 20 years old, 1993/2014, G&M, Lowlands Auchentoshan The Bartenders Malt, Lowlands

Frankfurt: German Food & Frankfurt Old Town Private Tour

7. Frankfurt: German Food & Frankfurt Old Town Private Tour

Join a local food guide on an exclusive tour of Old Town and discover dishes, desserts, and beers that are made based on centuries-old recipes. Taste the essence of Frankfurt and see Romer, St Paul’s Church, Frankfurt Cathedral, and much more. During the 2.5-hour tour, your guide will introduce you to Heissan cuisine, which fuses North German and South German cuisine to create new original dishes dominated by a remarkably sour taste. Between sightseeing of St. Paul’s Church (Paulskirche), the adorable Gothic-style Romer city hall, and other Old Town highlights, you'll visit a traditional restaurant and pastry shop for a fun and cultural tasting experience. Among some of the local meat delicacies, you'll find Frankfurt-style German sausages, such as Frankfurter Würstchen (short Frankfurter) and Frankfurter Rindswurst (pure beef sausage). Taste a local soup like a traditional Goulash, and the delicious eggs in the Frankfurt-style green sauce. For a dessert, you must try Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel) or the famous Frankfurter Kranz, which is considered a reminiscence of Frankfurt as the coronation city of the Holy Roman emperors. A cup of tea/coffee and 1 soda drink are also included in the price. Join the 3,5-hour tour to try more delicious dishes! This option includes a visit to 2 restaurants and 1 pastry shop, meaning that you'll feast on not one but two full meals and a dessert. On the extended menu, find Kartoffelklöße (potato dumplings), Döppekuchen (fried potatoes), as well as 1 type of popular German beer. It'll be an unforgettable experience filled with lots of information about Frankfurt’s history, culture, and heritage. The 5-hour tour combines exploring Frankfurt's Old Town with an intimate food and beer tasting experience that'll make you feel as if you’re one of the locals. See sights such as Frankfurt Cathedral and the scenic Main Embankment featuring numerous museums. Your guide will invite you to 4 different venues (no pastry shop), where you'll find a variety of delicious German dishes and 8 different types of beer. Get an appreciation for the local craft beer scene that bypassed the German Beer Purity Law to create new, unique beer flavors.

Frankfurt: Introduction to Wine with Guided Wine Tastings

8. Frankfurt: Introduction to Wine with Guided Wine Tastings

You like to drink wine and would like to expand your knowledge about wine? Questions such as what is the difference between Prosecco, sparkling wine and champagne or how is wine made? Highlights Immerse yourself in the exciting history of the wines of Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main area Taste an exclusive selection of high-quality wines from a wide variety of wineries in the Rhine-Main area Try wines from newcomers, niche products & personal insider tips that most wine lovers don't even know Get a broad knowledge and exciting insider information about wine and food pairing variants Exclusive wine tasting in a unique restaurant location, where you can round off the evening after the tasting with great cuisine (reservation can be made when booking)

Frankfurt: Unique E-Bikes Tours

9. Frankfurt: Unique E-Bikes Tours

Explore Frankfurt your way with a variety of tours, and experience the city in a new light from aboard your unique e-bike. The choice is entirely yours! Frankfurt City Tour If you visit the home of Goethe, you cannot miss a guided tour of the city by bike. Enjoy a beautiful ride around the city and cycle alongside a local through "Mainhattan", and find out how the city earned this nickname. See the most spectacular sights and learn everything worth knowing about the history and culture of Frankfurt first-hand! Travel through the artist quarter and be impressed by the combination of modern architecture and historic buildings. Of course, there will be plenty of time for photos! The Green Belt Cycling Road The Frankfurt green belt lies in the heart of the Rhein Main regional park. The approximately 64-kilometer bike trail surrounds Frankfurt and along the way, you will discover the whole diversity of the green belt from almost untouched nature to intensively used industrial areas. The path leads you along the Nidda, through the herb gardens in Oberrad and the adjoining city forest. The green belt nestles around the built-up core of Frankfurt and acts as a "green lung" for the city.  Cider and Orchard Tour The landscape between Main and Taunus has been shaped by orchards for centuries. These are the basis for the Hessian national drink - cider. Cycle through natural orchards, pastoral gardens and nature trails as well as wine presses and restaurants. Discover interesting craft shops, natural monuments and much more. To ensure that the tour is not too dry, stop in a traditional cider pub. 

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Overall rating

4.7 / 5

based on 34 reviews

Felix knows so much about architecture, food and other countries. He went way over the time limit and did not even try to charge us - in fact, he actually bought us coffee! Other guides have brought us to restaurants when we did not want to spend time eating and then expected us to pay. We asked Felix if we could grab something to eat and he actually tried to pay! Of course, we did not allow that and we gave him a well deserved tip. Thanks Felix!

My tour guide was very knowledgeable about the city of Frankfurt and the food. It was a very pleasant experience, the food very tasty, and the pace non stressful. I did the tour with 2 stops for food. It was a lot to eat in a short period of time, basically 2 full meals in 3 hours. Also the price was a bit excessive even with the food and the time spent with my guide. My excellent review rating is for the quality of the food and tour experience.

Alexandra is an excellent tour guide!. She is versed on the history of Frankfurt which included details that only a local can provide. Alexandra is friendly, and I appreciated her reaching out prior to the tour to ask about my interests. She was on time and highly recommend her.

Ralf was punctual to the start of the tour and quite personable. Both informative for historical facts about the city and the specific questions about transport and restaurant/cafes. It’s made traveling around Frankfurt after the tour very nice.

Peter wax terrific, we learned alot about the fascinating town of Baden Baden and charming town of strasbourg