Rostock

Tours

Marvel at Rostock's cityscape in the company of a professional guide. Join a fascinating walking tour that will bring you all around the city center, including the iconic Town Hall. Allow your guide to teach all there is to know about local history. Enjoy some time to stroll leisurely through the city. See its buildings from a new perspective, by acquiring deeper knowledge about them.

This shore excursion is adjusted to each ship’s docking times and starts promptly after your vessel’s arrival, returning with plenty of time to spare - ensuring that you will not miss your cruise ship’s departure.  Meet your host in front of your cruise ship as soon as it docks. Board a comfortable, air-conditioned bus and take a relaxing journey through the picturesque flatlands of East Germany. Arrive in Berlin and meet your professional English-speaking tour guide. Begin the tour in West Berlin at the Charlottenburg Palace. Stretch your legs as your knowledgeable local guide gives you an introduction to the city. Then, drive through the former British sector along Berlin’s Champs-Élysées - the Kurfürstendamm, past the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the KaDeWe, the largest department store in continental Europe. Next, head to East Berlin - visiting the impressive parliament building, the Reichstag - on the way. Stroll through the famous Brandenburg Gate and nearby Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Admire the Tiergarten central park, the Victory Column, a Soviet memorial, the Memorial to the Murdered Sinti and Roma as well as the Paris Square. Continue on to the site of Hitler’s bunker, through Potsdamer Platz to one of the few remaining pieces of the Berlin Wall before reaching the former site of the Headquarters of the SS and Gestapo, today known as the Topography of Terror. Next is your chance to pass through Checkpoint Charlie – the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War - and visit the former US sector. After some free time for lunch (not included in the tour price), continue the tour through the former Soviet sector of East Berlin to visit the spectacular Gendarmenmarkt and Bebelplatz – famous for being the ‘Nazi Book Burning Square’. Visit Berlin’s historic former Royal Quarter – the beautiful boulevard of Unter den Linden, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Museum Island, the Berlin Cathedral, and Alexanderplatz with its iconic TV Tower. Time permitting, your tour guide might drive past the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall with its world-famous graffiti – the East Side Gallery or stop in the former Jewish Quarter, which has recently become the fashion and art center of the German capital. At the end of your Berlin tour, say goodbye to your tour guide, and be whisked off in comfort back to your cruise ship.

Benefit from pick-up at the cruise ship terminal in Warnemuende, and then embark on a guided walking tour of the former fishing village. See the typical gabled houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, complete with half-timbered façades and ornamental doors. Admire the Old Stream canal lined with brightly-painted boats and quaint cafés. After this brief introduction to the seaside resort you may consider to return here after the end of the tour to browse the boutiques or try a piece of cake or a typical fish sandwich. Ride the commuter train and tram to Rostock to explore the largest city of Mecklenburg. Stroll the streets of the Hanseatic university town and visit the lively market squares. Admire buildings such as the medieval monastery of the Monastery of the Holy Cross and the church of St. Marien. Benefit from some leisure in the central square to browse the shops or enjoy a tasty snack. Learn more about the Rostocks past and present at the town hall or the university and the medieval town wall. Return to the port by public transportation. 

A walk through Rostock is like a walk through the Renaissance of the Hanseatic period. The city with all its beautiful gabled houses, city gates and secular buildings from the Brick Gothic period, is also called "City of the Seven" because the "7" has a special role in history. You will know more after this tour. Discover Rostocks history and its myths! At the tour stops, there are entertaining tasks to solve and fun questions to answer. Who knows, for example, what ... but no, we won't tell you yet! The tour is a great way to get outside and discover new things with family, friends or on your own. It's like being shown Rostock by a good friend. Many anecdotes will enrich your walk through the city. You can start the tour at any time and as often as you like in the browser of a smartphone. On site or even from the comfort of your sofa. Enjoy your time in Rostock! *** Good to know *** You will receive the link to start the tour in an email directly after booking.

Discover the beauty of the Warnow river with this boat rental service in Rostock. Have the freedom to explore the city's waterways with a 1, 2, or 3 hour electric boat rental. Enjoy the quiet hum of the eco-friendly electric engine as you go.  Stay safe with the included life vest. Check in and collect your boat and life jacket from the tour provider's centrally-located office. Watch as a staff member shows you how to work this boat which is easy to steer without any prior boating experience. Hop aboard and explore the city's harbor aboard a well-maintained ship. Enjoy views of massive industrial crane and shipping boats. Capture pictures of the city's charming skyline from the water. Lounge on comfortable seat cushions and have the use of a table. Return the boat to the activity provider at the end of the rental period.

Come aboard a beautiful yacht and enjoy a half-day, full-day, or sunset excursion on the Baltic Sea. To begin, you will arrive at the modern "Yachthafen Hohe Dune" marina, where the skipper will welcome you on board and give you a quick introduction to the boat. If you'd like, you're invited to assist the skipper in setting sail and steering the boat. Otherwise, just relax and enjoy the wind, water, and waves while out on the high seas. Travel in the direction of Kühlungsborn and Darß, or down the Warnow to the center of Rostock, where you will pass Warnemunde, the cruise liners, and more. After several hours at sea, the yacht will return to the harbor, where you will find several restaurants, bathroom facilities, and a beautiful beach right in the marina.

Enjoy a two-hour walking tour of the Hanseatic City of Rostock and get a great overview of its key sites. Explore the old town and the historic harbor area on a tour that spans from the medieval architecture to the 20th-century . Converse with an expert guide about the major city sites, like the town hall, gothic churches, and the medieval city wall. Stroll through old-town alleys, riverside boulevards, and the university square.

Experience Rostock from its dark side and accompany the Rostock hangman on an entertaining tour. From the town hall to the Kerkhoff and Krahnstöverhaus, Kuh and Steintor, the new market and St. Mary's Church to the Heiligengeisthof Learn all sorts of entertaining and curious facts about his various tasks, the jurisdiction and punishments of the time. What was the sparrow tax, the "Ausbringen der Priveten" and why did "the hair have to come off the streets"? The executioner will also be able to tell you exciting criminal stories about Rostock. And have you ever noticed how many medieval forms of torture and death have entered our modern language without us even realizing it? You will be amazed!

Our popular tours with up to 20 people through the adventure distillery allow an interesting and informative insight into one of our daily crafts. The impressive copper stills and their functions, the production of distillates and liqueurs are just as much a part of the tour, as is a look at our bottling facility, where the finest spirits find their way into the bottle every day. Through our guides you will learn many facts worth knowing, but also one or two funny stories from the creation and development of MÆNNERHOBBY. After this event, you can taste our premium spirits under guidance at our tasting bar and end the approximately 45-minute tour in a relaxed manner. An unforgettable experience for everyone. The tickets for the tour will be sent by email! Unfortunately, dogs (and other animals) cannot take part in the tour as we move through the production areas. Tickets cannot be exchanged or canceled.

Our popular tours with up to 20 people through the adventure brewery allow an interesting and in-depth insight into one of our daily crafts. During a tour of our modern brewing area at BrauKon, you will learn a lot of interesting information about the production of beer. Our guides will explain to you, among other things, facts about the raw materials, the 3-device brewhouse and storage. The filling process is then explained using our fully automatic filling system. Parallel to the tour there are some of our Moin! Beers for tasting and one or two funny stories from the creation and development of MÆNNERHOBBY. An unforgettable experience for everyone. The tickets for the tour will be sent by email! Unfortunately, dogs (and other animals) cannot take part in the tour as we move through the production areas. Tickets cannot be exchanged or canceled.