The 15 Best Hanover Tours

1.Guided City Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 486 reviews · 2 hours · from $17Our pick

Hannover’s guided city walk covers New Town Hall, Old Town, Market Church, and Leineschloss with a bilingual guide in 2 hours for $17.

“Hannover Guided Old Town Walking Tour on Sunday June 02, 2024 with Tamara was an excellent tour to learn about the history of Hannover. Tamara provided a detailed explanation about the past and present history of Hannover old town and its importance in the Lower Saxony area. I learn in the tour that Hannover is a music city and their green areas (park) in the city. In the tour Tamara showed monuments, churches and buildings in old town, in which she explained their history and importance. I highly recommend this tour for everybody that visit Hannover.”

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2.Crime Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 387 reviews · 2 hours · from $22

2-hour guided crime walk in Hanover with stops tied to Haarmann, Hanebuth, and RAF-era hints at the Ihme Center. $22.

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3.24-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 298 reviews · 1 day · from $28

A 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus loop through Hanover with 10-language audio, 7 stops, and easy access to town halls, Masch Lake, and gardens.

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4.SEA LIFE Hannover Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 96 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

SEA LIFE Hannover ticket lets you explore 2,500+ sea creatures in 40+ pools, plus Tropical Rainforest and Octopus Cave, in Hannover.

“This is a small aquarium, and quiet. Great for kids. Interactive. Alot of it was indoors, so a great place to spend a rainy day. Alot of pretty fish and some other interesting critters and plants. There is a tiny cafe and a nice gift shop, also.”

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5.Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 78 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $18

A guided walk through Hanover’s Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen, from the Great Garden and Fountain to the Niki de Saint Phalle grotto.

“UnserGuide Hr Roland Wagenführer soooooo was von nett und sympathisch würden jederzeit wieder eine Führung machen. Wussten nicht das wir mit so einer Persönlichkeit die Führung machen Behalten sie ihren Humor und alles Liebe von den 2 Mädels aus Kärnten”

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6.Night tour with night watchman Melchior

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 72 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $21

1.5-hour night tour in Hanover with actor Melchior, medieval tales in dark alleys, beer history, and old-town walking. $21.

“Ich hatte die Tour als Geschenk verschenkt, daher kann ich nur aus zweiter Hand berichten. Die Führung war sehr schön, allerdings teilweise etwas schlecht zu hören, LT. Aussage der Teilnehmer. Ansonsten volle PunktzHl”

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7.Guided Bike Tour for Foodies with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 3h 30m · from $51

Hannover foodie bike tour with 4 tastings, park and landmark stops like Maschsee and Herrenhausen Gardens, German guide, bikes available.

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8.Flashlight Guided Walking Tour at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 52 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

Hanover at night by flashlight, seeing Marktkirche, Leineschloss, and New Town Hall with a live German guide for $17, 2 hours.

“Thomas, unser guide, hat uns viel gezeigt und viele interessante Geschichten dazu erzählt. Am Ende konnten wir uns bei Taschenlampenlicht sigar noch die Modelle von Hannover aus verschiedenen Epochen im neuen Rathaus anschauen. Morgen laufe ich nochmal alles bei Tageslicht ab. Super Erlebnis...sehr zu empfehlen !”

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9.New Town Hall exclusive Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 49 reviews · 1 hour · from $12

Step behind the doors of Hannover’s New Town Hall on an exclusive guided walk, with 3D city models and optional dome views.

“Interessante tour met leuke gids. Een uur was eigenlijk te kort en we hadden de indruk dat de gids in tijdnood kwam. Aanrader!”

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10.Fritz Haarmann – Die Mördertour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 41 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Walk Hannover Altstadt on a 2-hour Fritz Haarmann Mördertour, visiting the old murderhouse and bone burial sites with a German guide.

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11.Flashlight tour for children/teenagers

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 28 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $9Best value

Dusk flashlight tour for kids 8+. Explore Hanover by headlamp light with a live German guide, flashlights, vests, and stories in 1.5 hours.

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12.Culinary walking tour district List/Oststadt

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 28 reviews · 3 hours · from $51

Taste your way through Hannover’s List and Oststadt on a 3-hour culinary walk with 5 local food and drink stops, including Eilenriede.

“Netter Rundgang durch einen interessanten Stadtteil mit schmackhaften Verköstigungen.”

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13.Culinary Walking Tour Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 25 reviews · from $44

Hannover Old Town culinary walk with 5 tastings, a State Opera stop, and stories from a German guide. 3 hours, from $44.

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14.Crime Tour by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $28

Bike Hanover’s real crime sites with a German guide. See Maschsee cases, learn criminology origins on a 3.5-hour ride.

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15.Linden-Limmer Krimi-Rätsel-Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 hours · from $38

Solve a fictional Hanover crime case on a guided puzzle walk in Linden-Limmer, with a game master and stations, in about 2 hours.

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