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Maritime Hamburg

The whole world in a harbour

Do you fancy water, harbour flair and big boats? Then you are in the right place near the Elbe. No matter whether you want to go on your own - or want to experience the highlights of the harbour birthday or cruise days: We tell you when and where you can enjoy maritime flair in its purest form in Hamburg. Explore the harbour from the water, or by foot on a guided tour that shows you Hamburg's maritime highlights. Get a taste of cruise air and marvel at the large barges that enter the harbour every day.

Sundays 5 to 9 am Fish Market

Every Sunday morning since 1703 Hamburg's most traditional market has been trading in just about anything and everything that isn't nailed down.

Fish Market

Explore the port of Hamburg Harbour Round Trips

When you visit Hamburg, don't miss a boat cruise through the harbour. Whether you take a hop-on, hop-off launch ride, an atmospheric round trip in the evening or a high-speed tour - there's something for every taste.

Harbour Round Trips

Speicherstadt

An unmissable attraction in Hamburg: The large harbour tour takes you through the canals of Speicherstadt.

Speicherstadt

Hamburg's water station. Landungsbrücken

The floating dock - called the "Landungsbrücken" (landing stages) – is 700 metres long. Harbour tours and the HADAG steamers to Finkenwerder, Oevelgönne and Blankenese leave from this water "station". Impressive luxury cruisers also dock here from…

Landungsbrücken

Shipping & Cruises

Experience the metropolis on the Elbe before or after your cruise or just watch the ships. Be there live and up close when the most amazing cruise ships arrive at Hamburg's cruise terminals.

Shipping & Cruises

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Hafenrundfahrten Hamburg Tickets — © David Becker on Unsplash

Harbour tours Maritime Experiences

Port of Hamburg & Warehouse District
Different tours
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Harbour tours

To offer

From 15.00€*

Maritime Cultural Heritage Enjoy culture carefree

overnight stay in a Hotel, with breakfast taking into account the hygiene regulations
Relaxed on foot: guided tour Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
Hamburg CARD (3 Days) – ticket worth 28,40€

Maritime Cultural Heritage

To offer

From 129.00€

Package: Buzzing City by the Water — © Andreas Vallbracht

Buzzing City by the Water Discoverer Experience

overnight stay in a hotel, with breakfast
Sightseeing tour on a red double-decker
1-hour harbour tour on the Elbe

Buzzing City by the Water

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From 137.60€

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Hamburg ist die Stadt am Wasser — © mediaserver.hamburg.de / Cooper Copter

Urban.Shore.Hamburg

Hamburg – City at the waterfront

Life on the water makes Hamburg really special. Discover the city on the water and enjoy its maritime diversity.

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Zuhause ist, wo der Anker fällt

Unterwegs mit Kapitän Tobias Pietsch

Wenn Kapitän Tobias Pietsch nicht gerade mit der Wohlfühlflotte auf den Weltmeeren unterwegs ist, liegt er in seiner Heimatstadt Hamburg vor Anker. Wir haben ihn im Urlaub besucht und gemeinsam seine Lieblingsplätze erkundet.

DISCOVER NOW Maritime Highlights in Hamburg at a glance

Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

Why Hamburg is what it is. If you want to know how the mission fort Hammaburg became the proud Hanseatic city and the proverbial gateway to the world, then the Museum of Hamburg History is the right place for you.

Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

Holstenwall 24
20355 Hamburg

museumshafen-oevelgoenne_c-thisisjulia-photography-1 — © ThisIsJulia-Photography

Museum Harbour Oevelgönne

The museum harbour Oevelgönne is a wonderful destination for young and old on the Elbe beach. Around 20 classic ships are moored at the Neumühlen quay.

Museum Harbour Oevelgönne

Museumshafen Oevelgönne

Oevelgönne 42
22763 Hamburg

Museum Ship RICKMER RICKMERS

The museum ship and floating monument Rickmer Rickmers reminds of the times of the great windjammers in Hamburg and is open daily for visitors.

Museum Ship RICKMER RICKMERS

Rickmer Rickmers

Landungsbrücken Pont 1a
20359 Hamburg

Speicherstadtmuseum

Discover Hamburg's World Heritage! - In the authentic setting of a storage block from 1888, you can still experience the original atmosphere of the world's unique storage city, which was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2015.

Speicherstadtmuseum

Am Sandtorkai 36
20457 Hamburg

Spicy's Gewürzmuseum

The unique SPICY'S Gewürzmuseum, housed in an old warehouse in Hamburg's Speicherstadt since 1993, is a spice museum that appeals to all the senses - visitors can smell, touch and taste as much as they please.

Spicy's Gewürzmuseum

Am Sandtorkai 34
20457 Hamburg