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Heidelberg Like a Local: Customized Private Walking Tour with Local Guides
4.3
23 Ratings
Heidelberg
Experience Heidelberg like a local with our customized private walking tour. Skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Book now!
Experience Heidelberg like a local with our customized private walking tour. Skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Book now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sammlung Prinzhorn - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
- Sammlung Prinzhorn - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Private walking tour tailored to your interests
- Expert local guide, ‘Lokafyer’
- Private walking tour tailored to your interests
- Expert local guide, ‘Lokafyer’
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks
- Local transportation around the city (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
- Entrance fees
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks
- Local transportation around the city (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
Additional Information
Our walking tours allow you to bypass typical historical tours and explore the city from a local’s point of view. Enjoy a journey that changes the way you travel, making it as much about the individuals you encounter as it is about the destinations you visit. Our native guides (Lokafyers) are avid about their city and keen to impart their knowledge and…
Our walking tours allow you to bypass typical historical tours and explore the city from a local’s point of view. Enjoy a journey that changes the way you travel, making it as much about the individuals you encounter as it is about the destinations you visit. Our native guides (Lokafyers) are avid about their city and keen to impart their knowledge and viewpoint. Since Lokafyers aren’t professional guides and conduct tours sporadically, they offer an experience that is genuine and personal, akin to a friend guiding you through their city. By the conclusion of your tour, you’ll have the confidence to navigate the city yourself and the assurance that you possess all the information necessary to optimise your stay.
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Sammlung Prinzhorn
Voßstraße
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(23 Ratings)
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Pamela_g
Dec 15, 2024
Heidelberg delights! - What a glorious city! It is so beautiful. Christmas is a wonderful time to see it. Alex was a wonderful guide that was proud of his city.
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Bianca
Jul 24, 2024
Solo Travel in Heidelberg - I would say that the tour did not disappoint. I had a great time! I booked the tour primarily to get to know the city, and I was very lucky to have a great and interactive tour guide. I would definitely recommend this tour to solo travelers. If you're not interested in historical information, they can customize the tour to suit your preferences.
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Brent_w
Jun 17, 2024
Great personalized tour of Heidelberg - I picked this tour since we really wanted a more personalized tour of Heidelberg, and something different than just a large group tour, especially since we were traveling with kids. Alex was a great guide, he took us to all the highlights of Heidelberg. He also gave us great recommendations of places to check out later, beyond the tour itself. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is looking to be shown around an area by an old friend who you haven't seen in awhile!
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Denika_c
May 14, 2024
I feel in love with Germany after this tour - Vince was almost as incredible as the views. I simply had to extend this tour. I was in awe..... it was breathtaking so informative and worth every penny. I could not have asked for a better day and memorable experience.
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Guide18937320296
May 13, 2024
The BEST Tour Guide - The tour was very well done in spite of rainy weather. We loved our tour guide, Annahi! She answered every question thoroughly and kept us smiling and laughing.
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Suzietinca
Apr 2, 2024
Famous for a very good reason - worth a visit. - We had a delightful day in Heidelberg - staying at a hotel near the Alte Brucke which was fun - so easy to walk around the old city. Most of our day was spent at the Heidelberg Castle which is very worth doing. Beware of coming at holidays or other busy times. Parking can be a real challenge.
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Wayne_b
Feb 11, 2024
Tour of old Heidelberg - The tour guide was very helpful. Showed me the things I wanted to see. Helped me get to the train station after the tour was over. Would gladly use again.
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Kevin_c
Feb 29, 2024
Average tour - Need more accurate, interesting facts and historical information about the area. We found out more about the town by Goggling it after. The guide was friendly talkative but not value for money.
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Beth_j
Dec 13, 2024
Terrible Experience and no back up by Viator - Unfortunately, this was one of the most awkward tours we have taken. We thought we were booking a tour with a local however that was not the case. Our tour guide, Vince, was supposed to reach out and build off of what our interest might be. That never happened. I did message him that my only request was to see the castle. Unfortunately , that never happened. We took a walk over philosopher‘s way, which was interesting, but our guide knew nothing about it and why it was called that. We had to google it. He also did not check with us to see if this was something in our physical ability…At the end, we stood in the Christmas markets waiting for him for about 10 minutes to make some purchases at a local grocery and then we just decided it was time to call it done. Unfortunately, he knew very little about the area and Somewhat deflected when we asked questions about history. It was obvious he didn’t know much about Heidelberg itself, and in fact did not live there and lived out of town. We requested a refund from Viator, but they refused. Saying we took the tour and we needed to take it up with the local tour company. Very unfortunate since we use them quite a bit as we travel. Moving forward, I will no longer use Viator due to the lack of them vetting who they’re using as their guides. Note that we paid US$100 for this tour. I was lucky enough the next day to get a free walking tour with a local group and That was above and beyond what we could’ve asked for. You simply pay them at the end what you feel it was was worth. So much more information and she is in fact a local and shared a lot of local interest points for us to visit while we were there . We got zero information regarding local interest points from the Viator Guide.
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Hutchisonmolly3
Oct 21, 2024
A great dissappointment! - I am sorry to say that this tour was an utter dissapointment. We were promised a customized tour with a local. All this guied did was walk us around the town, barley talking. He knew relatively little about the city and when we asked questions he either made up answers or was wrong comepletely. Sometimes when we questioned what he was saying, he would answer, "it doesn't matter." After walking around he took us to the castle and then wanted us to pay for him to go into the castle and that tour as well. This was after I paid for him to give me a tour! It was the most awkward situation I have ever encountered in using a Tripadvisor tour. I have had great success in the past but this was so very stange and weird. We ended with him 20 minutes short and then he asked for a tip!
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