Germany Guide
Hamburg
City tours
1 Top-Tour 
www.top-tour-hamburg.de A hop-on, hop-off double-decker that begins at the Kirchenallee stop of the Hauptbahnhof and circuits around the city to St-Pauli-Landungsbrücken. Opening time: Daily every 30min 9.30am–5pmPrice: €14
2 Maritim-Tour www.maritim-tour.de Begins at St-Pauli-Landungsbrücken 2 and also at the Hauptbahnhof then tours the port area, including the south bank and out to Övelgönne. Opening time: April– Oct daily 10am, 12.30pm & 3pm; Nov– March Sat & Sun same timesPrice: €14
3 Gala-Tour www.gala-tour.de A two-and-a-half-hour, city-wide tour of the metropolis, including the lake suburbs, port and Altona. Opening time: Daily 10am & 2pmPrice: €19
4 Hamburg Rundflüge 
040/70 70 88 90 Provides scenic flights over the city from the airport daily.Price: From €49 or €89 for 30min depending on group size
5 ATG Alster-Touristik boat tours Depart from the quay on Jungfernstieg 040/357 42 40 www.alstertouristik.de Boat tours of the ATG Alster-Touristik line options include a fifty-minute Alster-Rundfahrten (€10) which circuits the lakes; a two-hour Kanal-Fahrten (times vary by season; €13) that also tours the waterways of rich suburbs northeast of the lake; and the Dämmertörn, which departs at twilight (May– Sept 8pm; €15) Opening time: Every 30min mid-March to early Oct daily 10am–6pm, until 5pm until early Nov
6 St Georg boat tour Departs from quay on Jungfernstieg
040/792 25 99 www.alsterdampfer.de A historic steamer operated by Verein Alsterdampschiffahrt, departs from the quay on Jungfernstieg. Opening time: March 21– Nov 2 daily every hour 10.45am–5.45am; 45minPrice: €9.
7 Segelschule Pieper 040/24 75 78 www.segelschule-pieper.de Price: Arguably more fun than a boat trip on the lakes is to pick up a pedalo, canoe or sailing dinghy at rental outfits dotted all around the Aussenalster: Segelschule Pieper, opposite the Atlantic Kempinski, has a good range of craft.
8 Bootshaus Silwar Eppendorfer Landstrasse 148b 040/47 62 07 www.bootshaus-silwar.com Company in northern suburb Epplesdorf, which rents canoes, useful should you want to paddle into canals off the lakePrice:
9 Rainer Abicht Departs from near St-Pauli-Landungsbrücken www.abicht.de One of the many boat operators for tours of the port, it schedules daily tours in English at noon from March to November (1hr). Price: €12