Heidelberg Castle and City Day Tour from Frankfurt
Description
Day tour to the beautiful city of Heidelberg, this historic old city on the Neckar is visited by millions of visitors from all over the world every year. In our tour we will show you the famous castle in Heidelberg, which has a historical history. The whole structure, the castle and the courtyard are impressive with their ruins and their construction. The castle is several centuries old and offers a wonderful view of the city from its huge terrace. Here you can see one of the largest wine barrels in the world. After the castle visit we will give you some private time and you can walk through the medieval center and visit the Renaissance Haus zum Ritter and the Heiliggeistkirche.
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Day tour to the beautiful city of Heidelberg, this historically old city on the Neckar is visited by millions of visitors from all over the world every year. After about 1 hour drive there we will visit Heidelberg Castle. In our tour we will show you the famous castle from Heidelberg, which has a historical history. The whole structure, the castle and the courtyard impress with their ruins and construction. The castle is several centuries old and offers a wonderful view over the city from its huge terrace. Here you are looking at one of the largest wine barrels in the world.
After visiting the castle we walk through the medieval center to the old bridge and the Karlstor, the Renaissance house to the knight, the Heiliggeistkirche. We drive about 1 hour back to the meeting point.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(344)
Our tour guide Michael was great!! He provided us with great detail and insight about the ancient, post-WW2 and current history of Heidelberg - and did so in a thoughtful and humorous manner. My partner and I really enjoyed the tour and would recommend Michael without reservation. Thanks Michael!
We really enjoyed the Heidelberg Castle and City Day Tour from Frankfurt with Michael and Stefan. The highlight of the day for us was definitely the beautiful Old Town of Heidelberg, which was charming and well worth visiting. The castle itself was very interesting, but we felt the guided portion could have been structured differently. Michael was very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the history, but he spent much of our 1½ hours at the castle giving detailed explanations in the main square, focusing on the statues and historical background. While the information was interesting, there was simply too much to absorb, and it left very little time to explore the castle ourselves. We especially wanted to visit the wine cellar and spend more time enjoying the panoramic views, but by the time the tour finished, we found ourselves rushing through these areas just to make it back to the van on time. We would recommend shortening the guided commentary to around 20 minutes, covering the key historical highlights, or providing a fact sheet or handout that guests can read at their own pace. This would leave more time for independent exploration, as different people are naturally interested in different parts of the castle. Overall, it was a very enjoyable day, and we appreciated both Michael’s knowledge and Stefan’s driving. With a little more free time at the castle, the experience would have been even better.
Michael is very knowledgeable about the history of the castle and he is also funny. I will definitely recommend this tour to my family and friends.
Our guide Michael was very knowledgeable with dates and history but after about an hour, I found myself losing interest because it was too much. I recommend keeping it a little less academic. I thought the castle tour was a bit underwhelming; frankly not much to see. The wine cellar where you can get a glass of wine and the pharmacy museum were the highlights. The old town below the castle is charming and we spent just enough time there (1.5 hrs).
This was a great tour to get vacation started. We were the only ones on the tour so it was very personalized. The tour guide was great, lots of stories to share and made it worth the time, money, and effort. I highly recommend this as you will learn something g you didn’t know. The drive was longer than I thought but we were safe and timely.
Very good guide. Gave a great history of area. We are very happy we did this tour. The town is very walkable.
Mike had a lot of knowledge of the history. Time in Old Town and the castle was good. Supplies us with water on a very hot day.
Our tour guide (Michael) did a fabulous job of providing lots of historical info, not only while touring Heidelberg Castle, but also all along the route there. It provided wonderful context for us. I would have enjoyed a bit more time in the old city of Heidelberg, but I knew when I booked the tour our time would be limited. Perhaps another time!
Very informative driver and guide . Knew his history and told it with feeling. . Lovely accomodating fellow . Would recommend it Very enjoyable day spent visiting this beautiful old town
Michael was a very informative guide. He felt like family by the end of the trip. Heidelberg is beautiful!!
