The 10 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Hamburg, Germany

Since 2009 we offer guided bike tours and a bike rental in Hamburg - St. Pauli. Let our guides show you their city and get plenty of hints what to do during your stay. All bike tours go in a slow pace on well choosen paths to the main sights of the city. Here we make short stops with explanations. On the tours there is enough time for photos, questions and a coffee break. Since 2017 we run our English tour "Hamburg Compact", the tour with all the main attractions, from Monday-Sunday at 14.30h (2.30pm).

Stefanie is the originator of the musical Beatles-Tour in Hamburg. Armed with a little ukulele she has been guiding fans, tourists, musicians and journalists from all over the world across the famous old red light district of St. Pauli. Being an avid Beatles fan since her early childhood, musician and singer-songwriter Stefanie Hempel has become an institution in Hamburg. She is widely regarded as one of the most profound Beatles experts.

Hamburg by bicycle rickshaw with your personal tour guide. We expose to you the remarkable aspects of Hamburg: Old Town, Warehouse District, Alster Lake, Reeperbahn, Harbor ... Winter-Special: Lights Tour through illuminated Warehouse District and Harbor. Every day 9:00am-10:00pm, starting point selectable in the city center, duration arbitrary

TeamBreakout-Games is a unique „Live Escape Game“ for Groups consisting of 3-6 people. The principle is simple: 1 Team, 1 Room and 60 min to escape. You will be challenged by solving puzzles, finding real objects, decode messages and combine a series of clues the will enable you to find the way out. Can you escape?

Waterkant Touren is the perfect way for Hamburg newbies to get in touch with our beloved city and for those who want to explore it’s hidden secrets. Join us for an expedition – and experience various perspectives of the Waterkant, which will let you fall in love with the unique atmosphere around the river Elbe. In small groups we want to give you an understanding of how Hamburg’s heartbeat sounds like – individual, personal and most of all authentic. We want to present you Hamburg from its genuine side away from the beaten tourist paths.

TeamEscape is a unique group activity for family, friends or colleagues. The adventure begins after a short introduction by your groups personal game master. You and your team have accepted the challenge to escape from a real live room within 60 minutes. You will discover and combine hidden clues, and solve riddles as you become part of a thrilling story!

Adventure Team - The clever Live Escape Room in Hamburg One team, one challenge and 60 minutes to achieve your goal! You come as a team and enter a room. The door closes behind you and you become part of the story. Starting now you have 60 minutes to solve the challenge. Investigate the environment, combine objects and communicate within your team to achieve the goal. Your ingenuity and your team spirit are the key to your success.

Escape from Germany’s first private prison and experience the best Room Escape Game in the country! You and your Team, 60 minutes and a prison cell. The door? Locked behind you! Now is your chance to make your own prison break! The Story: Jail Break escapegame-geschichte Can you make a prison break? You and your team find yourself in a maximum security prison cell with exactly one hour to solve the mystery! You are locked behind bars and your mind is racing: “Just a few minutes ago we were on the streets of Hamburg…suddenly we were whisked away in blurr of racing police cars and are now trapped under strict surveillance at the Hamburg Trakt Prison! Due to extreme security measures, this prison that has a reputation for being inescapable. Or should we say “had” such a reputation. We’re not just going to sit here and go along with it. We’re going to put this reputation to the test and no one can stand in our way!” But first things first. What actually happened? Surely we didn’t commit a crime…we must have been framed! Who did it? Why us? And most of all, how do we escape? We look around at each other stumped. Sometimes a look alone can say more than a thousand words – we are in agreement and we will bring the true criminals to justice! We simply need to keep a cool head and work together. If we use our strengths as a team, then we have a chance at making a prison break.” Now is your chance to execute a prison break and become a hero! Are you ready to experience the adventure of a lifetime? This time you’re not sitting in a movie theater or in front of the TV but rather becoming the main character in your own story. The guards are tough and have stopped several previous attempts at a prison break. Is your team quicker, agile and more clever than the prison security staff? Role call is held every 60 minutes so you don’t have much time! Can you solve the plot against you and escape from prison? Time is ticking…ready, set, go!

Moin-Moin (as we Hamburgers say instead of Hello) and welcome to Big-Black-Car-Tours, the Hamburg tour company that offers you the trip of a lifetime during which you will experience the sights and sounds of one of Germany’s greatest cities (Hamburg) from the comfort and safety of a luxury SUV (Lincoln Navigator, Range Rover or Porsche Cayenne. On a Big-Black-Car Tour, with a 360 degree view through spacious windows, you will witness the splendor of Hamburg's greatest sights – both ancient and modern. A Big-Black-Car-Tour of Hamburg also includes valuable little insights into fascinating, lesser-known facts about this magnificent city. Whether you want to see the sights by day or by night, we have the perfect tour for you. If you need to know anything at all about restaurants, clubs, theatres, shows, shopping or any other aspects of life in Hamburg, just ask, the chances are we’ll know the answer. Hamburg Tours by SUV, in the company of a driver with an intimate knowledge of the city, are a unique, informative and unforgettable way of experiencing the diversity and historical significance of this amazing city. Our cars (Lincoln Navigators, Range Rovers and Porsche Cayennes) are fully air conditioned and can accommodate up to four passengers in absolute comfort. Tours are priced per cab and not per person – after all, it’s your tour! Tour price includes pick up and drop off anywhere in central Hamburg (including the airport and the cruise terminal). If you have a layover stop in the city, we are happy to meet you from a train station or airport and start your tour from there. And, if you wish, we will of course take you back to your station or airport after the tour. What exactly is a personal, luxury Big-Black-Car-Tour? On a luxury Big-Black-Car-Tour you won’t find yourself squeezed onto a seat next to a complete stranger, or stuck in the back with virtually no view. And, unlike on a bus tour, you won’t have to wait for 30 minutes or more, only to discover that your bus is already full! You will have your very own chauffeur on a tour that is totally YOURS to enjoy. Being friendly, cheerful, thoughtful and creative are just a few of the qualities we demand of our professional City Tour drivers. Apart from being knowledgeable and passionate about Hamburg, our drivers are also great fun to be with. We want your experience to be made all the more memorable by the stories you hear, the things you learn and the personal connections you make. To make sure we have the best guides, we take the most promising talent, put them through rigorous training and then monitor the quality of their tours. Our guides bring Hamburg to life by providing genuine personal commentaries on their individual Hamburg tours. Sit back and relax aboard your luxury SUV, and let our chauffeur guide you through the streets of Hamburg, pointing out the monuments and the minutiae of this our beloved city. Big-Black-Car-Tours are conducted in big black SUVs – vehicles that are ideally suited to sightseeing in Hamburg. With many stops en route and the occasional short walk, passengers have ample opportunity to stretch their legs and take carefully composed photos or videos of the sights along the way. At Big-Black-Car-Tours we are passionately devoted to providing our guests with an experience that is both unique and unforgettable. City Tour in a Big-Black-SUV offers exceptional, high-end tours of Hamburg. Our impeccable cars and our friendly, knowledgeable drivers with their fascinating personal commentaries will make your sojourn with us the highlight of your stay in Hamburg. Big-Black-Car-Tour offers its guests the highest level of satisfaction. Who’s it for? You will not be squeezed into a seat next to a total stranger or forced to sit in the back with virtually no view. Neither will you have to wait for half an hour or more for a bus that’s already full when it finally arrives. You will have your own personal chauffeur-driven vehicle to transport you on a tour that is YOURS to enjoy at your leisure. With Big-Black-Car-Tours, you will experience a truly unique, private tour of Hamburg. This city tour is rated as one of the best things to do in Hamburg – a perfect romantic tour with your better half, a fun family tour, a great time for everyone concerned, with friends, with employees or with clients. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a private tour of Hamburg that will remain forever as the highlight of your stay in our beautiful city. Sit back, relax and enjoy panoramic views from the intimate, black-cushioned comfort of a luxury SUV as it carries you sedately through the streets of this famous German city. You are the star for the day. This original Big-Black-Car- Tour will lead you the length and breadth of Hamburg. And with a photo souvenir in tow, you too will have your very own postcard!