6 Historical Tours in Dresden You Would Plan a Day Around

1.Elbfloren: Historical city tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 819 reviews · from $15Our pick

Explore Dresden’s Baroque center, Dresden Castle, Frauenkirche, Fürstenzug, Zwinger, and Semper Opera House on a German walking tour.

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2.Görlitz: Ghosts and Spooky Historical Night Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 197 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $18

Explore Görlitz after dark on a German-language ghost tour featuring executions, haunted alleys, Peterskirche, folklore, and old maps.

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3.Historic Dresden Small-Group Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30Top rated

Review of Dresden’s English small-group walking tour, with Zwinger, Frauenkirche, royal history, guide quality, value, and practical tips.

“The procession of Princes on the mural was excellent as was the Zwinger experience. Marion, our guide, gave us a detailed tour of Dresden and was very informative.”

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4.Guided Beer Tour of the Historic Old City

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 95 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Review of Dresden’s four-hour beer tour, with historic sights, Zwickel tasting, Saxon food, guide Mathilda, price, and practical tips.

“Die Tour war interessant und mit Humor gestaltet. Die Zwischenstationen zum Bier trinken und essen waren an sich sehr schön und nett, um einen Eindruck zu bekommen, wo man vielleicht mal einkehren möchte. Etwas unglücklich war hier jedoch das Zeitmanagement. So musste man das Bier meist gefühlt "runterstürzen" und hatte teilweise nur wenige Minuten in den Locations, der Weg dahin musste auch sehr zügig bestritten werden. Ich denke es wäre sinnvoller, insbesondere wenn man nur 6 Teilnehmende hat, zu erzählen, während man gemütlich weiterläuft. So müsste man nicht so hetzen und hätte mehr Zeit in den Locations.”

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5.Historic Dresden Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $240

Review of Dresden’s private 2-hour walking tour, covering the Old Town’s grand sights, guide quality, price, pacing, and practical tips.

“Wolfgang was the best tour guide that we have ever had!! What a marvelous experience we had with him touring the city....I cant say enough about how enjoyable it was. One thing that I will say that made it really fantastic was that he gave us tips and tricks for when we were on our own. For instance a certain area in the museum that is often overlooked because it is around the corner and between the stories kind of mid stairs...we would never have seen with out his pointing this out to us during the tour. I have many more examples but suffice it to say we thoroughly enjoyed…”

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6.Historical tour of the old town including a Saxon dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 23 reviews · 1h 30m · from $46

Review of Dresden’s 90-minute old town tour with Saxon dinner, five hearty meal choices, a drink, German guide, price, and practical tips.

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