Description

Built in 1888 the Speicherstadt belongs to the heart of Hamburg's harbour. Yet today Hamburg is utilizing this space to construct the Hafencity, Europe's largest city development project amongst the restored UNESCO Speicherstadt.

This tour explores the vibrant history of the ornate red brick buildings of the Speicherstadt which once stored tea, coffee, spices and many other exotic goods from around the globe. We will learn about the past, present and future of this ever changing wonder of the modern world.

This tour will cover the following stops:

• Hamburg tax-free Trade
• Deichstraße
• Construction of the Speicherstadt
• Tea, Coffee, Spices and Chocolate
• The townhall of the Speicherstadt
• Wasserschloss
• Fleetschlösschen
• Kesselhaus
• Container shipping
• Hafencity
• Elbphilharmonie
• Landungsbrücken

The tour will be a walking tour with a light activity level. A short break is included in the middle of the tour.

It is possible to do this tour using e-bikes and/or including a additional one hour boat trip around the harbour. If you wish to book one or more of these add-ons or you have any other special requests please contact us directly.

Top add-ons

• Pick-up and Drop-off service
• Doing the tour using E-bike
• Ending the tour with a boat trip

Note: For these or any other add-ons or modifications please contact us directly.