3-Hour Cologne Street Art Bike Tour in Small Group with Guide
Description
Cologne's scene has lots to offer and on our relaxed guided bike tour you immerse into the colorful world of street art. From large murals to quirky stencils and funny paste-ups, all the way to small stickers and tiles by international as well as local artists - there's certainly something for every taste! On our public street art tour, you cycle in small groups of maximum 15 participants on our city bikes! You experience the streets of Cologne on a busy Saturday afternoon or discover the art scene on a relaxed Sunday morning ride when the lively city seems to still be dozing. Our experienced guides know the most popular street art spots of the Belgian Quarter and Ehrenfeld, have many insider tips ready about the quickly changing scene, and know where you can refresh with an ice cream, a Café or a sparkling Kölsch during a little break. Our street art bike tour will make your visit to Cologne unforgettable! As our groups are international, the main language of the tour is English
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Itinerary
Our Street Art Bike Tour starts at the Eigelstein City Gate, a part of the old medieval city wall surrounding Cologne. From here we make our way through the little streets of the neighborhood towards our first street art spots!
One of Cologne's nightlife districts in the inner city is our first destination on this tour. Your local guide fills you in on history, culture and shows you some hidden art treasures along the way!
One of Cologne's most popular squares and street art hot spots in the heart of the Belgian quarter: Brüsseler Platz. We leave the buzzing city center behind and make our way to the Belgian quarter. The diversity of street art pieces is immense! You'll find big murals, small stickers, tiles, paste ups, sculptures and lots more.
This hip, multi-cultural quarter of Cologne with colorful street art pieces is definitely a MUST SEE on our tour! We cycle through the green belt - THE biggest park of Cologne - and continue to the heart of Ehrenfeld. Many international and local artists have left their traces in this cool district. We are going on a street art expedition and find out all about the colorful artworks! Which is going to be your favorite?
After seeing all that art work, it is definitely difficult to decide for one favorite piece or artist! The Banana Sprayer? Captain Borderline? Or rather one of the artists putting up small tiles, paste ups or stencils? As we ride through the green belt and past the Media Park, which you may already recognize from one of the large murals, you can let all the impressions sink in for a while. And, we are back at the Eigelstein with lots of new memories!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Customers should be healthy and fit enough for a relaxed bike tour at a moderate speed
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Reminder to dress according to weather conditions
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- Tandems available if advised at time of booking
Reviews(21)
Although we knew Cologne, we were able to broaden our horizons on this tour. To experience Cologne from a different perspective. To experience street art not as an art form but as part of an ever-evolving society was a pleasure for us. Thanks for the - subjective - insights into this great city.
Hallo Klaus, vielen Dank für eure wunderbare Rückmeldung! Es freut uns sehr, dass ihr trotz eurer Köln-Kenntnisse noch neue Perspektiven entdecken konntet. Genau darum geht es auf der Tour: die Stadt nicht nur zu sehen, sondern ihre Geschichten, Entwicklungen und Ausdrucksformen – wie Streetart – im gesellschaftlichen Kontext zu erleben. Herzliche Grüße von Colonia Aktiv Team
We saw many unknown and familiar corners of Cologne with Christian, which he brought to us from a completely different angle. Lots of information about art and history of Cologne in a very individual and charming guided and very entertaining tour. He gave us tips for interesting trips in Cologne and made us absolutely want more. Thank you Christian..... By Dagmar and Katrin
Hallo Dagmar und Katrin, vielen lieben Dank für die tolle Review und eure herzlichen Worte. Das geben wir gerne an Christian weiter. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass es euch die Tour so gut gefallen hat und ihr einen vielseitigen und umfassenden Eindruck vom "schönen" Köln bekommen habt. Hoffentlich hattet ihr noch eine gute Zeit dabei, Köln darüber hinaus zu entdecken. Liebe Grüße vom Colonia Aktiv Team
We were disappointed by this tour (1st time out of over 20 Viator European tours). The price point was fair (we elected the e-bikes); greeted kindly and professionally upon arrival. Unfortunately, we had 12 in our group, us two and a work group of 10. Our guide, while sweet and informative spent far too much time at each of her desired stops and due to there being 12 of us total on bikes in a busy city environment with the normal city distractions, there was no way for us to hear her speaking. Several of the stops were not what we considered "art" stops (stickers all over a city wall) and then staying there 10 minutes observing what the stickers said. There were a few stops and "too long" discussions that we felt were not even art related. Our guide Lisa spent too much time sharing her political position, nonetheless her personal art preferences and opinions and which "stickers" or paintings "she" liked best and why/why not she liked them or how they spoke to her. It was also rather difficult to navigate the BUSY city streets, people walking and driving in Cologne with 12 bikes! If this tour was done with a max 6 bikes, fewer irrelevant stops and far less "personalization" to the narratives ~ it could be an outstanding bike tour of fun wall art in Cologne and be a 2-hour tour easily vs 3 hours.
Hi Leslie, thank you for your honest feedback. We take the opinions of all our guests very seriously and always strive to improve our tours. Our street art tour shows Cologne from a different perspective, away from the usual tourist trails, and sharpens the eye for the special features, little details, and themes that tend to be out of the picture on a classic city tour. We're sorry to hear that the tour didn't quite meet your expectations and that cycling through the busy city was a bit challenging. Nevertheless, we hope that you have fond memories of Cologne and that you had a pleasant stay here. Let us know if you're ever back in town, we'd love to show you other sides of the city from the saddle. Kind regards from the Colonia Aktiv Team
We were with 10 collegues and had a great time with our guide Lisa. She did not only showed us the art pieces, but also gave us an insight view of Cologne and the political issues. We liked it a lot. Well worth the money!
Hi, thanks so much for your lovely review! We’re really happy to hear you and your colleagues had such a great time with Lisa. She'll be glad to hear your feedback! Hope to see you all again sometime! Kind regards from the Colonia Aktiv Team
Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. Cologne is also a great city to cycle around especially with such a fun guide
Hi, thank you so much for your nice review. We are so happy that you like our city and that you enjoyed to explore Cologne by bike with our fun guide :-) Best regards from the Colonia Aktiv Team
The bike tour through Cologne Streetart with Christian was very informative, entertaining and full of small surprises and we got to know Cologne from a new side. Christian has given us a lot of inside information and tips. We would highly recommend this tour!!
Danke für euer positives Feedback. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass euch die Tour mit Christian gefallen hat und leiten euren Review gerne an Ihn weiter. Liebe Grüße vom Colonia Aktiv Team
Friendly welcome on arrival and good instructions, bike quality could be better but went well. Our guide Sander was enthusiastic and very friendly and showed us a nice tour of Koln. Which we noticed is a relelex city and is very nice to cycle through. The mail vd confirmation gives good parking garage advice with a route link, hence 5 min walk to the starting point. In short, highly recommended!
Hartelijk dank voor uw positieve feedback. We zijn erg blij dat je genoten hebt van de tour met Sander en verwelkomen je graag binnenkort weer op tour. Hartelijke groeten uit Keulen!
The bike ride with Rainer on September 22nd (I couldn't click September 2ß24) was exciting and interesting. We really liked her. Thank you for that! Warm greetings also to Rainer, Anne and Mecki
Great tour. Enjoyed the slower pace of a bike tour vs a bus tour. Our guide, Tobi, was great. I learned some interesting facts about Köln that I did not know even though I was born here and lived in Köln until the late ‘80s. Highly recommend !
Hey there, thanks a lot for this great review. We're really happy you enjoyed your time cycling through Cologne with us. Hope to see you soon again! :-)
We have done the Street Art Tour Cologne with Rainer. The tour was great and we recommend it very much. Thanks Rainer. When we do our next bike tour in Cologne, we will definitely do so with Colonia Activ and ask for you as our guide.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the Street Art Tour with Rainer. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words. Looking forward to hosting you again on another adventure with Colonia Activ!
