Private Munich History Exploration: Deep Dive into the Vibrant Past with a Local Expert

Uncover the vibrant history of Munich with a local expert. Explore iconic landmarks, delve into the city’s past, and discover the darker aspects of Germany’s history.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • New Town Hall (Neus Rathaus) - Follow your host as you discover the city’s historic identity and visit sites like the Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

  • Nymphenburg Palace - Your experience, your way - walk the streets, slowly taking in the Gothic architecture and Baroque style Nymphenburg Palace

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

  • Residenz - Visit the building where Hitler first joined the Nazi party and the former Gestapo headquarters.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

  • Munich Residenz - Stop by the site of Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Beer Hall Putsch and gain insight into that tremulous time

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

  • St. Peter’s Church - Take in the awe-inspiring sight of St Peter’s, the oldest Anglican church standing on its original site.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalized experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences.

What's Included
  • 2 or 4 hours walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central locations)
  • Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

You’ll join one of our history-savvy Munich hosts as you delve into the city’s past, exploring its vibrant history. Visit the Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus, the Baroque style Nymphenburg Palace and darker aspects of its past as you visit landmarks associated with the rise and fall of Hitler and Germany’s Third Reich, like the building where Hitler first joined the Nazi party and the former Gestapo headquarters.

Within 24 hours after booking you’ll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you’ll be assigned a like-minded host who will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Location
Fischbrunnen
Marienplatz
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Linda_c
May 30, 2024
City surfing and garden walk - Of course all the historical sites, but watching the surfers then walking in the park was an unexpected delight.
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Riss_p
May 3, 2024
Ultimate guide in Munich! - Stefan is the ultimate guide in Munich! We absolutely recommend him in the event you choose this tour. His knowledge of architecture and history is just fantastic. Very patient with our group of Seniors. Good sense of humor and just very likable as a person. Giving him more than 5 stars!!!
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Peter_m
Dec 4, 2023
Highly recommended - What a great time we had with Camilla, our guide for the afternoon. Camilla was not only very friendly and a great conversationalist, but also very knowledgeable about the city. She brought the city to life with interesting facts about various points of interest that only a local would know. The tour was thorough and well paced. Highly recommended.
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Ricardo_m
Nov 22, 2023
Fantastic - It was a really good experience, Camilla was great, she shared some facts we did not know which I enjoyed knowing about. We walked a lot! Four hrs was a good amount of time to know and see more of the city.
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Michael
Oct 4, 2023
Phenomenal English, speaking walking tour of Munich - Spending the day with Nino was well worth it. She had incredible knowledge on the history of Munich in Germany, and was very pleasant throughout the entire trip. I would highly recommend her. She speaks very fluent English, and completely understood all of our questions.
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Carlie_c
May 30, 2023
Wonderful 2 hour history tour! - Our guide, Paola, was spectacular! She personalized our tour based on our interest in churches and history and was patient as I took so many photos. She was very knowledgeable with our questions and is very proficient in American English. Thank you for a most enjoyable experience!
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Himanshu_j
Jun 1, 2024
Good for a quick overview. - The guide was enthusiastic & knowledgeable, but could have managed time better for us to cover more sites.
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Megan_s
Jul 27, 2024
Very confusing and frustrating - In the description it says that "After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences", however when we booked the tour, the guide refused to customize our meeting point and didn't even explain why. At the same time we received an email from the company stating that the guide will meet us at the hotel. And then another email from the company confirming meeting at our hotel. That was all very confusing. We were not sure if the guide will come to our hotel after all or not, will the tour happen tomorrow or not. Should we plan something else or wait for third confirmation? When we asked the guide (direct quote) "why do you say one thing and your company says another thing?", the guide canceled the tour and wrote us that we are being aggressive and rude, and we should be more polite. Not sure what was rude and aggressive about this message, but whatever. The whole experience dealing with this company was a waste of time. If you want a smooth vacation with a friendly service from the guide, look elsewhere.
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Theresa_z
Apr 30, 2024
No SHOW Tour Guide- NO COMMUNICATION - We were confirmed for a private Munich History tour at 2pm. We showed up at the meeting place and NO Tour guide. Called Viator and she said guide cancelled. Seriously they had my phone number as well as my email absolutely no communication! This was our only day in Munich if we were notified earlier in the day we could have made other sight seeing plans.
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Cpjt2018
Jun 23, 2023
Do NOT waste your money. Awful company to deal with. - Absolute waste of money! Your operator made contact within last 24 hours (therefore we couldn’t get refund) and changed pick up point. Actual tour operator is not who you book with. Guide that was appointed to us communicated with us via email not through app. Created issues as we don’t use email unless on wifi. Last contact to us was at 10:55pm at night via email with contradictory information of the tour meeting point at 8am next day. We had many phone calls between the “booking company” and tried to cancel. Just shy of $1000 for 4 of us. No refund offered despite us asking. Our boys went on the 4 hour tour. Tour guide was constantly arrogant and rude to them about us not going. Also wound up the tour 20 minutes prior to 4 hours. Also we had completed survey of what we’d wanted to see and your was NOT tailored to this. Last night we spoke to booking company again with guarantee they’d get back to us ASAP to resolve our disappointment - but have never heard back. Waste of time, money and extremely awful business to deal with. Buy a map and do it yourself. Boys said they learnt more on the hop on hop off bus
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